Facts Capacity 22,000 Known as SuperSport Centurion; Centurion Park Ends Pavilion End, Hennops River End Location Centurion, South Africa Time Zone UTC +02:00 Home to Northern Transvaal, Northerns Floodlights Yes Venue description: One of the newer stadiums and Test venues in South Africa it has been described by various International Captains as "One of the grounds with the best players' facilities in the world". The stadium's appeal is the grass embankments which make up a large part of the seating area, ideal for good family cricket watching. This ground was a venue for 2003 Cricket World Cup and Indian Premier League 2009 which took place in South Africa. It was also selected as a venue for ICC Champions Trophy 2009 and hosted the final on 5 October 2009, one of the greatest achievements for this stadium. How does the pitch play? Known for being one of the quicker pitches in South Africa, it also gives plenty of opportunity to batsmen, with the ball generally coming onto the bat. It has never been seen as a spinners paradise. The outfield is level, lush and fast with a drainage system on par with any in the world. Trivia: Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th Test century on this ground. STATS - ODI Total matches 52 Matches won batting first 21 Matches won bowling first 29 Highest total recorded 392/6 (50 Ov) by RSA vs PAK Lowest total recorded 118/10 (32.2 Ov) by RSA vs IND Highest score chased 319/3 (46.2 Ov) by RSA vs Eng Lowest score defended 198/10 (44.3 Ov) by AfricaXI vs AsiaXI STATS - TEST Total matches 24 Matches won batting first 10 Matches won bowling first 10 Highest total recorded 620/4 (130.1 Ov) by RSA vs IND Lowest total recorded 101/10 (34.4 Ov) by Eng vs RSA STATS - T20I Total matches 8 Matches won batting first 5 Matches won bowling first 2 Average 1st Inns scores 167 Average 2nd Inns scores 138 Highest total recorded 241/6 (20 Ov) by RSA vs Eng Lowest total recorded 100/10 (12.2 Ov) by RSA vs PAK
