Rajasthan Royals (RR) will lock horns with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 65th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on May 15th, Wednesday at The Barsapara Cricket Stadium, also known as Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Guwahati, Assam . The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL.
Ground Stats of Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
Barsapara Cricket Stadium is set to host its first game of the season. Only two matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, which is officially named as Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, has hosted two One Day Internationals, four T20 Internationals and two Indian Premier League matches so far. The venue is currently home to the Indian cricket team, the Assam state team and the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, who host few of their home matches at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium along with their original home ground in Jaipur.
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati has seen only two IPL matches to date. Of these, teams batting first have clinched victory in both matches, while teams chasing have yet to taste success at this venue.
The pitches at the venue have been batting friendly, resulting in a few high-scoring games in the T20 Internationals recently with both the team batting first and second crossing the 200-run mark.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
2
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
0
Average first innings total
198
Runs per over
9.13
Runs per wicket
30.42
Highest total recorded
199/4 by RR vs DC in 2023
Lowest total recorded
142/9 by DC vs RR in 2023
The overall statistics show that, unlike most venues, the chasing team has not much enjoyed success at this Stadium.
IPL Record at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Last 2 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
2
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
0
Average first innings score
198
Average first innings winning score
198
Average powerplay score
56.5
Average death-over score
51.5
The average first-inning winning score is above 195 runs and the pitch is excellent for batting. The average powerplay run rate is 9.41 in the last two matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.3.