Kingsmead in Durban has staged 191 men’s T20 fixtures since the format reached South Africa, from 11 Apr 2004 to 30 Sep 2026: the Dolphins’ home games in the domestic T20 competition, Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20, matches from the 2009 IPL and the 2010 Champions League, and 22 T20 internationals, among them India’s run to the 2007 World T20 semi-final. Sixteen were abandoned or cancelled, so 175 went ahead.
The records on this page cover every one of them, and several are new since 2023. The ground’s highest total was set on 30 Sep 2026, when the Dolphins made 239/5 against Northern Cape, and its highest individual score came in the 2026 SA20. If you only want the T20I numbers, or the Test and ODI records, they are in our Kingsmead pitch report.
Kingsmead T20 records at a glance
| Record | Holder | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Highest total | Dolphins 239/5 | v Northern Cape, 30 Sep 2026 |
| Lowest total | Dolphins 70 | v Titans, 18 Nov 2015 |
| Highest successful chase | Dolphins 195/8 | v Lions, 23 Nov 2025 |
| Highest individual score | Shai Hope 118* (69 balls) | Pretoria Capitals v Durban’s Super Giants, 7 Jan 2026 |
| Best bowling | Noor Ahmad 5/11 | Durban’s Super Giants v Paarl Royals, 28 Jan 2024 |
| Most runs | David Miller 1,189 | 52 matches, average 38.35 |
| Most wickets | Keshav Maharaj 59 | 62 matches, average 22.13 |
| Highest partnership | Will Jacks and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 154 | 1st wicket, Pretoria Capitals v Durban’s Super Giants, 10 Jan 2025 |
Highest team totals
The ground record has changed hands twice in three years. Australia’s 226/6 in a T20I against South Africa in August 2023 passed India’s 218/4 against England from the 2007 World T20, the night Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over. Then on 30 Sep 2026 the Dolphins made 239/5 against Northern Cape and won by 104 runs.
| Team | Score | Against | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 239/5 | Northern Cape | 30 Sep 2026 | Won by 104 runs |
| Australia | 226/6 | South Africa | 30 Aug 2023 | Won by 111 runs |
| India | 218/4 | England | 19 Sep 2007 | Won by 18 runs |
| Durban’s Super Giants | 216/4 | Paarl Royals | 15 Jan 2023 | Won by 27 runs |
| Dolphins | 214/2 | Lions | 22 Jan 2014 | Won by 16 runs |
The highest successful chase is more recent still. On 23 November 2025 the Dolphins reached 195 for 8 with two balls to spare to beat the Lions by two wickets. Australia’s 191 for 5 against South Africa in September 2023 is the best chase in a T20I here.
Lowest team totals
The lowest total at Kingsmead belongs to the home side. Chasing against the Titans on 18 Nov 2015, the Dolphins were bowled out for 70 in 15.4 overs. Kenya’s 73 against New Zealand in the first T20I played here, in September 2007, is the lowest by an international side.
| Team | Score | Overs | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 70 | 15.4 | Titans | 18 Nov 2015 |
| Kenya | 73 | 16.5 | New Zealand | 12 Sep 2007 |
| Titans | 79 | 19.4 | Dolphins | 10 Dec 2017 |
| Durban’s Super Giants | 80 | 18.1 | Pretoria Capitals | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Dolphins | 82 | 18.5 | Knights | 16 Nov 2014 |
Most runs in T20 cricket at Kingsmead
David Miller leads with 1,189 runs in 52 matches at an average of 38.35, for the Dolphins, South Africa and other sides, without a hundred here: his best is 93 not out. Morne van Wyk, the Dolphins wicketkeeper who led this list for years, is second on 1,122.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller | 52 | 1,189 | 38.35 | 0 |
| Morne van Wyk | 40 | 1,122 | 36.19 | 1 |
| Cameron Delport | 29 | 855 | 31.66 | 1 |
| Khaya Zondo | 52 | 823 | 23.51 | 0 |
| Jon-Jon Smuts | 38 | 792 | 25.54 | 0 |
| Quinton de Kock | 25 | 657 | 31.28 | 0 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 30 | 633 | 26.37 | 0 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 26 | 624 | 26.00 | 0 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 24 | 616 | 38.50 | 0 |
| Hashim Amla | 21 | 530 | 26.50 | 0 |
Highest individual scores
There have been seven T20 hundreds at Kingsmead, and two of them came in January 2026. Shai Hope made 118* off 69 balls for Pretoria Capitals against Durban’s Super Giants on 7 Jan 2026, the highest T20 score at the ground, and Jos Buttler replied with 97 not out for the Super Giants in a 15-run defeat. Ten days later Aiden Markram made 108 against Paarl Royals. Kevin Pietersen’s 115* for the Dolphins in 2015 had been the record before that. All seven are below.
| Batter | Score | Balls | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Hope | 118* | 69 | Pretoria Capitals | Durban’s Super Giants | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 115* | 66 | Dolphins | Lions | 4 Nov 2015 |
| Morne van Wyk | 114* | 70 | South Africa | West Indies | 14 Jan 2015 |
| Aiden Markram | 108 | 58 | Durban’s Super Giants | Paarl Royals | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Sanju Samson | 107 | 50 | India | South Africa | 8 Nov 2024 |
| AB de Villiers | 105* | 54 | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai Super Kings | 23 Apr 2009 |
| Cameron Delport | 103* | 58 | Dolphins | Knights | 8 Mar 2013 |
Most wickets in T20 cricket at Kingsmead
Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has taken 59 T20 wickets at his home ground in 62 matches, at 22.13, with a best of 4/15. Robbie Frylinck, who led the list until Maharaj passed him, is second on 46. David Wiese has the best average of the six, 14.54, and is the only bowler with two T20 five-wicket hauls here.
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshav Maharaj | 62 | 59 | 22.13 | 4/15 |
| Robbie Frylinck | 37 | 46 | 17.93 | 5/16 |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 50 | 45 | 23.37 | 4/29 |
| Yusuf Abdulla | 22 | 35 | 14.82 | 4/31 |
| Kyle Abbott | 25 | 28 | 22.35 | 4/27 |
| David Wiese | 17 | 22 | 14.54 | 5/23 |
Best bowling figures
Six five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20s at Kingsmead and nobody has taken six. The best is Noor Ahmad’s 5/11 in 3.2 overs for Durban’s Super Giants on 28 Jan 2024: Paarl Royals were bowled out for 83 and lost by 125 runs. David Wiese has two of the six, for South Africa against West Indies in 2015 and for the Titans in 2024.
| Bowler | Figures | Overs | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ahmad | 5/11 | 3.2 | Durban’s Super Giants | Paarl Royals | 28 Jan 2024 |
| Robbie Frylinck | 5/16 | 3.2 | Dolphins | Lions | 22 Feb 2013 |
| Sisanda Magala | 5/20 | 4.0 | Lions | Knights | 23 Feb 2021 |
| David Wiese | 5/23 | 4.0 | South Africa | West Indies | 14 Jan 2015 |
| Junior Dala | 5/26 | 4.0 | Durban’s Super Giants | Pretoria Capitals | 30 Jan 2024 |
| David Wiese | 5/29 | 4.0 | Titans | Dolphins | 10 Apr 2024 |
Highest partnerships
Will Jacks and Rahmanullah Gurbaz put on 154 for the first wicket for Pretoria Capitals against Durban’s Super Giants on 10 Jan 2025, and still finished on the losing side: chasing 210, the Capitals ended on 207 for 6 and lost by two runs. Gambhir and Sehwag’s 136 against England in 2007 is the highest stand in a T20I here.
| Partners | Runs | Wicket | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks and Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 154 | 1st | Pretoria Capitals | Durban’s Super Giants | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag | 136 | 1st | India | England | 19 Sep 2007 |
| Naman Ojha and Graeme Smith | 135 | 1st | Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | 5 May 2009 |
| Loots Bosman and Jacques Rudolph | 128* | 1st | Eagles | Dolphins | 28 Mar 2008 |
About the ground
Kingsmead sits close to the Indian Ocean in central Durban and has staged Test cricket since January 1923. It is the home of the Dolphins and, in the SA20, of Durban’s Super Giants. Figures on this page are from ESPNcricinfo’s Statsguru and cover men’s T20 matches only, internationals and domestic games together.
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