Providence Stadium, Guyana [X]
On Sunday, West Indies will kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign with a group-stage clash against Papua New Guinea, a team featuring in the competition for the first time.
Led by Rovman Powell, West Indies boast of a robust squad, comprising destructive batters throughout the lineup. The hosts will be particularly dependent on Nicholas Pooran as the swashbuckling southpaw has recently enjoyed stellar success with the bat.
Meanwhile, despite starting as the underdogs, Papua New Guinea should draw inspiration from their journey from the qualifiers to the main event. They have an uphill task as they take on the Windies, but all will they need is a spirited team effort to force an upset.
So, as both teams gear up for an exciting face-off, let's see what the stats say about the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Providence Stadium Guyana T20I Records & Stats
The Providence Stadium in Guyana has hosted 13 T20Is between 30th April 2010 and 8th August 2023. England hold the record for the highest team total of 191/5, which they posted against West Indies back in 2010.
Meanwhile, Ireland have the infamous record for the lowest team total of 68 runs, which they registered against West Indies.
The facts that the batters average just around 23 runs per dismissal and score only 7.51 runs per over on an average signify the track's conduciveness for bowling.
The teams batting second have won seven as compared to only three games by those batting first. So, the toss-winner might opt to bowl first in this match.
Total matches played | 13 |
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Matches won batting first | 3 |
Matches won batting second | 7 |
Matches with No Result | 3 |
Highest Team total | 191/5 by England vs West Indies |
Lowest Team total | 68 by Ireland vs West Indies |
Average runs per over | 7.51 |
Average runs per wicket | 22.93 |