The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, was built for the 2007 World Cup and named after the great West Indies batter. It holds about 10,000, and has two main stands, the Northern Stand and the five-storey South Stand. Most of the roughly US$60 million it cost came from a Chinese government grant.
It has staged 21 T20 internationals, the first on 19 May 2010, when South Africa beat West Indies by 13 runs, and the latest on 23 June 2024, when South Africa beat them again in the T20 World Cup Super 8s. It has also hosted 15 Tests and 24 ODIs. The records below are for T20 internationals only.
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium T20I records at a glance
| Record | Holder | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Highest total | India 196/5 | v Bangladesh, 2024 |
| Lowest total | Oman 47 | v England, 2024 |
| Highest individual score | Alejandro Ferguson 86* | Argentina v Belize, 2021 |
| Most runs | Marc Taylor 171 | Bahamas, 3 matches |
| Most wickets | Hernan Fennell 11 | Argentina, 5 matches |
| Best bowling | Hernan Fennell 6/18 | Argentina v Panama, 2021 |
| Highest partnership | Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram 110 | 2nd wicket, South Africa v USA, 2024 |
Many of the individual records come from the T20 World Cup Americas qualifier played here in November 2021, when Argentina, the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Panama and the USA played nine matches at the ground in a week.
Highest and lowest totals
India’s 196 for 5 against Bangladesh in the Super 8s on 22 June 2024 is the highest T20I total at the ground; India won by 50 runs. It beat South Africa’s 194 for 4 against the USA three days earlier, built on Quinton de Kock’s 74 off 40 balls. The USA replied with 176 for 6, Andries Gous making 80 not out, and South Africa won by 18 runs.
The lowest is Oman’s 47 against England on 13 June 2024, bowled out in 13.2 overs. Adil Rashid took 4 for 11, and England knocked off the runs in 3.1 overs to win by eight wickets.
Most T20I runs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
| Batter | Team | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Taylor | Bahamas | 3 | 171 |
| Alejandro Ferguson | Argentina | 5 | 126 |
| Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 4 | 122 |
| Pedro Baron | Argentina | 5 | 121 |
| Ramiro Escobar | Argentina | 5 | 117 |
The Bahamas’ Marc Taylor made his 171 in three matches of the 2021 qualifier, at a strike rate of 139.02. The highest individual score is Alejandro Ferguson’s 86 not out off 60 balls against Belize in the same event, with 12 fours and a six; Argentina made 171 for 4 and won by 59 runs.
Most T20I wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
| Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Fennell | Argentina | 5 | 11 |
| Dilon Heyliger | Canada | 2 | 7 |
| Tomas Rossi | Argentina | 5 | 6 |
| Rodney Trott | Bermuda | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 2 | 6 |
Argentina seamer Hernan Fennell holds both bowling records. His 6 for 18 against Panama in November 2021 is the best in a T20I at the ground: Argentina defended 156 for 6, and Panama finished on 111 for 9. Ryan McLaren’s 5 for 19 for South Africa against West Indies in 2010 is the best by a bowler from a Test-playing nation.
Highest partnership
Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram added 110 for the second wicket against the USA in the 2024 T20 World Cup, the only century stand in a T20I at the ground. The next best is 96 not out by Ramiro Escobar and Alejandro Ferguson for Argentina against Belize in 2021.
T20 World Cup 2024 milestones in Antigua
The ground hosted eight matches at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Adam Zampa’s 4 for 12 against Namibia made him the first Australian to take 100 T20I wickets, Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh, and Shakib Al Hasan became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in T20 World Cups, in Bangladesh’s defeat to India.
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