| Kingsmead | |||||||
 Panoramic view of the Kingsmead | |||||||
 Interactive map of Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium | |||||||
| Ground information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Durban, South Africa | ||||||
| Country | South Africa | ||||||
| Coordinates | 29°51′0″S31°1′40″E / 29.85000°S 31.02778°E /-29.85000; 31.02778 | ||||||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||||||
| Tenants | Dolphins | ||||||
| End names | |||||||
| Umgeni End Old Fort End | |||||||
| International information | |||||||
| First Test | 18–22 January 1923: South Africa v England | ||||||
| Last Test | 27–30 November 2024: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||||
| First ODI | 17 December 1992: South Africa v India | ||||||
| Last ODI | 7 February 2020: South Africa v England | ||||||
| First T20I | 12 September 2007: Kenya v New Zealand | ||||||
| Last T20I | 10 December 2024: South Africa v Pakistan | ||||||
| First women's Test | 31 December 1960–3 January 1961: South Africa v England | ||||||
| Last women's Test | 10–13 March 1972: South Africa v New Zealand | ||||||
| First WODI | 20 January 2021: South Africa v Pakistan | ||||||
| Last WODI | 1 October 2023: South Africa v New Zealand | ||||||
| First WT20I | 4 March 2016: South Africa v West Indies | ||||||
| Last WT20I | 3 February 2021: South Africa v Pakistan | ||||||
| Team information | |||||||
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| As of 1 December 2024 Source:ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
Kingsmead Cricket Ground is acricket ground inDurban,KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000,[1] although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. The 'end names' are the Umgeni End (north) and the Old Fort Road End (south). It is the home ground of theDolphins.
In October 2019,Hollywoodbets was announced as the naming rights sponsor of the ground, which is now known asHollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium until August 2024.[2]
The venue hosted the first home Test for theSouth African cricket team after re-admission into international cricket and also hosted the Test against theEnglish cricket team in 1939, which lasted from the third to the thirteenth of March and was called off over fears that the English would miss their ship home.
The first Test match to be played here was betweenSouth Africa andEngland on 18 January 1923, which resulted in a draw on the 5th day.
It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famousmyth regarding how thetide affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach. Many batting collapses in matches in the past have jokingly been blamed on changes in the tide.[citation needed]
On 19 September 2007 the ground witnessedYuvraj Singh's iconic six consecutive sixes offStuart Broad's over in theWorld Twenty20 match betweenIndia andEngland, to mark the fastest fifty ever in any form of cricket.[3]
