Boland Park
Cricket stadium
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ground_name | Boland Park |
| image | Boland Park Cricket Ground.jpg |
| caption | Boland Park Cricket Ground during the South Africa vs Pakistan One Day International on 17 December 2024 |
| country | South Africa |
| location | Paarl, South Africa |
| coordinates | |
| establishment | 1996 |
| seating_capacity | 10,000 |
| operator | Boland |
| end1 | Riebeeck Kelders End |
| end2 | Stables End |
| international | true |
| firstodidate | 27 January |
| firstodiyear | 1997 |
| firstodihome | India |
| firstodiaway | Zimbabwe |
| lastodidate | 17 December |
| lastodiyear | 2024 |
| lastodihome | South Africa |
| lastodiaway | Pakistan |
| onlyt20idate | 29 November |
| onlyt20iyear | 2020 |
| onlyt20ihome | South Africa |
| onlyt20iaway | England |
| onlywtestdate | 19–22 March |
| onlywtestyear | 2002 |
| onlywtesthome | South Africa |
| onlywtestaway | India |
| firstwodidate | 16 October |
| firstwodiyear | 2009 |
| firstwodihome | South Africa |
| firstwodiaway | West Indies |
| lastwodidate | 24 October |
| lastwodiyear | 2016 |
| lastwodihome | South Africa |
| lastwodiaway | New Zealand |
| firstwt20idate | 25 October |
| firstwt20iyear | 2009 |
| firstwt20ihome | South Africa |
| firstwt20iaway | West Indies |
| lastwt20idate | 19 February |
| lastwt20iyear | 2023 |
| lastwt20ihome | New Zealand |
| lastwt20iaway | Sri Lanka |
| year1 | 1996-present |
| club1 | Boland |
| year2 | 2005-2021 |
| club2 | Cape Cobras |
| year3 | 2018-2019 |
| club3 | Paarl Rocks |
| year4 | 2023-present |
| club4 | Paarl Royals |
| date | 21 December |
| year | 2023 |
| source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59147.html Cricinfo |
| image_size | 300px |
| :: |
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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
- 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.
2003 Cricket World Cup
The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.
| date = 12 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = | score1 = 204 (48.5 overs) | score2 = 136 (48.1 overs) | team2 = | runs1 = Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72) | wickets1 = Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs) | runs2 = Daan van Bunge 62 (116) | wickets2 = Javagal Srinath 4/30 (9.1 overs) | result = won by 68 runs | report = Scorecard | venue = Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa | Attendance: | umpires = Daryl Harper and Peter Willey | motm = Tim de Leede (NED) | rain = India won the toss and elected to bat first. | date = 19 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = | score1 = 36 (18.4 overs) | score2 = 37/1 (4.4 overs) | team2 = | runs1 = Joe Harris 9 (13) | wickets1 = Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs) | runs2 = Marvan Atapattu 24* (14) | wickets2 = Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs) | result = won by 9 wickets. | report = Scorecard | venue = Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa | umpires = Neil Mallender and David Shepherd | motm = Prabath Nissanka (SL) | rain = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. | date = 25 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = | score1 = 253/9 (39 overs) | score2 = 156 (39.3 overs) | team2 = | runs1 = Yousuf Youhana 58 (59) | wickets1 = Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 overs) | runs2 = Daan van Bunge 31 (60) | wickets2 = Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs) | result = won by 97 runs | report = Scorecard | venue = Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa | Attendance: | umpires = Steve Bucknor and Srinivas Venkataraghavan | motm = Yousuf Youhana (PAK) | rain = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first.
International centuries
Ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.
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| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100* | Jacques Kallis | 139 | 2 | Won | |||
| 2 | 111 | Saurav Ganguly | 124 | 1 | Won | |||
| 3 | 146 | Sachin Tendulkar | 132 | 1 | Won | |||
| 4 | 102* | Gary Kirsten | 118 | 2 | Won | |||
| 5 | 112 | Hashim Amla | 128 | 1 | Won | |||
| 6 | 176 | AB De Villiers | 104 | 1 | Won | |||
| 7 | 123 | Heinrich Klaasen | 114 | 1 | Won | |||
| 8 | 110 | Temba Bavuma | 143 | 1 | Won | |||
| 9 | 129 | Rassie van der Dussen | 98 | 1 | Won | |||
| 10 | 108 | Sanju Samson | 114 | 1 | Won | |||
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International five-wicket hauls
Two five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.
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| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddo Brandes | 2 | 9.5 | 41 | 5 | Tie | |||
| 2 | Lasith Malinga | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | South Africa won | |||
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References
References
- "Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers".
- "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo.
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66070.html 3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/514035.html 1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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