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 29 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at SA20 grounds were shortened (20 of 469).
29 January 2026 at Kingsmead: 28 °C, humidity 63%, wind 18 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 51 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 23 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 SA20 grounds, 4% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor at any stage. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at SA20 grounds.
During play: 28.2 °C on average, humidity 63%, wind 19 km/h gusting to 49.
Weather: wet, like 21 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at SA20 grounds were shortened or washed out (34 of 92).
21 January 2025 at Kingsmead: 25 °C, humidity 75%, wind 14 km/h and 1.6 mm of rain during the hours of play. 51 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 23 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Kingsmead during these hours.
This weather carries a medium rain risk, with 1.6 mm during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 13:00 to 14:00, over the first innings. Across SA20 grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at SA20 grounds.
During play: 24.6 °C on average, humidity 75%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 36.
Heaviest rain 13:00–14:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 13 Feb 2022
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at SA20 grounds were shortened (20 of 469).
13 February 2022 at Kingsmead: 31 °C, humidity 64%, wind 18 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 51 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 23 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Kingsmead during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, with no rain expected during the hours of play. Only 4% of games in similar weather at SA20 grounds have been 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.
During play: 30.7 °C on average, humidity 64%, wind 18 km/h gusting to 46.