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The Gabba BBL pitch report

The Gabba, Brisbane · Men’s Big Bash League

READ THE RECORD, NOT A FORECASTRecorded innings, outcomes and player aggregates stay inside their verified scope. No live strip, weather or player-pick layer is connected.

SELECTED EVIDENCE WINDOW
BBL
The Gabba
Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · 10 included match records

The Gabba in Brisbane, also recorded as Brisbane Cricket Ground, is the Brisbane Heat venue covered by this men’s Big Bash League pitch report. Explore recorded first- and second-innings scoring, powerplay and Power Surge samples, batting-first versus chasing outcomes, detailed batter and bowler tables, and exact-ground match receipts. Recent completed seasons and the older source archive remain separate from the upcoming 2026–27 fixture list. Statistics describe only the selected exact-ground men’s BBL source window, not a complete league census or verified Howstat all-time record. Independent scorecard receipts, actual batting-order coverage and missing bowling-style classifications are labelled separately.

Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03 · 2/10 independent scorecard receipts · alias context: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba · Brisbane Cricket Ground · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

What the selected The Gabba record says

MAX 3 SOURCE-DRIVEN FINDINGS
01 / RECORDED SCORING

First innings average 181.70; second innings 184.00.

10 and 10 innings · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18. Scoring evidence; no projection.
02 / OBSERVED OUTCOME

Chasing won 9/10 (90.0%).

Batting first won 1/10 · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18. Observed record, not a probability.
03 / BOWLING LEADER

XC Bartlett: 17 wickets

10 bowling innings · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18. Player evidence, not a recommendation.
10 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results
Data checked 2026-11-03
BBL 2026–27: upcoming The Gabba fixtures — not historical stats

5 scheduled regular-season fixtures. Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

MatchUTC dateHomeAway
22026-12-15Brisbane Heat MenSydney Sixers Men
152026-12-28Brisbane Heat MenAdelaide Strikers Men
202027-01-01Brisbane Heat MenHobart Hurricanes Men
282027-01-08Brisbane Heat MenPerth Scorchers Men
402027-01-17Brisbane Heat MenSydney Thunder Men

https://www.cricket.com.au/matches/series/CA:4691/kfc-bbl-16

B / Venue scoring

The Gabba BBL average score and scoring patterns

First and second innings stay separate. Completed-over means use innings that actually completed the over. Unallocated penalty-bearing innings stay out of derived windows; counts are in Sources.

Average recorded innings score

181.70First innings · runs
184.00Second innings · runs

10 and 10 innings in Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26.

Full 20-over average

181.70First innings · runs
191.00Second innings · runs

10 and 2 innings reached 20 overs; early chases are not projected.

Mandatory powerplay average

33.50First innings · runs
35.40Second innings · runs

Actual mandatory PP metadata; denominators 10 and 10.

Average runs per completed over

Venue means across recorded completed-over samples. Missing overs are not zero-scoring overs.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Exact completed-over values and samples
Completed overFirst meanFirst nSecond meanSecond n
17.10107.3010
26.101010.3010
39.40108.2010
410.90109.6010
57.00107.7010
68.101011.6010
78.70109.8010
87.00106.9010
96.80107.5010
106.701010.5010
118.301010.7010
1211.501011.2010
138.50108.8010
149.90109.6010
159.401012.0010
1611.901011.4010
179.70109.888
1810.601010.888
1912.101010.805
2012.001010.502
Phase wicket and scoring detail
WindowFirst runsFirst wicketsSecond runsSecond wickets
Opening 4 overs335.0014.00354.0013.00
Overs 5–15919.0030.001063.0017.00
Death · overs 16–20563.0028.00423.0020.00

Opening 1–4, middle 5–15 and death 16–20 are generic windows. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge fields are shown separately.

First-innings score distribution
Score bandRecorded first innings
<1401
140–1591
160–1794
180–1992
200+2

This distribution is displayed only from the source dataset's supplied score_bands field; it is not recomputed here.

Mandatory powerplay, Power Surge and checkpoints
MetricFirstFirst nSecondSecond n
Mandatory PP runs33.501035.4010
Mandatory PP wickets1.40101.3010
Completed Power Surge runs24.001024.147
Completed Power Surge wickets0.70100.717
After 4 overs33.501035.4010
After 10 overs77.801089.4010
After 20 overs181.7010191.002

Actual powerplay duration metadata: first {"4":10}; second {"4":10}. Missing/partial surge intervals are unavailable, not zero.

C / Observed outcomes

Batting first vs chasing at The Gabba

Historical outcomes in decisive records. This is not a match prediction.

Which innings situation won more often?

10.0%Batting first · 1/10
90.0%Chasing · 9/10
1
9

10 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results · 0 adjusted matches · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03.

D / Bowling intelligence

The Gabba BBL bowling records

Bowling style is only classified when the supplied source supports it; no style is inferred from names.

Bowling styles unavailable

Profile-sourced BBL bowling-style ledger not yet verified. All player bowling statistics remain available; no pace/spin verdict is guessed.

Team wickets by innings phase

Recorded team wickets in generic phase windows; separate from bowler-credited wicket rankings.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

PhaseFirst wicketsFirst nSecond wicketsSecond n
Opening 4 overs14.001013.0010
Overs 5–1530.001017.0010
Death · overs 16–2028.001020.0010

Full source-backed bowling averages, strike rates, economy and innings samples are in the Venue performers section. No duplicated leaderboard.

E / Batting positions

The Gabba BBL batting-position records

Actual full-scorecard order only. Entry chronology is never substituted for missing order data.

4/20 innings matched. Only 4/20 source innings have actual scorecard order mapped by exact Cricsheet registry names or observed ESPN external IDs. Positional aggregates use only that subset, not the whole venue window. · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

InningsGroupRunsAverageSRDismissalsAppearances
FirstOpeners · 1–29423.50167.8644
FirstNo. 3146146.00160.4412
FirstMiddle order · 4–68316.60136.0756
FirstLower order · 7–116412.80193.9456
SecondOpeners · 1–216555.00161.7634
SecondNo. 311055.00196.4322
SecondMiddle order · 4–612261.00162.6725
SecondLower order · 7–116—600.0001
F / Venue performers

The Gabba BBL player records

Selected-scope leader tables with transparent samples. No player picks, captaincy or vice-captaincy recommendations.

Top batters · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by runs; null metrics remain unavailable, never zero. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BatterRunsAverageSRBalls4s6sHSInnDismissals
MT Renshaw37046.25166.672222621102108
M Bryant31752.83168.62188241977106
NA McSweeney25342.17125.872012757886
JD Wildermuth16641.50195.2985121211054
DA Warner13266.00143.48921538222
UT Khawaja11237.33175.00641247833
MP Stoinis10552.50126.51831516222
M Labuschagne9547.50153.23621027722
FH Allen7979.00207.8938387911
C Connolly7777.00208.1137667711
MW Short7638.00149.0251726322
CP Jewell7676.00155.1049917611
JR Philippe7474.00160.8746926621
DW Lawrence64—168.4238726410
PI Walter6220.67121.5751622233
JJ Peirson6012.00117.6551522455
XC Bartlett5811.60131.8244512165
TP Alsop5819.33123.4047413933
C Munro578.1477.0374422377
J Overton5555.00171.8832434521
SPD Smith5454.00135.0040505411
MC Henriques5353.00112.7747602921
SM Curran53—196.3027525310
MG Neser4747.00223.8121623531
CA Lynn4623.00102.2245412422
SB Harper4522.50132.3534513722
SW Billings4422.00125.7135503422
MJ Owen4444.00220.0020164411
Nikhil Chaudhary3939.00144.4427413911
BD Macdonald37—308.3312423710
J Wadia3434.00212.5016133411
OJ Pope3434.00117.2429313411
T Banton3216.00139.1323321922
KR Patterson3232.00160.0020313211
M Gilkes3015.00157.8919412022
C Kellaway2929.00207.1414602911
HWR Cartwright27—117.3923122620
NR Hobson2626.00236.3611312611
HJ Manenti2424.00200.0012312411
AM Hardie2323.00191.6712022311
DT Christian23—153.3315022310
JJ Bazley2323.00209.0911122311
HD Weibgen227.33104.7621021143
NJ Maddinson2121.00150.0014212111
AI Ross2020.00133.3315302011
TF Rogers199.50100.0019301322
CJ Green1717.00141.6712011221
L Shaw1717.00141.6712111711
LJ Evans16—177.789301610
L Scott1515.00125.001210921
MS Wade15—166.679011510
MJ Swepson13—216.676111120
TD Andrews1313.00216.676111311
AJ Turner1212.00240.005111211
SE Rutherford1111.00122.229011111
TH David1111.00110.0010201111
JM Vince1010.00111.119201011
O Davies1010.0083.3312101011
JR Doran8—200.00410810
HJ Nielsen77.00116.67610711
LH Ferguson7—77.78910710
J Edwards6—600.00101610
DR Sams55.00166.67310511
W Prestwidge42.0033.331200422
CT Bancroft44.0057.14700411
Shaheen Shah Afridi44.0080.00500411
MP Kuhnemann33.0075.00400231
MR Marsh33.0033.33900311
JP Wood22.0050.00400211
TK Curran22.00100.00200211
GJ Maxwell10.5033.33300122
Babar Azam11.0014.29700111
DJ Willey1—100.00100110
DJM Short11.0033.33300111
Hasan Ali11.0050.00200111
L Pope1—100.00100110
L Wood11.0050.00200111
BM Duckett00.000.00100011
CA Wakim00.000.00200011
MW Harvey00.000.00200011
SH Johnson00.000.00100011
Thomas Balkin0—0.00100010
Zaman Khan0——000010

Top bowlers · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by credited wickets; source denominators remain visible. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BowlerWktsAverageSREconomyRunsLegal ballsInn
XC Bartlett1720.2413.718.8634423310
SH Johnson717.8613.717.81125964
MP Kuhnemann655.3337.838.7833222710
Thomas Balkin518.8013.008.6894653
MT Renshaw414.5012.007.2558484
BJ Dwarshuis411.259.007.5045362
MA Starc48.756.008.7535241
JD Wildermuth438.7518.0012.92155724
L Pope316.3314.007.0049422
MW Short316.3314.007.0049422
MG Neser336.0024.009.00108723
PM Siddle324.0016.009.0072482
MJ Swepson365.3340.009.801961206
NT Ellis314.008.0010.5042241
H Kerr29.5012.004.7519241
LH Ferguson210.5012.005.2521241
L Scott214.5012.007.2529242
W Prestwidge220.5015.507.9441312
T Murphy212.509.008.3325181
Hasan Ali218.0012.009.0036241
SM Curran218.5012.009.2537241
PI Walter241.0024.0010.2582483
MT Steketee221.0012.0010.5042241
HTRY Thornton221.5012.0010.7543241
L Wood221.5012.0010.7543241
WA Agar244.0017.5015.0988352
Usama Mir117.0018.005.6717181
DW Lawrence16.006.006.00661
DT Christian125.0024.006.2525241
JA Davies119.0018.006.3319181
AJ Hosein126.0024.006.5026241
MJ Owen120.0018.006.6720181
JS Paris160.0048.007.5060482
TD Andrews123.0018.007.6723181
M Bean132.0024.008.0032241
CJ Green170.0048.008.7570482
Zaman Khan153.0036.008.8353362
SA Abbott127.0018.009.0027181
T Whitney127.0018.009.0027181
J Overton165.0042.009.2965422
O Patterson141.0024.0010.2541241
Shaheen Shah Afridi175.0042.0010.7175422
Haris Rauf141.0022.0011.1841221
TK Curran147.0024.0011.7547241
JA Richardson149.0024.0012.2549241
L Haskett152.0024.0013.0052241
DR Sams133.0014.0014.1433141
NA McSweeney0——4.00461
JM Bird0——5.7523241
C Connolly0——6.0012121
GJ Maxwell0——6.6720181
Nikhil Chaudhary0——7.0014121
MP Stoinis0——7.6746362
J Edwards0——8.5034241
P Hatzoglou0——8.5017121
T Sangha0——10.3331181
TH David0——11.001161
DJ Willey0——11.3334181
AM Hardie0——12.0046231
CJ Boyce0——12.0024121
J Wadia0——12.001261
MC Henriques0——12.001261
M Labuschagne0——12.4627133
R Hadley0——14.0028121
RP Meredith0——14.2557241
AC Agar0——16.0048181
BL Couch0——19.6759181

Forecasts withheld — historical evidence only

No score forecast, future win probability, weather, dew, strip or bounce assessment is connected. This report does not make player selections.

The Gabba BBL report: common questions

What is the average BBL score at The Gabba?

In the selected Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 window, recorded first-innings scoring averages 181.70 runs and second-innings scoring averages 184.00. The sample is Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03; successful early chases are not projected to 20 overs.

Does batting first or chasing win more often at The Gabba?

Batting first won 1/10 and chasing won 9/10 in this selected source window. This is an observed result, not a future probability.

What does the powerplay sample show at The Gabba?

The measured mandatory powerplay means are 33.50 first innings and 35.40 second innings, with denominators 10 and 10. Missing windows remain unavailable.

Selected match records and source QA

Coverage: All source-available exact-ground records in the selected archive window, restricted to normal unadjusted two-innings 20-over-scheduled wins. Archive coverage is not asserted to be a complete league census.

Archive/source: https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip

Checked: 2026-11-03 · archive SHA-256 a549fa88605f2ea9ca4333f277321b07cbdd00c1135608358f2d886df8eeae63

Selected source context: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-22–2026-01-18 · source gabba/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Included match records

Match IDDateSeasonMatchFirstSecondWinnerReceiptSource URL
14430652024-12-222024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat174/6 (20.0)175/7 (20.0)Brisbane Heatarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430712024-12-292024/25Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers138/9 (20.0)142/2 (16.1)Sydney Sixersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430752025-01-012024/25Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars149/7 (20.0)153/5 (18.1)Melbourne Starsarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430812025-01-062024/25Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat173/8 (20.0)174/5 (18.5)Brisbane Heatarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430922025-01-162024/25Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes201/6 (20.0)207/5 (20.0)Hobart Hurricanesarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932432025-12-192025/26Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat257/6 (20.0)258/2 (19.5)Brisbane Heatscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/brisbane-heat-vs-perth-scorchers-6th-match-1493243/full-scorecard
14932502025-12-272025/26Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers179/9 (20.0)172/10 (19.5)Brisbane Heatarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932572026-01-022025/26Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat195/6 (20.0)199/6 (19.4)Brisbane Heatarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932662026-01-102025/26Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat180/6 (20.0)183/3 (16.2)Brisbane Heatarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932772026-01-182025/26Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers171/9 (20.0)177/5 (18.4)Sydney Sixersscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/brisbane-heat-vs-sydney-sixers-40th-match-1493277/full-scorecard

Explicit exclusions

Match IDReason
No verified rows are available for this source window.

Methodology and QA references

Derived-window penalty exclusions: first 0; second 0. Totals retain these innings; delivery windows do not allocate pre/post penalties.

population: Both scoring and player tables use the same included match IDs. Adjusted/DLS, ties/super overs, no-results and incomplete or shortened records are separately ledgered/excluded.

powerplay: Opening four-over windows are not labelled actual all-era mandatory powerplays. Actual mandatory and batting Power Surge intervals come from innings.powerplays metadata; boundaries requiring approximation remain unavailable.

runs: Innings totals include pre/post penalties. Penalty-bearing innings are excluded from over/phase/PP/checkpoint views, with explicit counts; no timing allocation is invented. Bowler runs exclude byes, leg-byes and penalty extras.

balls faced: Batter balls exclude wides but include delivered no-balls, as independently reconciled to actual Gabba scorecard 1493243. Bowler legal balls exclude both wides and no-balls.

player innings: Batting appearance requires being at the crease, including zero-ball non-strikers, not merely in the XI. Bowling innings require a recorded delivery. Stable registry IDs only.

wickets: Team/batter dismissals include retired out but exclude retired hurt/not-out. Bowling credits exclude run-outs and retired out.

over means: Runs per over use only overs with at least six legal balls. Missing late overs are not zero; wickets chart uses generic phase windows and active-innings samples.

averages: Batting runs/dismissals; bowling runs_conceded/credited wickets; bowling SR legal balls/wickets; economy runs_conceded*6/legal balls. Zero denominators are null, not zero.

historical: Archive window is not Howstat and not asserted all-time BBL coverage. All-time Howstat BBL ground records remain unavailable unless genuinely sourced.

forecast: Historical observations only; no live pitch, dew, weather, picks or calibrated forecast.

Null means unavailable; it is never rendered as zero. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge metadata stay separate from generic phase windows. Upcoming BBL 2026–27 status: not_started; Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

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