A town in South Africa has one of the most unique cricket stadiums in the world.
Pietermaritzburg, a town in Kwazulu-Natal province has hosted two International matches during the 2003 world cup. One of them was between India and Namibia.
I distinctly remember watching the match, and looking at a tree inside the playing limits.
Now, if you’re wondering what happens when the ball touches the tree, it is clearly mentioned right behind the tree.
Also, any cricketer who scores a century or takes a five-wicket haul gets to plant a tree. Of course, not in the playing limits.
Here’s Joe Root planting a tree after scoring a century. It was a practice match against South Africa A team.
Surprisingly, there are two more stadiums in the world which have trees inside the ground.
St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, United Kingdom and VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen, Netherlands.