Venues / Kingsmead, Durban
Cricket groundKingsmead, Durban: cricket results and records
111 recorded matches at Kingsmead, Durban, from 26 Dec 2002 to 9 Oct 2026.
Records at the ground
Totals| Record | Total | Team | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest total | 574/9 | England | South Africa | 26 Dec 2009 |
| Lowest completed total | 42 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 27 Nov 2024 |
Limited-overs matches with a winner: 85; the side batting first won 49.
Latest matches
Runs per over- Kingsmead, Durban, DurbanAustralia 390(137.2 ov) South Africa 284(78 ov) Australia 314/6 dec(58 ov) South Africa 206(86.5 ov)
Australia won by 214 runs
- Kingsmead, Durban, Durban
South Africa: runs per over Australia: runs per over - Kingsmead, Durban, Durban
India: runs per over South Africa: runs per over - Kingsmead, Durban, Durban
India: runs per over South Africa: runs per over - Kingsmead, Durban, Durban
Pakistan: runs per over South Africa: runs per over - Kingsmead, Durban, DurbanSunrisers Eastern Cape 170/7(20 ov) Pretoria Capitals 172/3(18.3 ov)
Pretoria Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: runs per over Pretoria Capitals: runs per over
Matches at Kingsmead, Durban
Kingsmead, Durban appears in 111 recorded matches, the first on 26 December 2002 and the latest on 9 October 2026. The matches are 35 in One Day Internationals, 35 in franchise Twenty20 leagues, 25 in Twenty20 Internationals and 16 in Test matches. The competitions seen most often are SA20 (20 matches), Indian Premier League (15 matches) and ICC World Twenty20 (8 matches).
Teams and results at Kingsmead, Durban
The sides that appear most often are South Africa (65 matches), Durban's Super Giants (19 matches), India (16 matches) and Australia (16 matches).
Of the 111 matches, 100 produced a winner, 1 were drawn, 2 were tied and 8 ended without a result.
Totals and batting first at Kingsmead, Durban
The highest innings total in the records is 574/9 by England against South Africa on 26 December 2009.
The lowest completed total is 42 by Sri Lanka against South Africa on 27 November 2024.
In the 85 limited-overs matches here that produced a winner, the side batting first won 49 (57.6%).
Players at Kingsmead, Durban
The leading run scorers at the ground are AB de Villiers (1,532 runs in 37 innings), Q de Kock (1,185 runs in 30 innings), JH Kallis (1,033 runs in 29 innings), GC Smith (1,025 runs in 35 innings) and HM Amla (832 runs in 32 innings).
The leading wicket takers are DW Steyn (65 wickets), M Morkel (43 wickets), KA Maharaj (43 wickets), M Ntini (31 wickets) and K Rabada (26 wickets).
The highest individual scores are 190 by MT Renshaw against South Africa on 9 October 2026, 160 by PJ Hughes against South Africa on 6 March 2009 and 153* by MDKJ Perera against South Africa on 13 February 2019.
The best bowling figures are 7 for 13 by M Jansen against Sri Lanka on 27 November 2024, 7 for 32 by KA Maharaj against Bangladesh on 31 March 2022 and 7 for 81 by M de Lange against Sri Lanka on 26 December 2011.
Scoring at Kingsmead, Durban
The first innings of 16 Test matches matches here averaged 304.8 runs.
In 33 One Day Internationals matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 249.8 and the side batting second 181.3.
In 25 Twenty20 Internationals matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 156.5 and the side batting second 138.5.
In 32 franchise Twenty20 leagues matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 161.1 and the side batting second 142.6.
The toss at Kingsmead, Durban
The toss is recorded in 111 of these matches. The toss winner chose to field in 50 (45.0%) and to bat in 61.
Among the 100 of those matches that produced a winner, the side that won the toss also won the match 53 times (53.0%).
Boundaries and dismissals at Kingsmead, Durban
Batters at the ground hit 4,620 fours and 936 sixes in the recorded innings, one boundary every 10.7 balls; 54.1% of the runs came in boundaries.
Batters were dismissed caught 61%, bowled 17%, lbw 11%, run out 6% and caught and bowled 3% of the 1,806 times.
Wickets credited to bowlers fell caught 65%, bowled 18%, lbw 11%, caught and bowled 3% and stumped 2% of the 1,688 times.
That is 50.1 boundaries a match, counting every recorded innings.
Kingsmead, Durban through the years
Matches by decade: 2000s (45), 2010s (24) and 2020s (42).
Competitions played at Kingsmead, Durban
The competitions that have used the ground are SA20 (20 matches), Indian Premier League (15 matches), ICC World Twenty20 (8 matches), Australia tour of South Africa (7 matches), Pakistan Women tour of South Africa (7 matches), ICC World Cup (5 matches), Australia in South Africa ODI Series (4 matches) and Pakistan tour of South Africa (3 matches).
Questions and answers
How many matches are recorded at Kingsmead, Durban?
111, from 26 December 2002 to 9 October 2026.
What is the highest total at Kingsmead, Durban?
574/9 by England on 26 December 2009.
What is the lowest completed total at Kingsmead, Durban?
42 by Sri Lanka on 27 November 2024.
Does batting first win at Kingsmead, Durban?
In 85 limited-overs matches with a winner, the side batting first won 49 (57.6%).
Which team has played most often at Kingsmead, Durban?
South Africa, in 65 of the recorded matches.