The highly anticipated clash between India women and Australia women is set to begin on October 13 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. India faces a must-win situation in this match to secure a spot in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals. Australia has been the dominant team in the tournament and is the favorite to lift the title. While, India’s campaign started on a shaky note with a loss to New Zealand in their opening game. However, they bounced back strongly with comprehensive victories against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in their following matches. Ahead of the IND W vs AUS W match, let us look at Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report & Stats.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium presents a unique challenge with its short boundaries and generally slow pitch. The slow pace makes fluent stroke play difficult, but the close boundaries often result in high-scoring matches. Captains winning the toss usually opt to bowl first, as records show that teams batting first have a better chance of winning. Bowling first also allows teams to take advantage of the fresh pitch, which tends to offer more even bounce early on.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium stats
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has hosted 45 T20I matches, with 27 of those being won by the team batting first. The remaining games were claimed by teams chasing. Recently, the pitch’s slow and low nature has provided an advantage to teams batting first, as conditions tend to become more challenging for batting in the second half. Despite this, Sharjah’s short boundaries have also led to some high-scoring contests. The highest T20I total at the stadium is 215 by Afghanistan, while the lowest is a mere 38 by Hong Kong.
| Matches Played | 45 |
| Matches won by team batting first | 27 |
| Matches won by team batting second | 18 |
| Highest team total | 215/6 (By Afghanistan) |
| Lowest team total | 38 (By Hong Kong) |
| Average score batting first | 151 |
| Highest runs chased | 179/6 (By Sri Lanka) |
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