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Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy pitch report: average first-innings score

A pitch report from the numbers: 75 recorded men's matches · ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, updated October 2026

First-innings scores by format

FormatMatchesAverage, all matchesAverage, last six seasons
T2036167 167 (16)
ODI39241 232 (15)

In T20, recent first innings here average 167, close to the long-run figure. In ODI, recent first innings here average 232, 9 runs below the long-run figure — scoring has fallen.

Toss and chasing

FormatChose to fieldChose to batFielding-first sides won
T202214 36.4%
ODI1425 71.4%

How often the toss winner chose to field or bat, and how often sides that won the toss and fielded went on to win. Small samples swing widely.

Competitions recorded here

Australia in Sri Lanka T20I Series · Australia tour of Sri Lanka · Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka · England tour of Sri Lanka · ICC Men's T20 World Cup · ICC World Twenty20 · India tour of Sri Lanka · New Zealand in Sri Lanka T20I Series · Asia Cup · Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series · Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series · England in Sri Lanka ODI Series · ICC Cricket World Cup

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