Potchefstroom ODI records: Senwes Park ODI records and highest innings totals

Having last hosted an international match in Men’s Cricket in the form of a South Africa-Australia ODI in March 2020, Potchefstroom will be hosting the third ODI of the ongoing West Indies’ tour of South Africa today.

Senwes Park, which has hosted over 30 Men’s T20 in this period, finds itself in the middle of a plethora of attention especially with the hosts 0-1 down in a three-match series. Although this series is not being contested for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, South Africa must be desperate to secure a victory on Tuesday in order to not lose a bilateral ODI series against West Indies for the first time since 1992.

The hosts, however, would be banking on their fantastic record at this venue which sees them winning seven and losing one out of their 10 ODIs here. West Indies, on the other hand, have never played an international match in this city.

Potchefstroom ODI records

Highest run-scorers in ODIs played at this stadium are Ryan ten Doeschate (287), David Hemp (271), Herschelle Gibbs (250), Bas Zuiderent (234) and Jacquess Kallis (226).

Highest wicket-takers in Potchefstroom ODIs are Edgar Schiferli (9), Makhaya Ntini (8), Glenn McGrath (7), ten Doeschate (7) and Rusty Theron (5).

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A primary reason why there’s not even a single active cricketer among the top performers at the Senwes Park is that this venue has hosted only a couple of ODIs in the last decade.

Jon-Jon Smuts (84 runs & 2 wickets), Heinrich Klaasen (68 runs), Quinton de Kock (57 runs), Kyle Verreyne (50 runs), Anrich Nortje (2 wickets) and Wayne Parnell (2 wickets) are the active South African cricketers who have done well in ODIs played at this stadium.

Senwes Park ODI records and highest innings totals

300-run mark has been crossed in Potchefstroom four times out of 37 ODI innings. Teams batting first have won seven times here as compared to 10 ODI victories registered by chasing teams. South Africa hold the record of highest successful ODI run-chase at this venue on the back of sealing a 269-run target in 39 overs due to individual centuries by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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