ZimbabweTest and ODI ground1994 to 2024
Queens Sports Club
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club records at a glance
At Queens Sports Club, the highest Test team total is 713/3 by Sri Lanka in 2004; the highest individual score is 270 by Kumar Sangakkara in 2004; the highest successful chase is 184/2 by India in 2001.
At Queens Sports Club, the highest ODI team total is 399/1 by Pakistan in 2018; the highest individual score is 210* by Fakhar Zaman in 2018; the highest successful chase is 329/9 by Zimbabwe in 2011.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 713/3 (Sri Lanka, 2004) | 399/1 (Pakistan, 2018) |
| Lowest completed total | 104 (Zimbabwe, 2003) | 67 (Zimbabwe, 2018) |
| Highest successful chase | 184/2 (India, 2001) | 329/9 (Zimbabwe, 2011) |
| Highest individual score | Kumar Sangakkara 270 (2004) | Fakhar Zaman 210* (2018) |
| Best bowling | Paul Strang 8/109 (2000) | Shane Bond 6/19 (2005) |
| Most runs at the ground | Andy Flower 871 | Hamilton Masakadza 1,274 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Heath Streak 37 | Heath Streak 24 |
| Average first-innings total | 308 | 239 |
About Queens Sports Club
Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second international ground, with 25 Tests and 93 ODIs in the archive. Its first Test, against Sri Lanka in 1994, brought Dave Houghton's 266, still the highest Test score by a Zimbabwean, and Kumar Sangakkara's 270 for Sri Lanka in 2004, in a total of 713 for 3 declared, is the highest at the ground. The home side has found Test wins hard to come by here, with one in 25. Two one-day innings stand out: Charles Coventry's 194 not out against Bangladesh in 2009, which equalled what was then the highest score in ODI cricket, in a match Zimbabwe lost, and Fakhar Zaman's 210 not out in 2018, the first ODI double hundred by a Pakistan batter. Fakhar Zaman's innings came in an opening stand of 304 with Imam-ul-Haq and a total of 399 for 1, the highest at the ground. Zimbabwe have won 23 of their 81 ODIs here.
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.
In Tests
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.
- Highest total: Sri Lanka's 713 for 3 (2004)
- Lowest completed innings: Zimbabwe's 104 (2003)
- Highest individual score: Kumar Sangakkara, 270 against Zimbabwe (2004)
- Best bowling: Paul Strang, 8 for 109 (2000)
- Heaviest defeat: Zimbabwe, by an innings and 254 runs against Sri Lanka (2004)
In one-day internationals
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.
- Highest total: Pakistan's 399 for 1 (2018)
- Lowest completed innings: Zimbabwe's 67 (2018)
- Highest individual score: Fakhar Zaman, 210 not out against Zimbabwe (2018)
- Best bowling: Shane Bond, 6 for 19 (2005)
- Widest win by runs: Pakistan, by 244 runs over Zimbabwe (2018)
- 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.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 347 |
| 2000s | 11 | 265 |
| 2010s | 6 | 355 |
| 2020s | 2 | 281 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | Zimbabwe | 20 | 871 | 2 |
| Alistair Campbell | Zimbabwe | 21 | 795 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | Zimbabwe | 22 | 788 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | Zimbabwe | 15 | 560 | 2 |
| Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 16 | 526 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | Zimbabwe | 14 | 37 |
| Ray Price | Zimbabwe | 7 | 31 |
| Paul Strang | Zimbabwe | 6 | 25 |
| Andy Blignaut | Zimbabwe | 6 | 21 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 4 | 20 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 713/3
- Lowest completed total
- 104
- Highest score
- 270 · Kumar Sangakkara
- Best bowling
- 8/109 · Paul Strang
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 254
- Biggest win by runs
- 254 runs
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).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 225 |
| 2000s | 34 | 246 |
| 2010s | 38 | 233 |
| 2020s | 13 | 245 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 40 | 1,274 | 1 |
| Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe | 34 | 1,106 | 1 |
| Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 31 | 1,030 | 2 |
| Grant Flower | Zimbabwe | 19 | 862 | 2 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 27 | 842 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | Zimbabwe | 17 | 24 |
| Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 24 | 23 |
| Tendai Chatara | Zimbabwe | 14 | 20 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 6 | 20 |
| Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe | 27 | 19 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 399/1
- Lowest completed total
- 67
- Highest score
- 210* · Fakhar Zaman
- Best bowling
- 6/19 · Shane Bond
- Biggest win by runs
- 244 runs
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
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 25 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 93 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive