Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town, Pitch Report, Weather Report, Average Score, Last 5 Matches Stats

Newlands Cricket Ground: In this article, you have been given complete information about the Newlands Cricket Ground and especially in view of the Women’s T20 World Cup, information has been given based on the results of the Women’s T20 matches played in the past. The pitch report has been prepared on the basis of all the previous matches played at this ground.

Newlands Cricket Ground: A Short Detail

The Newlands Cricket Stadium, located in Cape Town, is a South African cricket venue where both domestic and international cricket is played. T20 ODIs and Test matches in all three formats have been played on this ground.

Full NameNewlands Cricket Ground
LocationCape Town, South Africa
OperatorWestern Province Cricket Association
Capacity25,000 seats
Surface: Bowling Pitch
Both End names: Wynberg End, Kelvin Grove End
Also known as: Newlands Stadium,
Newlands Ground,
Six Gun Grill Newlands
Short detail about Newlands Cricket Stadium

Newlands Cricket Ground Pitch Report:

Is Newlands Cricket Stadium a batting pitch or a bowling pitch?

The pitch at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town is known to assist bowlers, having always helped fast bowlers. With the Newlands Cricket Ground being one of the few grounds in South Africa to provide some assistance to spinners.

Newlands Cricket Ground Weather Report

Due to the Mediterranean winter rainy climate, the weather at this location is generally ideal/favourable for cricket most of the time. Therefore, it is being expressed that there is no possibility of the game being interrupted due to the weather during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
The humidity at this location is likely to be below 50, while the wind speed is likely to be between 4–10 m/s during the Women’s T20 World Cup. That is, due to the weather, the bowler or the batsmen will not be able to get extra help in any way.

Average weather during the entire Women’s T20 World Cup

Temp: 18-30°C

humidity: 40-66%

Wind Speed: 5-10m/s

Dew point: 14-17°C

Sunset: 19:20-19:47

chance of precipitation: 0-10%

Over all Weather condition: Good weather with normal environment temp and clear sky

Match Stats of Women’s T20I on Newlands Cricket Ground

Women’s T20I StatsAll T20I Statistics
Total Match Played: 5
Batting First Won: 3
Batting Second Won: 2
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 129
Highest Score: India Women 166/4
Lowest Score: Sri Lanka Women 90/8
Scoring Pattern
Below Score 150: 3
Above Score 150: 2
Total Match Played: 21
Batting First Won: 6
Batting Second Won: 15
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 157
Highest Score by  Australia: 193/5
Lowest Score: by South Africa: 96/10
Scoring Pattern
Below Score 150: 10
Above Score 150: 11
T20I Match Stats on Newlands Cricket Ground

21 T-20 International matches have been played on the cricket ground, the team batting in the first innings has won 6 and the team batting in the second innings has won 15 matches.  Australia (193/5) scored the highest score per ground and South Africa (96/10) scored the lowest.

But when we talk about Women’s T20 International cricket, a total of 5 matches have been played on this ground, in which the team batting in the first innings has won 3 and the team batting in the second innings has won 2 matches. 

The highest runs at this ground have been scored by the Indian Women’s team (166/4) while the lowest score (90/8) has been scored by the Sri Lankan women’s team.

Last 5 Women’s T20I Matches on Newlands Cricket Ground

Match 1

Date: 1st February 2019

Sri Lanka Women vs South Africa Women

90/8

94/3

Result: South Africa Women won by 7 wickets

Match 2

Date: 24th February 2018

India Women vs South Africa Women

166/4

112/10

Result: India Women won by 54 runs

Match 3

Date: 9th March 2016

South Africa Women vs West Indies Women

119/3

115/8

Result: South Africa Women won by 4 runs

Match 4

Date: 19th February 2016

England Women vs South Africa Women

156/6

145/3

Result: South Africa Women won by 17 runs (DL)

Match 5

Date: 26th October 2009

West Indies Women vs South Africa Women

114/9

101/10

Result: West Indies Women won by 13 runs

Also Read:

  1. All Squads of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – Full Players list of Participating Teams
  2. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Match Schedule 2023 – Time, Date and Venue Details With PDF

History Of Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands Cricket Ground
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Newlands Cricket Ground is also known as Six Gun Grill Newlands and it located near Rugby Union and Football stadium.

The pitch was first prepared in 1888 at the Newlands Cricket Ground. This ground is said to be one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world along with Devil’s Peak( South Africa), Table Mountain ( South Africa), The Adelaide and Oval Cricket Stadium located in Australia. It is situated behind Table Mountain and the stadium has a seating capacity of 25000 spectators.

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted by the Newlands Cricket Ground. A total of 4 matches were played on this ground during that World Cup, which included one quarterfinal and 1 semi-final match. The viewership at that time was between 35,000–51,000.

How many people can Newlands take?

25000 seats and 51900 includes non-seating.

How old is Newlands cricket ground?

In the year 1700, land was found to prepare this ground and then this ground was constructed. The cricket pitch was prepared on this ground and being used for cricket since 1888.

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