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Travel guidePlan a trip to BloemfonteinA World Cup host city.Museums & art · 1.7 km from the ground
The National Museum in Bloemfontein dates back to the 1870s, when its collections and displays comprised mainly rarities from around the world. It was established on 20 July 1877 and opened to the public on 20 May 1878.
Museums & art · 400 m from the ground
A Neo-Dutch style mansion in Bloemfontein was designed in 1935. Completed in 1941, this mansion located on Grant's Hill served as residence for the Governor General of the Union of South Africa from 1942.
Museums & art · 1.8 km from the ground
ODI · Men · 18 matches, 10 Feb 2003 to 9 Sept 2023
Records come from the matches in our archive, which starts in the 2000s for most grounds, so older records may be missing. Super overs are left out. Lowest all-out counts only innings that lost all ten wickets.
ODI · Men
267average first-innings score
from 16 innings
9 of 17 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
T20 · Men
151average first-innings score
from 23 innings
10 of 24 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
Chasing wins more often
From every completed match here in our archive. Averages leave out no-results and rain-adjusted (DLS) games; a format is shown only with at least five matches. Batting first is the side that batted in the first innings. Pitches change from season to season, so treat these as a long-run guide.
One-day (50 overs) · Men
293par first-innings score
usually 242–336
270 batting first wins about 38% of the time here
315 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 16 first innings at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
171par first-innings score
usually 138–198
156 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
186 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 22 first innings at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, recent seasons counting most.
A prediction, not a certainty. For fun and insight, not betting.
Par is the recent average first-innings score in the format, adjusted for how this ground and its country have played, leaning on the wider average when a ground has few matches. “Usually” is the middle half of first innings. Only full first innings count (all out or the full overs; no rain-shortened games).
Facts, matches and records come from our affiliated partners and our own archive.
The National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre is a central archive for material and information on the history, development, and scope of literature, music, and drama in the Afrikaans language. The NALN was founded on 24 March 1973 by the Free State provincial government and is based in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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