As England will be taking on South Africa after the four-match series levelled at 1-1, at the Kennington Oval on Thursday, which will also mark the history of hundred Test matches to be played at one of the fascinating cricketing grounds in London. (Read Here: Kevin Pietersen Takes A Subtle Dig At Ravi Shastri).
Interestingly, after the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and iconic Lord’s, the Kia Oval will be the fourth Stadium to host a hundred Tests.
There are the grounds which have been etched in the memory of players and the die-hard fans equally, and then there is this Kia Oval that has relived the memories of gentleman’s game year after another after witnessing epic encounters throughout the past many decades.
Sportzwiki has come up with five crunch and crucial moments which has taken place at the ground so far, since featuring the first Test match dating back to 1880 against Australia, which hosts won by five wickets.
Here’s the interesting list which dates back to 1971 Test series between England and India.