Windhoek, Namibia
Three grounds, one decision sheet
Everything Cricket Uganda needs before the December ICC window: what a par score really is at each venue, whether the toss is worth batting or bowling, how conditions move through an innings, and which skills the record rewards.
241
Average 1st-innings score
From 9 scored matches
209
Average 2nd-innings score
243
Average winning (defended) total
78%
Bat-first win rate
288
Highest 1st-innings total
244
Highest successful chase
145
Lowest total defended
50%
Toss winners who bowled
Toss decision
Bat first
Confidence: High · Namibia CG · All
- Average 1st-innings score here is 241.
- Successful defences average 243.
- Highest successful chase on record: 244.
- Lowest total defended: 145.
- Teams batting first have won 78% of fully-scored matches (sample of 9).
- Scoreboard pressure has been the dominant factor; the surface slows as the innings ages.
Innings blueprint
Batting to 256 first
Powerplay (1-10)39 for 1 or fewer
Overs 11-3082 runs, max 2 wickets lost
Overs 31-4048 runs, set the platform
Death (41-50)72 runs with 6+ wickets standing
Conditions
Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Surface
Hard, well-rolled clay-based pitch with even bounce; grass cover trimmed short
Altitude
~1,700 m above sea level
Boundaries
Square boundaries short (58-62 m), straight longer (68-72 m)
Outfield
Fast, dry kikuyu outfield — value in placement over power
Primary international venue. True surface early, gripping and slower from roughly the 30th over of an innings. Afternoon heat and thin high-veld air help carry; evenings cool sharply.