Decoding all T20 World Cup 2024 venues

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted in the West Indies for the second time after 2010. USA will also be the co-hosts and will officially host an ICC tournament for the first time. 

A total of nine venues will be hosting the event with six in West Indies and three in USA. The newly built Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York and Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas will be hosting their first International match. Apart from these two, the other seven venues have hosted T20 Internationals (T20I). So, let us look at how these stadiums are and have performed in T20Is so far.

Kensington Oval, Barbados 

Matches: 24

Wins: Bat 1st – 16, Bat 2nd – 7, NR – 1

Avg 1st inns score – 162/7

Avg 1st inns winning score – 171/6

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Matches: 9

Venue Analysis: 

1. Kensington Oval has hosted 24 T20Is which is the most at a venue in West Indies

2. Pacers have been very effective in taking wickets at Barbados. Spinners have taken lesser wickets than expected. But, they have an economy that pacers would be jealous of

- Pace: 47 inns, 188 wkts, 4.0 wkts/inns, 8.2 ER

- Spin: 47 inns, 103 wkts, 2.2 wkts/inns, 6.8 ER

3. Middle overs (7-15) have been a challenge for the batters as the bowlers strike at 18.5 balls/wicket, the second-best bowling strike rate at a venue in West Indies

4. Leg Spinners have been the most economical amongst all bowling types with an economy of 6.5

Daren Sammy National Stadium, St. Lucia

Matches: 18

Wins: Bat 1st – 9, Bat 2nd – 9

Avg 1st inns score – 160/7

Avg 1st inns winning score – 175/6

ICC T20 World Cup Matches: 5

Venue Analysis:

1. Spinners have a below average record at this venue as they have one of the worst economy and balls/dismissals

- Pace: 36 inns, 137 wkts, 3.8 wkts/inns, 8.1 ER

- Spin: 36 inns, 76 wkts, 2.1 wkts/inns, 7.8 ER

2. Spinners have been expensive, giving away runs at 7.8, the second-worst economy for spinners at a venue in Windies

3. The average of spinners which is 30.3 is the highest for a venue in T20Is in West Indies

4. Bowlers are averaging 33.2 in the middle overs (7-15) which is the highest at a venue in T20Is in the Caribbean

Central Broward Park, Florida

Matches: 16

Wins: Bat 1st – 11, Bat 2nd – 4, NR – 1

Avg 1st inns score – 167/7

Avg 1st inns winning score – 181/6

ICC T20 World Cup Matches: 4

Venue Analysis:

1. Pacers have been far more dominant than spinners at the venue but at the expense of conceding more runs

- Pace: 32 inns, 114 wkts, 3.6 wkts/inns, 8.4 ER

- Spin: 32 inns, 80 wkts, 2.5 wkts/inns, 7.1 ER

2. Left-arm pacers have done well with 29 wickets at a bowling strike rate of 14.0, the best amongst all bowling types in T20Is at this ground

3. Finger spinners have been very economical conceding runs at just 6.9 economy

Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Matches: 13

Wins: Bat 1st – 3, Bat 2nd – 7, NR – 3

Avg 1st inns score – 150/7

Avg 1st inns winning score – 156/8

ICC T20 World Cup matches: 6

Venue Analysis:

1. Pacers and spinners have both been economical. But, spinners have not been amongst wickets 

- Pace: 23 inns, 68 wkts, 3.0 wkt/inns, 7.9 econ

- Spin: 23 inns, 43 wkts, 1.9 wkt/inns, 6.8 econ

2. Spinners have a decent economy (6.8) at this venue. But, the balls/dismissal are 23.7, the second-worst balls/dismissal in T20Is in West Indies

3. Left-arm spinners have an economy of 6.3, the best amongst bowling types at this venue in T20Is

4. Finger spinners have been more effective compared to wrist spinners in T20Is at this venue

- Finger Spinners: 22 inns, 34 wkts, 6.7 econ, 23.9 SR

- Wrist Spinners: 7 inns, 9 wkts, 7.2 econ, 22.7 SR

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua

Matches: 13

Wins: Bat 1st – 9, Bat 2nd – 4

Avg 1st inns score – 138/8

Avg 1st inns winning score – 153/7

ICC T20 World Cup matches: 8

Venue Analysis:

1. Bowlers have had the most help in this venue compared to others as they have a good economy and have taken wickets at a decent rate

- Pace: 26 inns, 93 wkts, 3.6 wkts/inns, 6.5 econ

- Spin: 26 inns, 55 wkts, 2.6 wkts/inns, 6.4 econ

2. At this venue, pacers have the lowest economy (6.5) and best bowling average (17.8) amongst all the venues in West Indies

3. In powerplay (1-6), the bowling average - 18.0 -  is one of the best average for bowlers in the powerplay at a venue across all T20Is in West Indies

4. In slog overs (16-20), bowlers are averaging 12.3 - the best in this phase in Caribbean

Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad

Matches: 4

Wins: Bat 1st – 3, Bat 2nd - 1

Avg 1st inns score – 185/6

Avg 1st inns winning score – 202/5

ICC T20 World Cup matches: 5

Venue Analysis:

1. Pacers have picked up wickets quite frequently but at the cost of conceding runs while spinners have a far better economy

- Pace: 8 inns, 33 wkts, 4.1 wkts/inns, 9.0 econ

- Spin: 8 inns, 22 wkts, 2.8 wkts/inns, 7.5 econ

2. It is one of the most batting friendly wickets in West Indies as the run rate at this venue - 8.9 - is the second-best among venues in the Caribbean

3. When England played West Indies at this venue last year, they scored 267/3, which remains the highest T20I total in West Indies

4. Left-arm pacers have been the best wicket-takers at this venue as they have a strike rate of 11.0 

Arnos Vale Ground, St Vincent

Matches: 2

Wins: Bat 1st – 1, Bat 2nd – 1

Avg 1st inns score – 144/7

Avg 1st inns winning score – 135/7

ICC T20 World Cup matches: 5

Venue Analysis:

1. St Vincent is hosting a T20I match after 10 years. The last time a T20I was played here was on July 27th and 28th between West Indies and Pakistan where the latter won both games.

2. In the 2 T20Is that has been hosted at this venue, spinners have been far more impactful than pacers

- Pace: 4 inns, 8 wkts, 2.0 wkts/inns, 8.1 econ

- Spin: 4 inns, 19 wkts, 4.8 wkts/inns, 6.2 econ

3. Of the 19 wickets taken by spinners, 11 have been taken by off-spinners which shows finger spinners having an advantage in these conditions

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