FACTS Opened 1895 Capacity 42000 (approx) Known as The Gabba Ends Stanley Street End, Vulture Street End Location Brisbane, Australia Time Zone UTC +10:00 Home to Queensland, Brisbane Heat Floodlights Yes Curator Kevin Mitchell jnr Venue description: The stadium is named after the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. A 42,000 seat stadium with state-of-art facilities, the Gabba also caters to other sports - American Rules Football, Soccer, Rugby Union and even Greyhound racing. The Gabba usually hosts the first Test match of the season every November. Since its first Test in 1931, the ground has undergone drastic renovations to become one of the finest Down Under. How does the pitch play? The Gabba is considered to be the truest wicket available in Australia. It generally offers healthy bounce and carry to the quicks while the stroke-makers thrive on the consistent bounce available. STATS - ODI Total matches 78 Matches won batting first 34 Matches won bowling first 39 Average 1st Inns scores 228 Average 2nd Inns scores 202 Highest total recorded 324/7 (50 Ov) by AUS vs WI Lowest total recorded 71/10 (23.4 Ov) by PAK vs WI Highest score chased 309/3 (49 Ov) by AUS vs IND Lowest score defended 178/8 (50 Ov) by Eng vs AUS STATS - TEST Total matches 60 Matches won batting first 25 Matches won bowling first 21 Average 1st Inns scores 342 Average 2nd Inns scores 317 Average 3rd Inns scores 242 Average 4th Inns scores 163 Highest total recorded 645/10 (158.6 Ov) by AUS vs Eng Lowest total recorded 58/10 (12.3 Ov) by AUS vs Eng STATS - T20I Total matches 3 Matches won batting first 2 Matches won bowling first 1 Average 1st Inns scores 185 Average 2nd Inns scores 146 Highest total recorded 209/3 (20 Ov) by AUS vs RSA Lowest total recorded 114/10 (18.3 Ov) by RSA vs AUS Highest score chased 161/4 (18.5 Ov) by AUS vs RSA Lowest score defended 191/6 (20 Ov) by WI vs AUS
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