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Willowmoore Park is a sports ground in Benoni, South Africa, it has a capacity of 20,000. The ground has hosted One Day Internationals (ODIs) since its first match in 1997 when India played Zimbabwe. [1] 21 ODIs have been played at the ground [2]
Nine ODI centuries have been scored at Willowmoore Park, and the first by Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar who scored 104 from 97 deliveries against Zimbabwe in the inaugural match in 1997. The highest score achieved at the ground is 140 made by South African opener Hashim Amla against Bangladesh in 2008. [3]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Willowmoore Park.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 104 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 97 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 9 February 1997 | Won |
2 | 123* | Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 121 | 2 | South Africa | 1 December 2002 | Won |
3 | 140 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 135 | 1 | Bangladesh | 9 November 2008 | Won |
4 | 121* | Neil McCallum | Scotland | 138 | 1 | Ireland | 1 April 2009 | Lost |
5 | 101 | William Porterfield | Ireland | 89 | 2 | Scotland | 1 April 2009 | Won |
6 | 103* | Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 112 | 2 | South Africa | 9 November 2009 | Won |
7 | 129 | JP Duminy | South Africa | 117 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 8 November 2010 | Won |
8 | 109 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 99 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 8 November 2010 | Won |
9 | 113 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 123 | 1 | Ireland | 25 September 2016 | Won |