# Boland Park

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.

## History

* In 1997, the stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match between India and Zimbabwe. It was a Tri-Series match which ended in a tie.
* On 11 January 2012, hosts South Africa beat Sri Lanka by a margin of 258 runs in an ODI. Sri Lanka were dismissed for a low total of 43, the lowest ODI total in their history.

### 2003 Cricket World Cup

The following 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 have been scored at the venue.
| 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 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 |
| 2 | Lasith Malinga | 11 January 2012 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | South Africa won |