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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: India v  Zimbabwe | ||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 December 2023: South Africa v India | ||||||||
| Only T20I | 29 November 2020: South Africa v  England | ||||||||
| Only women's Test | 19–22 March 2002: South Africa v India | ||||||||
| First WODI | 16 October 2009: South Africa v  West Indies | ||||||||
| Last WODI | 24 October 2016: South Africa v  New Zealand | ||||||||
| First WT20I | 25 October 2009: South Africa v West Indies | ||||||||
| Last WT20I | 19 February 2023: New Zealand v  Sri Lanka | ||||||||
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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
- The first ever ODI match was between India and Zimbabwe in 1997 during the Tri-Series 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, which is their lowest ODI total in their history.[1]
2003 Cricket World Cup
The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played in Boland Park. A total of three matches were played at the venue during the 2003 World Cup.
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International Centuries
There are nine ODI centuries that have been scored at the venue.[2]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100* | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 139 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 9 January 2001 | Won |
| 2 | 111 | Saurav Ganguly | India | 124 | 1 |  Kenya | 24 October 2001 | Won |
| 3 | 146 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 132 | 1 | Kenya | 24 October 2001 | Won |
| 4 | 102* | Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 118 | 2 |  Pakistan | 16 December 2002 | Won |
| 5 | 112 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 128 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 11 January 2012 | Won |
| 6 | 176 | AB De Villiers | South Africa | 104 | 1 |  Bangladesh | 18 October 2017 | Won |
| 7 | 123 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | 114 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 29 February 2020 | Won |
| 8 | 110 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 143 | 1 | India | 19 January 2022 | Won |
| 9 | 129 | Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | 98 | 1 | India | 19 January 2022 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddo Brandes | 27 January 1997 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 9.5 | 41 | 5 | Tie[3] |
| 2 | Lasith Malinga | 11 January 2012 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | South Africa won[4] |
References
- ↑ "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.
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