De Beers Diamond Oval
Cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
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The De Beers Diamond Oval is a cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the Sunfoil Series, and Northern Cape (formerly Griqualand West), in the CSA Provincial Competitions. Griqualand West left the old De Beers Stadium ahead of the 1973–74 season and have been resident at the Diamond Oval since then.[1]
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| Location | Kimberley | ||||||
| Country | South Africa | ||||||
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| First men's ODI | 7 April 1998: Pakistan v  Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Last men's ODI | 1 February 2023: South Africa v  England | ||||||
| Only men's T20I | 10 October 2010: South Africa v  Zimbabwe | ||||||
| First women's ODI | 8 October 2016: South Africa v  New Zealand | ||||||
| Last women's ODI | 13 April 2024: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||||
| First women's T20I | 17 May 2018: South Africa v  Bangladesh | ||||||
| Last women's T20I | 8 December 2023: South Africa v Bangladesh | ||||||
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| As of 13 April 2024 Source: ESPN Cricinfo | |||||||
The ground is in the Cassandra suburb of Kimberley at the junction of Lardner Burke Avenue with Dickenson Avenue. It is adjacent to the Kimberley Country Club and close to the De Beers company's technical training campus.[2]
International Centuries
As of February 2023[update] ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[3]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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| 1 | 116* | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 110 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 7 April 1998 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 107 | 2 | New Zealand | 28 October 2000 | Won |
| 3 | 108* | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 92 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 4 December 2002 | Won |
| 4 | 119 | Chris Gayle |  West Indies | 151 | 1 |  Kenya | 4 March 2003 | Won |
| 5 | 145* | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 136 | 1 | South Africa | 22 January 2013 | Won |
| 6 | 110* | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 116 | 1 | South Africa | 15 October 2017 | Lost |
| 7 | 168* | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 145 | 2 | Bangladesh | 15 October 2017 | Won |
| 8 | 110* | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 112 | 2 | Bangladesh | 15 October 2017 | Won |
| 9 | 118 | Dawid Malan | England | 114 | 1 | South Africa | 1 February 2023 | Won |
| 10 | 131 | Jos Buttler | England | 127 | 1 | South Africa | 1 February 2023 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, four in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs.[4]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Mark Ealham | 30 January 2000 | England | Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | England won[5] |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 16 February 2003 | Pakistan |  Namibia | 2 | 9 | 28 | 5 | Pakistan won[6] |
| 3 | Vasbert Drakes | 4 March 2003 | West Indies | Kenya | 2 | 10 | 33 | 5 | West Indies won[7] |
| 4 | Jofra Archer | 1 February 2023 | England | South Africa | 2 | 9.1 | 40 | 6 | England won[8] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Morna Nielsen | 11 October 2016 | New Zealand | South Africa | 2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | South Africa won[9] |
| 2 | Holly Huddleston | 13 October 2016 | New Zealand | South Africa | 1 | 10 | 25 | 5 | New Zealand won[10] |