GMHBA Stadium T20 records BBL: Simonds Stadium Geelong T20 records and highest innings totals in BBL

Big Bash League will return to Geelong after just over 11 months with one of the 17 venues for this season all in readiness to host first of two league matches allotted to it. With the city hosting six ICC T20 World Cup 2022 matches in October, it will now be hosting both its BBL 12 matches this month itself.

Home ground to Melbourne Renegades, GMHBA Stadium will be hosting Brisbane Heat in BBL 2022-23 Match 10 on Wednesday before hosting Sydney Sixers on December 30.

With this stadium hosting seven BBL matches across four seasons in the past, an average run rate of 7.72 suggests the lack of high-scoring contests. While teams batting first have won thrice, teams batting second have won four BBL matches here.

GMHBA Stadium T20 records BBL

Highest T20 run-scorers at the Simonds Stadium are Beau Webster (172), Shaun Marsh (140), Aaron Finch (140), Max O’Dowd (129) and Sam Harper (128). Harper (73), Jake Weatherald (71), Laurie Evans (69), Alex Hales (68) and Usman Khawaja (66) have registered some of the highest individual BBL scores at this venue.

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Highest wicket-takers in Geelong T20s are Wanindu Hasaranga (7), Bas de Leede (7), Ben Dwarshuis (6), Zahoor Khan (5) and Maheesh Theekshana (5). Sydney Sixers pacer Dwarshuis is the only bowler to pick a BBL five-wicket haul at this stadium. Perth Scorchers pacer Matthew Kelly has the second-best BBL bowling figures of 4-0-25-4 at the GMHBA Stadium.

Highest BBL innings totals at Simonds Stadium, Geelong

Score	Overs	Team	Opposition	Year
196/3	20	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Stars	2022
178/4	19	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Renegades	2020
175/5	20	Melbourne Renegades	Perth Scorchers	2020
171/4	19.4	Sydney Thunder	Melbourne Renegades	2019
169/5	20	Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Thunder	2019

The above mentioned second-highest innings totals is also the highest successful run-chase in the history of Big Bash League matches at the Simonds Stadium. Although Renegades were at the receiving end of a record in this particular match, they have sealed two out of four BBL run-chases here.