South AfricaODI ground1997 to 2024
Boland Park
Paarl, South Africa
Boland Park records at a glance
At Boland Park, the highest ODI team total is 353/6 by South Africa in 2017; the highest individual score is 176 by AB de Villiers in 2017; the highest successful chase is 288/3 by South Africa in 2022.
| Record | ODI |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 353/6 (South Africa, 2017) |
| Lowest completed total | 36 (Canada, 2003) |
| Highest successful chase | 288/3 (South Africa, 2022) |
| Highest individual score | AB de Villiers 176 (2017) |
| Best bowling | Eddo Brandes 5/41 (1997) |
| Most runs at the ground | Heinrich Klaasen 289 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Andile Phehlukwayo 10 |
| Average first-innings total | 252 |
Boland Park in numbers
Boland Park, in Paarl, South Africa, has staged 17 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Zimbabwe and India in 1997, and the most recent international here was in 2024. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Boland Bank Park (1997 to 2003) and Boland Park (2012 to 2024).
In one-day internationals
Of the 17 ODIs played at Boland Park, sides batting first have won 9 and chasing sides 7, with 1 tie. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 11 of those ODIs and won 8, lost 3, a win rate of 73%. The most frequent visitors have been India (6) and Pakistan (4).
The average first-innings total was 217 in the 2000s (6 ODIs) and 282 in the 2020s (5 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 6 ODIs, against 5 in the 2020s.
Heinrich Klaasen has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 289 in 4 innings with 1 hundred, and Andile Phehlukwayo has taken the most wickets, 10 in 6 ODIs.
- Highest total: South Africa's 353 for 6 (2017)
- Lowest completed innings: Canada's 36 (2003)
- Highest individual score: AB de Villiers, 176 against Bangladesh (2017)
- Best bowling: Eddo Brandes, 5 for 41 (1997)
- Widest win by runs: South Africa, by 258 runs over Sri Lanka (2012)
- Closest finishes: New Zealand won by 1 wicket (2013) and Match tied (1997)
ODIs at Boland Park
17 ODIs, 1997 to 2024. The first was Zimbabwe v India on 27 January 1997: match tied.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 243 |
| 2000s | 6 | 217 |
| 2010s | 4 | 273 |
| 2020s | 5 | 282 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | 4 | 289 | 1 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 3 | 235 | 1 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 3 | 210 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 3 | 204 | 1 |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 5 | 184 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andile Phehlukwayo | South Africa | 6 | 10 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 3 | 7 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | 5 | 7 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 2 | 6 |
| Tim de Leede | Netherlands | 2 | 6 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 353/6
- Lowest completed total
- 36
- Highest score
- 176 · AB de Villiers
- Best bowling
- 5/41 · Eddo Brandes
- Biggest win by runs
- 258 runs
Closest finishes
Most recent matches
- South Africa v Pakistan (ODI, 17 December 2024): Pakistan won by 3 wickets
- India v South Africa (ODI, 21 December 2023): India won by 78 runs
- India v South Africa (ODI, 21 January 2022): South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- South Africa v India (ODI, 19 January 2022): South Africa won by 31 runs
- South Africa v Australia (ODI, 29 February 2020): South Africa won by 74 runs
- Zimbabwe v South Africa (ODI, 6 October 2018): South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
- South Africa v Bangladesh (ODI, 18 October 2017): South Africa won by 104 runs
- South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 19 January 2013): New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 26 balls remaining)
- South Africa v Sri Lanka (ODI, 11 January 2012): South Africa won by 258 runs
- Pakistan v Netherlands (ODI, 25 February 2003): Pakistan won by 97 runs
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| Boland Bank Park | 1997 to 2003 |
| Boland Park | 2012 to 2024 |
Sources
- CricArcade ODI archive: 17 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive