# Boland Park > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boland_Park > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boland_Park.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boland_Park > Source revision: 1329707658 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Cricket stadium Not to be confused with [Boland Stadium](/source/Boland_Stadium). Boland Park Boland Park Cricket Ground during the South Africa vs Pakistan One Day International on 17 December 2024 Interactive map of Boland Park Ground information Location Paarl, South Africa Country South Africa Coordinates 33°44′29″S 18°59′54″E / 33.74139°S 18.99833°E / -33.74139; 18.99833 Establishment 1996 Capacity 10,000 Operator Boland End names Riebeeck Kelders End Stables End International information First men's ODI 27 January 1997: India v Zimbabwe Last men's ODI 17 December 2024: South Africa v Pakistan Only men's T20I 29 November 2020: South Africa v England Only women's Test 19–22 March 2002: South Africa v India First women's ODI 16 October 2009: South Africa v West Indies Last women's ODI 24 October 2016: South Africa v New Zealand First women's T20I 25 October 2009: South Africa v West Indies Last women's T20I 19 February 2023: New Zealand v 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](/source/Multi-purpose_stadium) in [Paarl](/source/Paarl), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It is currently used mostly for [cricket](/source/Cricket) matches and hosted three matches during the [2003 Cricket World Cup](/source/2003_Cricket_World_Cup). [Boland cricket team](/source/Boland_(cricket_team)) and the [Paarl Royals](/source/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](/source/One_Day_International) (ODI) match between [India](/source/India_national_cricket_team) and [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team). It was a Tri-Series match which ended in a tie. - On 11 January 2012, hosts South Africa beat [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team) by a margin of 258 [runs](/source/Run_(cricket)) in an ODI. Sri Lanka were [dismissed](/source/Dismissal_(cricket)) for a low total of 43, the lowest ODI total in their history.[1] ### 2003 Cricket World Cup The following [2003 Cricket World Cup](/source/2003_Cricket_World_Cup) matches were played at Boland Park. 12 February 2003 Scorecard India 204 (48.5 overs) v 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) 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 Canada 36 (18.4 overs) v Sri Lanka 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) 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 Pakistan 253/9 (39 overs) v Netherlands 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) 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](/source/Century_(cricket)) have been scored at the venue.[2] No. Score Player Team Balls Innings Opposing team Date Result 1 100* Jacques Kallis South Africa 139 2 Sri Lanka 9 January 2001 Won 2 111 Saurav Ganguly India 124 1 Kenya 24 October 2001 Won 3 146 Sachin Tendulkar India 132 1 Kenya 24 October 2001 Won 4 102* Gary Kirsten South Africa 118 2 Pakistan 16 December 2002 Won 5 112 Hashim Amla South Africa 128 1 Sri Lanka 11 January 2012 Won 6 176 AB De Villiers South Africa 104 1 Bangladesh 18 October 2017 Won 7 123 Heinrich Klaasen South Africa 114 1 Australia 29 February 2020 Won 8 110 Temba Bavuma South Africa 143 1 India 19 January 2022 Won 9 129 Rassie van der Dussen South Africa 98 1 India 19 January 2022 Won 10 108 Sanju Samson India 114 1 South Africa 23 December 2023 Won ## International five-wicket hauls - *As of 7 March 2020* Two [five-wicket hauls](/source/Five-wicket_haul) 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 Team Inn O R W Result 1 Eddo Brandes 27 January 1997 Zimbabwe India 2 9.5 41 5 Tie[3] 2 Lasith Malinga 11 January 2012 Sri Lanka South Africa 1 10 54 5 South Africa won[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/549000.html). Retrieved 28 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records"](http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1031;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 27 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66070.html), [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 2020-03-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/514035.html), [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 2020-03-07. ## External links - [Boland Park](https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/ground/59147.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo) - [Cricket Archive page](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1629.html) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boland Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boland_Park) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boland_Park?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.