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Location | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||
Coordinates | 33°44′29″S 18°59′54″E / 33.74139°S 18.99833°E | ||||||||
Establishment | 1996 | ||||||||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||||||||
Operator | Boland | ||||||||
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Riebeeck Kelders End Stables End | |||||||||
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First ODI | 27 January 1997:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last ODI | 21 December 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Only T20I | 29 November 2020:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Only women's Test | 19–22 March 2002:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First WODI | 16 October 2009:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last WODI | 24 October 2016:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First WT20I | 25 October 2009:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last WT20I | 19 February 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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As of 21 December 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
Boland Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Paarl, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted three matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Boland cricket team and the Paarl Royals both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.
History
[edit]- In 1997, the stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match between India and Zimbabwe. It was a Tri-Series match which ended in a tie.
- On 11 January 2012, hosts South Africa beat Sri Lanka by a margin of 258 runs in an ODI. Sri Lanka were dismissed for a low total of 43, the lowest ODI total in their history.[1]
2003 Cricket World Cup
[edit]The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.
International centuries
[edit]Ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[2]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 100* | Jacques Kallis | ![]() |
139 | 2 | ![]() |
9 January 2001 | Won |
2 | 111 | Saurav Ganguly | ![]() |
124 | 1 | ![]() |
24 October 2001 | Won |
3 | 146 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
132 | 1 | ![]() |
24 October 2001 | Won |
4 | 102* | Gary Kirsten | ![]() |
118 | 2 | ![]() |
16 December 2002 | Won |
5 | 112 | Hashim Amla | ![]() |
128 | 1 | ![]() |
11 January 2012 | Won |
6 | 176 | AB De Villiers | ![]() |
104 | 1 | ![]() |
18 October 2017 | Won |
7 | 123 | Heinrich Klaasen | ![]() |
114 | 1 | ![]() |
29 February 2020 | Won |
8 | 110 | Temba Bavuma | ![]() |
143 | 1 | ![]() |
19 January 2022 | Won |
9 | 129 | Rassie van der Dussen | ![]() |
98 | 1 | ![]() |
19 January 2022 | Won |
10 | 108 | Sanju Samson | ![]() |
114 | 1 | ![]() |
23 December 2023 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
[edit]- As of 7 March 2020
Two five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | Eddo Brandes | 27 January 1997 | ![]() |
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2 | 9.5 | 41 | 5 | Tie[3] |
2 | Lasith Malinga | 11 January 2012 | ![]() |
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1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | South Africa won[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ 3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.