Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 44 ILT20 matches here
- First men's T20
- 2010
- Men's T20s
- 197
Batting first here
21 of 44 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 45% (88 of 195). T20Is, ILT20, IPL, PSL and other internationals.
Every first innings here
64 of 197reached par (169). Median 155.
Recent ILT20 first innings average 162; games here have scored about 2% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 143, 2018–2022 160, 2023 onward 166.
Weather: dry, like 16 Dec 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
16 December 2019 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 29 °C, humidity 43%, wind 16 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 6 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sheikh Zayed Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 6 of 430 similar evenings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the last decade had at least 1 mm of rain during these hours, and 0% of games in similar weather at ILT20 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 at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 28.5 °C on average, humidity 43%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 37. Humidity climbs from 32% to 63%; at ILT20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 7 Dec 2019
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened or washed out (4 of 17).
7 December 2019 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 24 °C, humidity 47%, wind 7 km/h and 1.6 mm of rain during the hours of play. 6 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sheikh Zayed Stadium during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 1.6 mm of rain during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 14:00 to 16:00, overlapping the first innings. At ILT20 grounds, 24% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 24.3 °C on average, humidity 47%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 28.
Heaviest rain 14:00–16:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 7 Nov 2016
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
7 November 2016 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 31 °C, humidity 45%, wind 21 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 6 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sheikh Zayed Stadium during these hours.
Rain should not be a factor. These conditions are hot and dry, with 0 mm during the hours of play, and only 6 of 430 comparable evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain here. None of 683 games in similar weather at ILT20 grounds was shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 31.4 °C on average, humidity 45%, wind 21 km/h gusting to 40. Humidity climbs from 36% to 58%; at ILT20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.