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 1 Dec 2020
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
1 December 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 24 °C, humidity 77%, wind 13 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 2 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 7 December 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 0% of games in similar weather at ILT20 grounds have been shortened or washed out, so a full game is likely. Rain should not be a factor, and heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 23.9 °C on average, humidity 77%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 64% to 89%; at ILT20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 20 Nov 2019
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened or washed out (4 of 17).
20 November 2019 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 22 °C, humidity 84%, wind 12 km/h and 1.2 mm of rain during the hours of play. 2 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 7 December 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 1.2 mm of rain during the hours of play. At ILT20 grounds, 24% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility. The rain is spread across the evening, overlapping both innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 22.5 °C on average, humidity 84%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 23.
Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 4 Dec 2022
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
4 December 2022 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: 26 °C, humidity 56%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 2 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 7 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sheikh Zayed Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 3 of 683 games in similar weather at ILT20 grounds have been shortened or washed out, so a full game is highly likely. The humidity rises from 49% to 65% through the evening, but chasing success has not varied with humidity at ILT20 grounds, and heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 26.2 °C on average, humidity 56%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 23. Humidity climbs from 49% to 65%; at ILT20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.