AustraliaTest and ODI ground1992 to 2024
Manuka Oval
Canberra, Australia
Manuka Oval in numbers
Manuka Oval, in Canberra, Australia, has staged 1 Test and 11 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1992, and the most recent international here was in 2024.
None of the 1 Test played at Manuka Oval has been drawn, 1 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. Australia have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are Australia (1) and Sri Lanka (1). Travis Head has made more Test runs here than anyone, 220 in 2 innings with 1 hundred, and Mitchell Starc has taken the most wickets, 10 in 1 Test. The highest total is Australia's 534 for 5 in 2019; the highest individual score Joe Burns's 180 against Sri Lanka in 2019; the best bowling Mitchell Starc's 5 for 46 in 2019. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 366-run win over Sri Lanka in 2019.
Of the 11 ODIs played at Manuka Oval, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 3. That is 73% of decided ODIs to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. Australia have played 6 of those ODIs and won 5, lost 1, a win rate of 83%. The most frequent visitors have been India (3) and South Africa (3). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 7 ODIs, against 2 in the 2020s. Aaron Finch has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 348 in 5 innings with 2 hundreds, and Mitchell Starc has taken the most wickets, 7 in 3 ODIs. The highest total is South Africa's 411 for 4 in 2015; the lowest completed innings West Indies' 86 in 2024; the highest individual score Chris Gayle's 215 against Zimbabwe in 2015; the best bowling Kane Richardson's 5 for 68 in 2016. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 201-run win over Ireland in 2015.
Tests at Manuka Oval
1 Test, 2019. The first was Australia v Sri Lanka on 1 February 2019: Australia won by 366 runs.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 534 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | Australia | 2 | 220 | 1 |
| Joe Burns | Australia | 2 | 189 | 1 |
| Kurtis Patterson | Australia | 1 | 114 | 1 |
| Usman Khawaja | Australia | 2 | 101 | 1 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | Sri Lanka | 2 | 71 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 1 | 10 |
| Vishwa Fernando | Sri Lanka | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | 1 | 4 |
| Kasun Rajitha | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | Australia | 1 | 2 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 534/5
- Lowest completed total
- 149
- Highest score
- 180 · Joe Burns
- Best bowling
- 5/46 · Mitchell Starc
- Biggest win by runs
- 366 runs
ODIs at Manuka Oval
11 ODIs, 1992 to 2024. The first was Zimbabwe v South Africa on 10 March 1992: South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 163 |
| 2000s | 1 | 195 |
| 2010s | 7 | 348 |
| 2020s | 2 | 194 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 5 | 348 | 2 |
| David Warner | Australia | 3 | 265 | 1 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 2 | 261 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 2 | 217 | 1 |
| Steven Smith | Australia | 5 | 209 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 3 | 7 |
| James Faulkner | Australia | 3 | 6 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 3 | 6 |
| Kane Richardson | Australia | 2 | 6 |
| Ishant Sharma | India | 2 | 5 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 411/4
- Lowest completed total
- 86
- Highest score
- 215 · Chris Gayle
- Best bowling
- 5/68 · Kane Richardson
- Biggest win by runs
- 201 runs
Most recent matches
- West Indies v Australia (ODI, 6 February 2024): Australia won by 8 wickets (with 259 balls remaining)
- India v Australia (ODI, 2 December 2020): India won by 13 runs
- Australia v Sri Lanka (Test, 1 February 2019): Australia won by 366 runs
- Australia v New Zealand (ODI, 6 December 2016): Australia won by 116 runs
- Australia v India (ODI, 20 January 2016): Australia won by 25 runs
- South Africa v Ireland (ODI, 3 March 2015): South Africa won by 201 runs
- West Indies v Zimbabwe (ODI, 24 February 2015): West Indies won by 73 runs (D/L method)
- Bangladesh v Afghanistan (ODI, 18 February 2015): Bangladesh won by 105 runs
- Australia v South Africa (ODI, 19 November 2014): Australia won by 73 runs
- Australia v West Indies (ODI, 6 February 2013): Australia won by 39 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 1 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 11 scorecards at this ground
- Figures computed with scripts/build-archive-derived.ts over the scorecards