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Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia · 70 BBL matches here
Laid out as the Garrison Ground in 1854 and named the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1894, it held its first Test in February 1882.
- Opened
- 1854
- Capacity
- 48,000 seats
- Ends
- Paddington End · Randwick End
- Home to
- Sydney Sixers (BBL)
Batting first here
7 of 14 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 46% (33 of 72). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
23 of 81reached par (180). Median 164.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 158, 2018–2022 164, 2023 onward 157.
Weather: dry, like 17 Jan 2023
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
17 January 2023 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 23 °C, humidity 78%, wind 15 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 41 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 22.6 °C on average, humidity 78%, wind 15 km/h gusting to 37. Humidity climbs from 71% to 84%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 26 Dec 2020
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
26 December 2020 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 20 °C, humidity 80%, wind 21 km/h and 1.8 mm of rain during the hours of play. 41 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are wet, like 26 December 2020 at this ground: 1.8 mm of rain during the hours of play, with the heaviest spell from 20:00 to 22:00, overlapping both innings. Across Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. Lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility, and runs lines assume 20 overs.
During play: 20.3 °C on average, humidity 80%, wind 21 km/h gusting to 48. Humidity climbs from 72% to 86%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 20:00–22:00, mostly over both innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 31 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
31 January 2026 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 25 °C, humidity 79%, wind 17 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 41 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot, with no rain expected during the evening. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not interrupt either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 25.1 °C on average, humidity 79%, wind 17 km/h gusting to 45. Humidity climbs from 68% to 87%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.