The height of the ball above the ground is 38.45 m
First we will calculate the velocity of the ball when it touch the ground by using first equation of motion
v=u+gt
v=0+9.81×2.8
v=27.468 m/s
now the height of the ground can be calculated by the formula
v=√2gh
27.468=√2×9.81×h
h=38.45 m