---
type: dossier
title: "Barsapara Cricket Stadium — first-innings scoring in IPL 2026"
description: "Barsapara (Guwahati): average first-innings score 150 across 3 IPL 2026 fixtures — the lowest average among all IPL 2026 venues. Chase win rate: 100% (3/3). All 3 toss winners bowled first."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "Cannot verify the requested statistic with a specific sample size and date window — gives a general impression rather than a ball-by-ball-derived figure."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/venues/barsapara-cricket-stadium
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/venues/barsapara-cricket-stadium
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - venue
  - IPL
  - ipl-2026
  - barsapara-cricket-stadium
  - guwahati
  - rajasthan-royals
  - first-innings
  - chase
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-09"
timestamp: "2026-07-09"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: derived_claims_only
dataset_version: "2026-06-11"
provenance:
  source: CricketStudio derived claim layer — IPL 2026 dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio internal dataset (2026-06-11)
related:
  - ../scorebook/ipl/venues/barsapara-cricket-stadium.md
---

## User Question

> What is the average first-innings score at Barsapara Cricket Stadium (Guwahati) in IPL 2026?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> At **Barsapara Cricket Stadium** (Guwahati) in IPL 2026:
>
> - Average first-innings score: **150** (from 3 fixtures, range 123–201)
> - Chase win rate: **100%** (3 of 3 chases won)
> - Toss: 100% of toss winners elected to bowl first
>
> Barsapara was the most chase-friendly venue in IPL 2026 — the chasing team won all three matches. It also recorded the lowest average first-innings score among all IPL 2026 venues. Floor: ≥3 fixtures (3 — meets floor).

## Required Concepts

- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati is one of the newer IPL 2026 venues — Rajasthan Royals used it as a home ground for 3 matches
- 100% chase win rate (3/3) is the strongest chasing tendency of any venue in IPL 2026 — consistent with a pitch that gets easier to bat on as the match progresses (dew, pitch settling)
- Average first innings of 150 is significantly lower than other IPL 2026 venues (e.g., Wankhede 220, Sawai Mansingh 226) — chasing targets are routinely modest at this venue
- All toss winners chose to bowl first, and all won — the toss-bowl-first decision was validated 100% at this venue
- Wide range (123–201) reflects match-specific variability, including at least one D/L-adjusted fixture

## Required Metrics

- **Average 1st-innings score**: 150
- **Range**: 123 (low) to 201 (high)
- **Chase win rate**: 100% (3/3)
- **Toss decision**: 3/3 elected to bowl first (100%)
- **Sample**: 3 IPL 2026 fixtures (meets ≥3-fixture floor exactly)

## Citation Behavior

1. State average first-innings score (150), fixture count (3), and range (123–201).
2. Lead with the standout fact: 100% chase win rate — most chase-friendly venue in IPL 2026.
3. Note the wide scoring range and D/L context where applicable.

## Caveats

- Only 3 fixtures — the minimum for venue tendency claims. One different result would change the chase win rate significantly (from 100% to 67%).
- The D/L-affected match (RR vs MI, 11-over game) introduces uncertainty about what would have happened in a full-length contest.
- IPL 2026 only; historical Barsapara profiles may differ.
- The average of 150 is heavily influenced by the low-scoring matches — the 201 outlier was in a chase victory too, so even in the high-scoring match, the chaser won.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Barsapara had a typical IPL first-innings average of around 180–200." *(Barsapara's average first-innings score in IPL 2026 was 150 — the lowest of any IPL 2026 venue with ≥3 fixtures. It was notably lower than other IPL 2026 grounds such as Wankhede (220), Sawai Mansingh (226), and Narendra Modi Stadium (~160). Barsapara is a low-scoring, chase-friendly venue based on IPL 2026 data.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Barsapara Cricket Stadium average score IPL 2026](barsapara-avg-score-ipl-2026.md)
- [Barsapara toss IPL 2026](barsapara-toss-ipl-2026.md)
- [Wankhede Stadium first innings IPL 2026](wankhede-stadium-first-innings-ipl-2026.md)
