CRICKET GROUND · SOUTH AFRICA

Newlands
Cape Town

Cape Town’s ground below Table Mountain, home of Western Province cricket.

Source: Wikipedia ↗ · Checked 28 Sep 2026

History and famous moments

Newlands hosted its first Test on 24 March 1889; England beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs.
The first ODI here, on 7 December 1992, went to South Africa by 6 wickets against India.
India, in January 2024, were the last team to beat South Africa in a Test here.
For the 2027 World Cup its floodlights were upgraded to LED in 2026.
Of the 56 Tests played here, South Africa have won 23, their opponents 22, and 11 were drawn.
By June 2019 it had staged 41 ODIs, five of them at the 2003 World Cup; South Africa had won 30 and lost 6.

From the ground’s Wikipedia article ↗ · Checked 5 Oct 2026

For the 4 upcoming matches at Newlands in our listings, by country (each match page has the source and check date):

Australia: Fox Cricket (Foxtel) (3 of the 4 matches), Kayo Sports (3 of the 4 matches)
Canada: Willow TV, Willow by Cricbuzz
India: FanCode (1 of the 4 matches), Star Sports (2 of the 4 matches), JioHotstar (2 of the 4 matches)
New Zealand: Sky Sport (1 of the 4 matches), Sky Sport Now (1 of the 4 matches)
South Africa: SuperSport Cricket (3 of the 4 matches), DStv Stream (3 of the 4 matches)
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport Cricket (2 of the 4 matches), DStv Stream (2 of the 4 matches)
United Kingdom: Sky Sports Cricket, NOW
United States: Willow TV, Willow by Cricbuzz