Mangaung Oval

Mangaung Oval in numbers

Mangaung Oval, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has staged 5 Tests and 34 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between India and South Africa in 1992, and the most recent international here was in 2023. The scorecards know it by 5 names: Springbok Park (1992 to 1999), Goodyear Park (1999 to 2006), OUTsurance Oval (2008 to 2010), Chevrolet Park (2012 to 2013) and Mangaung Oval (2016 to 2023).

None of the 5 Tests played at Mangaung Oval has been drawn, 3 won by the side batting first and 2 by the side batting second. South Africa have played 5 of those Tests and won 5, lost 0, a win rate of 100%. Jacques Kallis has made more Test runs here than anyone, 342 in 6 innings with 1 hundred, and Shaun Pollock has taken the most wickets, 21 in 3 Tests. The highest total is South Africa's 573 for 4 in 2017; the lowest completed innings Bangladesh's 147 in 2017; the highest individual score Jacques Kallis's 160 against New Zealand in 2000; the best bowling Shaun Pollock's 6 for 56 in 2001. The heaviest defeat was Bangladesh's, by an innings and 254 runs against South Africa in 2017.

Of the 34 ODIs played at Mangaung Oval, sides batting first have won 15 and chasing sides 17, with 1 tie; 1 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 28 of those ODIs and won 18, lost 9 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 64%. The most frequent visitors have been Sri Lanka (7) and Australia (6). The average first-innings total was 233 in the 1990s (10 ODIs) and 305 in the 2020s (5 ODIs), peaking at 306 in the 2010s. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 14 ODIs, against 10 in the 1990s. Jacques Kallis has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 377 in 11 innings, and Shaun Pollock has taken the most wickets, 21 in 13 ODIs. The highest total is England's 399 for 9 in 2016; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 78 in 2018; the highest individual score Brendan Taylor's 145 not out against South Africa in 2010; the best bowling Imran Tahir's 6 for 24 in 2018. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 159-run win over Kenya in 2008. The closest finishes: Match tied (2005) and Australia won by 1 run (1994).

Tests at Mangaung Oval

5 Tests, 1999 to 2017. The first was Zimbabwe v South Africa on 29 October 1999: South Africa won by an innings and 13 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Mangaung Oval

34 ODIs, 1992 to 2023. The first was India v South Africa on 15 December 1992: South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Match tied (2005)
• Australia won by 1 run (1994)

Most recent matches

• Australia v South Africa (ODI, 9 September 2023): Australia won by 123 runs
• South Africa v Australia (ODI, 7 September 2023): Australia won by 3 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
• England v South Africa (ODI, 29 January 2023): South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
• South Africa v England (ODI, 27 January 2023): South Africa won by 27 runs
• Australia v South Africa (ODI, 4 March 2020): South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
• South Africa v Zimbabwe (ODI, 3 October 2018): South Africa won by 120 runs
• South Africa v Bangladesh (Test, 6 October 2017): South Africa won by an innings and 254 runs
• England v South Africa (ODI, 3 February 2016): England won by 39 runs (D/L method)
• South Africa v Pakistan (ODI, 10 March 2013): South Africa won by 125 runs
• Sri Lanka v South Africa (ODI, 17 January 2012): South Africa won by 4 runs (D/L method)

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.