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Revision as of 19:34, 8 December 2023
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 10 December 2023: Cameroon v  Sierra Leone |
| First WODI | 28 March 2005: Sri Lanka v  West Indies |
| Last WODI | 12 May 2019: South Africa v  Pakistan |
| First WT20I | 22 May 2019: South Africa v Pakistan |
| Last WT20I | 3 December 2023: South Africa v  Bangladesh |
| As of 10 December 2023 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".
Records
T20I records
- Highest T20I total: 205/5 – Botswana vs. Eswatini, Southern Africa Cup, 29 May 2023
- Highest Individual T20I Score: 98* – Riazat Ali Shah, Uganda vs. Tanzania, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 22 September 2022
- Best T20I Bowling Figure: 5/18 – Dhruv Maisuria, Botswana vs. Ghana, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 18 September 2022
- Highest T20I Partnership: 147* (for the 3rd wicket) – Riazat Ali Shah & Deusdedit Muhumuza, Uganda vs. Tanzania, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 22 September 2022
List of International five-wicket hauls
The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.[3]
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/18 | Dhruv Maisuria | Botswana |
2 |  Ghana |
18 September 2022 | Won |
References
- ^ Willowmoore Park Cricinfo
- ^ Willowmoore Park CricketArchive
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links
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