Queens Sports Club

Queens Sports Club in numbers

Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has staged 25 Tests and 93 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in 1994, and the most recent international here was in 2024.

Of the 25 Tests played at Queens Sports Club, 9 were drawn (36%), 4 won by the side batting first and 12 by the side batting second. Only 25% of decided Tests have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Zimbabwe have played 25 of those Tests and won 1, lost 15 and drawn or tied 9, a win rate of 4%. The most frequent visitors have been New Zealand (6) and West Indies (6). The average first-innings total was 347 in the 1990s (6 Tests) and 355 in the 2010s (6 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 11 Tests, against 6 in the 1990s. Andy Flower has made more Test runs here than anyone, 871 in 20 innings with 2 hundreds, and Heath Streak has taken the most wickets, 37 in 14 Tests. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 713 for 3 in 2004; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 104 in 2003; the highest individual score Kumar Sangakkara's 270 against Zimbabwe in 2004; the best bowling Paul Strang's 8 for 109 in 2000. The heaviest defeat was Zimbabwe's, by an innings and 254 runs against Sri Lanka in 2004.

Of the 93 ODIs played at Queens Sports Club, sides batting first have won 40 and chasing sides 47, with 3 ties; 3 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. Zimbabwe have played 81 of those ODIs and won 23, lost 52 and tied or had no result in 6, a win rate of 28%. The most frequent visitors have been Sri Lanka (15) and Pakistan (12). The average first-innings total was 225 in the 1990s (8 ODIs) and 245 in the 2020s (13 ODIs), peaking at 246 in the 2000s. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 38 ODIs, against 34 in the 2000s. Hamilton Masakadza has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 1,274 in 40 innings with 1 hundred, and Heath Streak has taken the most wickets, 24 in 17 ODIs. The highest total is Pakistan's 399 for 1 in 2018; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 67 in 2018; the highest individual score Fakhar Zaman's 210 not out against Zimbabwe in 2018; the best bowling Shane Bond's 6 for 19 in 2005. The widest margin by runs was Pakistan's 244-run win over Zimbabwe in 2018. The closest finishes: Scotland won by 1 wicket (2023) and Match tied (2018).

Tests at Queens Sports Club

25 Tests, 1994 to 2023. The first was Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka on 20 October 1994: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Queens Sports Club

93 ODIs, 1996 to 2024. The first was England v Zimbabwe on 15 December 1996: Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets (with 37 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Scotland won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining) (2023)
• Match tied (2018)
• Zimbabwe won by 2 runs (2018)
• Sri Lanka won by 1 run (2016)
• Match tied (2016)
• Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2011)

Most recent matches

• Pakistan v Zimbabwe (ODI, 28 November 2024): Pakistan won by 99 runs
• Zimbabwe v Pakistan (ODI, 26 November 2024): Pakistan won by 10 wickets
• Zimbabwe v Pakistan (ODI, 24 November 2024): Zimbabwe won by 80 runs
• Scotland v Netherlands (ODI, 6 July 2023): Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)
• Scotland v Zimbabwe (ODI, 4 July 2023): Scotland won by 31 runs
• Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (ODI, 2 July 2023): Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
• Sri Lanka v Netherlands (ODI, 30 June 2023): Sri Lanka won by 21 runs
• Zimbabwe v Oman (ODI, 29 June 2023): Zimbabwe won by 14 runs
• Sri Lanka v Scotland (ODI, 27 June 2023): Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
• Sri Lanka v Ireland (ODI, 25 June 2023): Sri Lanka won by 133 runs