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The famous Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will host the third and final ODI of the 2025 series between Australia and India. The hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead after wins in Perth and Adelaide, with lesser experienced players including Cooper Connolly and Mitch Owen stepping up under pressure.
SCG ODI records: Batting first the key to victory again?
SCG ODI Results – Last 10 matches
Chasing is king in Perth and Adelaide, but it’s a different story in Sydney. Teams batting first have won the last nine ODIs at the SCG. Here are some of the recent results dating back to the start of 2016:
- February 2024: Australia (258/9) beat West Indies (175) by 83 runs.
- November 2022: Australia (280/8) beat England (208) by 72 runs.
- November 2020: Australia (389/4) beat India (338/9) by 51 runs.
- November 2020: Australia (374/6) beat India (308/8) by 66 runs.
- March 2020: Australia (258/7) beat New Zealand (187) by 71 runs.
- January 2019: Australia (288/5) beat India (254/9) by 34 runs.
- January 2018: England (302/6) beat Australia (286/6) by 16 runs.
- January 2017: Australia (353/6) beat Pakistan (267) by 86 runs.
- December 2016: Australia (324/8) beat New Zealand (256) by 68 runs.
- January 2016: India (331/4) beat Australia (330/7) by six wickets.
High average first innings score
SCG is a terrific batting ground in ODI cricket. In the past 10 matches, the average first innings score is 315.7 at an overall run rate of 6.31. No team was bowled out when batting first in an ODI at the SCG in this period.
300 was breached five times. 280 was breached seven times. With hot and dry conditions in Sydney in October, expect another good batting surface for the 2025 ODI.
Pace vs. spin records: Similar economy rates
Pace bowlers have taken 109 wickets in ODIs at the SCG dating back to the start of 2016. They collectively average 34.94 with an economy of 5.96 in this period.
Josh Hazlewood is the top wicket-taker among pace bowlers with 20 wickets at a superb average of 19.40 and economy of 5.33. Mitchell Starc has struggled, with seven wickets at an average of 52.71 and economy of 6.47.
On the spin front, Adam Zampa has been superb. The legspinner has taken 19 wickets in his last eight ODIs on this ground at an average of 22.00 and economy of 5.48. Kuldeep Yadav took 2/54 in his only ODI at the SCG to date.
Pace vs. spin comparison in last 10 ODIs at the SCG:
| Pace | Spin |
| 109 wickets | 40 wickets |
| Average: 34.94 | Average: 46.38 |
| Economy: 5.96 | Economy: 5.80 |
| Four-wicket hauls: 2 | Four-wicket hauls: 2 |
| Five-wicket hauls: 1 | Five-wicket hauls: 0 |
Other key ODI records at the SCG:
- Rohit Sharma has scored 333 runs in five ODIs on this ground at an average of 66.60 and strike rate of 88.80. This includes two fifties and a hundred.
- Virat Kohli, who made consecutive ducks in the opening two matches of the 2025 series, has a middling ODI record at the SCG: 7 inns, 146 runs, avg. 24.33, SR 82.95.
- Mitch Marsh has the most ODI runs for Australia at the SCG among active players. In five innings, the captain has scored 235 runs at an average of 58.75 and strike rate of 95.53. This includes two fifties and a hundred.
All statistics in this article have been checked and verified via ESPNcricinfo and Cricmetric.
