IPL venue · Pietermaritzburg, Unknown

City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Historical IPL scoring, toss bias, phase-by-phase averages and head-to-head records at City Oval. Based on 3 matches across 2002–2018.

By the numbers

Historical scoring

Avg 1st innings

216

Across 3 matches

Avg 2nd innings

156

Chases + defeats

Chase success

33%

Bat first wins 67%

Highest total

311

Lowest 130

Phase scoring

How innings play out

Average first-innings runs and wickets by phase. Powerplay = overs 1–6, middle = overs 7–15, death = overs 16–20.

Powerplayovers 1–6

runs

1.7 wickets on average

Middle oversovers 7–15

104

runs

0.7 wickets on average

Death oversovers 16–20

runs

1.7 wickets on average

Toss tendencies

What captains decide

At City Oval, captains who win the toss choose to field first 67% of the time.

Teams batting first go on to win 67% of matches here; chases complete successfully 33% of the time. Sample size: 3 matches.

Team records

Who plays well here

Win rates at City Oval across every team that's appeared at this ground, ordered by matches played. Draws from every competition we ingest.

DOLDolphins
2 matches50%
IMPImpi
1 matches0%
INDIndia Cricket
1 matches100%
NAMNamibia Cricket
1 matches0%
TITTitans
1 matches100%

Recent at this venue

Last 2 matches

Batting records

Highest individual scores

The best batting innings ever played at City Oval, ranked by runs. Only players with a career profile in our dataset are listed.

Bowling records

Best bowling figures

Top wicket-taking performances at City Oval, ranked by wickets then by runs conceded.

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Historical context only — not official live match data, not a forecast, and not betting advice. Venue stats reflect completed matches only; rain-affected or abandoned fixtures contribute proportionally to their cohort.