The Wanderers Stadium Pitch Report and Records, Johannesburg
Covers 98 international matches at this ground from Feb 2003 to Apr 2026.
Huge totals fill The Wanderers Stadium pitch report. South Africa made 439/2 against the West Indies here in Jan 2015, overhauled Australia’s 434/4 by making 438/9 in Mar 2006, and India hit 283/1 in a T20I in Nov 2024.
The Johannesburg ground appears 98 times in this record book, between Feb 2003 and Apr 2026, with the men’s tally made up of 19 Tests, 36 ODIs and 34 T20Is. India’s women took the newest game, a T20I on 25 Apr 2026, by 14 runs.
Johannesburg Pitch by the Numbers
T20I scoring here keeps climbing. Men’s T20I first innings average 179 in the decided games, but across the last 10 the figure is 194, and the best chase is 236. Chasers average 156, and a total as low as 147 has been defended, so the side batting first still leads 18 wins to 16.
ODIs have gone the other way, from a 265 average overall to 251 across the last 10. Chasers lead 19 to 17, helped by that 438 chase, while 190 is the smallest total defended.
Tests show an unusual shape. First innings average 298, the second drops to 227, and the fourth holds up at 224, with a highest fourth-innings chase of 310. Only 1 of the 19 Tests was drawn. Captains winning the toss have bowled 58 times and batted 40, yet the side calling correctly has won only 42 of the 95 games with a result.
The Wanderers Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderers_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
The Wanderers Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa
34,000
The Wanderers Stadium cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
19
–
–
–
12 Dec 2003
8 Mar 2023
ODIs
36
17
19
267
11 Feb 2003
22 Dec 2024
ODIs (women)
5
1
2
214
28 Jan 2022
19 Dec 2025
T20Is
34
18
16
177
21 Oct 2005
31 Jan 2026
T20Is (women)
4
1
3
160
21 Feb 2016
25 Apr 2026
The Wanderers Stadium 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
31
265
219
438
190
251
ODIs (women)
5
214
166
206
299
–
T20Is
28
179
156
236
147
194
T20Is (women)
4
160
158
193
185
–
Wanderers Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
19
298
227
265
224
310
The Wanderers Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 19, from Dec 2003 to Mar 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
HM Amla South Africa
13
24
1,144
176*
52.00
47.21
3
7
JH Kallis South Africa
10
19
768
186
40.42
54.12
2
2
AB de Villiers South Africa
12
22
753
104*
37.65
56.11
3
4
GC Smith South Africa
9
17
741
132
43.59
63.77
2
5
D Elgar South Africa
10
18
694
127
46.27
45.15
1
3
T Bavuma South Africa
8
14
510
172
46.36
58.29
1
2
AK Markram South Africa
6
12
499
152
45.36
66.09
1
2
F du Plessis South Africa
8
13
417
134
32.08
43.48
2
0
AG Prince South Africa
6
11
367
97
40.78
44.76
0
3
Q de Kock South Africa
6
10
357
129
35.70
70.55
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DW Steyn South Africa
9
17
48
6/8
21.54
3.27
5
VD Philander South Africa
8
16
41
6/21
16.17
2.51
2
M Ntini South Africa
6
12
38
6/100
19.74
3.37
3
K Rabada South Africa
7
14
34
5/78
19.76
3.30
1
M Morkel South Africa
8
16
29
4/59
25.45
3.03
0
JH Kallis South Africa
10
18
22
3/22
29.73
3.25
0
D Olivier South Africa
3
6
17
5/51
17.47
3.96
1
SM Pollock South Africa
4
8
17
4/31
20.71
2.49
0
PJ Cummins Australia
2
4
16
6/79
16.12
2.84
2
A Nortje South Africa
2
4
15
6/56
19.40
4.25
2
Wanderers Stadium Highest Score in Tests
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BC Lara West Indies
202
274
32
2
South Africa
12 Dec 2003
JH Kallis South Africa
186
262
25
3
New Zealand
8 Nov 2007
HM Amla South Africa
176*
378
24
0
New Zealand
8 Nov 2007
T Bavuma South Africa
172
280
20
0
West Indies
8 Mar 2023
JH Kallis South Africa
158
297
17
1
West Indies
12 Dec 2003
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SN Thakur India
7/61
17.5
South Africa
3 Jan 2022
DW Steyn South Africa
6/8
8.1
Pakistan
1 Feb 2013
SCJ Broad England
6/17
12.1
South Africa
14 Jan 2016
VD Philander South Africa
6/21
13
Australia
30 Mar 2018
A Nortje South Africa
6/56
14.3
Sri Lanka
3 Jan 2021
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
561
148.4
West Indies
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12 Dec 2003
South Africa
488
136.5
Australia
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
30 Mar 2018
Australia
466
125.4
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
26 Feb 2009
South Africa
450/7
136
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
18 Dec 2013
South Africa
426
124.1
Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12 Jan 2017
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
49
29.1
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
1 Feb 2013
South Africa
83
33.1
England
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
14 Jan 2016
South Africa
84
25.1
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
15 Dec 2006
West Indies
106
35.1
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
8 Mar 2023
New Zealand
118
41.3
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
8 Nov 2007
The Wanderers Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 36, from Feb 2003 to Dec 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AB de Villiers South Africa
11
11
732
149
91.50
129.79
3
3
HH Gibbs South Africa
6
6
544
175
90.67
111.48
3
1
Q de Kock South Africa
11
11
519
135
47.18
95.58
1
4
RT Ponting Australia
5
5
476
164
119.00
109.93
2
2
HM Amla South Africa
8
8
470
153*
67.14
89.69
2
2
F du Plessis South Africa
7
7
407
112*
67.83
100.25
2
1
GC Smith South Africa
10
10
394
125
39.40
92.06
1
3
DA Miller South Africa
12
12
379
91
47.38
125.91
0
4
AK Markram South Africa
6
6
360
175
60.00
113.21
1
1
JH Kallis South Africa
7
7
277
74*
55.40
82.20
0
3
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
K Rabada South Africa
9
9
20
5/39
19.40
4.99
1
Imran Tahir South Africa
6
6
11
3/26
21.36
4.17
0
L Ngidi South Africa
7
7
11
3/60
30.09
5.43
0
LL Tsotsobe South Africa
4
4
9
4/22
22.44
5.61
0
AL Phehlukwayo South Africa
8
8
9
2/26
32.11
7.38
0
DW Steyn South Africa
8
8
9
3/25
39.00
5.06
0
M Jansen South Africa
3
3
8
5/39
17.00
5.67
1
SCJ Broad England
3
3
8
4/39
17.88
5.68
0
A Nehra India
4
4
8
4/35
20.88
5.22
0
SM Pollock South Africa
4
4
7
5/23
15.86
3.08
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Fakhar Zaman Pakistan
193
155
18
10
South Africa
4 Apr 2021
HH Gibbs South Africa
175
111
21
7
Australia
12 Mar 2006
AK Markram South Africa
175
126
17
7
Netherlands
2 Apr 2023
RT Ponting Australia
164
105
13
9
South Africa
12 Mar 2006
HM Amla South Africa
153*
142
14
0
West Indies
18 Jan 2015
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SM Pollock South Africa
5/23
10
Pakistan
14 Feb 2007
Arshdeep Singh India
5/37
10
South Africa
17 Dec 2023
K Rabada South Africa
5/39
10
Bangladesh
20 Mar 2022
M Jansen South Africa
5/39
8
Australia
17 Sep 2023
SSB Magala South Africa
5/43
9
Netherlands
2 Apr 2023
Wanderers Stadium Highest ODI Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
439/2
50
West Indies
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
18 Jan 2015
South Africa
438/9
49.5
Australia
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12 Mar 2006
Australia
434/4
50
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12 Mar 2006
South Africa
370/8
50
Netherlands
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2 Apr 2023
South Africa
361/6
50
Australia
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2 Oct 2016
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
109
23
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
10 Mar 2003
South Africa
116
27.3
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
17 Dec 2023
West Indies
129
36
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
30 Sep 2009
West Indies
133
34.3
Pakistan
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
23 Sep 2009
Zimbabwe
136
37.2
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
25 Feb 2005
The Wanderers Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 34, from Oct 2005 to Jan 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DA Miller South Africa
11
11
278
65*
30.89
153.59
0
1
GC Smith South Africa
8
8
270
89*
38.57
129.81
0
2
F du Plessis South Africa
5
5
266
119
66.50
164.20
1
1
RR Hendricks South Africa
6
6
255
83
42.50
135.64
0
3
AB de Villiers South Africa
10
10
236
71
33.71
146.58
0
2
CH Gayle West Indies
3
3
207
117
69.00
204.95
1
1
HH Gibbs South Africa
7
7
199
90*
33.17
155.47
0
2
AK Markram South Africa
7
7
190
54
31.67
161.02
0
2
G Gambhir India
3
3
175
75
87.50
152.17
0
2
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
4
4
158
65
52.67
154.90
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AL Phehlukwayo South Africa
7
7
9
4/24
20.78
9.35
0
L Ngidi South Africa
4
4
8
4/19
15.00
9.23
0
DW Steyn South Africa
7
7
8
2/18
24.38
7.80
0
Abdur Razzak Bangladesh
3
3
7
4/16
8.71
6.10
0
DL Vettori New Zealand
3
3
7
4/20
9.57
5.58
0
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
3
3
7
4/34
11.00
7.70
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
5
5
7
3/43
18.86
7.69
0
T Shamsi South Africa
7
7
7
2/29
29.71
7.43
0
AC Agar Australia
2
2
6
5/24
8.17
8.17
1
RJ Peterson South Africa
3
3
6
3/30
11.67
7.92
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Tilak Varma India
120*
47
9
10
South Africa
15 Nov 2024
F du Plessis South Africa
119
56
11
5
West Indies
11 Jan 2015
CH Gayle West Indies
117
57
7
10
South Africa
11 Sep 2007
SV Samson India
109*
56
6
9
South Africa
15 Nov 2024
SA Yadav India
100
56
7
8
South Africa
14 Dec 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Kuldeep Yadav India
5/17
2.5
South Africa
14 Dec 2023
B Kumar India
5/24
4
South Africa
18 Feb 2018
AC Agar Australia
5/24
4
South Africa
21 Feb 2020
AS Joseph West Indies
5/40
4
South Africa
28 Mar 2023
Abdur Razzak Bangladesh
4/16
3
South Africa
5 Nov 2008
Wanderers Stadium Highest T20I Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
283/1
20
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
15 Nov 2024
Sri Lanka
260/6
20
Kenya
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
14 Sep 2007
West Indies
236/6
19.2
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
11 Jan 2015
South Africa
231/7
20
West Indies
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
11 Jan 2015
West Indies
220/8
20
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
28 Mar 2023
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
83
16
Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
18 Sep 2007
South Africa
89
14.3
Australia
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
21 Feb 2020
South Africa
95
13.5
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
14 Dec 2023
South Africa
113
19.3
Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
22 Jan 2017
South Africa
133
19.3
New Zealand
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
21 Oct 2005
The Wanderers Stadium ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 5, from Jan 2022 to Dec 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
L Wolvaardt South Africa
5
5
271
117
67.75
88.56
2
0
DJS Dottin West Indies
4
4
235
150*
78.33
89.35
1
0
S Luus South Africa
5
5
180
56
36.00
67.67
0
1
T Brits South Africa
5
5
121
32
24.20
78.57
0
0
Kycia A Knight West Indies
4
4
121
69
30.25
60.20
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
S Ismail South Africa
4
4
10
4/37
13.30
3.87
0
A Khaka South Africa
4
4
10
5/26
13.30
3.80
1
SS Connell West Indies
4
4
7
4/54
16.00
4.15
0
HK Matthews West Indies
4
4
5
2/21
24.60
4.47
0
K Ramharack West Indies
2
2
4
2/18
13.75
4.34
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DJS Dottin West Indies
150*
158
18
4
South Africa
28 Jan 2022
L Wolvaardt South Africa
117
123
11
1
West Indies
3 Feb 2022
L Wolvaardt South Africa
100*
93
16
0
Ireland
19 Dec 2025
Kycia A Knight West Indies
69
94
7
0
South Africa
3 Feb 2022
GH Lewis Ireland
64
80
8
1
South Africa
19 Dec 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Khaka South Africa
5/26
8
West Indies
31 Jan 2022
N Mlaba South Africa
4/33
9
Ireland
19 Dec 2025
S Ismail South Africa
4/37
8.4
West Indies
3 Feb 2022
S Ismail South Africa
4/44
10
West Indies
6 Feb 2022
SS Connell West Indies
4/54
10
South Africa
3 Feb 2022
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
299/8
49.5
West Indies
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3 Feb 2022
West Indies
234/3
45.3
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
28 Jan 2022
South Africa
206/4
32.2
Ireland
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
19 Dec 2025
Ireland
205
45.2
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
19 Dec 2025
West Indies
203
44.4
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3 Feb 2022
The Wanderers Stadium T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 4, from Feb 2016 to Apr 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
S Luus South Africa
3
3
145
64*
72.50
145.00
0
1
H Kaur India
3
3
136
66
45.33
161.90
0
1
L Wolvaardt South Africa
2
2
133
115
66.50
198.51
1
0
S Mandhana India
2
2
74
37
37.00
151.02
0
0
L Lee South Africa
2
2
74
69*
74.00
101.37
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
S Ismail South Africa
2
2
8
5/30
7.12
8.34
1
DB Sharma India
2
2
5
5/19
13.00
8.67
1
K Reyneke South Africa
2
2
2
2/10
9.00
6.00
0
M Klaas South Africa
1
1
2
2/20
10.00
6.67
0
P Vastrakar India
1
1
2
2/21
10.50
5.25
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
L Wolvaardt South Africa
115
53
14
5
India
22 Apr 2026
L Lee South Africa
69*
61
8
2
England
21 Feb 2016
H Kaur India
66
38
7
3
South Africa
22 Apr 2026
S Luus South Africa
64*
42
6
2
India
22 Apr 2026
Shafali Verma India
64
46
8
2
South Africa
22 Apr 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
DB Sharma India
5/19
4
South Africa
25 Apr 2026
S Ismail South Africa
5/30
3.5
India
18 Feb 2018
S Ismail South Africa
3/27
3
England
21 Feb 2016
K Reyneke South Africa
2/10
2
India
25 Apr 2026
M Klaas South Africa
2/20
3
India
18 Feb 2018
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
193/1
16.3
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
22 Apr 2026
India
192/4
20
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
22 Apr 2026
India
185/5
20
South Africa
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
25 Apr 2026
South Africa
171/9
20
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
25 Apr 2026
South Africa
134/5
19
India
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
18 Feb 2018
The Wanderers Stadium IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 8, from May 2009 to May 2009.
Wanderers IPL Pitch Report, 2009
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
8
144
142
3
5
166
134
–
Most IPL runs at The Wanderers Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JH Kallis Royal Challengers Bengaluru
4
4
151
69*
75.50
108.63
0
2
HH Gibbs Deccan Chargers
3
3
107
53*
53.50
89.92
0
1
KD Karthik Delhi Capitals
3
3
100
52
50.00
121.95
0
1
RG Sharma Deccan Chargers
3
3
98
42
49.00
158.06
0
0
R Dravid Royal Challengers Bengaluru
3
3
91
44
30.33
105.81
0
0
DA Warner Delhi Capitals
2
2
87
51
43.50
138.10
0
1
RV Uthappa Royal Challengers Bengaluru
3
3
84
66*
84.00
135.48
0
1
SC Ganguly Kolkata Knight Riders
2
2
77
44
38.50
89.53
0
0
Most IPL wickets at The Wanderers Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Nehra Delhi Capitals
3
3
6
3/27
12.83
6.42
0
A Kumble Royal Challengers Bengaluru
4
4
6
4/16
14.67
6.29
0
DP Nannes Delhi Capitals
2
2
5
3/27
8.40
5.25
0
SB Jakati Chennai Super Kings
2
2
5
4/24
10.60
6.62
0
A Symonds Deccan Chargers
3
3
4
2/18
14.00
6.22
0
RP Singh Deccan Chargers
3
3
4
3/26
18.00
6.45
0
R Vinay Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru
3
3
4
2/30
25.00
8.33
0
P Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru
4
4
4
3/30
28.50
7.60
0
Highest IPL Score at the Wanderers
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
JH Kallis Royal Challengers Bengaluru
69*
59
5
2
Mumbai Indians
3 May 2009
RV Uthappa Royal Challengers Bengaluru
66*
42
8
2
Mumbai Indians
3 May 2009
JH Kallis Royal Challengers Bengaluru
58*
56
2
2
Delhi Capitals
19 May 2009
KC Sangakkara Punjab Kings
56
43
4
1
Deccan Chargers
17 May 2009
HH Gibbs Deccan Chargers
53*
48
3
2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
24 May 2009
Highest IPL Totals in Johannesburg
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Deccan Chargers
166/4
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
16 May 2009
Chennai Super Kings
163
20
Delhi Capitals
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2 May 2009
Kolkata Knight Riders
160/5
20
Deccan Chargers
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
16 May 2009
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
150/1
18.1
Mumbai Indians
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3 May 2009
Mumbai Indians
149/4
20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3 May 2009
Team results at The Wanderers Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
South Africa
70
40
29
1
0
India
18
11
6
1
0
Australia
17
9
8
0
0
Pakistan
17
6
11
0
0
Sri Lanka
14
5
9
0
0
West Indies
13
3
10
0
0
England
10
6
4
0
0
New Zealand
10
6
4
0
0
Bangladesh
5
1
4
0
0
Kenya
2
1
1
0
0
Latest matches at The Wanderers Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v South Africa
25 Apr 2026
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
India won by 14 runs
India v South Africa
22 Apr 2026
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 9 wickets
West Indies v South Africa
31 Jan 2026
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
West Indies won by 6 runs (DLS)
Ireland v South Africa
19 Dec 2025
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Pakistan v South Africa
22 Dec 2024
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS)
India v South Africa
15 Nov 2024
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
India won by 135 runs
South Africa v India
17 Dec 2023
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
India won by 8 wickets
India v South Africa
14 Dec 2023
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
India won by 106 runs
South Africa v Australia
17 Sep 2023
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 122 runs
South Africa v Netherlands
2 Apr 2023
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 146 runs
Leading Players in the Wanderers Stadium Records
Hashim Amla (South Africa) tops the Test run list on 1,144, average 52.00, and the highest Test innings is 202 by Brian Lara (West Indies) in Dec 2003. Among bowlers, 48 Test wickets belong to Dale Steyn (South Africa), including 6/8 as Pakistan fell for 49 in Feb 2013, but India’s SN Thakur returned 7/61 in Jan 2022, the best figures.
In ODIs, AB de Villiers (South Africa) averages 91.50 for his 732 runs, and Fakhar Zaman’s 193 for Pakistan in Apr 2021 is the biggest ODI innings. India’s batters own the T20I high marks: Tilak Varma made 120 not out on 15 Nov 2024, with Sanju Samson unbeaten on 109.
All 8 IPL games at the Wanderers came between 2 May and 24 May 2009, during the 2009 season’s move to South Africa. Scores were level and modest: 144 on average batting first and 142 batting second, with chasers winning 5 to 3. Deccan Chargers’ 166/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders is both the highest total and the best chase, while 134 was defended.
Jacques Kallis tops the run list with 151 at 75.50 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, including the top score of 69*. Anil Kumble (RCB) took 4/16 against Deccan Chargers in the 24 May 2009 final, which Deccan won. The IPL 2009 records and every IPL champion pages have more.
Questions about The Wanderers Stadium
Is the Wanderers Stadium pitch good for batting or bowling?
Johannesburg rewards batters. Men’s ODI teams batting first average 265, recent men’s T20I sides batting first have made 194, and a 438 ODI chase has succeeded. Tests give bowlers more, with second innings averaging 227 and Pakistan bowled out for 49 in Feb 2013.
Batting first or chasing: what works better at the Wanderers?
Barely either. Men’s ODI chasers are 19 to 17 up, while sides batting first are 18 to 16 up in men’s T20Is. In Tests, the fourth innings average of 224 and a best chase of 310 show targets can be hunted.
What is the highest score at the Wanderers Stadium?
South Africa’s 439/2 against the West Indies in Jan 2015 tops the totals list, with 438/9 one run behind. The top individual score is Brian Lara’s 202 for West Indies in Dec 2003, and Fakhar Zaman’s 193 for Pakistan in Apr 2021 leads the ODIs.
What is the highest IPL total at the Wanderers Stadium?
The IPL record here is Deccan Chargers’ 166/4, made against Kolkata Knight Riders in May 2009. Jacques Kallis’s unbeaten 69 (59 balls) for RCB versus Mumbai Indians, on 3 May 2009, is the best individual score.
What is the seating capacity of The Wanderers Stadium?
The Wanderers Stadium holds about 34,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.