List of international cricket centuries at Mangaung Oval
Mangaung Oval is a sports ground in Bloemfontein, South Africa with a capacity of 20,000. The ground has hosted Test cricket since its first match in 1999 when South Africa played Zimbabwe.[1] Four Test matches have been played at the ground[2] along with 28 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which was in 1992 when South Africa played India.[3] The ground staged its first [Twenty20 International]] when South Africa played against Zimbabwe in 2010.[4]
South African batsman Jacques Kallis became the first man to score a Test century at Mangaung Oval when he made 160 against New Zealand in 2000. It still stands as the highest Test individual score at the ground, and a double century is yet to be scored. Overall, 9 Test centuries have been scored at the ground.[5]
Sixteen ODI centuries have been scored at Mangaung Oval, the first by South African batsman Andrew Hudson who scored 108 from 147 deliveries against India in 1992. The highest score achieved at the ground is 145* not out made by Zimbabwean wicket keeper Brendan Taylor against South Africa in 2010.[6]
Key[edit]
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Mangaung Oval.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won
Test centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Mangaung Oval.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 160 | Jacques Kallis |  South Africa |
289 | 1 |  New Zealand |
17 November 2000 | Won |
| 2 | 155 | Sachin Tendulkar |  India |
184 | 1 | South Africa |
3 November 2001 | Lost |
| 3 | 105 | Virender Sehwag | India |
173 | 1 | South Africa |
3 November 2001 | Lost |
| 4 | 107 | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa |
145 | 2 | India |
3 November 2001 | Won |
| 5 | 108 | Lance Klusener | South Africa |
124 | 2 | India |
3 November 2001 | Won |
| 6 | 157 | Graeme Smith | South Africa |
248 | 1 |  Bangladesh |
19 November 2008 | Won |
| 7 | 112 | Hashim Amla | South Africa |
165 | 1 | Bangladesh |
19 November 2008 | Won |
| 8 | 113 | Dean Elgar | South Africa |
152 | 1 | Bangladesh |
6 October 2017 | Won |
| 9 | 143 | Aiden Markram | South Africa |
186 | 1 | Bangladesh |
6 October 2017 | Won |
| 10 | 132 | Hashim Amla | South Africa |
163 | 1 | Bangladesh |
6 October 2017 | Won |
| 11 | 145 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa |
181 | 1 | Bangladesh |
6 October 2017 | Won |
One Day International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Mangaung Oval.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108 | Andrew Hudson | South Africa |
147 | 2 | India |
15 December 1992 | Won |
| 2 | 111* | Brian Lara |  West Indies |
140 | 2 | South Africa |
23 February 1993 | Lost |
| 3 | 140 | Sanath Jayasuriya (1/2) |  Sri Lanka |
143 | 1 | New Zealand |
8 December 1994 | No result |
| 4 | 129 | Ricky Ponting |  Australia |
126 | 1 | South Africa |
30 March 2002 | Won |
| 5 | 120 | Sanath Jayasuriya (2/2) | Sri Lanka |
125 | 1 | New Zealand |
10 February 2003 | Won |
| 6 | 141 | Scott Styris | New Zealand |
125 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
10 February 2003 | Lost |
| 7 | 121 | Feiko Kloppenburg |  Netherlands |
142 | 1 |  Namibia |
3 March 2003 | Won |
| 8 | 134* | Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk | Netherlands |
129 | 1 | Namibia |
3 March 2003 | Won |
| 9 | 102* | Nathan Astle | New Zealand |
121 | 2 |  Zimbabwe |
8 March 2003 | Won |
| 10 | 108* | Kevin Pietersen |  England |
96 | 1 | South Africa |
2 February 2005 | Tied |
| 11 | 110 | Hashim Amla | South Africa |
96 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
15 October 2010 | Won |
| 12 | 124 | Colin Ingram (1/2) | South Africa |
126 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
15 October 2010 | Won |
| 13 | 145* | Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe |
136 | 2 | South Africa |
15 October 2010 | Lost |
| 14 | 105* | Colin Ingram (2/2) | South Africa |
104 | 1 |  Pakistan |
10 March 2013 | Won |
| 15 | 105 | Jos Buttler | England |
76 | 1 | South Africa |
3 February 2016 | Won |
| 16 | 138* | Quinton de Kock | South Africa |
96 | 2 | England |
3 February 2016 | Lost |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mangaung Oval — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein / Records / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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