Willowmoore Park

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.

Willowmoore Park
Ground information
LocationBenoni, South Africa
Establishment1924
Capacity20,000
TenantsSouth Africa national cricket team
End names
Chalet End
Ekurhuleni End
International information
First ODI9 February 1997:
 India v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI31 March 2023:
 South Africa v  Netherlands
First T20I15 September 2022:
 Botswana v  Uganda
Last T20I19 December 2023:
 Kenya v  Uganda
First WODI28 March 2005:
 Sri Lanka v  West Indies
Last WODI23 December 2023:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First WT20I22 May 2019:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
Last WT20I27 March 2024:
 South Africa v  Sri Lanka
As of 27 March 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Records

T20I records

  • Highest T20I total: 205/5 – Botswana vs. Eswatini, Southern Africa Cup, 29 May 2023
  • Highest Individual T20I Score: 102 – Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, 27 March 2024
  • 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]

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/18Dhruv Maisuria Botswana2 Ghana18 September 2022Won

References

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