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Boland Park

Coordinates: 33°44′29″S 18°59′54″E / 33.74139°S 18.99833°E / -33.74139; 18.99833
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Boland Park
Ground information
LocationPaarl, South Africa
Coordinates33°44′29″S 18°59′54″E / 33.74139°S 18.99833°E / -33.74139; 18.99833
Establishment1996
Capacity10,000
OperatorBoland
End names
Riebeeck Kelders End
Stables End
International information
First ODI27 January 1997:
 India v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI21 December 2023:
 South Africa v  India
Only T20I29 November 2020:
 South Africa v  England
Only women's Test19–22 March 2002:
 South Africa v  India
First WODI16 October 2009:
 South Africa v  West Indies
Last WODI24 October 2016:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
First WT20I25 October 2009:
 South Africa v  West Indies
Last WT20I19 February 2023:
 New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
Team information
Boland (1996-present)
Cape Cobras (2005-2021)
Paarl Rocks (2018-2019)
Paarl Royals (2023-present)
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

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  • 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

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The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.

12 February 2003
Scorecard
India 
204 (48.5 overs)
v
 Netherlands
136 (48.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72)
Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs)
Daan van Bunge 62 (116)
Javagal Srinath 4/30 (9.1 overs)
 India won by 68 runs
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Tim de Leede (NED)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat first.
19 February 2003
Scorecard
 Canada
36 (18.4 overs)
v
Sri Lanka 
37/1 (4.4 overs)
Joe Harris 9 (13)
Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 24* (14)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Prabath Nissanka (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.
25 February 2003
Scorecard
 Pakistan
253/9 (39 overs)
v
Netherlands 
156 (39.3 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 58 (59)
Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 overs)
Daan van Bunge 31 (60)
Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs)
 Pakistan won by 97 runs
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (PAK)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first.

International centuries

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Ten ODI centuries 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  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
10 108 Sanju Samson  India 114 1  South Africa 23 December 2023 Won

International five-wicket hauls

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As of 7 March 2020

Two five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Boland Park
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

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ 3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ^ 1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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