Sophia Gardens pitch report
Sophia Gardens in Cardiff has hosted 123 matches, mostly T20 Blast. In men's T20s the average first-innings score is 157 and chasing sides have won 53% of those with a result. Spinners take 30% of the wickets here, against 35% at all grounds.
Figures below are men's matches only. This ground has also hosted 2 women's matches, too few for figures of their own.
- T20 · 95 matches157Average first-innings scoreChasing sides won 53% · toss winners fielded first 65%
- ODI · 26 matches235Average first-innings scoreChasing sides won 68% · toss winners fielded first 85%
Pace v spin at Sophia Gardens
Wickets and economy by type of bowler, every men's match here
T20 Balanced
Spinners have taken 30% of the wickets here, against 35% in men's T20s at all grounds.
Pace70% of wkts · econ 8.36
Spin30% of wkts · econ 7.69
| Type | Wkts | Share | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 606 | 56% | 8.41 | 24.35 |
| Left-arm pace | 150 | 14% | 8.16 | 23.72 |
| Off-spin | 78 | 7% | 8.13 | 31.40 |
| Leg-spin | 142 | 13% | 7.61 | 21.83 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 106 | 10% | 7.45 | 25.80 |
| Left-arm wrist-spin | 4 | 0% | 7.47 | 28.00 |
ODI Pace-friendly
Spinners have taken 24% of the wickets here, against 33% in men's ODIs at all grounds.
Pace76% of wkts · econ 5.54
Spin24% of wkts · econ 5.37
| Type | Wkts | Share | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 202 | 63% | 5.51 | 33.01 |
| Left-arm pace | 42 | 13% | 5.71 | 32.38 |
| Off-spin | 35 | 11% | 5.32 | 36.57 |
| Leg-spin | 21 | 7% | 5.84 | 34.05 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 22 | 7% | 5.12 | 48.91 |
| Left-arm wrist-spin | 1 | 0% | 5.85 | 76.00 |
Most men's runs at Sophia Gardens
| Batter | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Ingram | 62 | 1,752 | 34.35 | 147.2 |
| Kiran Carlson | 45 | 1,146 | 26.65 | 160.5 |
| Chris Cooke | 59 | 1,144 | 26.00 | 133.2 |
| David Lloyd | 36 | 892 | 26.24 | 137.2 |
| Jason Roy | 16 | 691 | 43.19 | 114.6 |
| Sam Northeast | 21 | 672 | 39.53 | 125.1 |
| Jos Buttler | 18 | 668 | 47.71 | 131.5 |
| Joe Root | 14 | 624 | 52.00 | 92.7 |
| Jacques Rudolph | 25 | 594 | 34.94 | 108.8 |
| Eoin Morgan | 18 | 523 | 34.87 | 97.9 |
Most men's wickets at Sophia Gardens
| Bowler | Inns | Wkts | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten | 47 | 50 | 8.58 | 4/17 |
| Michael Hogan | 40 | 49 | 7.55 | 5/17 |
| Daniel Douthwaite | 39 | 49 | 8.54 | 4/22 |
| Mason Crane | 22 | 30 | 7.77 | 4/24 |
| Graham Wagg | 32 | 28 | 8.17 | 4/27 |
| Andrew Salter | 38 | 27 | 8.05 | 4/12 |
| Adil Rashid | 18 | 26 | 6.84 | 4/26 |
| Prem Sisodiya | 22 | 25 | 7.72 | 3/26 |
| Marchant de Lange | 19 | 21 | 8.30 | 4/20 |
| Ruaidhri Smith | 21 | 21 | 8.54 | 3/21 |
Highest men's totals at Sophia Gardens
T20
- 243/4 (20 ov)Glamorgan v Somerset · T20 Blast · 2024
- 236/2 (20 ov)Surrey v Glamorgan · T20 Blast · 2023
- 226/9 (20 ov)Essex v Glamorgan · T20 Blast · 2023
- 217/7 (20 ov)Northamptonshire v Glamorgan · T20 Blast · 2026
- 216/5 (20 ov)Glamorgan v Hampshire · T20 Blast · 2019
ODI
- 386/6 (50 ov)England v Bangladesh · ODI · 2019
- 342/8 (50 ov)England v Australia · ODI · 2018
- 331/7 (50 ov)India v South Africa · ODI · 2013
- 324/7 (50 ov)England v Sri Lanka · ODI · 2016
- 312/7 (48.5 ov)England v West Indies · ODI · 2025
Recent men's matches at Sophia Gardens
- Sri Lanka145/9 (20)England146/4 (12.1)England won by 6 wickets
- India233 (44)England235/6 (44.1)England won by 4 wickets
- Northamptonshire217/7 (20)Glamorgan164 (18.3)Northamptonshire won by 53 runs
- Worcestershire161/9 (20)Glamorgan146 (19.2)Worcestershire won by 15 runs
- Warwickshire184/4 (20)Glamorgan187/3 (18.5)Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
- Middlesex153/7 (20)Glamorgan159/4 (17.3)Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
- Somerset171/9 (20)Glamorgan175/3 (13.5)Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
- Glamorgan157/8 (20)Gloucestershire158/8 (20)Gloucestershire won by 2 wickets
- South Africa97/5 (7.5)England54/5 (5)South Africa won by 14 runs (D/L)
- Glamorgan184/9 (20)Middlesex132 (18.5)Glamorgan won by 52 runs