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Test · Men · 42 matches, 21 Jul 2005 to 27 Aug 2026
Test · Men
336average first-innings score
from 42 innings
22 of 31 matches with a winner · 11 drawn, tied or no result
Batting first wins more often
ODI · Men
260average first-innings score
from 37 innings
24 of 37 matches with a winner · 3 drawn, tied or no result
Batting first wins more often
ODI · Women
3 of 5 matches with a winner
T20 · Men
169average first-innings score
from 56 innings
35 of 57 matches with a winner · 4 drawn, tied or no result
Batting first wins more often
T20 · Women
145average first-innings score
from 8 innings
One-day (50 overs) · Men
293par first-innings score
usually 242–336
271 batting first wins about 38% of the time here
316 batting first wins about 65% of the time here
From 58 first innings at Lord's, recent seasons counting most.
One-day (50 overs) · Women
244par first-innings score
usually 201–288
222 batting first wins about 32% of the time here
267 batting first wins about 63% of the time here
From 5 first innings at Lord's, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
180par first-innings score
usually 147–207
165 batting first wins about 35% of the time here
195 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 54 first innings at Lord's, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Women
153par first-innings score
usually 130–176
138 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
168 batting first wins about 72% of the time here
From 8 first innings at Lord's, recent seasons counting most.
A prediction, not a certainty. For fun and insight, not betting.
Par is the recent average first-innings score in the format, adjusted for how this ground and its country have played, leaning on the wider average when a ground has few matches. “Usually” is the middle half of first innings. Only full first innings count (all out or the full overs; no rain-shortened games).
Facts, matches and records come from our affiliated partners and our own archive.
Records come from the matches in our archive, which starts in the 2000s for most grounds, so older records may be missing. Super overs are left out. Lowest all-out counts only innings that lost all ten wickets.
2 of 9 matches with a winner
Multi-day · Men
301average first-innings score
from 70 innings
22 of 45 matches with a winner · 25 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
100-ball · Men
144average first-innings score
from 28 innings
16 of 28 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
100-ball · Women
120average first-innings score
from 28 innings
9 of 27 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
Chasing wins more often
One-day · Men
251average first-innings score
from 23 innings
10 of 25 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
Chasing wins more often
From every completed match here in our archive. Averages leave out no-results and rain-adjusted (DLS) games; a format is shown only with at least five matches. Batting first is the side that batted in the first innings. Pitches change from season to season, so treat these as a long-run guide.
