SuperSport Park Pitch Report and Records, Centurion
Covers 86 international matches at this ground from Feb 2003 to Feb 2026.
The SuperSport Park pitch report below draws on 86 internationals played at Centurion between Feb 2003 and Feb 2026, and South Africa’s 416/5 against Australia in Sep 2023 is the top total. The men have played 44 ODIs, 20 Tests and 17 T20Is here, the women another 5 games, and the ground also hosted 12 IPL matches.
The most recent fixture was a women’s ODI on 25 Feb 2026, a 16-run home win over Pakistan.
Centurion Pitch by the Numbers: Chasing and Test Decline
Men’s ODIs have favoured the side batting second, which has won 25 times to 16. Yet, leaving out DLS games, first innings come to 256 and second innings to 217. Teams have hunted down as many as 319.
Men’s T20Is are nearly level, 9 wins for chasers to 8. Openers make 186 on average and 195 over the latest ten, while 259 has been chased.
Tests tell a different tale. The second innings (329) has outscored the first (318), then batting turns hard, as the third-innings mean sinks to 211 and the last to 174. Nobody has won a Test here by chasing more than 151, and only 1 of the 20 Tests since Mar 2005 was drawn.
SuperSport Park capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_Park). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
SuperSport Park
Centurion
South Africa
22,000
SuperSport Park cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
20
–
–
–
11 Mar 2005
26 Dec 2024
ODIs
44
16
25
254
15 Feb 2003
15 Sep 2023
ODIs (women)
2
1
1
269
24 Sep 2013
25 Feb 2026
T20Is
17
8
9
186
29 Mar 2009
29 Jan 2026
T20Is (women)
3
1
1
144
21 Feb 2018
30 Nov 2024
SuperSport Park Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
35
256
217
319
198
271
ODIs (women)
2
269
262
178
361
–
T20Is
17
186
170
259
126
195
T20Is (women)
2
144
126
128
163
–
Centurion Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
20
318
329
211
174
151
SuperSport Park Tests records
Tests in this record book: 20, from Mar 2005 to Dec 2024.
Most Test Runs at SuperSport Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
HM Amla South Africa
12
18
1,221
208
71.82
53.69
5
6
AB de Villiers South Africa
12
17
1,040
152
61.18
64.04
3
5
D Elgar South Africa
10
16
672
185
42.00
56.28
1
5
JH Kallis South Africa
7
9
669
201*
83.62
55.94
3
2
Q de Kock South Africa
8
13
547
129*
54.70
86.14
1
3
F du Plessis South Africa
8
13
527
199
43.92
50.05
2
1
AK Markram South Africa
8
14
504
115
36.00
63.16
1
3
T Bavuma South Africa
7
13
456
78*
50.67
49.40
0
4
AG Prince South Africa
6
8
418
162*
69.67
56.18
2
0
MV Boucher South Africa
6
8
352
117
50.29
57.89
1
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DW Steyn South Africa
10
20
59
6/34
17.95
3.41
4
K Rabada South Africa
9
18
59
7/112
17.97
3.42
4
M Morkel South Africa
8
16
32
5/20
24.56
3.11
1
VD Philander South Africa
7
14
27
5/49
18.33
2.53
2
M Ntini South Africa
4
8
21
5/51
20.52
3.27
2
M Jansen South Africa
4
8
19
6/52
21.26
3.82
1
L Ngidi South Africa
3
6
18
6/39
16.33
3.29
2
A Nortje South Africa
3
6
14
5/36
23.00
3.57
1
Mohammed Shami India
2
4
13
5/44
16.46
3.34
1
MG Johnson Australia
1
2
12
7/68
10.58
3.83
2
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
HM Amla South Africa
208
371
22
0
West Indies
17 Dec 2014
JH Kallis South Africa
201*
270
15
5
India
16 Dec 2010
F du Plessis South Africa
199
276
24
0
Sri Lanka
26 Dec 2020
D Elgar South Africa
185
287
28
0
India
26 Dec 2023
AG Prince South Africa
162*
223
23
2
Bangladesh
26 Nov 2008
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
KJ Abbott South Africa
7/29
11.4
Pakistan
22 Feb 2013
MG Johnson Australia
7/68
17.1
South Africa
12 Feb 2014
K Rabada South Africa
7/112
29
England
22 Jan 2016
K Rabada South Africa
6/32
10.4
England
22 Jan 2016
DW Steyn South Africa
6/34
8.2
West Indies
17 Dec 2014
SuperSport Park Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
621
142.1
Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
26 Dec 2020
South Africa
620/4
130.1
India
SuperSport Park, Centurion
16 Dec 2010
South Africa
552/5
140.3
West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion
17 Dec 2014
South Africa
481/8
154
New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion
27 Aug 2016
South Africa
480/7
109.5
Zimbabwe
SuperSport Park, Centurion
11 Mar 2005
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
101
34.4
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
22 Jan 2016
South Africa
116
28
West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion
28 Feb 2023
New Zealand
120
36
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
15 Apr 2006
Bangladesh
131
36.4
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
26 Nov 2008
India
131
34.1
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
26 Dec 2023
SuperSport Park ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 44, from Feb 2003 to Sep 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
HM Amla South Africa
15
15
904
154
64.57
93.49
5
1
Q de Kock South Africa
12
12
766
178
63.83
110.37
4
1
GC Smith South Africa
16
16
762
141
50.80
96.21
2
5
AB de Villiers South Africa
19
19
613
109
43.79
88.58
1
3
JH Kallis South Africa
11
11
474
95*
52.67
83.16
0
3
RT Ponting Australia
8
8
418
114
69.67
85.83
2
2
DA Miller South Africa
13
13
402
82*
40.20
114.53
0
4
JP Duminy South Africa
15
15
394
111*
35.82
92.49
1
1
MV Boucher South Africa
11
11
298
78
42.57
106.81
0
1
SR Watson Australia
5
5
287
136*
95.67
87.50
2
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
WD Parnell South Africa
9
9
23
5/57
17.61
5.80
1
DW Steyn South Africa
12
12
23
4/27
22.61
4.77
0
K Rabada South Africa
11
11
14
3/41
38.71
5.62
0
SM Pollock South Africa
7
7
11
3/23
19.55
3.31
0
B Lee Australia
6
6
11
3/36
24.36
4.62
0
M Ntini South Africa
6
6
11
3/32
24.73
5.08
0
MG Johnson Australia
6
6
9
3/20
26.22
4.92
0
L Ngidi South Africa
6
6
9
4/51
31.44
6.11
0
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh
2
2
8
5/35
8.88
3.74
1
AJ Hall South Africa
3
3
8
4/23
13.88
3.99
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Q de Kock South Africa
178
113
16
11
Australia
30 Sep 2016
H Klaasen South Africa
174
83
13
13
Australia
15 Sep 2023
HM Amla South Africa
154
134
15
5
Sri Lanka
10 Feb 2017
GC Smith South Africa
141
134
16
0
England
27 Sep 2009
SR Watson Australia
136*
132
10
7
England
2 Oct 2009
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
YS Chahal India
5/22
8.2
South Africa
4 Feb 2018
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh
5/35
9
South Africa
23 Mar 2022
VC Drakes West Indies
5/44
9.5
Canada
23 Feb 2003
WD Parnell South Africa
5/57
8
New Zealand
24 Sep 2009
AJ Hall South Africa
4/23
10
New Zealand
6 Nov 2005
SuperSport Park Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
416/5
50
Australia
SuperSport Park, Centurion
15 Sep 2023
South Africa
392/6
50
Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion
4 Feb 2007
South Africa
384/6
50
Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
10 Feb 2017
South Africa
361/5
42
West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion
28 Jan 2015
South Africa
331/5
50
Zimbabwe
SuperSport Park, Centurion
10 Nov 2009
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
118
32.2
India
SuperSport Park, Centurion
4 Feb 2018
Zimbabwe
119
34.3
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
10 Nov 2009
India
125
41.4
Australia
SuperSport Park, Centurion
15 Feb 2003
South Africa
129
22
Australia
SuperSport Park, Centurion
19 Oct 2011
Australia
131
40.2
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
5 Apr 2009
SuperSport Park T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 17, from Mar 2009 to Jan 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
RR Hendricks South Africa
7
7
323
117
46.14
174.59
1
2
Q de Kock South Africa
5
5
291
115
58.20
184.18
2
0
HE van der Dussen South Africa
6
6
268
66*
67.00
147.25
0
3
H Klaasen South Africa
9
9
227
69
32.43
173.28
0
2
DA Miller South Africa
11
11
218
48
24.22
141.56
0
0
Babar Azam Pakistan
4
4
200
122
50.00
176.99
1
0
AK Markram South Africa
7
7
173
63
28.83
171.29
0
1
J Charles West Indies
2
2
146
118
73.00
243.33
1
0
JP Duminy South Africa
5
5
135
64*
45.00
128.57
0
1
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
4
4
110
73*
36.67
130.95
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
CH Morris South Africa
4
4
7
3/32
19.43
8.50
0
Faheem Ashraf Pakistan
3
3
6
3/17
15.33
7.67
0
Umar Gul Pakistan
1
1
5
5/6
1.20
2.57
1
BE Hendricks South Africa
3
3
5
4/14
18.00
8.18
0
M Jansen South Africa
3
3
5
3/52
23.80
9.92
0
SSB Magala South Africa
4
4
5
3/21
31.80
12.23
0
T Shamsi South Africa
8
8
5
2/16
46.00
9.58
0
Imran Tahir South Africa
2
2
4
2/21
11.00
7.33
0
KA Maharaj South Africa
2
2
4
2/22
14.50
7.25
0
L Ngidi South Africa
2
2
4
2/12
16.75
11.17
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Babar Azam Pakistan
122
59
15
4
South Africa
14 Apr 2021
J Charles West Indies
118
46
10
11
South Africa
26 Mar 2023
RR Hendricks South Africa
117
63
7
10
Pakistan
13 Dec 2024
Q de Kock South Africa
115
49
6
10
West Indies
29 Jan 2026
Tilak Varma India
107*
56
8
7
South Africa
13 Nov 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Umar Gul Pakistan
5/6
2.2
South Africa
3 Mar 2013
BE Hendricks South Africa
4/14
4
Pakistan
6 Feb 2019
Faheem Ashraf Pakistan
3/17
4
South Africa
16 Apr 2021
SSB Magala South Africa
3/21
2
West Indies
25 Mar 2023
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
3/25
3
South Africa
3 Mar 2013
Highest T20I Totals at Centurion
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
259/4
18.5
West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion
26 Mar 2023
West Indies
258/5
20
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
26 Mar 2023
South Africa
241/6
20
England
SuperSport Park, Centurion
15 Nov 2009
England
226/5
19.1
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
16 Feb 2020
South Africa
225/3
17.3
West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion
29 Jan 2026
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
100
12.2
Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion
3 Mar 2013
South Africa
144
19.3
Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion
16 Apr 2021
SuperSport Park T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 3, from Feb 2018 to Nov 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
D van Niekerk South Africa
2
2
93
55
46.50
122.37
0
1
L Lee South Africa
1
1
58
58*
–
152.63
0
1
DN Wyatt England
1
1
53
53*
–
170.97
0
1
S Luus South Africa
3
3
52
26
17.33
148.57
0
0
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
1
1
43
43
43.00
119.44
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
CE Dean England
1
1
3
3/26
8.67
6.50
0
N de Klerk South Africa
2
2
3
3/27
15.00
7.50
0
S Ismail South Africa
1
1
2
2/11
5.50
2.75
0
LK Bell England
1
1
2
2/24
12.00
6.00
0
DB Sharma India
1
1
2
2/33
16.50
11.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
L Lee South Africa
58*
38
2
5
India
21 Feb 2018
D van Niekerk South Africa
55
47
6
2
India
21 Feb 2018
DN Wyatt England
53*
31
10
1
South Africa
30 Nov 2024
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
43
36
6
1
South Africa
6 Feb 2019
D van Niekerk South Africa
38
29
3
1
Sri Lanka
6 Feb 2019
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
CE Dean England
3/26
4
South Africa
30 Nov 2024
N de Klerk South Africa
3/27
4
Sri Lanka
6 Feb 2019
S Ismail South Africa
2/11
4
Sri Lanka
6 Feb 2019
LK Bell England
2/24
4
South Africa
30 Nov 2024
DB Sharma India
2/33
3
South Africa
21 Feb 2018
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
163/5
20
Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
6 Feb 2019
South Africa
130/3
15.3
India
SuperSport Park, Centurion
21 Feb 2018
England
128/1
11.3
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
30 Nov 2024
Sri Lanka
124/8
20
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
6 Feb 2019
South Africa
124
20
England
SuperSport Park, Centurion
30 Nov 2024
SuperSport Park IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 12, from Apr 2009 to May 2009.
SuperSport Park IPL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
12
152
147
3
8
189
145
–
Most IPL runs at SuperSport Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SK Raina Chennai Super Kings
3
3
182
98
60.67
163.96
0
2
BB McCullum Kolkata Knight Riders
2
2
165
84*
165.00
147.32
0
2
TM Dilshan Delhi Capitals
4
4
148
65
49.33
122.31
0
2
AC Gilchrist Deccan Chargers
4
4
133
85
33.25
152.87
0
1
V Sehwag Delhi Capitals
4
4
125
50
31.25
156.25
0
1
MS Dhoni Chennai Super Kings
3
3
118
56*
–
159.46
0
1
MK Pandey Royal Challengers Bengaluru
1
1
114
114*
–
156.16
1
0
YK Pathan Rajasthan Royals
3
3
104
62*
52.00
167.74
0
1
Most IPL wickets at SuperSport Park
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Mishra Delhi Capitals
4
4
7
3/19
18.14
7.86
0
RP Singh Deccan Chargers
4
4
6
2/19
19.83
7.93
0
Harbhajan Singh Mumbai Indians
3
3
5
4/17
9.80
4.90
0
MM Patel Rajasthan Royals
3
3
5
2/14
11.00
5.50
0
L Balaji Chennai Super Kings
3
3
5
4/21
20.40
9.71
0
DP Nannes Delhi Capitals
4
4
5
3/27
20.80
7.17
0
A Singh Rajasthan Royals
1
1
4
4/19
4.75
4.75
0
RG Sharma Deccan Chargers
3
3
4
4/6
10.50
7.00
0
Highest IPL Score at SuperSport Park
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MK Pandey Royal Challengers Bengaluru
114*
73
10
4
Deccan Chargers
21 May 2009
SK Raina Chennai Super Kings
98
55
10
5
Rajasthan Royals
30 Apr 2009
ML Hayden Chennai Super Kings
89
58
8
6
Punjab Kings
7 May 2009
AC Gilchrist Deccan Chargers
85
35
10
5
Delhi Capitals
22 May 2009
BB McCullum Kolkata Knight Riders
84*
64
10
2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
12 May 2009
Highest IPL totals at SuperSport Park
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Kolkata Knight Riders
189/3
20
Chennai Super Kings
SuperSport Park, Centurion
18 May 2009
Chennai Super Kings
188/3
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
SuperSport Park, Centurion
18 May 2009
Chennai Super Kings
185/3
18
Punjab Kings
SuperSport Park, Centurion
7 May 2009
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
176/4
19.2
Kolkata Knight Riders
SuperSport Park, Centurion
12 May 2009
Punjab Kings
174/3
18
Chennai Super Kings
SuperSport Park, Centurion
7 May 2009
Team results at SuperSport Park (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
South Africa
70
44
23
1
2
Pakistan
17
8
9
0
0
India
16
6
8
0
2
Australia
14
8
5
0
1
England
10
3
6
1
0
New Zealand
9
1
8
0
0
West Indies
9
3
6
0
0
Sri Lanka
8
1
7
0
0
Bangladesh
3
2
1
0
0
Zimbabwe
2
0
2
0
0
Latest matches at SuperSport Park
Match
Date
Venue
Result
South Africa v Pakistan
25 Feb 2026
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 16 runs
West Indies v South Africa
29 Jan 2026
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Pakistan v South Africa
26 Dec 2024
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 2 wickets
Pakistan v South Africa
13 Dec 2024
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 7 wickets
South Africa v England
30 Nov 2024
SuperSport Park, Centurion
England won by 9 wickets
India v South Africa
13 Nov 2024
SuperSport Park, Centurion
India won by 11 runs
India v South Africa
26 Dec 2023
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
South Africa v Australia
15 Sep 2023
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 164 runs
West Indies v South Africa
26 Mar 2023
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 6 wickets
South Africa v West Indies
25 Mar 2023
SuperSport Park, Centurion
West Indies won by 3 wickets
Top Run Scorers, Wicket Takers and Teams at Centurion
Hashim Amla (South Africa) leads both long formats, with 1,221 Test runs at 71.82 and 904 ODI runs at 64.57. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) holds the ODI best, 178 off 113 balls against Australia in Sep 2016, and H Klaasen (South Africa) struck 174 from 83 balls when the 416/5 was posted. Dale Steyn and K Rabada (both South Africa) share the Test wicket lead on 59.
The T20I record came on 26 Mar 2023, when South Africa hunted down the 258/5 West Indies had made, finishing on 259/4 in 18.5 overs. South Africa’s men have 44 wins and 23 losses here. Nearby comparisons: the Wanderers, Kingsmead and the South Africa team records.
SuperSport Park IPL Pitch Report: 12 Games in 2009
Centurion’s 12 IPL matches all fell between 28 Apr and 22 May 2009, when South Africa hosted the tournament. Eight went to the chasers and three to the side setting a target, on average scores of 152 batting first and 147 in reply. On 18 May, Kolkata Knight Riders reached 189/3 to beat Chennai Super Kings’ 188/3, the top total and biggest chase here.
Manish Pandey (MK Pandey) struck an unbeaten 114 from 73 deliveries for RCB versus Deccan Chargers, the only IPL hundred at the ground. Suresh Raina leads the runs with 182 for CSK, and Amit Mishra the wickets with 7 for the franchise now called Delhi Capitals. Rohit Sharma, bowling for Deccan Chargers, has the best IPL figures: 4/6 against Mumbai Indians. More on the 2009 IPL season page.
Questions about SuperSport Park
Is the SuperSport Park pitch good for batting or bowling?
Batters do well in white-ball games, where the side batting first averages 256 in men’s ODIs and 186 in T20Is, with 416/5 and 259/4 the top totals. Tests are another matter: the opening innings averages 318, the closing one only 174.
At Centurion, do sides fare better batting first or chasing?
Chase, in men’s white-ball cricket. Chasers are 25-16 up in ODIs, edge the T20Is 9-8 and won 8 of the IPL games. In Tests the reverse holds, since 151 is the biggest fourth-innings target ever reached.
What is the highest score at SuperSport Park?
South Africa hold both team records: 621 versus Sri Lanka in Dec 2020 (Test) and 416/5 versus Australia on 15 Sep 2023 (ODI). HM Amla’s 208 is the Test best.
Who holds the highest IPL score at SuperSport Park?
Manish Pandey, whose 114* came in May 2009 against Deccan Chargers. The top team total is Kolkata Knight Riders’ 189/3, made while chasing Chennai Super Kings on 18 May 2009.
What is the seating capacity of SuperSport Park?
SuperSport Park holds about 22,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.