Boland Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Paarl, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted three matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Boland cricket team and the Paarl Royals both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.
History In 1997, the stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match between India and Zimbabwe. It was a Tri-Series match which ended in a tie. On 11 January 2012, hosts South Africa beat Sri Lanka by a margin of 258 runs in an ODI. Sri Lanka were dismissed for a low total of 43, the lowest ODI total in their history.
2003 Cricket World Cup The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.
International centuries Ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.
No. Score Player Team Balls Innings Opposing team Date Result 1 100* Jacques Kallis 139 2 Won 2 111 Saurav Ganguly 124 1 Won 3 146 Sachin Tendulkar 132 1 Won 4 102* Gary Kirsten 118 2 Won 5 112 Hashim Amla 128 1 Won 6 176 AB De Villiers 104 1 Won 7 123 Heinrich Klaasen 114 1 Won 8 110 Temba Bavuma 143 1 Won 9 129 Rassie van der Dussen 98 1 Won 10 108 Sanju Samson 114 1 Won
International five-wicket hauls
Two five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.
+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Boland Park No. Bowler Date Team Opposing TeamInnORW Result 1 Eddo Brandes 2 9.5 41 5 Tie3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07. 2 Lasith Malinga 1 10 54 5 South Africa won1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
References
External links
Cricket Archive page