Ground information | |
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Location | Benoni, South Africa |
Establishment | 1924 |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Tenants | South Africa national cricket team |
End names | |
Chalet End Ekurhuleni End | |
International information | |
First ODI | 9 February 1997: India v Zimbabwe |
Last ODI | 31 March 2023: South Africa v Netherlands |
First T20I | 15 September 2022: Botswana v Uganda |
Last T20I | 19 December 2023: Kenya v Uganda |
First WODI | 28 March 2005: Sri Lanka v West Indies |
Last WODI | 23 December 2023: South Africa v Bangladesh |
First WT20I | 22 May 2019: South Africa v Pakistan |
Last WT20I | 27 March 2024: South Africa v Sri Lanka |
As of 27 March 2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Willowmoore Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Benoni, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. [1] [2] The stadium holds 20,000 people. It opened in 1924. After withdrawing their sponsorship from St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, Sahara started sponsoring Willowmoore Park, thus for sponsorship reasons it is known as "Sahara Willowmoore Park".
The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue. [3]
# | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
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1 | 5/18 | Dhruv Maisuria | Botswana | 2 | Ghana | 18 September 2022 | Won |
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