Pitch and Outfield Ratings
ICC receives a rating on the performance of the pitch and the outfield for every Test Match, One Day International and Twenty20 International played between the countries. Pitches and outfields are marked after the match has ended by the ICC Match Referee on duty at the match. The rating is then provided as feedback to the host Member Board to assist in future pitch and outfield preparations for international matches at the relevant venue. In addition, if a pitch or outfield is marked as substandard the relevant Home Board and the venue are required to explain why the pitch and/or outfield performed below the required standard. A pitch or outfield is deemed to be substandard if it receives a rating of poor or unfit. Sanctions may be applied by ICC to a venue that presents a substandard pitch or outfield for international cricket.
The performance of pitches and outfields are rated as follows:
Very Good, Good, Above Average, Below Average, Poor, Unfit.
Here is a list of the pitch and outfield ratings from 1st March 2017
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Series Name |
Date |
Venue |
Match Type |
Pitch Rating |
Outfield Rating |
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|
West Indies v England |
3 March |
Antigua |
1st ODI |
Above Average |
Good |
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|
India v Australia |
4 March |
Bangalore |
2nd Test |
Below Average |
Very Good |
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|
West Indies v England |
5 March |
Antigua |
2nd ODI |
Below Average |
Good |
||
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
7 March |
Galle |
1st Test |
Good |
Above Average |
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|
New Zealand v South Africa |
8 March |
Dunedin |
1st Test |
Above Average |
Very Good |
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|
West Indies v England |
9 March |
Barbados |
3rd ODI |
Below Average |
Very Good |
||
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
15 March |
Colombo |
2nd Test |
Good |
Above Average |
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|
India v Australia |
16 March |
Ranchi |
3rd Test |
Very Good |
Very Good |
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|
New Zealand v South Africa |
16 March |
Wellington |
2nd Test |
Very Good |
Very Good |
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|
New Zealand v South Africa |
25 March |
Hamilton |
3rd Test |
Good |
Very Good |
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|
India v Australia |
25 March |
Dharamsala |
4th Test |
Above Average |
Above Average |
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|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
25 March |
Hambantota |
1st ODI |
Good |
Above Average |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
26 March |
Barbados |
1st T20I |
Above Average |
Very Good |
||
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
29 March |
Dambulla |
2nd ODI |
Good |
Good |
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|
West Indies v Pakistan |
30 March |
Florida |
2nd T20I |
Above Average |
Above Average |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
1 April |
Trinidad |
3rd T20I |
Above Average |
Above Average |
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|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
1 April |
Dambulla |
3rd ODI |
Good |
Above Average |
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|
West Indies v Pakistan |
2 April |
Trinidad |
4th T20I |
Above Average |
Above Average |
||
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
5 April |
Colombo |
1st T20I |
Very Good |
Good |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
7 April |
Guyana |
1st ODI |
Good |
Above Average |
||
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
8 April |
Colombo |
2nd T20I |
Very Good |
Good |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
9 April |
Guyana |
2nd ODI |
Below Average |
Above Average |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
11 April |
Guyana |
3rd ODI |
Below Average |
Above Average |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
22 April |
Jamaica |
1st Test |
Very Good |
Good |
||
|
West Indies v Pakistan |
30 April | Barbados | 2nd Test | Below Average | Good | ||
|
England v Ireland |
5 May | Bristol | 1st ODI | Good | Good | ||
| England v Ireland | 7 May | Lord's | 2nd ODI | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| West Indies v Pakistan | 30 April | Barbados |
2nd Test | Below Average |
Very Good |
||
| West Indies v Pakistan | 11 May | Dominica | 3rd Test | Below Average |
Very Good |
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| West Indies v Afghanistan | 2 June |
|
1st T20I | Above Average | Very Good | ||
West Indies v Afghanistan |
9 June | St Lucia | 1st ODI | Above Average | Above Average | ||
|
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1 June | The Oval | CT ODI | Very Good | Very Good | ||
| New Zealand v Australia | 2 June | Birmingham | CT ODI | Very Good | Very Good | ||
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 3 June | The Oval | CT ODI | Good | Very Good | ||
| India v Pakistan | 4 June | Birmingham | CT ODI | Very Good | Very Good | ||
| England v New Zealand | 5 June | Cardiff | CT ODI | Good | Very Good | ||
| Pakistan v South Africa | 6 June | Birmingham | CT ODI | Good | Very Good | ||
| India v Sri Lanka | 7 June | The Oval | CT ODI | Very Good | Very Good | ||
| New Zealand v Bangladesh | 8 June | Cardiff | CT ODI | Good | Very Good | ||
| England v Australia | 9 June | Birmingham | CT ODI | Good | Good | ||
| India v South Africa | 10 June | The Oval | CT ODI | Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 12 June | Cardiff | CT ODI | Good |
Very Good |
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| England v Pakistan | 14 June | Cardiff | CT ODI | Above Average |
Good |
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| India v Bangladesh | 15 June | Birmingham | CT ODI | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| India v Pakistan | 18 June | The Oval | CT ODI | Very Good | Very Good | ||
| England v South Africa | 21 June | Southampton | T20I | Good |
Very Good |
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| England v South Africa | 23 June | Taunton | T20I | Very Good |
Good |
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| England v South Africa | 25 June | Cardiff | T20I | Above Average |
Good |
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| Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 30 June | Galle | ODI | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| West Indies v India | 23 June | Trinidad | ODI | Above Average |
Good |
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| West Indies v India | 25 June | Trinidad | ODI | Above Average |
Good |
||
| West Indies v India | 30 June | Antigua | ODI | Above Average |
Good |
||
| West Indies v India | 2 July | Antigua | ODI | Above Average |
Good |
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| West Indies v India | 6 July | Jamaica |
ODI | Good |
Good |
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| West Indies v India | 9 July | Jamaica |
T20I | Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 2 July | Galle | ODI | Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 6 July | Hambantota | ODI | Very Good |
Very Good |
||
| Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 8 July | Hambantota | ODI | Good |
Very Good |
||
| Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 14 July | Colombo | Test | Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 26 July | Galle | Test | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| England v South Africa | 6 July | Lords | Test | Above Average |
Very Good |
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| England v South Africa | 17 July | Nottingham | Test | Good |
Very Good |
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| England v South Africa | 27 July | The Oval | Test | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| England v South Africa | 4 August | Manchester | Test | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 3 August | Colombo | Test | Above Average |
Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 14 August | Kandy | Test | Good |
Good |
||
| Sri Lanka v India | 20 August | Dambulla | ODI | Above Average |
Above Average |
||
| Sri Lanka v India | 24 August | Colombo | ODI | Above Average |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 27 August | Dambulla | ODI | Good |
Very Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 30 August | Colombo | ODI | Very Good |
Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 3 September | Kandy | ODI | Above Average |
Good |
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| Sri Lanka v India | 6 September | Colombo | T20I | Good |
Good |
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| England v West Indies | 19 August | Birmingham | Test | Good |
Very Good |
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| England v West Indies | 29 August | Leeds | Test | Very Good |
Very Good |
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| England v West Indies | 11 September | Lord's | Test | Good |
Very Good |
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| Bangladesh v Australia | 27 August | Dhaka | Test | Below Average |
Poor |