Boland Park

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Boland Park
Ground information
Location Paarl, South Africa
Coordinates 33°44′29″S18°59′54″E / 33.74139°S 18.99833°E / -33.74139; 18.99833
Establishment1996
Capacity10,000
Operator Boland
End names
Riebeeck Kelders End
Stables End
International information
First ODI27 January 1997:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Last ODI21 December 2023:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v Flag of India.svg  India
Only T20I29 November 2020:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v Flag of England.svg  England
Only women's Test19–22 March 2002:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v Flag of India.svg  India
First WODI16 October 2009:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Last WODI24 October 2016:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
First WT20I25 October 2009:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Last WT20I19 February 2023:
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Team information
Boland (1996-present)
Cape Cobras (2005-2021)
Paarl Rocks (2018-2019)
Paarl Royals (2023-present)
As of 21 December 2023
Source: Cricinfo

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.

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History

2003 Cricket World Cup

The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.

12 February 2003
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
204 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
136 (48.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72)
Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs)
Daan van Bunge 62 (116)
Javagal Srinath 4/30 (9.1 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India won by 68 runs
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Tim de Leede (NED)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat first.
19 February 2003
Scorecard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
36 (18.4 overs)
v
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
37/1 (4.4 overs)
Joe Harris 9 (13)
Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 24* (14)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Prabath Nissanka (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.
25 February 2003
Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
253/9 (39 overs)
v
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
156 (39.3 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 58 (59)
Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 overs)
Daan van Bunge 31 (60)
Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 97 runs
Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (PAK)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first.

International centuries

Ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. [2]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInningsOpposing teamDateResult
1100* Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 January 2001Won
2111 Saurav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24 October 2001Won
3146 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24 October 2001Won
4102* Gary Kirsten Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 December 2002Won
5112 Hashim Amla Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 11 January 2012Won
6176 AB De Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 October 2017Won
7123 Heinrich Klaasen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 February 2020Won
8110 Temba Bavuma Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1Flag of India.svg  India 19 January 2022Won
9129 Rassie van der Dussen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1Flag of India.svg  India 19 January 2022Won
10108 Sanju Samson Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 23 December 2023Won

International five-wicket hauls

As of 7 March 2020

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.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Eddo Brandes 27 January 1997Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of India.svg  India 29.5415Tie [3]
2 Lasith Malinga 11 January 2012Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 110545South Africa won [4]

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