Kingsmead
Durban, South Africa · 20 SA20 matches here
- First men's T20
- 2007
- Men's T20s
- 114
Batting first here
15 of 21 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 57% (54 of 94). CSA T20 Challenge, SA20, T20Is, IPL and Mzansi Super League.
Every first innings here
24 of 103reached par (173). Median 159.
Recent SA20 first innings average 163; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 158, 2018–2022 151, 2023 onward 172.
Weather: dry, like 23 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at SA20 grounds were shortened (20 of 469).
23 January 2025 at Kingsmead: 25 °C, humidity 84%, wind 14 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Kingsmead during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the hours of play. Across 469 games at SA20 grounds in similar weather, 4% were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at SA20 grounds. The par score here is 173, and the recent average at this ground is 174 from 23 innings since 2023.
During play: 24.9 °C on average, humidity 84%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 44. Humidity climbs from 78% to 90%; at SA20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 19 Jan 2022
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at SA20 grounds were shortened or washed out (34 of 92).
19 January 2022 at Kingsmead: 23 °C, humidity 87%, wind 21 km/h and 3.5 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Kingsmead during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 3.5 mm of rain during the hours of play, the wettest spell from 19:00 to 22:00 overlapping the second innings. At SA20 grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at SA20 grounds.
During play: 22.7 °C on average, humidity 87%, wind 21 km/h gusting to 47. Humidity climbs from 78% to 94%; at SA20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 19:00–22:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 2 Feb 2022
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at SA20 grounds were shortened (20 of 469).
2 February 2022 at Kingsmead: 27 °C, humidity 79%, wind 21 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Kingsmead during these hours.
Rain should not be a factor: 0 mm is expected during play, with the temperature around 27 °C and humidity between 72% and 84%. Only 4% of games at SA20 grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at SA20 grounds.
During play: 27.1 °C on average, humidity 79%, wind 21 km/h gusting to 48. Humidity climbs from 72% to 84%; at SA20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.