South AfricaODI ground2003
City Oval
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
City Oval records at a glance
At City Oval, the highest ODI team total is 311/2 by India in 2003; the highest individual score is 152 by Sachin Tendulkar in 2003; the highest successful chase is 126/0 by Sri Lanka in 2003.
| Record | ODI |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 311/2 (India, 2003) |
| Lowest completed total | 124 (Bangladesh, 2003) |
| Highest successful chase | 126/0 (Sri Lanka, 2003) |
| Highest individual score | Sachin Tendulkar 152 (2003) |
| Best bowling | Chaminda Vaas 6/25 (2003) |
| Most runs at the ground | Sachin Tendulkar 152 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Chaminda Vaas 6 |
| Average first-innings total | 218 |
City Oval in numbers
City Oval, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, has staged 2 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2003, and the most recent international here was in 2003.
In one-day internationals
Of the 2 ODIs played at City Oval, sides batting first have won 1 and chasing sides 1. South Africa's own side has not played an ODI here, and the most frequent sides are Bangladesh (1), India (1) and Namibia (1).
Sachin Tendulkar has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 152 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and Chaminda Vaas has taken the most wickets, 6 in 1 ODI.
- Highest total: India's 311 for 2 (2003)
- Highest individual score: Sachin Tendulkar, 152 against Namibia (2003)
- Best bowling: Chaminda Vaas, 6 for 25 (2003)
- Widest win by runs: India, by 181 runs over Namibia (2003)
ODIs at City Oval
2 ODIs, 2003. The first was Bangladesh v Sri Lanka on 14 February 2003: Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 173 balls remaining).
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 218 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1 | 152 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 1 | 112 | 1 |
| Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 1 | 69 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Alok Kapali | Bangladesh | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 1 | 6 |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | 1 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 |
| Rudi van Vuuren | Namibia | 1 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 1 | 2 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 311/2
- Lowest completed total
- 124
- Highest score
- 152 · Sachin Tendulkar
- Best bowling
- 6/25 · Chaminda Vaas
- Biggest win by runs
- 181 runs
Most recent matches
- India v Namibia (ODI, 23 February 2003): India won by 181 runs
- Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (ODI, 14 February 2003): Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 173 balls remaining)
Sources
- CricArcade ODI archive: 2 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive