The Gabba
Brisbane, Australia · 67 BBL matches here
The Gabba opened in 1895 and held its first Test in November 1931.
- Opened
- 1895
- Capacity
- 37,000 seats
- Ends
- Stanley Street End · Vulture Street End
- Home to
- Brisbane Heat (BBL)
Batting first here
4 of 13 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 48% (34 of 71). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
24 of 74reached par (179). Median 172.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 174, 2018–2022 161, 2023 onward 177.
Weather: dry, like 11 Jan 2024
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
11 January 2024 at The Gabba: 24 °C, humidity 82%, wind 8 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 28 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain during the hours of play and a low rain risk. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so a full match is the expectation. Heat and humidity have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 23.6 °C on average, humidity 82%, wind 8 km/h gusting to 26.
Weather: wet, like 12 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
12 January 2026 at The Gabba: 22 °C, humidity 97%, wind 11 km/h and 2.7 mm of rain during the hours of play. 28 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are wet, like 12 January 2026 at The Gabba, with 2.7 mm of rain during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 20:00 to 22:00, overlapping both innings. At 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 the runs picture assumes 20 overs.
During play: 22.3 °C on average, humidity 97%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 27.
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 1 Jan 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
1 January 2018 at The Gabba: 26 °C, humidity 95%, wind 5 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 28 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are dry: 0 mm of rain during the hours of play, with 28 of 430 comparable evenings in the last decade seeing at least 1 mm at The Gabba. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out. Rain should not be a factor, and heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 25.6 °C on average, humidity 95%, wind 5 km/h gusting to 12. Humidity climbs from 89% to 99%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.