International Cricket Council

Pitch Ratings

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

Series Name	Date	Venue	Match Type	Pitch Rating	Outfield Rating
West Indies v England	3 March	Antigua	1^st ODI	Above Average	Good
India v Australia	4 March	Bangalore	2^nd Test	Below Average	Very Good
West Indies v England	5 March	Antigua	2^nd ODI	Below Average	Good
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	7 March	Galle	1^st Test	Good	Above Average
New Zealand v South Africa	8 March	Dunedin	1^st Test	Above Average	Very Good
West Indies v England	9 March	Barbados	3^rd ODI	Below Average	Very Good
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	15 March	Colombo	2^nd Test	Good	Above Average
India v Australia	16 March	Ranchi	3^rd Test	Very Good	Very Good
New Zealand v South Africa	16 March	Wellington	2^nd Test	Very Good	Very Good
New Zealand v South Africa	25 March	Hamilton	3^rd Test	Good	Very Good
India v Australia	25 March	Dharamsala	4^th Test	Above Average	Above Average
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	25 March	Hambantota	1^st ODI	Good	Above Average
West Indies v Pakistan	26 March	Barbados	1^st T20I	Above Average	Very Good
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	29 March	Dambulla	2^nd ODI	Good	Good
West Indies v Pakistan	30 March	Florida	2^nd T20I	Above Average	Above Average
West Indies v Pakistan	1 April	Trinidad	3^rd T20I	Above Average	Above Average
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	1 April	Dambulla	3^rd ODI	Good	Above Average
West Indies v Pakistan	2 April	Trinidad	4^th T20I	Above Average	Above Average
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	5 April	Colombo	1^st T20I	Very Good	Good
West Indies v Pakistan	7 April	Guyana	1^st ODI	Good	Above Average
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	8 April	Colombo	2^nd 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
West Indies v Pakistan	30 April	Barbados	2^nd Test	Below Average	Very Good
West Indies v Pakistan	11 May	Dominica	3rd Test	Below Average	Very Good
West Indies v Afghanistan	2 June	St Kitts	1st T20I	Above Average	Very Good
West Indies v Afghanistan	9 June	St Lucia	1st ODI	Above Average	Above Average
England v Bangladesh	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