IPL venue · Kimberley, South Africa

De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

Historical IPL scoring, toss bias, phase-by-phase averages and head-to-head records at Diamond Oval. Based on 27 matches across 2002–2022.

By the numbers

Historical scoring

Avg 1st innings

188

Across 27 matches

Avg 2nd innings

163

Chases + defeats

Chase success

56%

Bat first wins 41%

Highest total

346

Lowest 84

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

1.1 wickets on average

Middle oversovers 7–15

runs

2.6 wickets on average

Death oversovers 16–20

runs

2.8 wickets on average

Toss tendencies

What captains decide

At Diamond Oval, captains who win the toss choose to field first 63% of the time.

Teams batting first go on to win 41% of matches here; chases complete successfully 56% of the time. Sample size: 27 matches.

Team records

Who plays well here

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

KNIKnights
16 matches29%
SOUSouth Africa Cricket
6 matches50%
CAPCape Cobras
3 matches100%
DOLDolphins
3 matches67%
LIOLions
3 matches100%
TITTitans
3 matches100%
WARWarriors
3 matches33%
BANBangladesh Cricket
2 matches0%
DECDeccan Chargers
2 matches50%
NEWNew Zealand Cricket
2 matches100%
Rajasthan Royals
2 matches0%
ZIMZimbabwe Cricket
2 matches0%

Recent at this venue

Last 10 matches

Batting records

Highest individual scores

The best batting innings ever played at Diamond 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 Diamond 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.