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The Manuka Oval (MCP) is a sports stadium in Canberra. The ground hosted only One Day International matches, with the first ODI being played on 10 March 1992 between South Africa and Zimbabwe as a pool match of 1992 Cricket World Cup. [1]
The Australian Shane Watson scored the first century at the ground in 2013 with 122 against West Indies. Up to 6 December 2016 in 9 ODIs, the ground has witnessed 11 ODI centuries by four nations - Australia, South Africa, India and West Indies. South African Hashim Amla and Australian Aaron Finch has scored two centuries each at the venue, which is most at the venue. [2] The highest score at the venue is 215 runs, scored by West Indian Chris Gayle against Zimbabwe during a pool match of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. [3]
The following table summarises the Test cricket centuries scored at the Manuka Oval.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 180 | Joe Burns | Australia | 260 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 February 2019 | Won |
2 | 161 | Travis Head | Australia | 204 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 February 2019 | Won |
3 | 114* | Kurtis Patterson | Australia | 192 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 February 2019 | Won |
4 | 101* | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 136 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 1 February 2019 | Won |
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Manuka Oval.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 122 | Shane Watson | Australia | 111 | 1 | West Indies | 6 February 2013 | Won |
2 | 109 | Aaron Finch (1/2) | Australia | 127 | 1 | South Africa | 19 November 2014 | Won |
3 | 102 | Hashim Amla (1/2) | South Africa | 115 | 2 | Australia | 19 November 2014 | Lost |
4 | 215 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 147 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 24 February 2015 | Won |
5 | 133* | Marlon Samuels | West Indies | 156 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 24 February 2015 | Won |
6 | 159 | Hashim Amla (2/2) | South Africa | 128 | 1 | Ireland | 3 March 2015 | Won |
7 | 109 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 109 | 1 | Ireland | 3 March 2015 | Won |
8 | 106 | Aaron Finch (2/2) | Australia | 107 | 1 | India | 20 January 2016 | Won |
9 | 126 | Shikhar Dhawan | India | 113 | 2 | Australia | 20 January 2016 | Lost |
10 | 106 | Virat Kohli | India | 92 | 2 | Australia | 20 January 2016 | Lost |
11 | 119 | David Warner | Australia | 115 | 1 | New Zealand | 6 December 2016 | Won |
Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, although this is lower for some sports depending on the configuration used. The area on which the ground is situated has been used for sport since the early 20th century, but was only enclosed in 1929. It has since undergone several redevelopments, most recently beginning in 2011.