Covers 50 international matches at this ground from Oct 2003 to Mar 2026.
Matthew Hayden’s 380 against Zimbabwe in Oct 2003 is the obvious place to start a WACA Ground pitch report, and it set the tone for a venue where Test first innings have averaged 371. Fifty internationals at the Perth ground are logged here, from Oct 2003 to Mar 2026, along with 35 BBL games.
Since Dec 2017 the WACA has hosted only women’s internationals, most recently a Test against India on 6 Mar 2026 that Australia won by 10 wickets.
WACA Pitch Report: Runs All Match Long in Tests
Few grounds in the record book keep Test scores this high from start to finish. Average totals run 371, 303 and 349 before easing to 276 for the side batting last, so there is no steep fall as matches go on. The highest fourth-innings chase in the data is 414, and the 13 men’s Tests produced just 1 draw.
Men’s ODIs have gone narrowly to chasers, 14 results to 12. Setting sides average 241, chasing sides 217. The best ODI chase is 310, by Australia against India in Jan 2016, while 231 is the smallest ODI total defended.
Captains calling correctly have batted 31 times and bowled 19 times, but the toss has delivered just 20 wins in 49 decided games.
WACA Ground cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
13
–
–
–
9 Oct 2003
14 Dec 2017
Tests (women)
2
–
–
–
15 Feb 2024
6 Mar 2026
ODIs
26
12
14
241
1 Feb 2004
19 Jan 2017
ODIs (women)
2
2
0
270
22 Feb 2019
11 Dec 2024
T20Is
2
1
1
160
11 Dec 2007
31 Oct 2010
T20Is (women)
5
1
4
118
22 Feb 2020
24 Feb 2020
WACA Ground 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
26
241
217
310
231
237
ODIs (women)
2
270
226
–
241
–
T20Is
2
160
134
135
186
–
T20Is (women)
5
118
116
131
142
–
WACA Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
13
371
303
349
276
414
Tests (women)
2
137
449
182
28
28
WACA Ground Tests records
Tests in this record book: 13, from Oct 2003 to Dec 2017.
Most Test Runs at the WACA Ground
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DA Warner Australia
6
10
825
253
82.50
89.48
3
2
SPD Smith Australia
5
9
607
239
67.44
54.98
3
0
MJ Clarke Australia
9
17
565
135*
35.31
58.25
1
2
MEK Hussey Australia
7
13
559
116
46.58
51.66
2
3
ML Hayden Australia
4
7
526
380
75.14
75.79
1
1
RT Ponting Australia
9
16
391
98
26.07
57.33
0
2
SR Watson Australia
4
8
383
103
47.88
64.48
1
2
BJ Haddin Australia
5
9
371
94
41.22
71.07
0
4
AC Gilchrist Australia
4
7
354
113*
88.50
111.32
2
2
JL Langer Australia
3
5
351
191
70.20
65.98
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MG Johnson Australia
7
14
45
8/61
22.78
3.62
2
MA Starc Australia
5
10
26
6/154
28.88
3.68
1
RJ Harris Australia
3
6
15
6/47
19.60
2.91
1
PM Siddle Australia
5
10
15
3/36
29.80
2.74
0
NM Lyon Australia
5
10
15
3/41
47.93
3.63
0
JR Hazlewood Australia
3
6
14
5/48
32.43
3.29
1
B Lee Australia
4
8
14
3/48
38.93
2.98
0
GD McGrath Australia
2
4
13
8/24
13.62
2.21
1
DW Steyn South Africa
3
5
12
4/40
27.08
3.48
0
SR Clark Australia
2
4
11
4/61
19.18
2.77
0
WACA Ground Highest Score in Tests
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
ML Hayden Australia
380
437
39
11
Zimbabwe
9 Oct 2003
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
290
374
43
0
Australia
13 Nov 2015
DA Warner Australia
253
286
24
2
New Zealand
13 Nov 2015
SPD Smith Australia
239
399
30
1
England
14 Dec 2017
HM Amla South Africa
196
221
21
0
Australia
30 Nov 2012
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
GD McGrath Australia
8/24
16
Pakistan
16 Dec 2004
MG Johnson Australia
8/61
24
South Africa
17 Dec 2008
MG Johnson Australia
6/38
17.3
England
16 Dec 2010
RJ Harris Australia
6/47
11
England
16 Dec 2010
MA Starc Australia
6/154
28.5
South Africa
30 Nov 2012
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
735/6
146.3
Zimbabwe
WACA Ground, Perth
9 Oct 2003
Australia
662/9
179.3
England
WACA Ground, Perth
14 Dec 2017
New Zealand
624
153.5
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
13 Nov 2015
South Africa
569
111.5
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
30 Nov 2012
Australia
559/9
132.5
New Zealand
WACA Ground, Perth
13 Nov 2015
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
72
31.3
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Dec 2004
England
123
37
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Dec 2010
Australia
150
51.2
West Indies
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Dec 2009
India
161
60.2
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
13 Jan 2012
Australia
163
53.1
South Africa
WACA Ground, Perth
30 Nov 2012
WACA Ground ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 26, from Feb 2004 to Jan 2017.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Gilchrist Australia
5
5
369
118
73.80
100.27
2
1
GJ Bailey Australia
6
6
345
125*
69.00
90.31
2
1
MEK Hussey Australia
8
8
328
78
65.60
86.09
0
2
SPD Smith Australia
5
5
326
149
81.50
100.31
2
0
RT Ponting Australia
8
8
268
111
33.50
77.01
1
1
RG Sharma India
4
4
245
171*
122.50
96.84
1
1
V Kohli India
5
5
242
91
60.50
84.32
0
2
MJ Clarke Australia
11
11
242
75*
26.89
71.81
0
2
GJ Maxwell Australia
7
7
207
95
34.50
110.70
0
2
AB de Villiers South Africa
3
3
188
80
62.67
100.00
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MG Johnson Australia
12
12
17
3/18
27.65
4.61
0
MA Starc Australia
4
4
12
5/20
11.83
4.48
2
JR Hazlewood Australia
5
5
12
5/31
13.92
3.64
1
GJ Maxwell Australia
6
6
11
4/46
20.00
5.89
0
R Ashwin India
4
4
10
4/25
16.30
4.29
0
RJ Harris Australia
3
3
9
5/19
11.78
3.55
1
CJ McKay Australia
5
5
9
4/35
15.89
3.62
0
Naved-ul-Hasan Pakistan
4
4
9
4/29
22.56
5.18
0
JP Faulkner Australia
6
6
9
4/67
28.22
5.71
0
M Morkel South Africa
3
3
8
5/21
15.25
4.36
1
WACA Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
RG Sharma India
171*
163
13
7
Australia
12 Jan 2016
SPD Smith Australia
149
135
11
2
India
12 Jan 2016
GJ Bailey Australia
125*
110
10
4
West Indies
3 Feb 2013
AC Gilchrist Australia
118
132
9
3
Sri Lanka
15 Feb 2008
ML Hayden Australia
117
111
15
0
New Zealand
28 Jan 2007
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
RJ Harris Australia
5/19
9.5
Pakistan
29 Jan 2010
MA Starc Australia
5/20
6.5
West Indies
1 Feb 2013
M Morkel South Africa
5/21
8
Australia
16 Nov 2014
JR Hazlewood Australia
5/31
9.4
South Africa
16 Nov 2014
MA Starc Australia
5/32
8
West Indies
3 Feb 2013
Highest ODI Totals at the WACA Ground
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
343/5
50
New Zealand
WACA Ground, Perth
28 Jan 2007
New Zealand
335/5
50
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
28 Jan 2007
New Zealand
318/7
50
England
WACA Ground, Perth
30 Jan 2007
England
316/8
50
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
24 Jan 2014
Australia
310/5
49.2
India
WACA Ground, Perth
12 Jan 2016
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
70
23.5
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
1 Feb 2013
UAE
102
31.3
India
WACA Ground, Perth
28 Feb 2015
Pakistan
142
37.5
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
29 Jan 2010
Australia
154
41.4
South Africa
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Nov 2014
England
166
39.1
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
1 Feb 2015
WACA Ground T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 2, from Dec 2007 to Oct 2010.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
A Symonds Australia
1
1
85
85*
–
184.78
0
1
JDP Oram New Zealand
1
1
66
66*
–
212.90
0
1
MJ Clarke Australia
2
2
49
33
24.50
108.89
0
0
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
1
1
44
44*
–
102.33
0
0
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
1
1
41
41
41.00
120.59
0
0
BJ Haddin Australia
1
1
35
35
35.00
116.67
0
0
SPD Smith Australia
1
1
34
34
34.00
147.83
0
0
AC Voges Australia
1
1
26
26
26.00
130.00
0
0
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
1
1
24
24
24.00
150.00
0
0
MEK Hussey Australia
1
1
22
22
22.00
137.50
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AA Noffke Australia
1
1
3
3/18
6.00
5.14
0
S Randiv Sri Lanka
1
1
3
3/25
8.33
6.25
0
B Lee Australia
1
1
2
2/17
8.50
4.25
0
MG Johnson Australia
1
1
2
2/19
9.50
6.33
0
SW Tait Australia
1
1
2
2/22
11.00
5.50
0
NLTC Perera Sri Lanka
1
1
2
2/22
11.00
5.50
0
MR Gillespie New Zealand
1
1
2
2/39
19.50
9.75
0
JS Patel New Zealand
1
1
2
2/40
20.00
10.00
0
DL Vettori New Zealand
1
1
1
1/24
24.00
6.00
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
1
1
1
1/26
26.00
6.50
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
A Symonds Australia
85*
46
7
3
New Zealand
11 Dec 2007
JDP Oram New Zealand
66*
31
5
6
Australia
11 Dec 2007
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
44*
43
6
0
Australia
31 Oct 2010
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
41
34
6
0
Australia
31 Oct 2010
BJ Haddin Australia
35
30
3
1
Sri Lanka
31 Oct 2010
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
AA Noffke Australia
3/18
3.3
New Zealand
11 Dec 2007
S Randiv Sri Lanka
3/25
4
Australia
31 Oct 2010
B Lee Australia
2/17
4
New Zealand
11 Dec 2007
MG Johnson Australia
2/19
3
New Zealand
11 Dec 2007
SW Tait Australia
2/22
4
New Zealand
11 Dec 2007
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
186/6
20
New Zealand
WACA Ground, Perth
11 Dec 2007
Sri Lanka
135/3
16.3
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
31 Oct 2010
Australia
133/8
20
Sri Lanka
WACA Ground, Perth
31 Oct 2010
New Zealand
132
18.3
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
11 Dec 2007
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
132
18.3
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
11 Dec 2007
WACA Ground T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Feb 2020 to Feb 2020.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
2
2
91
50
45.50
133.82
0
1
SFM Devine New Zealand
1
1
75
75*
–
136.36
0
1
RL Haynes Australia
1
1
60
60
60.00
127.66
0
1
NR Sciver-Brunt England
1
1
50
50
50.00
121.95
0
1
D van Niekerk South Africa
1
1
46
46
46.00
90.20
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SR Taylor West Indies
1
1
3
3/13
4.33
4.33
0
HNK Jensen New Zealand
1
1
3
3/16
5.33
4.00
0
Poonam Yadav India
1
1
3
3/18
6.00
4.50
0
A Khaka South Africa
1
1
3
3/25
8.33
6.25
0
S Pandey India
1
1
2
2/14
7.00
3.50
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SFM Devine New Zealand
75*
55
6
2
Sri Lanka
22 Feb 2020
RL Haynes Australia
60
47
4
2
Sri Lanka
24 Feb 2020
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
50
38
7
2
Australia
24 Feb 2020
NR Sciver-Brunt England
50
41
5
1
South Africa
23 Feb 2020
D van Niekerk South Africa
46
51
2
2
England
23 Feb 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SR Taylor West Indies
3/13
3
Thailand
22 Feb 2020
HNK Jensen New Zealand
3/16
4
Sri Lanka
22 Feb 2020
Poonam Yadav India
3/18
4
Bangladesh
24 Feb 2020
A Khaka South Africa
3/25
4
England
23 Feb 2020
S Pandey India
2/14
4
Bangladesh
24 Feb 2020
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
142/6
20
Bangladesh
WACA Ground, Perth
24 Feb 2020
New Zealand
131/3
17.4
Sri Lanka
WACA Ground, Perth
22 Feb 2020
Sri Lanka
127/7
20
New Zealand
WACA Ground, Perth
22 Feb 2020
South Africa
124/4
19.4
England
WACA Ground, Perth
23 Feb 2020
Bangladesh
124/8
20
India
WACA Ground, Perth
24 Feb 2020
WACA Ground BBL records
BBL matches at this ground: 35, from Dec 2011 to Jan 2018.
WACA Ground BBL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
35
157
146
16
17
186
117
156
Most BBL runs at WACA Ground
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SE Marsh Perth Scorchers
16
16
681
85
56.75
124.73
0
7
M Klinger PS/AS
21
21
570
105*
31.67
129.25
1
3
AC Voges PS/MS
23
23
473
58
27.82
121.59
0
2
MR Marsh Perth Scorchers
14
14
469
77*
46.90
136.34
0
2
AJ Turner Perth Scorchers
17
17
347
70
31.55
158.45
0
2
HH Gibbs Perth Scorchers
10
10
259
71
28.78
145.51
0
3
MA Carberry Perth Scorchers
6
6
245
77*
61.25
133.88
0
3
MJ North Perth Scorchers
8
8
235
70
33.57
116.92
0
1
Most BBL wickets at WACA Ground
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JP Behrendorff Perth Scorchers
16
16
27
4/22
17.74
7.48
0
AJ Tye Perth Scorchers
17
17
24
5/23
18.71
6.89
1
GB Hogg PS/MR
21
21
23
4/29
22.09
6.20
0
NM Coulter-Nile Perth Scorchers
14
14
14
3/15
27.14
7.60
0
DJ Willey Perth Scorchers
9
9
13
3/22
17.00
6.50
0
BM Edmondson Perth Scorchers
6
6
12
4/40
17.33
8.98
0
JA Richardson Perth Scorchers
10
10
12
3/30
25.08
8.85
0
MA Beer PS/MS
14
14
12
2/12
27.58
6.26
0
Highest BBL Score at the WACA
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
M Klinger Perth Scorchers
105*
60
7
4
Melbourne Renegades
26 Dec 2014
CJ Simmons Perth Scorchers
102
41
8
8
Adelaide Strikers
16 Jan 2014
CA Lynn Brisbane Heat
98*
49
3
11
Perth Scorchers
5 Jan 2017
CL White Melbourne Stars
88
53
9
5
Perth Scorchers
16 Jan 2013
SE Marsh Perth Scorchers
85
52
3
5
Melbourne Renegades
29 Dec 2012
Highest BBL totals at WACA Ground
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Perth Scorchers
203/7
20
Adelaide Strikers
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Jan 2014
Adelaide Strikers
198/6
20
Perth Scorchers
WACA Ground, Perth
16 Jan 2014
Perth Scorchers
197/7
20
Adelaide Strikers
WACA Ground, Perth
23 Dec 2016
Perth Scorchers
192/3
20
Melbourne Renegades
WACA Ground, Perth
26 Dec 2014
Perth Scorchers
191/4
20
Hobart Hurricanes
WACA Ground, Perth
7 Feb 2014
Team results at WACA Ground (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
Australia
34
23
10
1
0
England
9
2
7
0
0
India
8
4
4
0
0
South Africa
7
6
1
0
0
Pakistan
6
2
4
0
0
Sri Lanka
6
1
5
0
0
New Zealand
5
2
2
1
0
West Indies
5
0
5
0
0
UAE
1
0
1
0
0
Zimbabwe
1
0
1
0
0
Latest matches at WACA Ground
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v Australia
6 Mar 2026
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia v India
11 Dec 2024
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by 83 runs
South Africa v Australia
15 Feb 2024
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by an innings and 284 runs
Bangladesh v India
24 Feb 2020
WACA Ground, Perth
India won by 18 runs
Australia v Sri Lanka
24 Feb 2020
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by 5 wickets
England v South Africa
23 Feb 2020
WACA Ground, Perth
South Africa won by 6 wickets
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
22 Feb 2020
WACA Ground, Perth
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Thailand v West Indies
22 Feb 2020
WACA Ground, Perth
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Australia v New Zealand
22 Feb 2019
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by 5 runs
England v Australia
14 Dec 2017
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
Perth's Leading Batters, Bowlers and Teams
David Warner (Australia) has the most Test runs at the WACA, 825 averaging 82.50, his highest a 253 against New Zealand in Nov 2015. In that same Test, Ross Taylor (New Zealand) made 290, the best by a visitor here. Mitchell Johnson (Australia) leads the wickets in both Tests (45) and ODIs (17), and Glenn McGrath’s (Australia) 8/24 in Dec 2004 sent Pakistan tumbling to 72. The best ODI innings is Rohit Sharma’s (India) 171 not out in Jan 2016.
Australia’s men won 23, lost 10 and drew 1 of their 34 games here, and South Africa won 6 of 7. For men’s internationals in Perth after 2017, see Perth Stadium, or compare the MCG and the Australia team records.
WACA BBL Pitch Report: Almost Dead Even
The Big Bash came to the WACA 35 times, opening on 18 Dec 2011 and closing on 25 Jan 2018, and the results could hardly have been more even: 16 wins batting first, 17 chasing. Openers made 157 on average and chasers 146,. The biggest chase was 186, while 117 was once enough to defend.
Perth Scorchers own the lists. Shaun Marsh has 681 runs at 56.75, Jason Behrendorff 27 wickets, and CJ Simmons hit 102 off 41 balls as the Scorchers made 203/7 against Adelaide Strikers in Jan 2014, the top total. M Klinger’s 105* for the Scorchers against Melbourne Renegades is the best score. The worst night came on 12 Dec 2012: Lasith Malinga took 6/7 for Melbourne Stars and the Scorchers were bowled out for 69. See Perth Scorchers BBL records and BBL records.
Questions about WACA Ground
Is the WACA Ground pitch good for batting or bowling?
The Test numbers point to batting. Men’s Test innings average 371, 303, 349 and 276 in order, and 414 has been chased in the fourth innings.
Batting first or chasing at the WACA: which has worked better?
Captains like to bat: 31 toss winners chose it. The results lean the other way, with chasers edging the men’s ODIs 14-12 and the BBL games 17-16, so neither plan dominates.
What is the highest score at the WACA Ground?
ML Hayden’s (Australia) 380 from 437 balls against Zimbabwe on 9 Oct 2003, in Australia’s 735/6, which is also the ground’s best team score. RG Sharma’s (India) unbeaten 171 in Jan 2016 is the top ODI score.
Who has the top BBL score at the WACA Ground?
M Klinger, with 105* off 60 balls for Perth Scorchers against Melbourne Renegades on 26 Dec 2014. The top BBL total is the Scorchers’ 203/7 against Adelaide Strikers in Jan 2014.