Covers 58 international matches at this ground from Jan 2014 to Mar 2026.
Toss winners have bowled first 43 times in 58 matches, yet this Bay Oval pitch report suggests that setting a target has worked well, especially in T20Is. The data covers 58 internationals at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, from Jan 2014 to Mar 2026.
The men’s tally is 6 Tests plus 13 ODIs and 19 T20Is; women have contested 15 one-dayers and 5 T20Is as well.
Mount Maunganui Pitch: Bat First or Bowl First?
Men’s T20Is show the gap most clearly. Leaving out rain-affected games, first-innings totals average 185 and replies just 148. Batting first has 11 wins to 4, 185 is the biggest chase on record here, and 163 the lowest score that has been protected. Across the latest 10 games, first-innings scores average 178, slightly down. Women’s T20Is follow the same pattern: 4 of 5 won batting first, with first innings at 172 against 117 in reply.
ODIs are closer. Men’s sides batting first average 268, or 276 in the most recent 10, against 246 batting second; chasers edge it 7 to 6, with 300 the top chase. In women’s ODIs, sides average 210 batting first and 197 batting second, split 7 and 8, with 273 chased and 140 defended.
Tests start very high and fall away. Test innings average 420, then 367, then 234, then 165, and 42 is the top fourth-innings chase. All 6 Tests have produced a result. The toss has been a coin flip: the side calling correctly won exactly half, 27 of 54.
Bay Oval capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Oval). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Bay Oval
Mount Maunganui
New Zealand
10,000
Bay Oval Records by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
6
–
–
–
21 Nov 2019
18 Dec 2025
ODIs
13
6
7
268
28 Jan 2014
26 Oct 2025
ODIs (women)
15
7
8
210
20 Feb 2016
18 Mar 2022
T20Is
19
11
4
180
7 Jan 2016
15 Mar 2026
T20Is (women)
5
4
1
172
14 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2026
Bay Oval Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
13
268
246
300
264
276
ODIs (women)
15
210
197
273
140
206
T20Is
14
185
148
185
163
178
T20Is (women)
5
172
117
117
167
–
Bay Oval Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
6
420
367
234
165
42
Bay Oval Tests records
Tests in this record book: 6, from Nov 2019 to Dec 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DP Conway New Zealand
4
8
571
227
71.38
56.87
3
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
5
9
505
129
63.12
52.66
3
1
R Ravindra New Zealand
3
6
390
240
97.50
66.33
1
1
TWM Latham New Zealand
6
11
357
137
32.45
54.34
2
1
BJ Watling New Zealand
2
3
283
205
94.33
45.57
1
1
TA Blundell New Zealand
5
9
239
138
29.88
61.60
1
1
HM Nicholls New Zealand
4
7
194
75
27.71
45.86
0
2
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
3
5
178
70
44.50
47.85
0
1
BA Stokes England
2
4
169
91
42.25
58.08
0
1
MJ Santner New Zealand
3
4
153
126
51.00
46.93
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
N Wagner New Zealand
4
8
21
5/44
25.52
3.10
1
TG Southee New Zealand
5
10
15
4/88
39.47
3.04
0
KA Jamieson New Zealand
3
6
13
4/58
19.46
2.11
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
3
6
11
3/34
20.82
1.93
0
JA Duffy New Zealand
1
2
9
5/42
14.22
2.23
1
TA Boult New Zealand
3
6
9
4/85
37.22
2.61
0
N Brand South Africa
1
2
8
6/119
21.38
4.38
1
JM Anderson England
1
2
7
4/18
7.71
1.98
0
Ebadat Hossain Bangladesh
1
2
7
6/46
17.29
3.10
1
AY Patel New Zealand
1
2
6
3/23
22.67
1.86
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
R Ravindra New Zealand
240
366
26
3
South Africa
4 Feb 2024
DP Conway New Zealand
227
367
31
0
West Indies
18 Dec 2025
BJ Watling New Zealand
205
473
24
1
England
21 Nov 2019
TA Blundell New Zealand
138
181
20
1
England
16 Feb 2023
TWM Latham New Zealand
137
246
15
1
West Indies
18 Dec 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Ebadat Hossain Bangladesh
6/46
21
New Zealand
1 Jan 2022
N Brand South Africa
6/119
26
New Zealand
4 Feb 2024
JA Duffy New Zealand
5/42
22.3
West Indies
18 Dec 2025
N Wagner New Zealand
5/44
19.2
England
21 Nov 2019
JM Anderson England
4/18
10.3
New Zealand
16 Feb 2023
Highest Test Totals at Bay Oval
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
615/9
201
England
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
21 Nov 2019
New Zealand
575/8
155
West Indies
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
18 Dec 2025
New Zealand
511
144
South Africa
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
4 Feb 2024
Bangladesh
458
176.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
1 Jan 2022
New Zealand
431
155
Pakistan
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
26 Dec 2020
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
126
45.3
England
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
16 Feb 2023
West Indies
138
80.3
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
18 Dec 2025
South Africa
162
72.5
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
4 Feb 2024
New Zealand
169
73.4
Bangladesh
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
1 Jan 2022
England
197
96.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
21 Nov 2019
Bay Oval ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 13, from Jan 2014 to Oct 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Guptill New Zealand
10
10
415
138
41.50
83.84
2
2
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
8
8
353
93
44.12
88.03
0
4
HM Nicholls New Zealand
9
9
252
80
28.00
76.83
0
2
TWM Latham New Zealand
9
9
216
51
30.86
80.00
0
1
L Ronchi New Zealand
3
3
215
99
107.50
109.14
0
2
KS Williamson New Zealand
7
7
208
76
29.71
84.55
0
2
NLTC Perera Sri Lanka
3
3
159
140
53.00
172.83
1
0
HM Amla South Africa
2
2
157
119
78.50
75.12
1
0
JDS Neesham New Zealand
5
5
156
64
39.00
144.44
0
1
RG Sharma India
2
2
149
87
74.50
86.13
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TA Boult New Zealand
8
8
16
3/43
26.62
5.59
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
5
5
11
5/40
23.91
5.68
1
YS Chahal India
3
3
7
3/47
21.43
5.29
0
JDS Neesham New Zealand
5
5
7
3/38
27.86
6.29
0
MJG Rippon Netherlands
2
2
6
4/37
11.50
3.83
0
BV Sears New Zealand
1
1
5
5/34
6.80
3.78
1
JA Duffy New Zealand
2
2
5
3/55
19.00
7.31
0
LH Ferguson New Zealand
4
4
5
2/65
50.20
6.61
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
6
6
5
3/55
59.80
5.44
0
ZGF Foulkes New Zealand
1
1
4
4/41
10.25
5.86
0
Bay Oval Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
NLTC Perera Sri Lanka
140
74
8
13
New Zealand
5 Jan 2019
MJ Guptill New Zealand
138
139
11
5
Sri Lanka
3 Jan 2019
HC Brook England
135
101
9
11
New Zealand
26 Oct 2025
HM Amla South Africa
119
135
15
0
New Zealand
24 Oct 2014
KL Rahul India
112
113
9
2
New Zealand
11 Feb 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
BV Sears New Zealand
5/34
9
Pakistan
5 Apr 2025
MJ Henry New Zealand
5/40
10
Sri Lanka
5 Jan 2016
MJG Rippon Netherlands
4/37
10
Canada
28 Jan 2014
ZGF Foulkes New Zealand
4/41
7
England
26 Oct 2025
Kuldeep Yadav India
4/45
10
New Zealand
26 Jan 2019
Highest ODI Totals at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
371/7
50
Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3 Jan 2019
Sri Lanka
326
49
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3 Jan 2019
India
324/4
50
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
26 Jan 2019
New Zealand
319/7
50
Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
5 Jan 2019
New Zealand
300/5
47.1
India
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
11 Feb 2020
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Netherlands
202
49.4
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
29 Mar 2022
Canada
210
50
Netherlands
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
28 Jan 2014
New Zealand
210
46.3
South Africa
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
24 Oct 2014
Pakistan
221
40
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
5 Apr 2025
New Zealand
223
49.4
England
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
28 Feb 2018
Bay Oval T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 19, from Jan 2016 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
C Munro New Zealand
6
6
322
104
53.67
195.15
2
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
7
7
231
61
38.50
114.93
0
3
MJ Guptill New Zealand
6
6
218
63
36.33
147.30
0
3
TL Seifert New Zealand
7
7
208
50
29.71
161.24
0
1
MR Marsh Australia
3
3
197
103*
197.00
191.26
1
1
DJ Mitchell New Zealand
9
9
183
62
22.88
116.56
0
1
GD Phillips New Zealand
8
8
178
108
29.67
163.30
1
0
TB Robinson New Zealand
5
5
177
106*
44.25
142.74
1
0
MG Bracewell New Zealand
5
5
143
59
47.67
162.50
0
1
P Nissanka Sri Lanka
2
2
127
90
63.50
144.32
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JA Duffy New Zealand
6
6
14
4/15
9.21
6.45
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
12
12
13
4/16
21.46
6.97
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
11
11
13
3/36
23.62
7.61
0
TA Boult New Zealand
5
5
9
3/21
17.67
8.37
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
6
6
9
3/44
19.44
8.33
0
TG Southee New Zealand
6
6
9
3/21
24.44
9.78
0
ZGF Foulkes New Zealand
5
5
8
3/25
17.00
8.68
0
Rubel Hossain Bangladesh
2
2
6
3/31
11.33
8.50
0
JDS Neesham New Zealand
5
5
6
4/26
13.00
8.67
0
DJ Hooda India
1
1
4
4/10
2.50
3.53
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SA Yadav India
111*
51
11
7
New Zealand
20 Nov 2022
GD Phillips New Zealand
108
51
10
8
West Indies
29 Nov 2020
TB Robinson New Zealand
106*
66
6
5
Australia
1 Oct 2025
C Munro New Zealand
104
53
3
10
West Indies
3 Jan 2018
MR Marsh Australia
103*
52
8
7
New Zealand
4 Oct 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
DJ Hooda India
4/10
2.5
New Zealand
20 Nov 2022
JA Duffy New Zealand
4/15
4
Sri Lanka
30 Dec 2024
MJ Santner New Zealand
4/16
4
Bangladesh
31 Dec 2023
JA Duffy New Zealand
4/20
4
Pakistan
23 Mar 2025
JDS Neesham New Zealand
4/26
4
Australia
4 Oct 2025
Highest T20I Totals at Mount Maunganui
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
243/5
20
West Indies
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3 Jan 2018
New Zealand
238/3
20
West Indies
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
29 Nov 2020
New Zealand
220/6
20
Pakistan
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
23 Mar 2025
New Zealand
195/7
20
Bangladesh
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
6 Jan 2017
New Zealand
194/4
20
Bangladesh
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
8 Jan 2017
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
91
14.3
South Africa
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
15 Mar 2026
Pakistan
105
16.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
23 Mar 2025
Bangladesh
110
19.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
31 Dec 2023
New Zealand
126
18.5
India
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
20 Nov 2022
Sri Lanka
141
19.1
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
30 Dec 2024
Bay Oval ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 15, from Feb 2016 to Mar 2022.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MM Lanning Australia
8
8
371
114*
61.83
91.60
2
0
AE Satterthwaite New Zealand
9
9
328
85
36.44
74.38
0
3
AJ Healy Australia
6
6
284
72
56.80
96.93
0
2
BL Mooney Australia
8
8
273
69
39.00
84.78
0
3
KJ Martin New Zealand
8
8
251
77
31.38
79.94
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JL Jonassen Australia
8
8
15
5/50
18.87
4.04
1
ML Schutt Australia
6
6
11
4/32
16.64
3.73
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
8
8
10
3/34
32.10
5.26
0
LM Kasperek New Zealand
3
3
9
6/46
11.00
4.30
1
M Kapp South Africa
2
2
7
5/45
12.57
4.40
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
HK Matthews West Indies
119
128
16
1
New Zealand
4 Mar 2022
MM Lanning Australia
114*
113
12
3
New Zealand
22 Feb 2016
SFM Devine New Zealand
108
127
10
0
West Indies
4 Mar 2022
MM Lanning Australia
104*
116
7
1
New Zealand
5 Mar 2017
S Mandhana India
90*
83
13
1
New Zealand
29 Jan 2019
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
LM Kasperek New Zealand
6/46
10
Australia
7 Apr 2021
M Kapp South Africa
5/45
10
England
14 Mar 2022
JL Jonassen Australia
5/50
9
New Zealand
22 Feb 2016
HK Matthews West Indies
4/15
10
Bangladesh
18 Mar 2022
CE Dean England
4/23
8.2
India
16 Mar 2022
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
273/5
49.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
5 Mar 2017
Australia
271/7
50
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
7 Apr 2021
New Zealand
270/9
50
Australia
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
5 Mar 2017
West Indies
259/9
50
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
4 Mar 2022
Australia
256/6
47.2
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2 Mar 2017
Bay Oval T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Mar 2018 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KJ Martin New Zealand
2
2
119
65
59.50
154.55
0
2
AC Kerr New Zealand
2
2
118
78
59.00
147.50
0
1
AE Satterthwaite New Zealand
2
2
107
71*
107.00
175.41
0
1
SFM Devine New Zealand
5
5
99
54*
24.75
139.44
0
1
SW Bates New Zealand
4
4
93
49
31.00
127.40
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SFM Devine New Zealand
5
5
10
4/12
10.00
6.67
0
LM Kasperek New Zealand
3
3
7
3/35
9.29
5.91
0
A Sutherland Australia
1
1
4
4/8
2.00
3.69
0
A King Australia
1
1
3
3/27
9.00
6.75
0
JM Kerr New Zealand
2
2
3
2/13
17.33
6.50
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AC Kerr New Zealand
78
44
11
2
South Africa
15 Mar 2026
AE Satterthwaite New Zealand
71*
42
9
2
West Indies
16 Mar 2018
BL Mooney Australia
70
42
11
0
New Zealand
23 Mar 2025
KJ Martin New Zealand
65
42
11
0
West Indies
16 Mar 2018
GE Plimmer New Zealand
63
44
5
3
South Africa
15 Mar 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Sutherland Australia
4/8
2.1
New Zealand
23 Mar 2025
SFM Devine New Zealand
4/12
4
South Africa
15 Mar 2026
SFM Devine New Zealand
3/12
3
West Indies
16 Mar 2018
A King Australia
3/27
4
New Zealand
23 Mar 2025
LM Kasperek New Zealand
3/35
4
West Indies
14 Mar 2018
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
204/3
20
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
23 Mar 2025
New Zealand
190/7
20
South Africa
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
15 Mar 2026
New Zealand
185/3
20
West Indies
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
16 Mar 2018
New Zealand
167/6
20
West Indies
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
14 Mar 2018
West Indies
159/6
20
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
14 Mar 2018
Team results at Bay Oval (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
New Zealand
37
20
13
0
4
Sri Lanka
6
0
6
0
0
Bangladesh
5
1
3
0
1
India
5
4
1
0
0
West Indies
5
0
3
0
2
England
4
2
2
0
0
Pakistan
4
1
3
0
0
South Africa
4
3
1
0
0
Australia
3
2
0
0
1
Netherlands
2
1
1
0
0
Latest Matches at Bay Oval
Match
Date
Venue
Result
New Zealand v South Africa
15 Mar 2026
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
South Africa won by 7 wickets
New Zealand v South Africa
15 Mar 2026
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 80 runs
New Zealand v West Indies
18 Dec 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 323 runs
England v New Zealand
26 Oct 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
New Zealand v Australia
4 Oct 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Australia won by 3 wickets
Australia v New Zealand
3 Oct 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
No result
New Zealand v Australia
1 Oct 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Australia won by 6 wickets
New Zealand v Pakistan
5 Apr 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 43 runs
Australia v New Zealand
23 Mar 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Australia won by 82 runs
New Zealand v Pakistan
23 Mar 2025
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 115 runs
Bay Oval Players and Team Results
Devon Conway (DP Conway, New Zealand) is the top Test scorer here, 571 runs averaging 71.38, with 227 against West Indies in Dec 2025 his best. R Ravindra (New Zealand) went further, batting 366 balls for 240 versus South Africa in Feb 2024. N Wagner (New Zealand) heads the Test wicket list on 21. Ebadat Hossain (Bangladesh) took 6/46 in Jan 2022, the best Test figures, in a game Bangladesh won.
C Munro (New Zealand) scored 322 T20I runs here, striking at 195.15, with two hundreds. Suryakumar Yadav (SA Yadav, India) hit an unbeaten 111 in 51 balls in Nov 2022, the highest T20I score. In ODIs, MJ Guptill (New Zealand) leads with 415 runs and NLTC Perera (Sri Lanka) hit 140 off 74 balls in Jan 2019. Among the women, MM Lanning (Australia) made 371 ODI runs with two hundreds.
Is the Bay Oval pitch good for batting or bowling?
Good for whoever bats first. Opening innings average 420 in Tests, 268 in men’s ODIs and 185 in full men’s T20Is. Scores drop for the side batting second, to 148 in men’s T20Is and 165 in the 4th innings of Tests.
What is the highest score at Bay Oval?
New Zealand’s 615/9 versus England in Nov 2019 heads the team totals. R Ravindra’s 240 for New Zealand against South Africa in Feb 2024 is the best individual score, and Suryakumar Yadav’s 111 not out for India in Nov 2022 leads the T20Is.
Which wins more at Bay Oval, batting first or chasing?
In men’s T20Is the team batting first has come out ahead 11 times to 4, and 4 of 5 women’s T20Is went the same way. Men’s ODIs are nearly level, 7 chasing wins to 6.
What do first innings average at Bay Oval?
Tests come in at 420 and men’s ODIs at 268, with men’s T20Is on 180 across all games. For women, ODIs average 210 and T20Is 172.
What was the last match at Bay Oval?
Two games were played on 15 Mar 2026, the latest date in the data. In a men’s T20I, South Africa dismissed New Zealand for 91 and won with 7 wickets to spare, and New Zealand Women beat South Africa Women by 80 runs.
What is the seating capacity of Bay Oval?
Bay Oval holds about 10,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.