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	In July 2018, the stadium hosted former US President, [[Barack Obama]] at the [[Nelson Mandela]] Lecture. <ref>{{cite web \|url= https://m.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-live-obama-to-deliver-mandela-centenary-address-in-joburg-20180717 \|title= Barack Obama delivers Mandela centenary address in Joburg \|date= 17 July 2018 \|work= News24 \|access-date= 17 July 2018}} </ref>		In July 2018, the stadium hosted former US President, [[Barack Obama]] at the [[Nelson Mandela]] Lecture.<ref>{{cite web \|url= https://m.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-live-obama-to-deliver-mandela-centenary-address-in-joburg-20180717 \|title= Barack Obama delivers Mandela centenary address in Joburg \|date= 17 July 2018 \|work= News24 \|access-date= 17 July 2018}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox cricket ground
| groukptnd_name = Wanderers Stadium
| nickname = The Bullring
| image = The Wanderers 2.jpg
| caption = Wanderers Stadium in 2007
| country = South Africa
| location = [[Illovo, Gauteng|Illovo]], [[Sandton]], [[Johannesburg]]
| seating_capacity = 34,000<ref>[http://www.wanderers.co.za/about.html www.wanderers.co.za]</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|26|7|52.17|S|28|3|26.69|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| end1 = Corlett Drive End
| end2 = Golf Course End
| international = true
| firsttestdate = 24–29 December
| firsttestyear = 1956
| firsttesthome = South Africa
| firsttesthomevar = 1928
| firsttestaway = England
| lasttestdate = 3-7 January
| lasttestyear = 2021
| lasttesthome = South Africa
| lasttestaway = Sri Lanka
| firstodidate = 13 December
| firstodiyear = 1992
| firstodihome = South Africa
| firstodihomevar = 1928
| firstodiaway = India
| lastodidate = 7 April
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodihome = South Africa
| lastodiaway = Pakistan
| firstt20idate= 21 October
| firstt20iyear = 2005
| firstt20ihome = South Africa
| firstt20iaway = New Zealand
| lastt20idate = 12 April
| lastt20iyear = 2021
| lastt20ihome = South Africa
| lastt20iaway = Pakistan

| firstwtestdate = 17–21 December
| firstwtestyear = 1960
| firstwtesthome = South Africa
| firstwtesthomevar = 1928
| firstwtestaway = England
| lastwtestdate = 24–28 March
| lastwtestyear = 1972
| lastwtesthome = South Africa
| lastwtesthomevar = 1928
| lastwtestaway = New Zealand
| firstwodidate = 22 September
| firstwodiyear = 2013
| firstwodihome = South Africa
| firstwodiaway = Bangladesh
| lastwodidate = 14 February
| lastwodiyear = 2016
| lastwodihome = South Africa
| lastwodiaway = England
| firstwt20idate = 21 February
| firstwt20iyear = 2016
| firstwt20ihome = South Africa
| firstwt20iaway = England
| lastwt20idate = 3 February
| lastwt20iyear = 2019
| lastwt20ihome = South Africa
| lastwt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| year1 = 1956 – present
| club1 = [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]]<br>''now known as [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]]''
| year2 = 2018-present
| club2 = [[Jozi Stars]]
| date = 12 April
| year = 2021
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/ground/59120.html Cricinfo
}}
The Imperial '''Wanderers Stadium''' ( Affectionately known as the Bullring due to its intimidating atmosphere) is a [[stadium]] situated just south of [[Sandton]] in [[Illovo, Gauteng|Illovo]], [[Johannesburg]] in [[Gauteng Province]], [[South Africa]]. [[Test cricket|Test]], [[One-day cricket|One Day]] and [[First-class cricket|First class]] [[cricket]] matches are played here. It is also the home ground for the [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]], formerly known as Gauteng ([[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]]).

==History==
The stadium has a [[seating capacity]] of 34,000, and was built in 1956 to replace the [[Old Wanderers Stadium]]. It was completely overhauled following South Africa's readmission to international cricket in 1991. In 1996, five new {{convert|65|m|ft |adj=mid |-high}} [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlight]] masts replaced the existing four {{convert|30 |m|ft |adj=mid|-high}} masts, enabling day-night limited-overs cricket. It is nicknamed 'The Bullring' due to its design and intimidating atmosphere.

On 1 October 2004, the Wanderers Clubhouse was virtually destroyed by fire. At that stage it was known as Liberty Life Wanderers, but as from the 2008/09 season, [[Bidvest Group]] took up the sponsoring of the ground, thus it became its present-day name of BIDVest Wanderers Stadium until the end of September 2019.

On 4 October 2019, the Wanderers Stadium announced a new naming rights deal with Imperial Logistics. The stadium is now referred to as Imperial Wanderers Stadium.

==Domestic hosting==
The stadium had also hosted the [[2009 Indian Premier League]]'s second semi-final and the final in which the [[Deccan Chargers]] beat the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] to grab the championship title.

The Wanderers Stadium also hosted a [[rugby union]] test match in April 1980 between [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and the [[South American Jaguars]] while Johannesburg's normal venue, [[Ellis Park Stadium]], was being redeveloped.<ref>{{cite book |title=Test Match Grounds of the World |year=1990 |publisher=Willow Books |isbn=0002182823 |author= Michael Owen-Smith |editor=Tim Jolland |page=186}}</ref>

==Trivia==
The ground is among the most historically significant cricket grounds of the twenty-first century. It has staged some of the most important matches in ODI and T20I history, and has witnessed a number of outstanding world records.

The 2003 [[Cricket World Cup]] final was held at the Wanderers Stadium. This stadium also hosted [[Fifth ODI, Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06|one of the greatest One-day international matches]], played between South Africa and Australia in which a world record score of 434 was chased down by South Africa.

On 18 January 2015, the Wanderers stadium saw South Africa's [[AB de Villiers]] break the 19-year-old record for fastest ODI half-century, previously held by Sri Lankan maestro [[Sanath Jayasuriya]], by making 50 off 16 balls against the [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]]. In the same match, he also broke [[Corey Anderson (cricketer)|Corey Anderson]]'s fastest ODI century record (held for one year and seven days) by making 100 off 31 deliveries. He finished on 149, caught on the boundary in the final over, scored off 44 balls with a strike rate of 338.63.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-west-indies-2014-15/engine/match/722341.html | title = South Africa vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2015| publisher = ESPNcricinfo|access-date = 18 January 2015}}</ref>

On 21 February 2016, [[AB de Villiers]] scored the fastest 50 (21 balls) for South Africa in a T20I [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16|against England]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/974979.html
|title=Dominant SA cruise to nine-wicket win
|date=21 February 2016
|work=ESPNcricinfo
|access-date=21 February 2016
}}</ref>

In July 2018, the stadium hosted former US President, [[Barack Obama]] at the [[Nelson Mandela]] Lecture. <ref>{{cite web |url= https://m.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-live-obama-to-deliver-mandela-centenary-address-in-joburg-20180717 |title= Barack Obama delivers Mandela centenary address in Joburg |date= 17 July 2018 |work= News24 |access-date= 17 July 2018}} </ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]
*[[List of international cricket centuries at the Wanderers Stadium]]
*[[List of international five-wicket hauls at the Wanderers Stadium]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links ==
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| title = [[Cricket World Cup]]<br>Final Venue
| before = [[Lord's]]
| after = [[Kensington Oval]]
| years = [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
}}
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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1956]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Johannesburg]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in South Africa]]
[[Category:2003 Cricket World Cup stadiums]]
[[Category:Highveld Lions]]
[[Category:Test cricket grounds in South Africa]]

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