Boland Park

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).

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. The highest total is South Africa's 353 for 6 in 2017; the lowest completed innings Canada's 36 in 2003; the highest individual score AB de Villiers's 176 against Bangladesh in 2017; the best bowling Eddo Brandes's 5 for 41 in 1997. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 258-run win over Sri Lanka in 2012. The 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.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 26 balls remaining) (2013)
• Match tied (1997)

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.