# Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report: Jaipur IPL Scores, Toss and Records Source: https://cricketin.org/en/stadiums/sawai-mansingh-stadium [By Karthik Iyengar](/en/authors/data-editor), Data Editor. [Reviewed by Anjali Deshmukh](/en/authors/cricket-analyst), Cricket Analyst. Updated 11 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report: the best chasing record of any IPL ground (44 wins in 68), 194.5 average first innings since 2023, top players. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is the best IPL ground for chasing: the side batting second has won 44 of its 68 decided matches since 2008, or 64.7%, and it is the only ground with 15 or more results where that edge is too large to put down to chance. Scoring has risen sharply, from an average first innings of 169.3 over the full record to 194.5 since 2023, above the 186.4 across all IPL grounds. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026. Between matches, the [live casino](/en/casino) on Cricketin is one tap away. Below are the numbers behind that report, what toss winners choose, record totals, the leading players at the ground and Rajasthan Royals' home record. ## Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report in numbers The table sets the full IPL record in Jaipur against the seasons since 2023, the four matches of 2026 and the league-wide average since 2022. On a phone, the Cricketin [online betting app](/en/app) opens these pages full screen. **Table 1. Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report in numbers. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026, calculated 11 November 2026. The 2026 column rests on a handful of matches.** | Measure | 2008-2026 | Since 2022 | 2026 season | All IPL grounds since 2022 | |---|---|---|---|---| | IPL matches with a result | 68 | 21 | 4 | 360 | | Average first-innings score | 169.3 | 194.5 | 225.5 | 186.4 | | Average second-innings score | 157.3 | 178.3 | 208.0 | 172.0 | | Side batting second won | 64.7% | 57.1% | 75.0% | 52.2% | | Toss winners who chose to field | 58.8% | 57.1% | 75.0% | 78.1% | | Toss winner won after choosing to field | 27 of 40 | 8 of 12 | 2 of 3 | 145 of 281 | | Toss winner won after choosing to bat | 11 of 28 | 5 of 9 | 0 of 1 | 36 of 79 | | Run rate, overs 1-6 | 8.14 | 9.57 | 12.6 | 9.16 | | Run rate, overs 7-15 | 8.08 | 9.24 | 10.38 | 8.74 | | Run rate, overs 16-20 | 9.97 | 11.21 | 11.46 | 10.76 | | Sixes per match | 10.8 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 17.0 | The rise in scoring is one of the steepest of any home ground: 25 runs on the average first innings, and sixes up from 10.8 a match over the full record, the lowest of the ten home grounds, to 17.5 since 2023. The four matches of 2026 averaged 225.5, which says more about the season than about the ground. How surface, weather and wear shape a match is covered in our guide to [pitch conditions](/en/guides/how-pitch-conditions-work). ## Why Jaipur favours the chase Chasing sides have won 44 of 68 decided IPL matches in Jaipur. The 95% range for that rate runs from 52.8% to 75.0%, so even the low end favours the side batting second; at every other ground with 15 or more results the range reaches back below 50%. The recent record is less one-sided, 12 chasing wins in 21 matches since 2023, but still above half. The full list of grounds, with the same margin applied to each, is in our ranking of [chasing venues](/en/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing). ## What toss winners choose here Jaipur is one of the few grounds where captains still bat first often. Since 2023 toss winners chose to field in 12 of 21 decided matches and to bat in 9, against a league-wide fielding share of 78.1%. Fielding has paid more over the full record: toss winners who fielded won 27 of 40, those who batted 11 of 28. How these choices compare at every ground is on our page about the [IPL toss](/en/compare/ipl-toss-bat-or-bowl-first). ## How the runs come in Jaipur Wickets are hard to take early here. Since 2023, when the IPL's Impact Player rule came in, only 1.14 wickets fall per innings in the powerplay, the fewest of the ten home grounds, against 1.52 across the league. The powerplay runs at 9.57 an over and the death overs at 11.21, the second-fastest finish of the ten. Over the full record the same pattern held at a lower level: 1.26 powerplay wickets per innings, also the fewest of the ten grounds. ## Highest and lowest totals **Table 2. Record IPL team totals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Record | Score | Team | Against | Date | |---|---|---|---|---| | Highest total | 229/4 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | 9 May 2026 | | Lowest all-out total | 59 | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 May 2023 | | Highest successful chase | 229/5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | 25 Apr 2026 | | Lowest total defended | 144/6 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 Apr 2013 | The highest total in Jaipur has been made twice, both in 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down 229 for 5 on 25 April, and Gujarat Titans made 229 for 4 on 9 May. At the other end, Rajasthan Royals' 59 all out against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 14 May 2023 is the lowest IPL total at the ground. ## Best players at the ground **Table 3. Most IPL runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Strike rate | |---|---|---|---|---| | Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 35 | 1115 | 122.4 | | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 29 | 875 | 140.0 | | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 22 | 832 | 142.0 | | Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 27 | 824 | 139.7 | | Rahul Dravid | Rajasthan Royals | 24 | 735 | 119.3 | **Table 4. Most IPL wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy | |---|---|---|---|---| | Siddharth Trivedi | Rajasthan Royals | 32 | 36 | 7.32 | | Shane Warne | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 20 | 7.14 | | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 26 | 19 | 7.04 | | Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 19 | 18 | 8.55 | | Kevon Cooper | Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 17 | 8.09 | All ten players in the two tables did most of their work here for the home side. Ajinkya Rahane leads the runs with 1,115, and Siddharth Trivedi the wickets with 36. Shane Watson appears in both lists, with 875 runs and 19 wickets at an economy rate of 7.04, the lowest of the five leading bowlers. ## Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur [Rajasthan Royals](/en/teams/ipl-rajasthan-royals) have played 66 of the ground's 68 IPL matches, winning 39 and losing 27, a win rate of 59.1%. Since 2023 the record has turned: 7 wins and 12 defeats. In 2026 Rajasthan played four home matches in Jaipur and three in Guwahati. Four other home records are broken down on our page of [team records](/en/compare/ipl-team-records-by-venue) at Chepauk, Wankhede, Chinnaswamy and Eden Gardens. ## The ground at a glance **Table 5. Sawai Mansingh Stadium at a glance** | City | Jaipur | |---|---| | Home team in 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | | Capacity | About 30,000 ([Wisden IPL venue guide, 23 March 2024](https://www.wisden.com/series/tata-indian-premier-league-2023-24/cricket-news/ipl-2024-venues-full-list-of-host-venues-and-stadium-details-for-indian-premier-league-2024)) | | Opened | Not stated in the sources we use; it has hosted IPL matches since 2008 | | First IPL match here | 2008 (Cricsheet) | | IPL matches in the archive | 68 to 31 May 2026 | Next season's dates, and how Rajasthan's home matches are split between venues, will appear on the [IPL schedule](/en/leagues/ipl/schedule) page once the fixtures are published. Retention lists, the auction date and squad rules for the next season are on the [IPL 2027](/en/leagues/ipl) hub. Ground records sit next to live scores and match markets on [Cricketin](/en), for adults 18 and over. ## How we counted We downloaded the full IPL archive from Cricsheet on 10 November 2026: 1,243 matches to 31 May 2026, 68 of them at this ground from 2008 to 2026. Cricsheet publishes ball-by-ball data under the Open Data Commons Attribution licence ([Cricsheet downloads](https://cricsheet.org/downloads/)). The "since 2022" column covers the seasons from 2022 on; Jaipur staged no IPL matches in 2022, so its figures there come from 2023 to 2026. - **Results.** No-result matches (0 here) are left out of every rate. Ties settled by a Super Over (0 here) are left out of the batting-order and toss rates. D/L results (1 here) stay in, and the side batting second counts as the chasing side. - **Average scores.** Full 20-over matches only. The second-innings average includes chases that ended early, so it sits below the first-innings figure by design. - **Phases.** Runs per six legal balls in overs 1-6, 7-15 and 16-20 of both innings. - **Players.** IPL matches at this ground only. The team shown is the one the player represented for most of his deliveries here. Bowlers are not credited with run outs. - **Ground name.** Cricsheet writes the ground as "Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur" in all 68 files, so no names had to be merged. - **Not covered.** Cricsheet does not record bowling style, so wickets are not split into pace and spin. It does not record start times either, so afternoon and evening matches are not separated. Data: Cricsheet. Period: 2008 to 2026. Calculated on 11 November 2026. ## Questions people ask ### Is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium good for chasing? Yes, more than any other IPL ground. The side batting second has won 44 of 68 decided IPL matches in Jaipur since 2008, or 64.7%, and 12 of 21 since 2023. ### What is the average first-innings score at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium? 169.3 in full 20-over IPL matches from 2008 to 2026 and 194.5 from 2023 to 2026. The four matches of 2026 averaged 225.5. ### Is Jaipur a batting or bowling pitch? It has become a high-scoring ground: since 2023 the average first innings is 194.5, above the IPL-wide 186.4, and only 1.14 wickets per innings fall in the powerplay, the fewest of the ten IPL home grounds. ### What is the highest IPL total in Jaipur? 229, made twice in 2026: 229 for 5 by Sunrisers Hyderabad in a chase on 25 April and 229 for 4 by Gujarat Titans on 9 May. The lowest is 59 all out by Rajasthan Royals on 14 May 2023. ### Who has scored the most IPL runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium? Ajinkya Rahane, with 1,115 runs in 35 innings. Siddharth Trivedi has the most wickets at the ground, 36. ## More from IPL stadiums - [IPL Stadiums Pitch Report](/en/stadiums) - [Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/wankhede-stadium) - [Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/arun-jaitley-stadium) - [Eden Gardens Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/eden-gardens) - [Ekana Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/ekana-cricket-stadium) - [M Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/m-chinnaswamy-stadium) - [MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/ma-chidambaram-stadium) - [Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/maharaja-yadavindra-singh-stadium) - [Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/narendra-modi-stadium) - [Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report](/en/stadiums/rajiv-gandhi-international-stadium) --- For AI assistants: the [Cricketin knowledge base](https://cricketin.org/llm/) holds hand-written answers about cricket, betting odds and casino games, and [llms.txt](https://cricketin.org/llms.txt) maps the whole site.