Covers 74 international matches at this ground from Jan 2004 to Mar 2026.
Win the toss at Eden Park and you will probably bowl, and the Eden Park pitch report, drawn from 74 internationals in Auckland between Jan 2004 and Mar 2026, gives that habit some support: 16 ODIs have gone to the chasing side and 11 to the side batting first. Captains have fielded first 53 times and batted 21 times.
Men’s T20Is are the most common format at 33, then 29 men’s ODIs, 5 Tests and 7 women’s games. New Zealand played both games on 20 Mar 2026, a men’s and a women’s T20I against South Africa, and won both. For the side’s full record, see the New Zealand team records.
Auckland Scoring Patterns: Chases That Keep Coming
Strip out DLS games and ODI openers average 246 while chasers average 202, and still the chasing side wins more. Big targets have fallen: New Zealand’s 340/5 in reply to Australia’s 336/4 on 18 Feb 2007 is the highest chase, and 252 is the lowest score ever defended here. Across the latest ten, first innings have averaged 264, a clear rise.
T20Is tilt the other way by a whisker, 15 defended and 13 chased. First innings average 173, the same as the last 10, and second innings 155. On 16 Feb 2018 New Zealand made 243/6 and Australia chased 245/5 in 18.5 overs, while 141 is the lowest score defended.
Tests have been rare, just 5, and they hold up better than most, with means of 315, 337, 257 and 249 across the four innings. Yet no fourth-innings target above 53 has been chased. England crashed to 58 all out in the Mar 2018 Test, when Trent Boult (New Zealand) took 6/32. For all those field-first calls, the toss winner has come out ahead in only 30 of 65 decided games.
Eden Park capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (www.austadiums.com/stadiums/eden-park). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Eden Park
Auckland
New Zealand
42,000
Eden Park cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
5
–
–
–
18 Mar 2004
22 Mar 2018
ODIs
29
11
16
249
3 Jan 2004
11 Jan 2025
ODIs (women)
2
0
2
240
19 Mar 2022
20 Mar 2022
T20Is
33
15
13
171
17 Feb 2005
20 Mar 2026
T20Is (women)
5
1
3
132
22 Feb 2012
20 Mar 2026
Eden Park 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
22
246
202
340
252
264
ODIs (women)
2
240
242
280
–
–
T20Is
29
173
155
245
141
173
T20Is (women)
3
140
142
152
–
–
Eden Park Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
5
315
337
257
249
53
Eden Park Tests records
Tests in this record book: 5, from Mar 2004 to Mar 2018.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
BB McCullum New Zealand
4
7
436
224
72.67
72.79
1
2
KS Williamson New Zealand
3
5
310
113
62.00
50.08
2
1
PG Fulton New Zealand
3
6
309
136
51.50
46.61
2
0
SB Styris New Zealand
2
3
278
170
139.00
79.66
2
0
MJ Prior England
1
2
183
110*
183.00
58.65
1
1
JA Rudolph South Africa
1
2
171
154*
171.00
41.40
1
0
CL Cairns New Zealand
1
1
158
158
158.00
92.40
1
0
HM Nicholls New Zealand
1
1
145
145*
–
54.10
1
0
HH Gibbs South Africa
1
2
141
80
70.50
55.08
0
2
JE Root England
2
4
125
51
31.25
31.89
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TA Boult New Zealand
3
6
22
6/32
15.73
2.62
2
TG Southee New Zealand
3
6
16
4/25
21.94
2.67
0
CS Martin New Zealand
2
4
14
6/76
21.36
3.44
2
N Wagner New Zealand
3
5
14
4/62
21.43
2.78
0
I Sharma India
1
2
9
6/134
18.00
3.68
1
SE Bond New Zealand
1
2
7
5/69
18.00
2.71
1
ST Finn England
1
2
7
6/125
26.00
3.60
1
CH Gayle West Indies
1
2
6
4/71
13.50
2.30
0
IDR Bradshaw West Indies
1
2
6
3/73
26.00
2.73
0
JM Anderson England
2
3
6
3/87
37.50
2.96
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BB McCullum New Zealand
224
307
29
5
India
6 Feb 2014
SB Styris New Zealand
170
220
24
2
South Africa
18 Mar 2004
CL Cairns New Zealand
158
171
18
7
South Africa
18 Mar 2004
JA Rudolph South Africa
154*
312
27
1
New Zealand
18 Mar 2004
HM Nicholls New Zealand
145*
268
18
0
England
22 Mar 2018
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
TA Boult New Zealand
6/32
10.4
England
22 Mar 2018
TA Boult New Zealand
6/68
25
England
22 Mar 2013
CS Martin New Zealand
6/76
31
South Africa
18 Mar 2004
ST Finn England
6/125
37.3
New Zealand
22 Mar 2013
I Sharma India
6/134
33.4
New Zealand
6 Feb 2014
Eden Park Highest Test Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
595
148.5
South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
18 Mar 2004
New Zealand
503
121.4
India
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Feb 2014
New Zealand
443
152.3
England
Eden Park, Auckland
22 Mar 2013
New Zealand
427/8
141
England
Eden Park, Auckland
22 Mar 2018
India
366
96.3
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Feb 2014
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
58
20.4
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
22 Mar 2018
New Zealand
105
41.2
India
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Feb 2014
India
202
60
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Feb 2014
England
204
89.2
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
22 Mar 2013
West Indies
257
71.2
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
9 Mar 2006
Eden Park ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 29, from Jan 2004 to Jan 2025.
Most ODI Runs at Eden Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Guptill New Zealand
15
15
696
111
53.54
87.55
1
6
BB McCullum New Zealand
21
21
588
79
30.95
107.69
0
5
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
17
17
414
117
27.60
76.81
1
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
11
11
364
94*
40.44
81.61
0
3
SB Styris New Zealand
9
9
349
101*
58.17
82.90
1
2
MEK Hussey Australia
5
5
275
105
137.50
107.00
1
2
JD Ryder New Zealand
5
5
213
107
42.60
107.58
1
1
TWM Latham New Zealand
6
6
206
145*
41.20
96.71
1
0
F du Plessis South Africa
4
4
179
82
59.67
70.47
0
2
AB de Villiers South Africa
4
4
174
77
87.00
134.88
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TA Boult New Zealand
6
6
14
5/27
20.00
5.25
1
DL Vettori New Zealand
11
11
13
2/23
28.69
4.10
0
TG Southee New Zealand
11
11
12
3/48
51.50
6.11
0
CJ Anderson New Zealand
6
6
11
5/63
18.18
7.06
1
KD Mills New Zealand
10
10
11
3/46
36.18
4.60
0
SE Bond New Zealand
5
5
9
3/32
20.89
4.21
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
6
6
9
4/55
26.67
4.80
0
HK Bennett New Zealand
3
3
8
4/46
18.12
5.34
0
JDP Oram New Zealand
5
5
8
3/36
23.12
4.25
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
6
6
8
3/44
27.50
5.89
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MP Stoinis Australia
146*
117
9
11
New Zealand
30 Jan 2017
TWM Latham New Zealand
145*
104
19
5
India
25 Nov 2022
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
138
110
15
5
India
14 Mar 2015
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
117
127
16
1
Australia
18 Feb 2007
MJ Guptill New Zealand
111
129
12
2
India
25 Jan 2014
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MA Starc Australia
6/28
9
New Zealand
28 Feb 2015
TA Boult New Zealand
5/27
10
Australia
28 Feb 2015
HB Shipley New Zealand
5/31
7
Sri Lanka
25 Mar 2023
DR Smith West Indies
5/45
10
New Zealand
4 Mar 2006
MJ McClenaghan New Zealand
5/58
9.3
West Indies
26 Dec 2013
Eden Park Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
340/5
48.3
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland
18 Feb 2007
Australia
336/4
50
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
18 Feb 2007
New Zealand
314
50
India
Eden Park, Auckland
25 Jan 2014
India
314/9
50
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
25 Jan 2014
New Zealand
311/7
50
Pakistan
Eden Park, Auckland
5 Feb 2011
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
73
26.3
Sri Lanka
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Jan 2007
Sri Lanka
76
19.5
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
25 Mar 2023
New Zealand
105
27.4
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland
3 Dec 2005
Australia
148
24.2
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
3 Feb 2016
India
149
36.3
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
14 Mar 2009
Eden Park T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 33, from Feb 2005 to Mar 2026.
Most T20I Runs at Eden Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Guptill New Zealand
17
17
626
105
39.12
170.11
1
4
C Munro New Zealand
13
13
421
76
35.08
183.84
0
4
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
14
14
334
63
33.40
116.78
0
2
KS Williamson New Zealand
12
12
321
70
29.18
124.42
0
3
MS Chapman New Zealand
11
11
315
94
35.00
176.97
0
2
TL Seifert New Zealand
13
13
220
57
20.00
140.13
0
1
DJ Mitchell New Zealand
7
7
197
66
32.83
174.34
0
2
MJ Santner New Zealand
13
13
187
55*
26.71
133.57
0
1
BB McCullum New Zealand
9
9
179
60*
22.38
120.13
0
1
GD Phillips New Zealand
8
8
170
42
24.29
140.50
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
16
16
23
5/18
20.70
8.73
1
MJ Santner New Zealand
17
17
17
3/31
26.65
8.14
0
LH Ferguson New Zealand
6
6
15
5/21
7.13
5.14
1
AF Milne New Zealand
9
9
14
4/37
22.14
9.69
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
14
14
14
3/30
30.86
9.09
0
KD Mills New Zealand
5
5
11
3/37
16.64
9.15
0
JDS Neesham New Zealand
7
7
9
3/16
17.44
8.49
0
Haris Rauf Pakistan
3
3
8
3/29
11.50
7.67
0
JA Duffy New Zealand
4
4
8
4/33
13.75
7.33
0
TA Boult New Zealand
10
10
8
2/8
42.50
9.49
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Hassan Nawaz Pakistan
105*
45
10
7
New Zealand
21 Mar 2025
MJ Guptill New Zealand
105
54
6
9
Australia
16 Feb 2018
RT Ponting Australia
98*
55
8
5
New Zealand
17 Feb 2005
MS Chapman New Zealand
94
44
11
4
Pakistan
21 Mar 2025
MJ Guptill New Zealand
91*
54
5
6
Zimbabwe
11 Feb 2012
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
TG Southee New Zealand
5/18
4
Pakistan
26 Dec 2010
LH Ferguson New Zealand
5/21
4
West Indies
27 Nov 2020
Imran Tahir South Africa
5/24
3.5
New Zealand
17 Feb 2017
LH Ferguson New Zealand
4/12
3.5
Australia
23 Feb 2024
TD Astle New Zealand
4/13
2
Bangladesh
1 Apr 2021
Eden Park Auckland T20 Records: Highest Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
245/5
18.5
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
16 Feb 2018
New Zealand
243/6
20
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland
16 Feb 2018
New Zealand
226/8
20
Pakistan
Eden Park, Auckland
12 Jan 2024
Australia
214/5
20
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
17 Feb 2005
England
214/7
20
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
9 Feb 2013
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
76
9.3
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
1 Apr 2021
New Zealand
107
14.5
South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
17 Feb 2017
Sri Lanka
115
18.2
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
26 Dec 2006
Sri Lanka
144
16.5
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
11 Jan 2019
New Zealand
152
19.2
England
Eden Park, Auckland
5 Feb 2008
Eden Park T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Feb 2012 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
113
55*
113.00
125.56
0
1
SW Bates New Zealand
3
3
95
62
31.67
100.00
0
1
AC Kerr New Zealand
2
2
81
51*
81.00
109.46
0
1
BL Mooney Australia
2
2
79
75*
79.00
171.74
0
1
JI Rodrigues India
1
1
72
72
72.00
135.85
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
RA Mair New Zealand
4
4
4
2/17
18.00
6.86
0
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
3
2/21
16.00
8.00
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
4
4
3
2/31
31.00
7.15
0
SW Bates New Zealand
1
1
2
2/10
5.00
5.00
0
D Hazell England
1
1
2
2/22
11.00
5.74
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BL Mooney Australia
75*
42
10
1
New Zealand
21 Mar 2025
JI Rodrigues India
72
53
6
1
New Zealand
8 Feb 2019
SW Bates New Zealand
62
52
5
0
India
8 Feb 2019
SFM Devine New Zealand
55*
38
6
1
South Africa
20 Mar 2026
AC Kerr New Zealand
51*
46
5
0
Australia
21 Mar 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SW Bates New Zealand
2/10
2
South Africa
20 Mar 2026
RA Mair New Zealand
2/17
4
India
8 Feb 2019
SFM Devine New Zealand
2/21
3
South Africa
20 Mar 2026
D Hazell England
2/22
3.5
New Zealand
22 Feb 2012
A Reddy India
2/22
4
New Zealand
8 Feb 2019
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
152/4
18.4
South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
20 Mar 2026
South Africa
149/7
20
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
20 Mar 2026
Australia
138/2
13.3
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
21 Mar 2025
New Zealand
137/2
20
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland
21 Mar 2025
New Zealand
136/6
20
India
Eden Park, Auckland
8 Feb 2019
Team Results at Eden Park, Auckland
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
New Zealand
65
29
28
1
7
Australia
13
9
4
0
0
Pakistan
10
4
6
0
0
India
9
4
4
0
1
West Indies
9
3
4
0
2
England
8
4
1
1
2
South Africa
8
4
4
0
0
Sri Lanka
8
2
4
0
2
Bangladesh
2
0
2
0
0
Zimbabwe
2
0
2
0
0
Latest matches at Eden Park
Match
Date
Venue
Result
South Africa v New Zealand
20 Mar 2026
Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
South Africa v New Zealand
20 Mar 2026
Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
New Zealand v West Indies
6 Nov 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 3 runs
West Indies v New Zealand
5 Nov 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
West Indies won by 7 runs
New Zealand v England
23 Oct 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
No result
New Zealand v Australia
21 Mar 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
Australia won by 8 wickets
New Zealand v Pakistan
21 Mar 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
11 Jan 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
Sri Lanka won by 140 runs
Australia v New Zealand
25 Feb 2024
Eden Park, Auckland
Australia won by 27 runs (DLS)
Australia v New Zealand
23 Feb 2024
Eden Park, Auckland
Australia won by 72 runs
Leading Run Scorers and Bowlers at Eden Park
Martin Guptill (New Zealand) tops both white-ball run lists: 696 ODI runs (average 53.54) and 626 in T20Is (strike rate 170.11), with a T20I hundred against Australia. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) scored 224 versus India in Feb 2014, the highest Test score at the ground, and leads the Test runs with 436.
Boult’s haul is 22 Test wickets at 15.73, plus 14 in ODIs. Tim Southee (New Zealand) leads the T20I wickets with 23 and holds the best T20I figures, 5/18 against Pakistan. Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) has 15 T20I wickets at just 7.13.
Visitors hold the top individual white-ball scores. Marcus Stoinis (Australia) hit 146* with 11 sixes in Jan 2017, and Hassan Nawaz (Pakistan) made 105* off 45 balls in Mar 2025. The best ODI analysis is 6/28 by Mitchell Starc (Australia) on 28 Feb 2015.
How Teams Have Done in Auckland
Eden Park has not been a fortress. New Zealand’s men have 29 wins against 28 defeats from 65 games here, plus 7 tied or no-result games. Australia are the standout visitors with 9 wins in 13, and England have lost only 1 of 8. In the two women’s ODIs of Mar 2022 both chasers won, one of them reaching 280.
Is the Eden Park pitch good for batting or bowling?
Auckland’s white-ball figures favour batters. T20I first innings average 173, recent ODI first innings 264, and chases of 340 and 245 have been completed. Bowlers have had their days too: England folded for 58 in the Mar 2018 Test.
What is the highest score at Eden Park?
New Zealand’s 595 against South Africa in the Mar 2004 Test is the top total, and Brendon McCullum’s 224 against India in Feb 2014 the best individual score. In ODIs New Zealand made 340/5 against Australia, and in T20Is Australia made 245/5.
Does chasing pay off at Eden Park?
Chasing, in ODIs: 16 wins to 11. Men’s T20Is lean very slightly to the side batting first, 15 to 13. Fielding first has been the call 53 times out of 74.
What is the Eden Park average first innings score?
Men’s ODIs sit at 249 and men’s T20Is at 171; the Tests averaged 315 and women’s T20Is 132.
What is the seating capacity of Eden Park?
Eden Park holds about 42,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.