Boland Park in Paarl is the home of Paarl Royals. Its all-season first-innings mean of 157.5 is the lowest among the six SA20 grounds in this snapshot, with a median of 159 from 20 eligible innings. The comparison changes when you narrow the period to an individual season.
All available seasons · 20 source matches. The season is saved in this page’s URL. Sample rules.
10 of 20 eligible first innings finished below 160 across the available seasons. The other 10 reached at least 160. Read this split with the 159 median and the match list to see the variation behind it.
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Mean and median share a zero-based runs scale. Each season has its own sample.
n counts eligible first innings, not every source match. These are historical outcomes; differences do not isolate the effect of the pitch.
| Season | Source matches | Eligible innings (n) | Mean runs | Median runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 5 | 135.4 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 5 | 170.8 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 5 | 152.4 | 146 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 5 | 171.4 | 181 |
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Joburg Super Kings batting first against Paarl Royals.
0 of 20 source matches omitted from this chart. Only eligible first innings are plotted; a low all-out total is not automatically excluded. The dashed line is the mean of these 20 innings.
| No. | Date | Batting first | Score | Overs | Source file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Jan 2023 | Joburg Super Kings | 81/10 | 17.2 | 1343944.json in archive |
| 2 | 17 Jan 2023 | Paarl Royals | 169/6 | 20.0 | 1343950.json in archive |
| 3 | 19 Jan 2023 | Paarl Royals | 127/7 | 20.0 | 1343954.json in archive |
| 4 | 21 Jan 2023 | MI Cape Town | 142/9 | 20.0 | 1343956.json in archive |
| 5 | 22 Jan 2023 | Pretoria Capitals | 158/6 | 20.0 | 1343958.json in archive |
| 6 | 12 Jan 2024 | Paarl Royals | 160/7 | 20.0 | 1392654.json in archive |
| 7 | 17 Jan 2024 | Joburg Super Kings | 134/10 | 19.5 | 1392660.json in archive |
| 8 | 21 Jan 2024 | Paarl Royals | 162/3 | 20.0 | 1392665.json in archive |
| 9 | 26 Jan 2024 | Durban's Super Giants | 190/3 | 20.0 | 1392670.json in archive |
| 10 | 2 Feb 2024 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 208/4 | 20.0 | 1392678.json in archive |
| 11 | 11 Jan 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 175/5 | 20.0 | 1449636.json in archive |
| 12 | 15 Jan 2025 | MI Cape Town | 158/4 | 20.0 | 1449642.json in archive |
| 13 | 20 Jan 2025 | Joburg Super Kings | 146/6 | 20.0 | 1449648.json in archive |
| 14 | 25 Jan 2025 | Paarl Royals | 140/4 | 20.0 | 1449653.json in archive |
| 15 | 27 Jan 2025 | Durban's Super Giants | 143/7 | 20.0 | 1449656.json in archive |
| 16 | 27 Dec 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 186/4 | 20.0 | 1494255.json in archive |
| 17 | 2 Jan 2026 | Paarl Royals | 181/3 | 20.0 | 1494262.json in archive |
| 18 | 10 Jan 2026 | Pretoria Capitals | 138/9 | 20.0 | 1494271.json in archive |
| 19 | 13 Jan 2026 | Durban's Super Giants | 186/5 | 20.0 | 1494275.json in archive |
| 20 | 19 Jan 2026 | Joburg Super Kings | 166/5 | 20.0 | 1494282.json in archive |
First-innings totals ranged from 81 to 208 in this selection. Here is how those 20 eligible innings were distributed.
All available seasons. Each innings appears in one band.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape against Paarl Royals, 2 Feb 2024.
20.0 overs · 2023–24
Cricsheet archive · match 1392678Highest within the eligible first-innings sample. This is not an all-format ground record.
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Choose a first-innings total. See the results of completed SA20 matches at Boland Park where the opening score reached that mark or higher.
All available seasons · 20 eligible decided matches before the score filter. Reduced matches, DLS, ties and no-results are excluded.
won batting first after scoring 180+
80% of this 5-match sample
This describes past results, not the probability of defending a score next time. A higher threshold can leave a very small sample.
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20 of 20 source matches · showing 12
| Date & source | Match & score | Result | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2026 ↗2025–26 · ID 1494282 | Joburg Super Kings166/5 (20.0) Paarl Royals122/9 (18.1) | Joburg Super Kings won | 1st innings included |
| 13 Jan 2026 ↗2025–26 · ID 1494275 | Durban's Super Giants186/5 (20.0) Paarl Royals191/4 (20.0) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 10 Jan 2026 ↗2025–26 · ID 1494271 | Pretoria Capitals138/9 (20.0) Paarl Royals117/6 (20.0) | Pretoria Capitals won | 1st innings included |
| 2 Jan 2026 ↗2025–26 · ID 1494262 | Paarl Royals181/3 (20.0) MI Cape Town180/8 (20.0) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 27 Dec 2025 ↗2025–26 · ID 1494255 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape186/4 (20.0) Paarl Royals49/10 (11.5) | Sunrisers Eastern Cape won | 1st innings included |
| 27 Jan 2025 ↗2024–25 · ID 1449656 | Durban's Super Giants143/7 (20.0) Paarl Royals147/4 (19.5) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 25 Jan 2025 ↗2024–25 · ID 1449653 | Paarl Royals140/4 (20.0) Pretoria Capitals129/7 (20.0) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 20 Jan 2025 ↗2024–25 · ID 1449648 | Joburg Super Kings146/6 (20.0) Paarl Royals150/4 (19.1) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 15 Jan 2025 ↗2024–25 · ID 1449642 | MI Cape Town158/4 (20.0) Paarl Royals159/4 (19.0) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 11 Jan 2025 ↗2024–25 · ID 1449636 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape175/5 (20.0) Paarl Royals176/1 (18.4) | Paarl Royals won | 1st innings included |
| 2 Feb 2024 ↗2023–24 · ID 1392678 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape208/4 (20.0) Paarl Royals164/7 (20.0) | Sunrisers Eastern Cape won | 1st innings included |
| 26 Jan 2024 ↗2023–24 · ID 1392670 | Durban's Super Giants190/3 (20.0) Paarl Royals133/10 (19.3) | Durban's Super Giants won | 1st innings included |
Search and order change this list only. Charts use the season selected above. CSV includes every filtered row, even rows not yet shown, with source and inclusion notes.
All four seasons, regardless of the season filter · regular innings. These totals include a broader match sample than the scoring charts.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| JC Buttler | 431 | 328 | 131.4 |
| LG Pretorius | 400 | 258 | 155.04 |
| DA Miller | 367 | 301 | 121.93 |
| RA Herman | 201 | 183 | 109.84 |
| WJ Lubbe | 200 | 155 | 129.03 |
| Bowler | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|
| BC Fortuin | 25 | 6.16 |
| L Ngidi | 14 | 7.61 |
| E Jones | 10 | 9.98 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 6.5 |
| T Shamsi | 10 | 6.97 |
These notes use the fixed 2022/23–2025/26 archive, regardless of the filter above. They do not describe today’s pitch or weather.
Boland Park's 2025/26 first-innings mean was 171.4, above Newlands' 167.4 in the same season. Each sample contains five innings. That reverses their all-season order. If you are comparing the two grounds, choose a common season and read the individual totals; the broader mean combines several years of different teams and match situations.
Joburg Super Kings were dismissed for 81 here on 13 January 2023, and Paarl Royals won by seven wickets. On 2 February 2024, Sunrisers Eastern Cape made 208/4 and won by 44 runs. These are the lowest and highest first-innings totals in our eligible Boland Park sample. They help explain why 'lower scoring' is a comparison between samples, not a limit on what a team can make.
Chasing teams won nine of 20 eligible matches across all seasons, or 45%. The seasonal record went from one win in five in 2023/24 to four in five in 2024/25, then back to one in five in 2025/26. Every result is a fifth of that season's sample. A claim that Paarl always favours one innings order would overlook these changes.
Across both regulation innings in the all-season eligible sample, scoring ran at 7.27 per over in the powerplay, 7.03 in overs 7–15 and 9.76 in overs 16–20. The middle-overs figure describes when runs were scored. Explaining it through spin would require a separate, verified pace-versus-spin analysis; the phase totals alone do not establish the cause.
Paarl Royals' 49 all out on 27 December 2025 came while chasing Sunrisers Eastern Cape's 186/4. It appears in the match archive, but it is a second innings. The first-innings minimum is Joburg Super Kings' 81 from January 2023. Always check the innings label before comparing these two SA20 records.
No. They use SA20 only. General venue tables can include international cricket or other competitions, which changes the opponents, seasons and sample. Check that scope before comparing an average found elsewhere with the numbers here.
The venue mean includes every eligible first innings here, whether Paarl Royals or a visiting side batted first. It is not the Royals' own batting average. Start with the team and innings shown in the match list for that question.
They use 2022/23–2025/26, as reviewed on 19 October 2026. Each named season has five eligible first innings in this snapshot. Changing the page's season filter updates the tables while the written comparisons retain the periods stated above.
Venue background: Official SA20 guide to Boland Park ↗ · Cricsheet ball-by-ball data ↗
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