Manuka Oval curator Brad van Dam says the redeveloped ground has confirmed its status as a fully fledged international venue capable of hosting elite cricket.
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Canberra's premier cricket ground will be back in action for the first time this summer for the Prime Minister's XI game against New Zealand on Friday, October 23.
The annual match will be played under lights for the third straight year, but it will usher in the debut of the pink ball ahead of the historic Test match in Adelaide in December.
The PM's XI game has been moved forward in the summer after previously being held in January.
Van Dam says that means the pitch will be a little lower and slower than usual and doesn't expect the outrageous scores seen in the World Cup games played in Canberra this year.
South Africa smashed 4-411 in its match with Ireland in March, while the West Indies belted 2-372 from its 50 overs against Zimbabwe in February.
"I think it will be a little bit slower than usual because the soil temperatures and the grass are immature for this time of year," van Dam said.
"Nothing of the major scores we had in the World Cup games, but I always like the par score of 300 will be a good score.
"I think there will be a bit more in it for the bowlers just with the weather and we might get a bit of swing as well."
Van Dam has had about four weeks to prepare the ground since the AFL Canberra first grade grand final was held there.
The same pitch will be used for both the PM's XI game on October 23 and the two-day game between New Zealand and the CA XI from October 24-25.
The PM's XI game is the first international fixture of the summer in Canberra.
Australia will take on India in a one-day international on January 20, while Australia's women's team, the Southern Stars, face India on February 2.
"We've really come out as an international venue in the past two or three years since the upgrade of the ground," van Dam said.
"Australia has played here twice and we've had the three World Cup games and the Big Bash final and the Shield final.
"All teams have walked out of here praising the conditions of the surface, the training pitches, the facilities, everything that we've given them as a whole."