Diamond Oval.

Kimberley · South Africa · 2002–2022

Diamond Oval sits in South Africa and has hosted 27 matches on record. It's a batting-friendly ground where par sits at 188. Toss decisions don't dominate. The better-played innings wins.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

188

1st-innings average

Chase success

56%

Chaser edge

Bat-first win

41%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Diamond Oval deck

The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Diamond Oval, and what captains should plan for.

Batting-friendly

Par of 188 points to a surface that rewards batters once set. Expect boundary-heavy middle and death phases.

Edge to the chaser

56% chase success leans towards the side batting second. Captains winning the toss and choosing to field have a statistical tailwind.

A back-loaded innings

Powerplay RPO of 44 climbs to 54 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.

Records get rewritten

Highest total: 346. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Diamond Oval is as high as anywhere.

By the numbers

Historical records

Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Diamond Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

188

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

163

Chasing average

Chase success

56%

All formats

Highest total

346

On record

Lowest total

Complete innings

Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory

Where the runs come

Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Diamond Oval. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.