The Hundred 2024: The Rose Bowl, Southampton pitch history and T20 records
The Hundred Men and Women’s competition is all set to take place from July 23, with eight teams taking part in both competitions. The team finishing on top of the league stage will qualify for the final directly. The teams finishing second and third will fight it out in the Eliminator on Saturday, August 17, at the Kennington Oval in London.
Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix will face each other in the opening game of the tournament on Tuesday, July 23, at the KIA Oval. The high-profile Rose Bowl in Southampton will host its first match on July 24 between Southern Brave and London Spirit.
Southampton has witnessed some jaw-dropping matches and there’s more in store in the upcoming Hundred. Let us take a look at the numbers and stats at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
The Rose Bowl, Southampton T20 records and stats
The Rose Bowl in Southampton has hosted 155 T20 matches since 2003. Teams batting first have won 84 out of the 145 completed matches at the venue. Chasing teams have had their troubles. Australia hold the record for the highest team total at the venue that they got against England back in 2013.
T20 matches played: 155
Matches won by teams batting first: 84
Matches won by teams batting second: 61
Matches tied: 3
Matches abandoned: 7
Highest team: 248/6
Lowest team score: 72
The Rose Bowl, Southampton pitch report
The pitch in Southampton is expected to be a decent one for the batters. The average score of 160 means that there will be proper balance between the bat and the ball. Northern Superchargers hold the record for the highest score in the Hundred Men with a score of 201 for three. Welsh Fire’s 107 for seven is the lowest score.
The Brave have played 12 matches in Southampton and have scored at a rate of 8.67, which is a tad higher than the average scoring rate at The Rose Bowl.
The Hundred Men 2024 Matches at The Rose Bowl, Southampton
The schedule of the men’s and women’s competition are same. The women’s match will take place first in the day followed by the men’s games.
July 24 – Southern Brave vs London Spirit (11.00 PM IST Men, 7:30 PM IST Women)
August 1 – Southern Brave vs Manchester Originals (11.00 PM IST Men, 7:30 PM IST Women)
August 10 – Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets (07.00 PM IST Men, 3:30 PM IST Women)
August 14 – Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire (07.30 PM IST Men, 4:00 PM IST Women)