Mangaung Oval, previously known as Springbok Park, Chevrolet Park, Goodyear Park, and OUTsurance Oval, is a cricket ground in Bloemfontein. It’s presently used for almost exclusively cricket matches. The Knights’ home ground is this stadium, which was built in 1989 and has a capacity of 20,000 people.
Mangaung Oval Cricket Stadium
- Full Name: Mangaung Oval
- Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Operator: Free State
- Capacity: 20,000
- Surface: Easy Pitch For Both
- Floodlights: Yes
- End names: Loch Logan End, Willows End
- Boundary Length (Dimension):
- Also known as: Springbok Park, Chevrolet Park, Goodyear Park, and OUTsurance Oval | Mangaung Oval Stadium | Mangaung Oval Ground
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Record & Stats
T20 Stats
Total Match Played: 2 |
Batting First Won: 1 |
Batting Second Won: 1 |
Tie: 0 |
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 182 |
Highest Score: South Africa 195/4 |
Lowest Score: Zimbabwe 168/4 |
Scoring Pattern |
Below Score 150: 0 |
Score between 150 and 169: 1 |
Score between 170 and 189: 0 |
Above Score 190: 1 |
ODI Stats
Total Match Played: 29 |
Batting First Won: 13 |
Batting Second Won: 15 |
Tie: 1 |
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 240 |
Highest Score: England 399/9 |
Lowest Score: Zimbabwe 78/10 |
Scoring Pattern |
Below Score 200: 7 |
Score between 200 and 249: 7 |
Score between 250 and 299: 9 |
Above Score 300: 6 |
T20 Domestic
Total Match Played: 19 |
Batting First Won: 9 |
Batting Second Won: 10 |
Tie: 0 |
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 148 |
Highest Score: Cape Cobras 208/3 |
Lowest Score: Knights 92/10 |
Scoring Pattern |
Below Score 150: 10 |
Score between 150 and 169: 6 |
Score between 170 and 189: 2 |
Above Score 190: 1 |
Is Mangaung Oval Ground Batting Or Bowling Pitch?
The surface provides good batting as well as a bowling ground.
Ground Information
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Owner – Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Establishment ( Situated In ) – 1989
Address – Att Horak St, Willows, Bloemfontein, 9320, South Africa
Official Website – http://www.mangaung.co.za/
Contact Number: +27 51 447 5715
E-mail: [email protected]
Tenants
- Free State
History
The venue’s name was changed to Newlands at the same time as it became known as Springbok Park, after a sponsorship deal. Now more frequently known by its sponsor’s name, Newlands is a well-designed 20,000-seat stadium with two big stands and grassed banks that draw large groups that want to barbecue while watching cricket.
The first one-day international was held on the ground in December 1992, when South Africa beat India by eight wickets. In October 2000, Zimbabwe became the first full Test nation to play there.
When, fittingly, Allan Donald, who had spent many years as a Free State cricketer on the South African Test scene before becoming the first South African to capture 300 test wickets during the first Test against New Zealand in November 2000, took guard for his record 300th scalp, he added yet another chapter to this ground’s ancient history.
International Information
- First Test: 29 Oct – 1 Nov 1999: South Africa v Zimbabwe
- Last Test: 6–10 October 2017: South Africa v Bangladesh
- First ODI: 15 December 1992: South Africa v India
- Last ODI: 4 March 2020: South Africa v Australia
- First T20: 8 October 2010: South Africa v Zimbabwe
- Last T20: 26 October 2017: South Africa v Bangladesh
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