T20WC 2024: This blog contains overall Providence Stadium pitch reports, weather conditions, T20 stats, and records.
West Indies and Papua New Guinea will lock horns on Sunday 2nd Jun at Providence Stadium ahead of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup Group Stage in Match 2.
The Providence Stadium is the National Cricket Stadium of Guyana replacing Bourda Cricket Stadium. It is located in East Bank Demerara few km away from the capital Georgetown of Guyana. The reason why Providence Stadium is also known as Guyana Stadium for cricket fans. The Providence is one of the biggest sports arenas in the city with a 15,000 seating capacity for cricket lovers. In the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, Providence Cricket Stadium will host 6 Matches including 2nd Semi-Finalist T20 World Cup Match.
Providence Stadium has a balanced pitch that supports both batters and bowlers. However, in white ball cricket, this stadium favors the batters the most. The Guyana Stadium will host its first 2024 T20 World Cup Group stage match 2 between West Indies and Papua New Guinea.
Let’s take a look at Providence Stadium’s pitch and weather report ahead of West Indies vs Papua New Guinea match 2 in the 2024 T20 World Cup tournament.
Providence Stadium, Guyana Pitch Report: Batting or Bowling?
The Providence pitch is known for its balanced nature. However, the Providence stadium’s pitch is known as a bowling pitch as it supports the bowler more than the batter. Due to the slow pitch conditions eventually, spinners get all the benefits from the pitch. Looking at the stats, the team who wins the toss will likely to choose bowl first.
The table shows overall T20 International games records and stats for the Providence Stadium.
Providence Stadium T20 Pitch Stats and Records | |||
Total T20I Matches | 18 | ||
First Match | 30/04/2010 | ||
Last Match | 08/06/2024 | ||
Batting 1st Won | 6 (33.33%) | ||
Batting 2nd Won | 9 (50.00%) | ||
Matches Tied | – | ||
Matches N/R | 3 | ||
Highest Team Inn | 191/5 by ENG vs WI in 2010 | ||
Lowest Team Inn | 39 by UGA vs WI in 2024 | ||
Average Score | 133 |
Providence Stadium, Guyana Pitch Weather Report
Due to the tropical conditions of Guyana, the weather is always hot and humid with chances of rain. Especially in June when the rainy season just begins. On Sunday 2nd June, Guyana’s temperature is expected to be 31°C with 71% rain precipitation, and wind will blow at a speed of 19 km/h. So there is a great possibility that rain could interrupt the upcoming WI vs PNG match.
WI vs PNG is also the very first Providence Stadium match in the 2024 T20 World Cup starting at 8 am on Sunday 2nd June.
FAQs
Q1. Is the Providence Stadium a batting or bowling pitch?
Ans The Providence Stadium’s pitch is more like a balanced pitch with both batters and bowlers. The tropical conditions and the slow nature of the pitch allow bowlers to have some control over the batsmen. Which makes it a bowling pitch for the White Ball cricket.
Q2. Â How many people can Providence Stadium hold?
Ans Providence Stadium or Guyana Stadium is one of the prominent Stadiums with a 15,000 seating capacity for cricket lovers. The capacity can be expandable up to 20,000 because the grass mound can hold up to 4000 people.    Â
Q3. Which country is Providence Stadium in?
Ans  The Providence Stadium is located in Providence, East Bank Demerara, Guyana, West Indies. The Guyana Stadium was built by the Guyana Cricket Board with the financial assistance of India ahead of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. But now it has become one of the crucial landmarks for International cricket as well as multiple sports.