Eden Park pitch report: Test, ODI and T20I records and stats in Auckland
India have won all seven of their white-ball games at Eden Park batting second. Every Test, ODI and T20I record at the Auckland ground before the 4th T20I and 1st ODI.
Nov 25, 2022 · Updated Oct 10, 2026
India play two matches at Eden Park on their 2026 tour of New Zealand: the fourth T20I on Friday 30 October (8pm local, 12:30pm IST) and the first ODI on Wednesday 4 November (3pm local, 7:30am IST). The record they bring to Auckland has one striking pattern. India have won seven white-ball internationals at Eden Park, and every one of them came batting second.
This Eden Park pitch report covers every men’s international at the ground since 1930, with the Test, ODI and T20I records, India’s results and what the numbers say about the surface.
Eden Park at a glance
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Cricket capacity | 42,000 |
| Ends | Broadcasting End, Terraces End |
| First Test | New Zealand v England, 14 February 1930 |
| Men’s internationals | 50 Tests, 82 ODIs, 34 T20Is |
| India’s 2026 matches | 4th T20I, 30 October; 1st ODI, 4 November |
Eden Park is a rugby stadium first and a cricket ground second, and the oval shows it. The straight boundaries are famously short, which is why sixes come so easily down the ground and why bowlers aim square. Those match counts include two ODIs abandoned without a ball bowled and a T20I against Australia in March 2020 that was cancelled.
Eden Park pitch report: what the numbers say
In T20Is the side batting first has averaged 176.4 across the 25 full-length games with a result, and 178.1 in the 17 since 2015. Six of those 17 went past 200. The results are close to an even split, 15 wins batting first and 13 chasing, and 7-7 since 2019. The toss is where it gets odd. Captains who win it have chosen to bowl 23 times out of 33, and the toss-winner has won only 10 of the 28 decided games.
New Zealand’s own T20I record here is poor. They have won 12 and lost 16 of their 34, with four ties and two games washed out or cancelled. India have played three T20Is here and won all three, chasing each time.
ODI scoring has climbed. The first innings averaged 222.6 across all 67 full-length decided games, 257.7 in the 11 since 2015 and 285.8 in the four since 2019. Chasing teams lead the all-time count 43 to 32, but the last four decided ODIs have gone 3-1 to the side batting first.
Tests have been rarer than the ground’s profile suggests. There have been 50, but none since March 2018, and 24 of the 50 were drawn. The side batting first and the side chasing have won 13 each.
Eden Park T20I records
| Record | Holder |
|---|---|
| Highest total | 245/5, Australia v New Zealand, 2018 |
| Lowest all-out total | 76, Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2021 (10-over match) |
| Highest score | 105*, Hasan Nawaz v New Zealand, 2025 |
| Best bowling | 5/18, Tim Southee v Pakistan, 2010 |
| Most runs | 626, Martin Guptill |
| Most wickets | 23, Tim Southee |
The ground’s most famous T20I was in February 2018. New Zealand made 243/6, with 105 from Martin Guptill, and lost, because Australia chased it down at 245/5 in 18.5 overs. That was the highest successful chase in men’s T20Is at the time. Hasan Nawaz’s unbeaten 105 off 45 balls for Pakistan in March 2025 is the top individual score here, and Pakistan chased 205 that night for the loss of one wicket.
| Date | New Zealand | India | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2019 | 158/8 | 162/3 (18.5 ov) | India won by 7 wickets |
| 24 Jan 2020 | 203/5 | 204/4 (19 ov) | India won by 6 wickets |
| 26 Jan 2020 | 132/5 | 135/3 (17.3 ov) | India won by 7 wickets |
India’s 204/4 in January 2020 is the third-highest successful chase at Eden Park, behind Australia’s 245/5 and Pakistan’s 207/1.
Eden Park ODI records
| Record | Holder |
|---|---|
| Highest total | 340/5, New Zealand v Australia, 2007 |
| Lowest all-out total | 73, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2007 |
| Highest score | 146*, Marcus Stoinis v New Zealand, 2017 |
| Best bowling | 6/28, Mitchell Starc v New Zealand, 2015 |
| Most runs | 818, Martin Guptill |
| Most wickets | 33, Chris Cairns |
The highest ODI total here was a chase. Australia made 336/4 in February 2007 and New Zealand got to 340/5 with eight balls left. Starc’s 6/28 came in the 2015 World Cup group game that New Zealand won by one wicket chasing 152, and Stoinis made his 146 not out in a losing chase in 2017.
| Date | Batting first | Batting second | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1976 | New Zealand 236/8 | India 156 | NZ won by 80 runs |
| 14 Feb 1981 | New Zealand 218/6 | India 140/9 | NZ won by 78 runs |
| 27 Mar 1994 | New Zealand 142 | India 143/3 | India won by 7 wickets |
| 16 Jan 1999 | New Zealand 207/7 | India 208/5 | India won by 5 wickets |
| 26 Dec 2002 | India 108 | New Zealand 109/7 | NZ won by 3 wickets |
| 11 Jan 2003 | New Zealand 199/9 | India 200/9 | India won by 1 wicket |
| 14 Mar 2009 | India 149 | New Zealand 151/2 | NZ won by 8 wickets |
| 25 Jan 2014 | New Zealand 314 | India 314/9 | Tied |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Zimbabwe 287 | India 288/4 | India won by 6 wickets |
| 8 Feb 2020 | New Zealand 273/8 | India 251 | NZ won by 22 runs |
| 25 Nov 2022 | India 306/7 | New Zealand 309/3 | NZ won by 7 wickets |
That is India’s ODI record at Eden Park: won four, lost six, one tie. All four wins were chases. The three times India batted first they lost, most recently in November 2022, when 306/7 was overhauled by Tom Latham’s unbeaten 145 with 17 balls to spare. If India win the toss on 4 November, the history says field.
Eden Park Test records
| Record | Holder |
|---|---|
| Highest total | 621/5d, South Africa v New Zealand, 1999 |
| Lowest total | 26, New Zealand v England, 1955 |
| Highest score | 336*, Wally Hammond v New Zealand, 1933 |
| Best innings bowling | 8/76, Erapalli Prasanna v New Zealand, 1976 |
| Most runs | 1,060, John Wright |
| Most wickets | 45, Richard Hadlee |
Two of the oldest records in Test cricket belong to this ground. New Zealand’s 26 all out against England in March 1955 is still the lowest total in Test history, and Hammond’s 336 not out in 1933 was the highest Test score in the world at the time. The last Test here, a day-night match against England in March 2018, began with England bowled out for 58, Trent Boult taking 6/32.
India have played five Tests at Eden Park, winning two, drawing two and losing one. Prasanna’s 8/76 set up an eight-wicket win in 1976. The defeat came in February 2014, by 40 runs, after Brendon McCullum made 224 in New Zealand’s first innings of 503.
Eden Park FAQs
Is Eden Park a batting pitch?
In T20Is, yes. The side batting first has averaged 176.4 in full-length games with a result, and the short straight boundaries reward hitting down the ground. ODI first innings have averaged 285.8 since 2019. Bowlers still get their days: Sri Lanka were bowled out for 76 here in a 2023 ODI.
What is the highest T20I score at Eden Park?
Australia’s 245/5 against New Zealand in February 2018, made chasing New Zealand’s 243/6 in the same match. The highest individual T20I score is Hasan Nawaz’s 105 not out for Pakistan in March 2025.
What is India’s record at Eden Park?
Won 3 of 3 T20Is, won 4 and lost 6 of 11 ODIs with one tie, and won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of 5 Tests. All seven white-ball wins came batting second.
India’s T20I series starts at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on 22 October, and after Auckland the tour moves on to Seddon Park in Hamilton and the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. For how Eden Park’s totals compare with the biggest anywhere, see the highest T20 totals and the highest ODI totals.
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