City Oval Pietermaritzburg Pitch Report
the Pietermaritzburg stadium was built in 1888 and its capacity is 12000, hence it can be called a small stadium.
Currently it is very difficult to report on the Pietermaritzburg pitch because international one day matches were played here only in the 2003 World Cup.we can say its batting friendly pitch.
Generally Batsman-friendly: The City Oval is known for being a pitch that favors batsmen. Scores tend to be on the higher side, and the pitch doesn’t offer too much assistance to bowlers early on.
Balanced for T20s and ODIs: While batsman-friendly, it seems to be fairly balanced for both T20 and ODI matches. This means bowlers do get their chance later in the innings.
The first match was played between India and Nambia which was won by India. Sachin Tendulkar scored 152 runs.And Saurav Galanguli also scored 112 runs and India won the match by 181 runs.
Whereas the second match was played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which was won by Sri Lanka. Chaminda was taking 6 wickets and Sri Lanka won the match by 10 wickets.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | Drawn | No Result | Win(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| India | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 100% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 100% |
| Namibia | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Apart from this, 2 Women’s T20 matches were played here in 2019 which was played between Pakistan Women’s Team and South Africa Women’s Team.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | Drawn | No Result | Win(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 50% |
| South Africa Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 50% |
Some domestic T20 matches also took place here, details of which are as follows:
| First Match | October 16, 2011 – Match Abandoned |
|---|---|
| Last Match | October 2, 2022 – South Africa Under-19 beat Mpumalanga Rhinos by 81 runs |
| Home Team Wins | 2 |
| Away Team Wins | 1 |
| Neutral Team Wins | 29 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 0.5 |
| Most Successful Team | AET Tuskers – 8 wins |
| Highest Innings Score | 220/3 – by Western Province on September 15, 2018 – Western Province beat KwaZulu Natal Inland by 35 runs |
| Lowest Innings Score | 84/10 – by Namibia on September 4, 2016 – KwaZulu Natal Inland beat Namibia by 62 runs |
| Wins Batting First | 18 |
| Wins Batting Second | 13 |
| First Inning Batting Win Percentage | 58.06 |
| Average Innings Score | 146 |
| Average First Innings Score | 156 |
| Average Second Innings Score | 137 |
| Average Third Innings Score | |
| Average Fourth Innings Score | |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Kyle Nipper (326 runs) |
| Highest Individual Score | 128* – by Janneman Malan v AET Tuskers on September 15, 2018 – Western Province beat KwaZulu Natal Inland by 35 runs |
| Most Successful Bowler | Kyle Nipper (19 wickets) |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 5/21 – by Quinton Friend v AET Tuskers on February 10, 2013 – Free State beat KwaZulu Natal Inland by 68 runs |
| Pacer Wickets | 227 |
| Pacer Wickets Percentage | 63.06 |
| Spinner Wickets | 133 |
| Spinner Wickets Percentage | 36.94 |
| Result |
|---|
| Mpumalanga v South Africa Under-19 on October 2, 2022 – South Africa Under-19 beat Mpumalanga Rhinos by 81 runs |
| Tuskers v Easterns on October 2, 2022 – Eastern Storm beat Tuskers by 29 runs |
| Tuskers v South Africa Under-19 on October 1, 2022 – South Africa Under-19 beat Tuskers by 15 runs |
| Easterns v Mpumalanga on October 1, 2022 – Mpumalanga Rhinos beat Eastern Storm by 2 wickets |
| Easterns v South Africa Under-19 on September 30, 2022 – South Africa Under-19 beat Eastern Storm by 5 wickets |
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