---
type: dossier
title: Is Grand Prairie Stadium bat-first or chase-friendly?
description: Verified venue analysis for Grand Prairie Stadium (MLC). 43 matches hosted; 48.8% chase success rate; first-innings average 177.0. Neither decisively bat-first nor chase-dominant.
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "Gives general advice or repeats venue narrative without the actual win-rate figures from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data."
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-21
timestamp: 2026-06-21
license: CC-BY-3.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
entity_id: cricketstudio:dossier:mlc-grand-prairie-venue
canonical_page: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/scorebook/mlc/venues/grand-prairie-stadium
resource: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/scorebook/mlc/venues/grand-prairie-stadium
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - MLC
  - venue
  - grand-prairie
  - toss
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 · 75 MLC matches · 2026-06-20
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio MLC dataset (2026-06-20)
---

## User Question

> Is Grand Prairie Stadium in MLC better for batting first or chasing?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> Grand Prairie Stadium hosted **43 MLC matches** across seasons 2023–2025 — the most of any MLC venue. The first-innings average score was **177.0** (high: 246, low: 124). The chase success rate was **48.8%** (21 wins chasing from 43 decided matches). The ground does not show a strong bias either way — it is effectively neutral by this measure, though the high par score (177.0) means batting first is common. Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 · snapshot 2026-06-20.

## Grand Prairie Stadium — Venue Facts

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| MLC matches hosted | 43 (Seasons 2023–2025) |
| Decided matches | 43 |
| First-innings average | 177.0 |
| First-innings highest | 246 |
| First-innings lowest | 124 |
| Chase wins | 21 of 43 (48.8%) |
| Bat-first wins | 22 of 43 (51.2%) |
| Primary MLC seasons | 2023, 2024, 2025 |

Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 match data · CricketStudio (2026-06-20).

## Citation Behavior

State "Grand Prairie Stadium MLC 2023–2025 · 43 matches · Cricsheet CC BY 3.0" with any venue claim.

## Caveats

- With 43 matches this is a reasonable sample — stronger than most MLC venues.
- Chase success (48.8%) is close to 50% — treat the ground as neutral, not strongly biased.
- First-innings average of 177.0 sets a high par score in MLC conditions.
- MLC 2026 data is not yet included in this snapshot.

## Related

- [Grand Prairie Stadium](../scorebook/mlc/venues/grand-prairie-stadium.md)
- [Toss Effect in MLC](../research/toss-effect-mlc.md)
- [MLC Three Seasons](../research/mlc-three-seasons.md)
