SKY STADIUM, WELLINGTON

SKY STADIUM(WELLINGTON)

Wellington Regional Stadium (known commercially as Sky Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft).The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Constructionand is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington railway station) one kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the CBD. It was built on reclaimed railway land, which was surplus to requirements.The stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts and is known colloquially as "The Cake Tin".

The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and was the first bowl stadium built in New Zealand. It was built to replace Athletic Park, which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to its location and state of disrepair. The stadium was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for One Day International cricket matches, due to the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadiums in other parts of the country.

Westpac Trust, later known as just Westpac, signed on to be the naming sponsor for the stadium when it opened in 2000. Continuing that relationship for twenty years before it ended on 31 December 2019. On 22 August 2019, it was announced that Sky had signed a six-year agreement to take over as the naming sponsor of the stadium from 1 January 2020.

Sky Stadium (Wellington) Pitch Report

The need to refurbish the capital city’s ancient international rugby stadium Athletic Park led to the creation of a multi-purpose facility that has served as home for various sports teams, and even as a venue for some football games. The 100-year-old rugby pitch hosted its first rugby match in 1903, and it appeared like the facilities had been in place for an eternity. At over 9,000 feet in elevation, the site was an inconveniently sited wind tunnel that has since been named the world’s windiest rugby pitch. The national rugby and cricket federations, as well as the Wellington City Council and the Wellington Regional Council, a body representing several city councils in the lower North Island, met to discuss the necessity of a new facility. This proved a useful liaison because as a regional facility, the Westpac Trust Stadium needed to be funded by local interests, and for major sports events that included sportsfan from the outlying areas of the region, including the Wairarapa, to the north-east, and the Horowhenua, to the north-west.

Sky Stadium (Wellington) Pitch Report.

ODI Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The ground got a flat pitch with grass which supports both batsman and bowlers specially the seam bowlers who find the swing, the ground witnessed many runs in both the innings so it’s for sure that this ground is beneficial for the batsman who plays a vital role in securing a good score on the board which thus supports team. In these last 10 years 11 ODI Matches played at this ground where the team defending won 6 matches and the team chasing won 5.

Here are the last 5 ODI matches average scores of both Innings at Sky Stadium ground:

ODI Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 286 runs

ODI Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 218 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

Sky Stadium (Wellington) Pitch Report

T20I Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The teams whoever wins the toss at T20I matches usually prefer to bat/bowl realising the ground condition which helps the batsman to take sometime and secure good runs on the board which makes it hard for the team chasing because as the match moves on the role of seam bowlers comes into the picture who finds the swing because of the grass and dew, and if it is a day and night match the team bowling who is going to chase tries to restrict the team batting first on a very low total which is going to help them to chase easily due to the dew effect because the defending team don’t get much benefit from the pitch due to the dew factor. As of now the ground witnessed 10 T20I Matches in the last 10 years where the team defending won 6 and the team chasing won 4.

 Here are last 5 T20I matches average scores of both Innings at Sky Stadium  ground:

T20I Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 193 runs

T20I Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 157 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

ODI Stats

  • Total matches
    11
  • Matches won batting first
    6
  • Matches won bowling first
    5
  • Average 1st Inns scores
    265.10
  • Average 2nd Inns scores
    224.10
  • Highest total recorded
    393
  • Lowest total recorded
    112
  • Highest score chased
    309
  • Lowest score defended
    234

BATTING


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 11 11 11
Won(1st Bat) NA 6 NA
Won(2nd Bat) NA NA 5
No Result 0 0 0
Runs 5381 2916 2465
Highest Score NA 393 312
Lowest Score NA 123 112
Average 244.60 265.10 224.10
Balls Faced 5830 3172 2658
Strike Rate 92.30 91.93 92.65
100-149 Runs 3 1 2
150-199 Runs 0 0 0
200-249 Runs 6 2 4
250-299 Runs 9 5 4
300-349 Runs 3 2 1
350-399 Runs 1 1 0
400+ Runs 0 0 0
4s 473 254 219
6s 119 61 58
AVG 4/6 21/5 23/5 20/5

HOWZAT


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Lbw 16 5 11
Bowled 36 17 19
Stumped 1 1 0
Catch 99 58 41
Run Out 11 8 3
Hit Wicket 0 0 0

WICKET TAKER


Innings Both 1st 2nd
LEFT ARM 35 21 14
LEFT ARM-FAST 0 0 0
LEFT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 25 16 19
LEFT ARM-MEDIUM 0 0 0
LEFT ARM-SPINNER 10 5 5
LEFT ARM-BOWLED 4 1 3
LEFT ARM-CATCH 26 17 9
LEFT ARM-STUMPED 1 1 0
LEFT ARM-LBW 4 2 2
RIGHT ARM 117 60 57
RIGHT ARM-FAST 19 14 5
RIGHT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 68 37 31
RIGHT ARM-MEDIUM 7 3 4
RIGHT ARM-SPINNER 23 6 17
RIGHT ARM-BOWLED 32 16 16
RIGHT ARM-CATCH 73 41 32
RIGHT ARM-STUMPED 0 0 0
RIGHT ARM-LBW 12 3 9

BOWLING


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 11 11 11
Balls 5830 3172 2658
Runs 5381 2916 2465
Average 33.10 32.75 33.31
Strike Rate 35.80 35.65 35.90
Maiden 38 19 19
3-4 Wickets 2 0 2
5-7 Wickets 5 4 1
8-9 Wickets 4 3 1
10 Wickets 9 4 5
Wickets 163 89 74
Lbw 16 5 11
Bowled 36 17 19
Stumped 1 1 0
Catch 99 58 41

BATSMAN TYPE


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Right Handed 113 65 48
Lbw 11 4 7
Bowled 28 15 13
Stumped 1 1 0
Catch 67 40 27
Left Handed 50 24 26
Lbw 5 1 4
Bowled 8 2 6
Stumped 0 0 0
Catch 32 18 14

Batting leaders in odi matches

  • 1
    KS Williamson
    SR 75.07
    • 9
      Innings
    • 473
      Runs
    • 630
      Balls
    • 7
      Outs
    • 67.57
      Avg
    • 112
      HS
    • 36
      4S
    • 5
      6S
    • 4
      50
    • 1
      100
  • 2
    BB McCullum
    SR 108.65
    • 17
      Innings
    • 427
      Runs
    • 393
      Balls
    • 16
      Outs
    • 26.68
      Avg
    • 77
      HS
    • 40
      4S
    • 16
      6S
    • 2
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 3
    MJ Guptill
    SR 103.07
    • 10
      Innings
    • 402
      Runs
    • 390
      Balls
    • 8
      Outs
    • 50.25
      Avg
    • 237
      HS
    • 44
      4S
    • 12
      6S
    • 1
      50
    • 1
      100

Bowling leaders in odi matches

T20 Stats

  • Total matches
    10
  • Matches won batting first
    6
  • Matches won bowling first
    4
  • Average 1st Inns scores
    171.0
  • Average 2nd Inns scores
    144.80
  • Highest total recorded
    117
  • Lowest total recorded
    105
  • Highest score chased
    159
  • Lowest score defended
    176

BATTING


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 10 10 10
Won (1st bat) NA 6 NA
Won (2nd bat) NA NA 4
No Result 0 0 0
Runs 3158 1710 1448
Highest Score NA 219 163
Lowest Score NA 105 106
Average 157.90 171.0 144.80
Balls Faced 2274 1198 1076
Strike Rate 138.90 142.70 134.60
100-149 Runs 9 3 6
150-199 Runs 9 5 4
200-249 Runs 2 2 0
250-299 Runs 0 0 0
4s 239 122 117
6s 136 76 60
Avg 4/6 11/3 8/3 15/3

HOWZAT


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Lbw 5 2 3
Bowled 14 5 9
Stumped 2 2 0
Catch 102 52 50
Run Out 11 4 7
Hit Wicket 0 0 0

WICKET TAKER


Innings Both 1st 2nd
LEFT ARM 33 13 20
LEFT ARM-FAST 2 2 0
LEFT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 12 5 7
LEFT ARM-MEDIUM 0 0 0
LEFT ARM-SPINNER 19 6 13
LEFT ARM-BOWLED 6 2 4
LEFT ARM-CATCH 24 9 15
LEFT ARM-STUMPED 1 1 0
LEFT ARM-LBW 2 1 1
RIGHT ARM 90 48 42
RIGHT ARM-FAST 14 4 10
RIGHT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 44 26 18
RIGHT ARM-MEDIUM 6 4 2
RIGHT ARM-SPINNER 26 14 12
RIGHT ARM-BOWLED 8 3 5
RIGHT ARM-CATCH 78 43 35
RIGHT ARM-STUMPED 1 1 0
RIGHT ARM-LBW 3 1 2

BOWLING


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 10 10 10
Balls 2274 1198 1076
Runs 3158 1710 1448
Average Run/Wkt 23.60 26.30 21.0
Strike Rate 17.0 18.40 15.60
Maiden 3 0 3
3-4 Wickets 3 1 2
5-7 Wickets 7 5 2
8-9 Wickets 4 3 1
10 Wickets 5 1 4
Wickets 134 65 69
Lbw 5 2 3
Bowled 14 5 9
Stumped 2 2 0
Catch 102 52 50

BATSMAN TYPE


Innings Both 1st 2nd
Right Handed 97 45 32
Lbw 4 1 3
Bowled 11 4 7
Stumped 1 1 0
Catch 73 35 38
Left Handed 38 21 17
Lbw 1 1 0
Bowled 3 1 2
Stumped 1 1 0
Catch 29 17 12

Batting leaders in T20 matches

  • 1
    MJ Guptill
    SR 130.54
    • 13
      Innings
    • 453
      Runs
    • 347
      Balls
    • 12
      Outs
    • 37.75
      Avg
    • 78
      HS
    • 37
      4S
    • 19
      6S
    • 4
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 2
    LRPL Taylor
    SR 118.39
    • 11
      Innings
    • 206
      Runs
    • 174
      Balls
    • 8
      Outs
    • 25.75
      Avg
    • 39
      HS
    • 16
      4S
    • 4
      6S
    • 0
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 3
    TL Seifert
    SR 143.70
    • 6
      Innings
    • 194
      Runs
    • 135
      Balls
    • 5
      Outs
    • 38.80
      Avg
    • 84
      HS
    • 16
      4S
    • 12
      6S
    • 2
      50
    • 0
      100

Bowling leaders in T20 matches

T10 Stats


Batting leaders in T10 matches


Bowling leaders in T10 matches

Test Stats


Batting leaders in test matches


Bowling leaders in test matches

Team 1 Team 2 Mode Match Win Loose
AUS NZ T20 1 1 0
NZ AUS T20 1 0 1
ENG NZ T20 3 1 2
NZ ENG T20 3 2 1
IND NZ T20 3 1 2
NZ IND T20 3 2 1
NZ PAK T20 2 2 0
PAK NZ T20 2 0 2
NZ RSA T20 1 1 0
RSA NZ T20 1 0 1
NZ WI T20 1 1 0
WI NZ T20 1 0 1
AUS NZ ODI 1 1 0
NZ AUS ODI 1 0 1
ENG NZ ODI 2 1 1
NZ ENG ODI 2 1 1
ENG SL ODI 1 0 1
SL ENG ODI 1 1 0
IND NZ ODI 2 1 1
NZ IND ODI 2 1 1
NZ PAK ODI 2 2 0
PAK NZ ODI 2 2 0
NZ RSA ODI 2 0 2
RSA NZ ODI 2 2 0
NZ WI ODI 2 2 0
WI NZ ODI 2 0 2
SL NZ ODI 1 1 0
NZ SL ODI 1 0 1