Boland Park

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 Cape Cobras both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

Boland Park

Ground information
Location	Paarl, South Africa
Coordinates
Establishment	1996
Capacity	10,000
Operator	Boland
End names
Riebeeck Kelders End Stables End
International information
First ODI	27 December 1997:  India v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI	29 February 2020:  South Africa v  Australia
Team information
Boland (1996-present) Cape Cobras (2005-present) Paarl Rocks (2018-present)
As of 29 February 2020 Source: Cricinfo

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.

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

Sri Lanka  37/1 (4.4 overs)	v	Canada 36 (18.4 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 24* (14) Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs)		Joe Harris 9 (13) Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 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

Netherlands  156 (39.3 overs)	v	Pakistan 253/9 (39 overs)
Daan van Bunge 31 (60) Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs)		Yousuf Youhana 58 (59) Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 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 bat first.

International Centuries

There are six 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	Australia	29 February 2020	TBD

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.

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

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.

External links

• Boland Park at ESPNcricinfo
• Cricket Archive page