The Bellerive Oval is a cricket ground located on the eastern shore of Hobart, Australia. Also known as the Blundstone Arena for sponsorship reasons, the cricket venue was established in 1914.
With a seating capacity of around 20,000, the Bellerive Oval is the second-largest stadium in Tasmania and the only venue to host international cricket matches in the island state of Australia.
The venue hosted its first international cricket match, a Test between Australia and Sri Lanka, in December 1989. Since then, the Hobart cricket ground has staged 14 Tests, 36 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20Is so far.
The Bellerive Oval is the home ground for the Tasmanian Tigers, Hobart Hurricanes and the Australian cricket team. It is also the secondary home ground for Australian Football League outfit North Melbourne.
Hosts Australia are unbeaten at the Bellerive Oval in T20I cricket, winning all three matches so far.
The venue is all set to host the first-round matches of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Let’s have a look at the T20I records at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Bellerive Oval T20I records and stats
Highest total: Australia cricket team’s 213/4 against England is the highest team total at the Bellerive Oval in T20Is. During the first T20I of England’s tour of Australia in 2014, the hosts rode on openers Cameron White’s 75 off 43 balls and Aaron Finch’s 31-ball 52 to post a mammoth score in their 20 overs. Later, Australia restricted England to 200/9 to secure a 13-run victory.
Lowest total: West Indies recorded the lowest total at the Bellerive Oval in T20Is. During an ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 encounter, West Indies were bundled out for 118 in 18.3 overs while chasing West Indies' 160/5 in Hobart in October 2022. Jason Holder top-scored for West Indies with 38. For Scotland, left-arm spinner Mark Watt bagged three wickets while Michael Leask picked up two wickets.
Highest individual score: Australia’s swashbuckling batter Glenn Maxwell holds the record for the highest individual score at the Bellerive Oval in T20I cricket. Batting at number four, Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 58-ball 103 to help Australia chase down England’s 155/9 in 18.3 overs and secure an impressive five-wicket win, with nine balls to spare in 2018.
Best bowling figures: West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has the best bowling figures at this ground in the T20I format. The right-arm pacer picked four wickets for 16 runs in his quota of four overs against Zimbabwe in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. His four-wicket haul powered West Indies to a 31-run win in a First Round Group B encounter.
Most runs: Sikandar Raza has scored the most runs at this venue in T20I cricket. The Zimbabwe middle-order batter has amassed 136 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 167.90. He has also slammed a T20I fifty at this venue. Australia's Glenn Maxwell features second on the list with 133 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 168.35.
Most wickets: West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph has picked the most wickets at the Bellerive Oval in T20 Internationals. Between 2022 and 2024, the right-arm fast bowler has bagged eight wickets in four games at an average of 16.12 and an economy of 8.06.
Highest partnership: Ireland's Curtis Campher and George Dockrell hold the record for the highest partnership at this venue in T20Is. The two forged an unbeaten 119-run partnership for the fifth wicket against Scotland in October 2022. The impressive partnership helped Ireland chase down Scotland's 176/5 in 19 overs.
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