Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report and Records, Port of Spain
Covers 44 international matches at this ground from Apr 2004 to Aug 2026.
India have a better record at Port of Spain than the home side, and the Queen’s Park Oval pitch report helps explain a ground where visitors often thrive: 13 Indian wins in 20 men’s matches, against 10 West Indies wins in 36. The Trinidad venue appears in 44 internationals between Apr 2004 and Aug 2026.
Every one of them was a men’s fixture: 28 ODIs, a further 10 Tests and 6 T20Is. Pakistan won the latest of them, an Aug 2026 Test, by 8 wickets.
Port of Spain Scoring: How Totals Fall Away
Test runs come early and then dry up. In the 9 Tests in the innings table, openers average 362 and the reply 302, then the third innings drops away to 211 and the fourth to just 154. The largest successful chase batting last is 254. Half of the 10 Tests have still been drawn. In Mar 2009 England made 546/6 and West Indies replied with 544. At the other extreme, West Indies collapsed for 102 against South Africa in Jun 2010.
The ODIs are almost evenly split, 13 games to the side setting a target and 12 to the chasers. In the 16 free of DLS, the team batting first makes 259 and the chaser 198, though one side ran down 312 and nobody has won defending less than 254. The newest ten ODI openers come to 269, a little above the long-run mark.
T20Is have been few and low scoring: openers manage 130 and chasers 123, the record chase is 138 and 105 has been enough to win. The toss is close to a coin flip in its effect too: 17 of 36 decided matches went the toss winner’s way.
Queen's Park Oval Stats by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
10
–
–
–
3 Apr 2008
2 Aug 2026
ODIs
28
13
12
243
24 Apr 2004
27 Jul 2022
T20Is
6
3
3
130
15 Mar 2009
2 Apr 2017
Queen's Park Oval Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
16
259
198
312
254
269
T20Is
6
130
123
138
105
–
Queen's Park Oval Test Scores by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
9
362
302
211
154
254
Queen's Park Oval Tests records
Tests in this record book: 10, from Apr 2008 to Aug 2026.
Most Test Runs at Queen's Park Oval
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
S Chanderpaul West Indies
5
8
439
147*
73.17
42.29
1
2
KC Brathwaite West Indies
6
10
332
129
41.50
38.20
1
1
CH Gayle West Indies
4
8
321
102
45.86
69.18
1
2
MJ Prior England
1
2
192
131*
192.00
77.73
1
1
RR Sarwan West Indies
2
4
187
102
46.75
58.26
1
1
Abdullah Shafique Pakistan
1
2
184
160*
–
49.20
1
0
PD Collingwood England
1
2
170
161
85.00
55.37
1
0
DM Bravo West Indies
3
4
165
109
55.00
58.93
1
0
JO Holder West Indies
3
5
161
40
40.25
52.10
0
0
AJ Strauss England
1
2
156
142
78.00
53.98
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
KAJ Roach West Indies
6
12
23
5/41
29.35
3.71
2
JA Warrican West Indies
3
6
16
6/112
25.06
3.00
1
SJ Benn West Indies
2
4
13
5/120
26.54
2.18
1
JE Taylor West Indies
2
4
12
4/34
19.42
2.93
0
ST Gabriel West Indies
3
6
10
2/43
31.60
3.62
0
DW Steyn South Africa
1
2
8
5/29
11.75
3.19
1
Sajid Khan Pakistan
1
2
8
4/32
14.62
2.62
0
KA Maharaj South Africa
1
2
8
4/76
20.50
2.47
0
S Shillingford West Indies
2
4
8
3/92
38.62
2.40
0
FH Edwards West Indies
3
6
8
4/84
43.62
3.47
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
PD Collingwood England
161
288
12
0
West Indies
6 Mar 2009
Abdullah Shafique Pakistan
160*
323
15
3
West Indies
2 Aug 2026
S Chanderpaul West Indies
147*
361
13
1
England
6 Mar 2009
AJ Strauss England
142
271
11
0
West Indies
6 Mar 2009
MJ Prior England
131*
198
12
0
West Indies
6 Mar 2009
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JA Warrican West Indies
6/112
46
Pakistan
2 Aug 2026
DW Steyn South Africa
5/29
14
West Indies
10 Jun 2010
KAJ Roach West Indies
5/41
18
Australia
15 Apr 2012
Mohammed Siraj India
5/60
23.4
West Indies
20 Jul 2023
NM Lyon Australia
5/68
29
West Indies
15 Apr 2012
Queen's Park Oval Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
546/6
158.5
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
6 Mar 2009
West Indies
544
178.3
England
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
6 Mar 2009
West Indies
460
137.1
New Zealand
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
16 Jun 2014
India
438
128
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
20 Jul 2023
West Indies
414/8
154
Sri Lanka
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
6 Jun 2018
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
102
47.1
South Africa
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
10 Jun 2010
Sri Lanka
185
55.4
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
6 Jun 2018
New Zealand
221
74.4
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
16 Jun 2014
Sri Lanka
226
83.2
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
6 Jun 2018
West Indies
233
91.5
South Africa
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
7 Aug 2024
Queen's Park Oval ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 28, from Apr 2004 to Jul 2022.
Most ODI Runs at Queen's Park Oval
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
9
9
571
120
81.57
97.11
3
2
S Dhawan India
12
12
510
97
42.50
84.72
0
6
RR Sarwan West Indies
10
10
377
91
41.89
68.42
0
5
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
8
8
359
90*
51.29
80.86
0
4
CH Gayle West Indies
13
13
340
72
26.15
74.40
0
3
SS Iyer India
5
5
297
71
59.40
109.59
0
4
DJ Bravo West Indies
10
10
289
62*
41.29
95.07
0
2
S Chanderpaul West Indies
7
7
281
67
70.25
82.65
0
4
V Sehwag India
5
5
270
114
54.00
106.72
1
1
RG Sharma India
7
7
255
68*
63.75
67.28
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
B Kumar India
6
6
15
4/8
9.93
3.73
0
DJ Bravo West Indies
10
10
12
4/32
28.42
5.50
0
RA Jadeja India
5
5
10
4/23
12.50
4.34
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
6
6
10
3/10
18.30
4.58
0
MM Patel India
6
6
10
3/35
25.10
4.52
0
YS Chahal India
4
4
8
4/17
22.00
5.87
0
SN Thakur India
3
3
7
3/54
17.86
6.25
0
Abdur Razzak Bangladesh
3
3
7
3/20
20.57
6.00
0
JE Taylor West Indies
5
5
7
3/48
22.71
3.98
0
AB Agarkar India
5
5
7
3/38
25.71
3.91
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
V Kohli India
120
125
14
1
West Indies
11 Aug 2019
SD Hope West Indies
115
135
8
3
India
24 Jul 2022
V Sehwag India
114
87
17
3
Bermuda
19 Mar 2007
V Kohli India
114*
99
14
0
West Indies
14 Aug 2019
ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
109
87
7
7
Bangladesh
21 Mar 2007
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
B Kumar India
4/8
6
Sri Lanka
9 Jul 2013
YS Chahal India
4/17
4
West Indies
27 Jul 2022
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
4/20
10
India
11 Jul 2013
MF Maharoof Sri Lanka
4/23
7
Bermuda
15 Mar 2007
RA Jadeja India
4/23
7.5
Sri Lanka
11 Jul 2013
Highest ODI Totals in Port of Spain
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
413/5
50
Bermuda
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
19 Mar 2007
Sri Lanka
321/6
49.5
Bermuda
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
15 Mar 2007
Sri Lanka
318/4
50
Bangladesh
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
21 Mar 2007
India
312/8
49.4
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
24 Jul 2022
India
311/7
50
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
5 Jul 2013
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bermuda
78
24.4
Sri Lanka
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
15 Mar 2007
Sri Lanka
96
24.4
India
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
9 Jul 2013
Bangladesh
112
37
Sri Lanka
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
21 Mar 2007
West Indies
137
26
India
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
27 Jul 2022
Bermuda
156
43.1
India
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
19 Mar 2007
Queen's Park Oval T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 6, from Mar 2009 to Apr 2017.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MN Samuels West Indies
4
4
111
44
27.75
106.73
0
0
Babar Azam Pakistan
3
3
108
43
36.00
105.88
0
0
E Lewis West Indies
3
3
101
91
33.67
155.38
0
1
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
3
3
71
53
23.67
114.52
0
1
Kamran Akmal Pakistan
3
3
68
48
22.67
107.94
0
0
CAK Walton West Indies
3
3
62
40
20.67
103.33
0
0
RR Sarwan West Indies
1
1
59
59
59.00
128.26
0
1
CR Brathwaite West Indies
2
2
52
37*
52.00
110.64
0
0
H Masakadza Zimbabwe
1
1
44
44
44.00
77.19
0
0
S Badrinath India
1
1
43
43
43.00
116.22
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DJG Sammy West Indies
3
3
10
5/26
5.60
4.73
1
SJ Benn West Indies
2
2
7
4/6
4.29
3.75
0
Shadab Khan Pakistan
3
3
7
4/14
9.71
5.75
0
KOK Williams West Indies
3
3
4
2/16
16.00
5.82
0
CR Brathwaite West Indies
3
3
4
3/37
16.25
7.22
0
S Badree West Indies
3
3
4
2/14
18.50
6.17
0
SP Narine West Indies
3
3
4
3/22
18.75
6.82
0
AG Cremer Zimbabwe
1
1
3
3/11
3.67
2.75
0
Hasan Ali Pakistan
3
3
3
2/12
22.33
6.70
0
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
3
3
3
1/6
24.33
7.30
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
E Lewis West Indies
91
51
5
9
Pakistan
1 Apr 2017
RR Sarwan West Indies
59
46
4
2
England
15 Mar 2009
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
53
45
6
1
West Indies
2 Apr 2017
Kamran Akmal Pakistan
48
37
4
2
West Indies
1 Apr 2017
MN Samuels West Indies
44
35
5
2
Pakistan
30 Mar 2017
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
DJG Sammy West Indies
5/26
3.5
Zimbabwe
28 Feb 2010
SJ Benn West Indies
4/6
4
Zimbabwe
28 Feb 2010
Shadab Khan Pakistan
4/14
4
West Indies
30 Mar 2017
DJG Sammy West Indies
4/16
4
India
4 Jun 2011
AG Cremer Zimbabwe
3/11
4
West Indies
28 Feb 2010
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
159/6
20
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
4 Jun 2011
West Indies
143/5
20
India
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
4 Jun 2011
West Indies
138/3
14.5
Pakistan
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
1 Apr 2017
Pakistan
137/8
20
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
1 Apr 2017
Pakistan
132
20
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
30 Mar 2017
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
105
19.5
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
28 Feb 2010
England
121
19.1
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
15 Mar 2009
Pakistan
132
20
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
30 Mar 2017
Team Results at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
West Indies
36
10
18
5
3
India
20
13
4
2
1
Sri Lanka
10
4
6
0
0
Pakistan
4
3
1
0
0
South Africa
4
3
0
1
0
Bangladesh
3
2
1
0
0
Bermuda
3
0
3
0
0
England
3
0
1
1
1
Zimbabwe
3
1
1
0
1
Australia
1
0
0
1
0
Latest matches at Queen's Park Oval
Match
Date
Venue
Result
West Indies v Pakistan
2 Aug 2026
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
South Africa v West Indies
7 Aug 2024
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
Drawn
India v West Indies
20 Jul 2023
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
Drawn
India v West Indies
27 Jul 2022
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 119 runs (DLS)
West Indies v India
24 Jul 2022
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 2 wickets
India v West Indies
22 Jul 2022
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 3 runs
West Indies v India
14 Aug 2019
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 6 wickets (DLS)
West Indies v India
11 Aug 2019
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 59 runs (DLS)
West Indies v Sri Lanka
6 Jun 2018
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
West Indies won by 226 runs
West Indies v India
25 Jun 2017
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain
India won by 105 runs
Players Who Lead at Port of Spain
Virat Kohli (India) is the ground’s leading ODI batter by a wide margin, with 571 runs at 81.57 and three hundreds, including the ground’s best one-day knock, 120 against the hosts on 11 Aug 2019. He also has 4 player of the match awards here. Shikhar Dhawan (India) is second with 510. B Kumar (India) took 15 ODI wickets at 9.93. His 4/8 in Jul 2013, when Sri Lanka folded for 96, is the best ODI return.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) is the leading Test batter, 439 runs averaging 73.17, while Paul Collingwood (England) made the top Test score, 161 in Mar 2009. Kemar Roach (West Indies) has 23 wickets, and JA Warrican (West Indies) took the best innings figures, 6/112 against Pakistan in the latest Test.
Daren Sammy (West Indies) dominates the small T20I sample, with 10 wickets at 5.60 and 5/26 against Zimbabwe.
Is the Queen's Park Oval pitch good for batting or bowling?
Batting is easier in the first half of a Test. Test openers average 362 in the innings table, but the side batting last averages only 154, so bowlers take over late. White-ball scoring is moderate, with ODI sides batting first making 259 and T20I sides 130.
What is the highest score at Queen's Park Oval?
India’s 413/5 against Bermuda in an ODI on 19 Mar 2007 is the top total, and England’s 546/6 in Mar 2009 the Test best. Collingwood, for England, made 161 in that Test, still the ground’s best individual score, and Virat Kohli’s 120 for India in Aug 2019 leads in ODIs.
Is Queen's Park Oval good for batting first or chasing?
Neither has a real edge. ODIs show a 13 to 12 split in favour of batting first, and the six T20Is divided three and three. In Tests, 254 is the most any side has scored to win batting last.
Which batters have piled up the most runs at Queen's Park Oval?
Virat Kohli (India) with 571 ODI runs in 9 innings. In Tests, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) leads with 439.
Who won the most recent game at Queen's Park Oval?
An 8-wicket Pakistan win over West Indies, in the Test starting 2 Aug 2026.