Barabati StadiumCuttack
Matches at this venue this season
| Date | Match | Venue | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 24 Dec 2026 | India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I | Barabati, Cuttack | 19:00 IST |
Sunset 24 Dec: 17:12 IST
Ground facts
- City
- Cuttack, Odisha
- Capacity
- 45,000
- Ends
- Mahanadi River End, Pavilion End
- Association
- Odisha Cricket Association
What to know
- One of India's older international grounds. Per BCCI, it hosted only the third ODI ever played in India (January 1982, India beat England by five wickets) and its first Test in 1987 against Sri Lanka.
- It is no longer a regular Test venue but stays on the ODI and T20I rota. It also hosted matches of the 2013 Women's World Cup.
- The stadium sits between the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers. In our weather sample, late-December evenings in Cuttack were the most humid of the six Sri Lanka series venues.
Typical conditions around the match dates
| Window | 7 pm temp | 10 pm temp | 10 pm humidity | 10 pm dew-point gap | Dew-risk evenings | 10 am temp | 3 pm temp | Days with ≥1 mm rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec – 31 Dec | 20.7°C | 18.3°C | 86% | 2.4°C | 87% | 24.0°C | 26.0°C | 8% |
Our calculation from hourly Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis data for the 15 days around the fixture date (±7 days) in each of five winters, 2021-22 to 2025-26 (75 days per window). "Dew-risk evenings" = share of evenings where the 10 pm air temperature was within 4°C of the dew point. Reanalysis describes the surrounding area (~25–30 km grid), not the outfield: an indicator, not a forecast. Open-Meteo
Fantasy angle (our general view)
- India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I (19:00 IST start, sunset ≈ 17:12 IST): the whole match is under lights. Strong dew signal (87% of sample evenings). We would lean towards the chasing side's batters and the seamers who bowl first while the ball is dry, and be careful with finger spinners in the second innings. Expect captains to prefer bowling first.