Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Kingsmead is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Its stated capacity is 25,000,[1] although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area.The first Test match to be played here was between South Africa and England on 18 January 1923, which resulted in a draw on the 5th day It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famous myth regarding how the tide affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach.Many batting collapses in matches in the past have jokingly been blamed on changes in the tide.[citation needed] On 19 September 2007 the ground witnessed Yuvraj Singh's iconic six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad's over in the World Twenty20 match between India and England, to mark the fastest fifty ever in any form of cricket.