De Beers Diamond Oval

De Beers Diamond Oval sits in Kimberley and holds eleven thousand spectators. Cricket has taken place at this South African venue across a timeline stretching from nineteen ninety-eight through to twenty twenty-four. Northern Cape and Griqualand West use the ground as a home base for domestic fixtures.

International matches here span several formats and decades. Pakistan met Sri Lanka in the first men's one-day international played on the ground in April nineteen ninety-eight. South Africa hosted England at the same venue for the most recent men's one-day fixture in February twenty twenty-three.

The ground has also staged women's international matches in both limited-overs formats. South Africa played New Zealand in the initial women's one-day international here in October twenty-sixteen. A women's one-day fixture between South Africa and Sri Lanka concluded in April twenty twenty-four.

Domestic and franchise tournaments have visited Kimberley regularly over the years. The Indian Premier League brought matches to the venue, including a fixture where Deccan Chargers defeated Rajasthan Royals by fifty-three runs in two thousand nine. South Africa secured a six-wicket victory against England here in twenty twenty-four.