The Hundred 2024: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester pitch history and T20 records
The Hundred competition, both men’s and women’s, are all set to take centrestage. Both the tournaments got underway on July 23, with the match between Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix at the Kennington Oval in London. The Old Trafford in Manchester, which hosted the 2019 World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, is also a host for the tournament.
Old Trafford is the home ground for the Manchester Originals. The men’s team played two finals, finishing as the runners-up both times. The women’s team, on the other hand, are yet to go beyond the opening round and would be looking to make amends.
Jos Buttler, Sikandar Raza and Phil Salt are some of the major players in the men’s team. The women’s team has players like Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney and Sophie Ecclestone. For now, let us take a look and the numbers and records at the venue in Manchester.
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester T20 records and stats
The Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester has hosted 138 T20 matches since 2003. Out of 133 completed matches, the team batting first has won 69 times. Lancashire hold the record for the highest team total of 231/4 that they got against Yorkshire back in 2015. Worcestershire got all out for 53 against Lancashire in 2016.
T20 matches played: 138
Matches won by teams batting first: 69
Matches won by teams batting second: 61
Matches tied: 3
Matches abandoned: 5
Highest team: 231/4
Lowest team score: 53
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester pitch report
The pitch at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester is expected to be a sporting one. The average score at the venue is 160. Lancashire have played the most number of matches in Manchester (115) and have an average score of 168.
Manchester Originals have played 11 matches at the Old Trafford and have scored at a rate of 9.13, having won five and lost four.
The Hundred Men 2024 Matches at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
The schedule of the men’s and women’s tournaments are same, barring the timings. The women’s matches will take place first in the day followed by the men’s games.
July 25 – Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire (07.30 PM IST Women, 11:00 PM IST Men)
July 29 – Manchester Originals vs Trent Bridge (07.30 PM IST Women, 11:05 PM IST Men)
August 6 – Manchester Originals vs Oval Invincibles (04.00 PM IST Women, 7:30 PM IST Men)
August 11 – Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers (07.00 PM IST Women, 10:30 PM IST Men)