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Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) BBL pitch report

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 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.

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BBL

Sydney Cricket Ground

Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · 8 included match records

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney, Australia, is the Sydney Sixers’ home venue and the subject of this men’s Big Bash League pitch report. It brings together an exact-ground recent window and a separate older BBL archive, with the interface calculating batting-first and chasing results, innings scoring, phase and over patterns, score bands, and player batting and bowling tables from each selected scope. SCG is kept distinct from ENGIE Stadium and Sydney Showground. 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 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03 · 2/8 independent scorecard receipts · alias context: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) · Sydney, Australia

What the selected Sydney Cricket Ground record says

MAX 3 SOURCE-DRIVEN FINDINGS

01 / RECORDED SCORING

First innings average 178.00; second innings 171.25.

8 and 8 innings · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23. Scoring evidence; no projection.

02 / OBSERVED OUTCOME

Chasing won 6/8 (75.0%).

Batting first won 2/8 · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23. Observed record, not a probability.

03 / BOWLING LEADER

BJ Dwarshuis: 9 wickets

7 bowling innings · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23. Player evidence, not a recommendation.

CompetitionFormatSeason

8 decisive matches · 0 ties · 2 no-results
Data checked 2026-11-03

BBL 2026–27: upcoming Sydney Cricket Ground fixtures — not historical stats

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

Match	UTC date	Home	Away
9	2026-12-22	Sydney Sixers Men	Melbourne Renegades Men
12	2026-12-26	Sydney Sixers Men	Brisbane Heat Men
30	2027-01-10	Sydney Sixers Men	Perth Scorchers Men
36	2027-01-15	Sydney Sixers Men	Sydney Thunder Men

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

B / Venue scoring

Sydney Cricket Ground 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

178.00First innings · runs

171.25Second innings · runs

8 and 8 innings in Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26.

Full 20-over average

178.00First innings · runs

206.00Second innings · runs

8 and 1 innings reached 20 overs; early chases are not projected.

Mandatory powerplay average

35.50First innings · runs

37.62Second innings · runs

Actual mandatory PP metadata; denominators 8 and 8.

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 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Exact completed-over values and samples

Completed over	First mean	First n	Second mean	Second n
1	7.50	8	9.00	8
2	6.75	8	10.12	8
3	8.88	8	8.88	8
4	12.38	8	9.62	8
5	7.12	8	9.88	8
6	7.12	8	8.12	8
7	8.88	8	8.62	8
8	7.12	8	6.88	8
9	10.50	8	9.50	8
10	8.88	8	6.50	8
11	6.62	8	6.25	8
12	9.25	8	12.00	8
13	9.75	8	8.88	8
14	8.62	8	8.88	8
15	9.25	8	11.25	8
16	10.12	8	9.00	8
17	8.38	8	9.62	8
18	12.38	8	13.80	5
19	8.75	8	9.00	2
20	9.75	8	8.00	1

Phase wicket and scoring detail

Window	First runs	First wickets	Second runs	Second wickets
Opening 4 overs	284.00	8.00	301.00	9.00
Overs 5–15	745.00	25.00	774.00	27.00
Death · overs 16–20	395.00	26.00	295.00	9.00

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 band	Recorded first innings
140–159	3
160–179	1
180–199	3
200+	1

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

Metric	First	First n	Second	Second n
Mandatory PP runs	35.50	8	37.62	8
Mandatory PP wickets	1.00	8	1.12	8
Completed Power Surge runs	26.38	8	27.00	7
Completed Power Surge wickets	0.88	8	1.14	7
After 4 overs	35.50	8	37.62	8
After 10 overs	85.12	8	87.12	8
After 20 overs	178.00	8	206.00	1

Actual powerplay duration metadata: first {"4":8}; second {"4":8}. Missing/partial surge intervals are unavailable, not zero.

C / Observed outcomes

Batting first vs chasing at Sydney Cricket Ground

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

Which innings situation won more often?

25.0%Batting first · 2/8

75.0%Chasing · 6/8

8 decisive matches · 0 ties · 2 no-results · 0 adjusted matches · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03.

D / Bowling intelligence

Sydney Cricket Ground 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 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Phase	First wickets	First n	Second wickets	Second n
Opening 4 overs	8.00	8	9.00	8
Overs 5–15	25.00	8	27.00	8
Death · overs 16–20	26.00	8	9.00	8

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

E / Batting positions

Sydney Cricket Ground BBL batting-position records

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

Batting positions unavailable

Actual scorecard orders do not yet have fully matched registry IDs in this scope. Positions are never inferred from delivery order. No position groups are inferred or displayed as zero.

F / Venue performers

Sydney Cricket Ground BBL player records

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

Search selected-scope players

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

Sorted by runs; null metrics remain unavailable, never zero. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Batter	Runs	Average	SR	Balls	4s	6s	HS	Inn	Dismissals
SPD Smith	286	143.00	191.95	149	24	17	121	3	2
MC Henriques	202	28.86	138.36	146	18	6	53	8	7
JR Philippe	144	18.00	130.91	110	19	3	46	8	8
JM Vince	141	141.00	162.07	87	17	4	101	2	1
SB Harper	122	122.00	169.44	72	13	6	110	2	1
DA Warner	121	121.00	163.51	74	12	5	110	2	1
J Edwards	119	23.80	143.37	83	14	3	37	6	5
JC Silk	91	30.33	135.82	67	7	3	43	5	3
BJ Dwarshuis	86	21.50	168.63	51	6	5	30	6	4
DP Hughes	84	28.00	133.33	63	9	3	60	3	3
BM Duckett	68	68.00	234.48	29	10	2	68	1	1
AJ Turner	66	—	206.25	32	6	2	66	1	0
Babar Azam	58	19.33	103.57	56	8	0	47	3	3
SW Billings	56	56.00	133.33	42	3	2	42	2	1
TL Seifert	55	55.00	130.95	42	6	1	55	1	1
L Scott	51	51.00	159.38	32	3	3	51	1	1
JA Davies	50	12.50	178.57	28	5	3	27	4	4
JJS Sangha	42	21.00	123.53	34	5	0	30	2	2
S Fanning	41	41.00	141.38	29	2	2	41	1	1
BR McDermott	40	40.00	153.85	26	3	1	40	1	1
M Gilkes	38	19.00	111.76	34	3	1	26	2	2
W Sutherland	36	—	128.57	28	3	0	36	1	0
L Shaw	34	17.00	154.55	22	5	1	21	3	2
C Connolly	33	33.00	143.48	23	3	1	33	1	1
GJ Maxwell	32	32.00	188.24	17	2	3	32	1	1
J Overton	30	30.00	150.00	20	3	1	30	1	1
M Spoors	28	28.00	164.71	17	3	1	28	1	1
NJ Maddinson	26	26.00	162.50	16	2	2	26	1	1
BJ Webster	24	24.00	88.89	27	0	1	24	1	1
KR Patterson	23	11.50	104.55	22	1	1	12	2	2
J Merlo	22	22.00	81.48	27	1	0	14	2	1
J Brown	22	22.00	220.00	10	3	1	22	1	1
J Fraser-McGurk	21	21.00	175.00	12	2	1	21	1	1
MP Stoinis	20	20.00	105.26	19	3	0	20	1	1
N McAndrew	19	—	271.43	7	2	1	19	1	0
W Prestwidge	19	19.00	146.15	13	2	1	19	1	1
L Wood	18	—	128.57	14	1	0	18	1	0
TK Curran	17	17.00	100.00	17	1	0	15	2	1
H Kerr	15	7.50	93.75	16	0	1	10	3	2
CJ Green	15	7.50	100.00	15	1	0	15	2	2
FH Allen	15	15.00	214.29	7	3	0	15	1	1
HWR Cartwright	15	15.00	136.36	11	2	0	15	1	1
MW Short	15	15.00	136.36	11	1	1	15	1	1
C Kellaway	14	14.00	73.68	19	2	0	14	1	1
MJ Owen	13	13.00	162.50	8	3	0	13	1	1
TP Ward	13	13.00	162.50	8	0	2	13	1	1
NR Hobson	12	12.00	133.33	9	2	0	12	1	1
TF Rogers	12	12.00	200.00	6	1	1	12	1	1
BAD Manenti	11	11.00	122.22	9	1	0	6	3	1
AI Ross	11	11.00	91.67	12	1	0	11	1	1
MW Harvey	11	11.00	137.50	8	2	0	11	1	1
Rishad Hossain	11	11.00	137.50	8	0	1	11	1	1
DR Sams	10	10.00	250.00	4	1	1	10	1	1
F O'Neill	9	9.00	150.00	6	1	0	9	1	1
SA Abbott	8	8.00	100.00	8	0	0	5	2	1
HD Weibgen	8	8.00	80.00	10	0	0	8	1	1
B Stanlake	7	—	233.33	3	1	0	7	1	0
Hassan Khan	6	6.00	150.00	4	1	0	6	1	1
S Konstas	6	6.00	54.55	11	0	0	6	1	1
CA Lynn	5	5.00	71.43	7	1	0	5	1	1
JA Chohan	5	—	125.00	4	1	0	5	1	0
KW Richardson	5	—	166.67	3	1	0	5	1	0
TS Rogers	5	—	166.67	3	1	0	5	1	0
Hasan Ali	4	—	200.00	2	0	0	4	1	0
Nikhil Chaudhary	4	4.00	80.00	5	0	0	4	1	1
D Warren	3	3.00	75.00	4	0	0	3	1	1
M Perry	3	—	100.00	3	0	0	3	1	0
GHS Garton	2	2.00	66.67	3	0	0	2	1	1
Usama Mir	2	2.00	100.00	2	0	0	2	1	1
CJ Jordan	1	1.00	20.00	5	0	0	1	1	1
JA Richardson	1	—	100.00	1	0	0	1	1	0
LJ Evans	1	1.00	12.50	8	0	0	1	1	1
SM Curran	1	1.00	33.33	3	0	0	1	1	1
AC Agar	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1
AM Hardie	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1
HJ Nielsen	0	0.00	0.00	3	0	0	0	1	1
JM Clarke	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1
MS Wade	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1
RP Meredith	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1

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

Sorted by credited wickets; source denominators remain visible. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Bowler	Wkts	Average	SR	Economy	Runs	Legal balls	Inn
BJ Dwarshuis	9	26.11	16.56	9.46	235	149	7
SA Abbott	9	19.56	12.33	9.51	176	111	5
JA Davies	6	13.50	13.00	6.23	81	78	6
J Edwards	6	37.33	24.33	9.21	224	146	8
H Kerr	6	28.00	17.33	9.69	168	104	5
TK Curran	4	16.25	10.50	9.29	65	42	2
PM Siddle	3	14.67	14.00	6.29	44	42	2
L Wood	3	8.67	8.00	6.50	26	24	1
SM Curran	3	9.33	8.00	7.00	28	24	1
MA Starc	3	20.00	16.00	7.50	60	48	2
JM Bird	3	11.67	6.00	11.67	35	18	1
N McAndrew	3	25.33	12.00	12.67	76	36	2
RP Meredith	3	17.33	8.00	13.00	52	24	1
J Overton	2	11.00	12.00	5.50	22	24	1
JA Chohan	2	25.00	24.00	6.25	50	48	2
T Murphy	2	29.00	24.00	7.25	58	48	3
TD Andrews	2	7.50	6.00	7.50	15	12	1
MP Stoinis	2	31.50	24.00	7.88	63	48	2
W Sutherland	2	10.00	7.50	8.00	20	15	1
Rishad Hossain	2	16.50	12.00	8.25	33	24	1
L Pope	2	12.50	9.00	8.33	25	18	1
M Perry	2	29.50	21.00	8.43	59	42	2
WA Agar	2	25.50	18.00	8.50	51	36	2
B Stanlake	2	23.00	12.00	11.50	46	24	1
CJ Green	1	43.00	48.00	5.38	43	48	2
BAD Manenti	1	67.00	60.00	6.70	67	60	4
AC Agar	1	27.00	24.00	6.75	27	24	1
GHS Garton	1	14.00	12.00	7.00	14	12	1
MC Henriques	1	7.00	6.00	7.00	7	6	1
T Sangha	1	59.00	48.00	7.38	59	48	2
HTRY Thornton	1	23.00	18.00	7.67	23	18	1
MW Short	1	8.00	6.00	8.00	8	6	1
AP O'Connor	1	17.00	12.00	8.50	17	12	1
C Connolly	1	27.00	18.00	9.00	27	18	1
Hassan Khan	1	27.00	18.00	9.00	27	18	1
Haris Rauf	1	37.00	24.00	9.25	37	24	1
JP Behrendorff	1	39.00	24.00	9.75	39	24	1
Usama Mir	1	43.00	24.00	10.75	43	24	1
TS Rogers	1	35.00	18.00	11.67	35	18	1
AJ Hosein	1	50.00	24.00	12.50	50	24	1
KW Richardson	1	64.00	30.00	12.80	64	30	2
Nikhil Chaudhary	0	—	—	4.50	18	24	1
MJ Swepson	0	—	—	6.50	13	12	1
A Zampa	0	—	—	8.50	34	24	1
BJ Webster	0	—	—	9.00	18	12	1
Hasan Ali	0	—	—	9.00	36	24	1
F O'Neill	0	—	—	10.33	31	18	1
D Warren	0	—	—	11.08	24	13	1
M Spoors	0	—	—	12.00	12	6	1
GJ Maxwell	0	—	—	12.25	49	24	2
JA Richardson	0	—	—	12.75	51	24	1
W Prestwidge	0	—	—	14.50	29	12	1
L Scott	0	—	—	15.00	15	6	1
NJ Maddinson	0	—	—	15.00	15	6	1
AJ Tye	0	—	—	15.50	62	24	1
R Hadley	0	—	—	20.57	48	14	1

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.

Sydney Cricket Ground BBL report: common questions

What is the average BBL score at Sydney Cricket Ground?

In the selected Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 window, recorded first-innings scoring averages 178.00 runs and second-innings scoring averages 171.25. The sample is Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03; successful early chases are not projected to 20 overs.

Does batting first or chasing win more often at Sydney Cricket Ground?

Batting first won 2/8 and chasing won 6/8 in this selected source window. This is an observed result, not a future probability.

What does the powerplay sample show at Sydney Cricket Ground?

The measured mandatory powerplay means are 35.50 first innings and 37.62 second innings, with denominators 8 and 8. 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 · 8 included match records · 2024-12-16–2026-01-23 · source scg/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Included match records

Match ID	Date	Season	Match	First	Second	Winner	Receipt	Source URL
1443058	2024-12-16	2024/25	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers	169/7 (20.0)	172/5 (18.3)	Sydney Sixers	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
1443067	2024-12-26	2024/25	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	194/9 (20.0)	198/2 (18.1)	Sydney Sixers	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
1443086	2025-01-11	2024/25	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	220/3 (20.0)	206/7 (20.0)	Sydney Sixers	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
1443099	2025-01-24	2024/25	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	151/7 (20.0)	157/6 (18.5)	Sydney Thunder	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
1493241	2025-12-17	2025/26	Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers	159/9 (20.0)	160/7 (19.2)	Adelaide Strikers	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
1493248	2025-12-26	2025/26	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	144/10 (20.0)	145/3 (17.3)	Melbourne Stars	scorecard_matched	https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/sydney-sixers-vs-melbourne-stars-11th-match-1493248/full-scorecard
1493274	2026-01-16	2025/26	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	189/6 (20.0)	191/5 (17.2)	Sydney Sixers	scorecard_matched	https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/sydney-sixers-vs-sydney-thunder-37th-match-1493274/full-scorecard
1493280	2026-01-23	2025/26	Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes	198/8 (20.0)	141/10 (17.2)	Sydney Sixers	archive_only	https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip

Explicit exclusions

Match ID	Reason
1443093	missing_two_recorded_innings; no_normal_winner
1493268	missing_two_recorded_innings; no_normal_winner

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.