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IPL venue · East London, South Africa

Buffalo Park, East London

Historical IPL scoring, toss bias, phase-by-phase averages and head-to-head records at Buffalo Park. Based on 31 matches across 2002–2022.

By the numbers

Historical scoring

Avg 1st innings

171

Across 31 matches

Avg 2nd innings

157

Chases + defeats

Chase success

44%

Bat first wins 48%

Highest total

369

Lowest 59

Phase scoring

How innings play out

Average first-innings runs and wickets by phase. Powerplay = overs 1–6, middle = overs 7–15, death = overs 16–20.

Powerplayovers 1–6

44

runs

1.7 wickets on average

Middle oversovers 7–15

79

runs

2.4 wickets on average

Death oversovers 16–20

48

runs

2.2 wickets on average

Toss tendencies

What captains decide

At Buffalo Park, captains who win the toss choose to bat first 58% of the time.

Teams batting first go on to win 48% of matches here; chases complete successfully 44% of the time. Sample size: 31 matches.

Team records

Who plays well here

Win rates at Buffalo Park across every team that's appeared at this ground, ordered by matches played. Draws from every competition we ingest.

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Historical context only — not official live match data, not a forecast, and not betting advice. Venue stats reflect completed matches only; rain-affected or abandoned fixtures contribute proportionally to their cohort.