The ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifier is set to underway on June 17 in Harare. 10 teams are competing in this tournament for the final two spots of ICC CWC 2023. Zimbabwe will host a total of 34 matches of the event for the next 20 days. Zimbabwe will meet Nepal in the first match at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Fantasy game players are also looking forward to this match and they would like two know key stats such as Harare pitch report, and ODI records. In this space, you can find information regarding Harare Cricket Stadium.
Harare Sports Club, Harare is one of the 6 international cricket grounds in Zimbabwe. So far, the venue has hosted 174 ODI games. Now, it will host 10 games during ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 including the upcoming ZIM vs NEP match.
Zimbabwe will be the favorites side on Sunday as Nepal is making its first appearance at this level. The host will be led by Ryan Burl while their squad includes world-class players like Sikandar Raza, Blessing Muzarabani, and Sean Williams. On the other hand, Rohit Paudel will lead the Nepal side and throughout the tournament, they may rely on Sandeep Lammichane, their trump card.
Harare ODI Records
174 ODIs have been played in Harare but a total of 400 has never been achieved here. In 2014, the Aussie side had scored 350 against Zimbabwe which is the highest total at the venue.
- Total ODI matches played: 174
- Matches won by the team batting first: 81
- Matches won by the team batting second: 89
- No result: 4
- Highest team score while batting first: Australia – 350/6 (50) vs Zimbabwe, 2014
- Lowest team score while batting first: Zimbabwe – 35/10 (18) vs Sri Lanka, 2004
- Biggest total chased: South Africa chased 327 vs Australia, in 2014
- Lowest Score Defended: Zimbabwe defended 129 vs Afghanistan, in 2017
- Harare Sports Club, Harare average 1st innings score in ODI: 230
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Yasir Shah (PAK) – 6/26 vs Zimbabwe, 2015
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Fidel Edwards (WI) – 6/22 vs Zimbabwe, 2003
- Highest score by a batsman: Hamilton Masakadza (ZIM) – 178*(201) vs Kenya, 2009
Harare Sports Club, Harare Pitch Report
The pitch at Harare generally favors pacers who can get a good bounce off the surface. Batters need to play the power play carefully as there will be help for the bowlers. The medium pacers can come in play in the middle overs as the wicket will become slow. Spinners usually don’t get enough help from Harare pitch but they can go effective if bowl with tight line and length.
Bowling first can be considered a wise decision here as the new pitch will provide help to pacers. Recently, most of times chasing sides had an upper hand in Harare. A total of 270 runs is a par score at Harare Sports Club.