SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND, CARDIFF, ENGLAND

SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND (CARDIFF)

The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff is a cricket stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff. It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue. The venue is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club which has played its home matches there since 24 May 1967, Sophia Gardens has been an international cricket venue since 20 May 1999, when it played host to the 1999 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand. From 2001 to 2012, the ground was a regular venue for One Day Internationals, hosting nine matches in 12 years, but it was not until 2006 that it hosted its first England match, the first match of the series against Pakistan on 30 August 2006. In 2012, the ground was named as one of three venues for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, along with The Oval and Edgbaston; it hosted five matches, including the opener between India and South Africa on 6 June 2013, and the semi-final between India and Sri Lanka on 20 June.

SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND(CARDIFF)Pitch Report

Cardiff ground is one of the best grounds for playing cricket. It is historically good for batting. Its pace also interested fast bowlers to deliver inswings. The pitch is flat and making it ideal for batsmen and spin bowlers. Because the wicket is flat, the conditions are ideal for batting.

SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND(CARDIFF)Pitch Report

Test Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The pitch is a heaven for batsmen in the first innings so that they usually decide to bat first for a victory score at CARDIFF. The bowlers must be patient and consistent. A dry pitch and flat wicket help the spin bowlers achieve success at the third and fourth innings of their bowling. Only 1 test match played here which was won by batting first team.

Here are last 1 tests matches average scores of both Innings at CARDIFF ground:

Test Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 430 runs

Test Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 308 runs

Test Matches 3rd Innings Average Score – 289 runs

Test Matches 4th Innings Average Score –242 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND(CARDIFF)Pitch Report

ODI Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

Traditionally a venue that has hosted several rain-marred games, thankfully. Hosts England has enjoyed a fairly successful record at this ground, winning 8 out of the 12 completed ODIs that could produce results. Surprisingly, Pakistan has also fared reasonably well at this venue. One of those wins came in an important Champions Trophy semi-final match against England in 2017. 

Historically, the ground has been more suited for chasing totals in the second innings; with teams batting second winning twice the number of matches than teams that batted first. Here’s a comprehensive run-down of all the relevant stats about the Sophia Ground. As of now 24 ODI matches played at this ground where the team batting first has won 11 and the team chasing has won 12 and 1 match went with no result.

Here are last 5 ODI matches average scores of both Innings at CARDIFF ground:

ODI Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 229 runs

ODI Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 200 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

SOPHIA GARDENS CRICKET GROUND(CARDIFF)Pitch Report

T20I Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

Here in T20I matches, Toss has played an important role normally. As the ground has a smooth pitch, we can expect the T20I teams will favour for bowling first, mostly because of the dew factor. Since the T20I matches are matches of day and night, the bowlers find it difficult to control the ball at the second inning with their twisting on the pitch and this is a great positive factor in terms of power hitters. That’s why it is good to bowl first for teams winning the toss. The Team whoever won the toss at Cardiff preferred to bowl first. Out of 8 matches in the last 10 years 2 matches won by the team batting first and 6 matches won by the team bowling first.

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

T20I Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 148 runs

T20I Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 145 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

BLAST T20 Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The average first innings score at this venue in this season has been 180+, which depicts the stronghold of batters. Here, the pacers are likely to help from the surface with the new ball. As of now the ground has witnessed 29 Blast matches out of which 16 matches won by the team batting first and 11 matches won by the team chasing the target and 2 matches went with a no result.

Here are last 5 BLAST matches average scores of both Innings at CARDIFF ground:

BLAST Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 192 runs

BLAST Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 162 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

 

 

 

 

                                                                                         

 

 

ODI Stats

  • Total matches
    24
  • Matches won batting first
    11
  • Matches won bowling first
    12
  • Average 1st Inns scores
    254.63
  • Average 2nd Inns scores
    212.42
  • Highest total recorded
    386
  • Lowest total recorded
    65
  • Highest score chased
    304
  • Lowest score defended
    169

BATTING

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 24 24 24
Won (1st bat) NA 11 NA
Won (2nd bat) NA NA 12
No Result 1 1 1
Runs 11209 6111 5098
Highest Score NA 386 305
Lowest Score NA 125 65
Average 233.50 254.60 212.40
Balls Faced 11967 6450 5517
Strike Rate 93.70 94.70 92.40
100-149 Runs 8 4 4
150-199 Runs 7 2 5
200-249 Runs 10 5 5
250-299 Runs 9 3 6
300-349 Runs 11 8 3
350-399 Runs 2 2 0
400+ Runs 0 0 0
4s 1025 529 496
6s 164 105 59
Avg 4/6 20/3 21/4 19/2

HOWZAT

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Lbw 37 15 22
Bowled 82 41 41
Stumped 12 4 8
Catch 208 127 81
Run Out 23 13 10
Hit Wicket 0 0 0

WICKET TAKER

Innings Both 1st 2nd
LEFT ARM 73 50 23
LEFT ARM-FAST 7 7 0
LEFT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 41 32 9
LEFT ARM-MEDIUM 0 0 0
LEFT ARM-SPINNER 25 11 14
LEFT ARM-BOWLED 16 10 6
LEFT ARM-CATCH 45 35 10
LEFT ARM-STUMP 2 0 2
LEFT ARM-LBW 10 5 5
RIGHT ARM 266 137 129
RIGHT ARM-FAST 60 11 49
RIGHT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 127 79 48
RIGHT ARM-MEDIUM 19 10 9
RIGHT ARM-SPINNER 60 37 23
RIGHT ARM-BOWLED 66 31 35
RIGHT ARM-CATCH 163 92 71
RIGHT ARM-STUMP 10 4 6
RIGHT ARM-LBW 27 10 17

BOWLING

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 24 24 24
Balls 11967 6450 5517
Runs 11209 6111 5098
Average Run/Wkt 31.00 30.60 31.50
Strike Rate 33.10 32.30 34.10
Maiden 62 32 30
3-4 Wickets 0 0 0
5-7 Wickets 15 9 6
8-9 Wickets 7 5 2
10 Wickets 20 10 10
Wickets 362 200 162
Lbw 37 15 22
Bowled 82 41 41
Stumped 12 4 8
Catch 208 127 81

BATSMAN TYPE

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Right Handed 228 131 97
Lbw 23 9 14
Bowled 61 35 26
Stumped 6 2 4
Catch 124 74 50
Left Handed 134 69 65
Lbw 14 6 8
Bowled 21 6 15
Stumped 6 2 4
Catch 84 53 31

Batting leaders in odi matches

  • 1
    JC Buttler
    SR 127.30
    • 9
      Innings
    • 443
      Runs
    • 348
      Balls
    • 6
      Outs
    • 73.83
      Avg
    • 91
      HS
    • 31
      4S
    • 13
      6S
    • 6
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 2
    JJ Roy
    SR 108.53
    • 5
      Innings
    • 407
      Runs
    • 375
      Balls
    • 5
      Outs
    • 81.40
      Avg
    • 153
      HS
    • 40
      4S
    • 9
      6S
    • 1
      50
    • 2
      100
  • 3
    JE Root
    SR 86.82
    • 10
      Innings
    • 303
      Runs
    • 349
      Balls
    • 10
      Outs
    • 30.30
      Avg
    • 93
      HS
    • 19
      4S
    • 3
      6S
    • 2
      50
    • 0
      100

Bowling leaders in odi matches

  • 1
    LE Plunkett
    SR 20.33
    • 5
      Innings
    • 40.4
      Overs
    • 221
      Runs
    • 12
      Wickets
    • 5.43
      Econ
    • 18.42
      Avg
    • 4/53
      BBI
    • 2
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 20
      4S
    • 2
      6S
    • 113
      Dots
  • 2
    AU Rashid
    SR 33.60
    • 6
      Innings
    • 56
      Overs
    • 346
      Runs
    • 10
      Wickets
    • 6.18
      Econ
    • 34.60
      Avg
    • 3/70
      BBI
    • 0
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 23
      4S
    • 8
      6S
    • 142
      Dots
  • 3
    Hasan Ali
    SR 20.40
    • 4
      Innings
    • 34
      Overs
    • 171
      Runs
    • 10
      Wickets
    • 5.03
      Econ
    • 17.10
      Avg
    • 4/60
      BBI
    • 1
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 19
      4S
    • 0
      6S
    • 112
      Dots

T20 Stats

  • Total matches
    35
  • Matches won batting first
    18
  • Matches won bowling first
    15
  • Average 1st Inns scores
    165.60
  • Average 2nd Inns scores
    145.09
  • Highest total recorded
    236
  • Lowest total recorded
    108
  • Highest score chased
    189
  • Lowest score defended
    144

BATTING

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 35 35 35
Won (1st bat) NA 18 NA
Won (2nd bat) NA NA 15
No Result 2 2 2
Runs 10874 5796 5078
Highest Score NA 236 191
Lowest Score NA 108 111
Average 155.30 165.60 145.10
Balls Faced 7734 4116 3618
Strike Rate 140.60 140.80 140.40
100-149 Runs 17 8 9
150-199 Runs 44 21 23
200-249 Runs 5 5 0
250-299 Runs 0 0 0
4s 879 445 434
6s 334 192 142
Avg 4/6 12/4 12/5 11/3

HOWZAT

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Lbw 19 11 8
Bowled 73 42 31
Stumped 6 5 1
Catch 287 144 143
Run Out 20 11 9
Hit Wicket 0 0 0

WICKET TAKER

Innings Both 1st 2nd
LEFT ARM 74 33 41
LEFT ARM-FAST 3 3 0
LEFT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 25 8 17
LEFT ARM-MEDIUM 9 2 7
LEFT ARM-SPINNER 37 20 17
LEFT ARM-BOWLED 18 8 10
LEFT ARM-CATCH 53 22 31
LEFT ARM-STUMP 1 1 0
LEFT ARM-LBW 2 2 0
RIGHT ARM 307 168 139
RIGHT ARM-FAST 28 17 11
RIGHT ARM-FAST MEDIUM 142 82 60
RIGHT ARM-MEDIUM 76 40 36
RIGHT ARM-SPINNER 61 29 32
RIGHT ARM-BOWLED 55 34 21
RIGHT ARM-CATCH 231 121 110
RIGHT ARM-STUMP 5 4 1
RIGHT ARM-LBW 16 9 7

BOWLING

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Matches 35 35 35
Balls 7734 4116 3618
Runs 10874 5796 5078
Average Run/Wkt 25.20 24.80 25.60
Strike Rate 17.90 17.60 18.30
Maiden 4 4 0
3-4 Wickets 8 2 6
5-7 Wickets 26 19 7
8-9 Wickets 19 11 8
10 Wickets 8 2 6
Wickets 432 234 198
Lbw 19 11 8
Bowled 73 42 31
Stumped 6 5 1
Catch 287 144 143

BATSMAN TYPE

Innings Both 1st 2nd
Right Handed 311 153 158
Lbw 14 9 5
Bowled 60 34 26
Stumped 2 1 1
Catch 221 102 119
Left Handed 94 60 34
Lbw 5 2 3
Bowled 13 8 5
Stumped 4 4 0
Catch 66 42 24

Batting leaders in T20 matches

  • 1
    CA Ingram
    SR 147.95
    • 43
      Innings
    • 1228
      Runs
    • 830
      Balls
    • 33
      Outs
    • 37.21
      Avg
    • 88
      HS
    • 115
      4S
    • 59
      6S
    • 11
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 2
    CB Cooke
    SR 131.66
    • 45
      Innings
    • 969
      Runs
    • 736
      Balls
    • 32
      Outs
    • 30.28
      Avg
    • 71
      HS
    • 73
      4S
    • 34
      6S
    • 3
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 3
    DL Lloyd
    SR 136.81
    • 37
      Innings
    • 892
      Runs
    • 652
      Balls
    • 35
      Outs
    • 25.49
      Avg
    • 97
      HS
    • 106
      4S
    • 21
      6S
    • 6
      50
    • 0
      100

Bowling leaders in T20 matches

  • 1
    MG Hogan
    SR 16.11
    • 45
      Innings
    • 150.2
      Overs
    • 1087
      Runs
    • 56
      Wickets
    • 7.23
      Econ
    • 19.41
      Avg
    • 5/17
      BBI
    • 1
      4W
    • 1
      5W
    • 96
      4S
    • 31
      6S
    • 366
      Dots
  • 2
    GG Wagg
    SR 17.74
    • 38
      Innings
    • 112.2
      Overs
    • 892
      Runs
    • 38
      Wickets
    • 7.94
      Econ
    • 23.47
      Avg
    • 4/27
      BBI
    • 1
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 69
      4S
    • 25
      6S
    • 223
      Dots
  • 3
    T van der Gugten
    SR 15.44
    • 26
      Innings
    • 82.2
      Overs
    • 698
      Runs
    • 32
      Wickets
    • 8.48
      Econ
    • 21.81
      Avg
    • 4/17
      BBI
    • 1
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 78
      4S
    • 24
      6S
    • 197
      Dots

T10 Stats

Batting leaders in T10 matches

Bowling leaders in T10 matches

Test Stats

  • Total matches
    1
  • Matches won batting first
    1
  • Matches won bowling first
    0
  • Average 1st Inns scores
    430.0
  • Average 2nd Inns scores
    308.0
  • Average 3rd Inns scores
    289.0
  • Average 4th Inns scores
    242.0

BATTING

Innings All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Matches 1 1 1 1 1
Runs 1269 430 308 289 242
Highest Score NA 430 308 289 242
Lowest Score NA 430 308 289 242

HOWZAT

Innings All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Lbw 6 2 2 0 2
Bowled 6 2 0 4 0
Stumped 0 0 0 0 0
Catch 28 6 8 6 8
Run Out 0 0 0 0 0
Hit Wicket 0 0 0 0 0

BOWLING

Innings All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Matches 1 1 1 1 1
Balls 1966 613 509 421 423
Runs 1269 430 308 289 242
Wickets 40 10 10 10 10
5 Wkt Haul 1 1 0 0 0
10 Wkt Haul 0 0 0 0 0

Batting leaders in test matches

  • 1
    A Lyth
    SR 59.72
    • 2
      Innings
    • 43
      Runs
    • 72
      Balls
    • 2
      Outs
    • 21.50
      Avg
    • 37
      HS
    • 5
      4S
    • 1
      6S
    • 0
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 2
    AC Voges
    SR 35.16
    • 2
      Innings
    • 32
      Runs
    • 91
      Balls
    • 2
      Outs
    • 16
      Avg
    • 31
      HS
    • 4
      4S
    • 0
      6S
    • 0
      50
    • 0
      100
  • 3
    AN Cook
    SR 48.48
    • 2
      Innings
    • 32
      Runs
    • 66
      Balls
    • 2
      Outs
    • 16
      Avg
    • 20
      HS
    • 4
      4S
    • 0
      6S
    • 0
      50
    • 0
      100

Bowling leaders in test matches

  • 1
    MA Starc
    SR 34.40
    • 2
      Innings
    • 40.1
      Overs
    • 174
      Runs
    • 7
      Wickets
    • 4.30
      Econ
    • 24.90
      Avg
    • 5/114
      BBI
    • 0
      4W
    • 1
      5W
    • 28
      4S
    • 0
      6S
    • 181
      Dots
  • 2
    NM Lyon
    SR 40.20
    • 2
      Innings
    • 40.1
      Overs
    • 144
      Runs
    • 6
      Wickets
    • 3.60
      Econ
    • 24.00
      Avg
    • 4/75
      BBI
    • 1
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 14
      4S
    • 4
      6S
    • 174
      Dots
  • 3
    JR Hazlewood
    SR 43.20
    • 2
      Innings
    • 36
      Overs
    • 132
      Runs
    • 5
      Wickets
    • 3.70
      Econ
    • 26.40
      Avg
    • 3/83
      BBI
    • 0
      4W
    • 0
      5W
    • 20
      4S
    • 1
      6S
    • 167
      Dots
Team 1 Team 2 Mode Match Win Loose
ENG AUS TEST 1 1 0
AUS ENG TEST 1 0 1
AUS ENG T20 1 0 1
ENG AUS T20 1 1 0
ENG IND T20 1 1 0
ENG PAK T20 3 3 0
ENG RSA T20 1 1 0
ENG SL T20 2 2 0
IND ENG T20 1 0 1
PAK ENG T20 3 0 3
RSA ENG T20 1 0 1
SL ENG T20 2 0 2
AFG RSA ODI 1 0 1
AFG SL ODI 1 0 1
AUS ENG ODI 3 0 3
AUS IND ODI 1 0 1
AUS WI ODI 1 1 0
BAN ENG ODI 1 0 1
BAN IND ODI 1 0 1
BAN NZ ODI 1 1 0
ENG AUS ODI 3 3 0
ENG BAN ODI 1 1 0
ENG IND ODI 2 1 1
ENG NZ ODI 3 2 1
ENG PAK ODI 3 1 2
ENG RSA ODI 1 0 0
ENG SL ODI 1 1 0
IND AUS ODI 1 1 0
IND BAN ODI 1 1 0
IND ENG ODI 2 1 1
IND RSA ODI 1 1 0
IND SL ODI 1 1 0
NZ BAN ODI 1 0 1
NZ ENG ODI 3 1 2
NZ SL ODI 2 2 0
PAK ENG ODI 3 2 1
PAK SL ODI 1 1 0
RSA AFG ODI 1 1 0
RSA ENG ODI 1 0 0
RSA IND ODI 1 0 1
RSA SL ODI 1 1 0
RSA WI ODI 1 0 0
SL AFG ODI 1 1 0
SL ENG ODI 1 0 1
SL IND ODI 1 0 1
SL NZ ODI 2 0 2
SL PAK ODI 1 0 1
SL RSA ODI 1 0 1
WI AUS ODI 1 0 1
WI RSA ODI 1 0 0
ESS GLAM BLAST 3 1 2
GLAM ESS BLAST 3 2 1
GLAM GLOUCS BLAST 4 1 2
GLAM HAM BLAST 3 1 1
GLAM KENT BLAST 2 1 1
GLAM MDX BLAST 4 2 2
GLAM SOM BLAST 4 0 4
GLAM SUR BLAST 5 1 3
GLAM SUS BLAST 4 1 2
GLOUCS GLAM BLAST 4 2 1
HAM GLAM BLAST 3 1 1
KENT GLAM BLAST 2 1 1
MDX GLAM BLAST 4 2 2
SOM GLAM BLAST 4 4 0
SUR GLAM BLAST 5 3 1
SUS GLAM BLAST 4 2 1