Hagley Oval Pitch Report and Records, Christchurch
Covers 61 international matches at this ground from Jan 2014 to Mar 2026.
Any Hagley Oval pitch report has to begin with the captains’ habit: toss winners in Christchurch have chosen to field 45 times and bat only 16 times across the 61 internationals covered here, from Jan 2014 to Mar 2026.
Men’s ODIs are the most common fixture with 17, with Tests and men’s T20Is on 15 apiece, women’s ODIs on 10 and women’s T20Is on 4. In 41 men’s games here New Zealand have 26 wins. The latest game was a women’s ODI on 29 Mar 2026, which South Africa won by 2 wickets.
Christchurch Pitch Report: Batting or Bowling?
Bowling first has not guaranteed much. Of 56 results, the toss winner claimed 26, slightly less than half. Remove DLS finishes and men’s ODI totals average 264 batting first against just 206 batting second. The narrow band from 269 to 275 is telling: 275 is the biggest chase and 269 the lowest score defended, which makes that range close to par. Recent ODI first innings have been lower, 247 across the latest 10.
Men’s T20Is hold steady at 162 batting first, the same over the last 10, against 145 chasing. Chasers lead 8 to 6; the best of their chases is 177, and 134 the smallest total protected.
Tests here are unusual. Scores stay high for three innings, 289, 311 and 298, before falling to 209 in the fourth. A side has chased 285 in the last innings, a big target for a Test. Only 2 of 15 Tests were drawn. New Zealand have scored 659/6 against Pakistan here, yet bowled South Africa out for 95 and 111 in the same Test in Feb 2022.
In women’s ODIs, the first innings averages 252 and 275 is the top chase.
Hagley Oval Cricket Ground Stats by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
15
–
–
–
26 Dec 2014
2 Dec 2025
ODIs
17
9
7
257
23 Jan 2014
16 Nov 2025
ODIs (women)
10
4
5
252
11 Mar 2018
29 Mar 2026
T20Is
15
6
8
162
1 Nov 2019
25 Mar 2026
T20Is (women)
4
2
2
143
2 Dec 2022
25 Mar 2026
Hagley 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
16
264
206
275
269
247
ODIs (women)
10
252
204
275
265
–
T20Is
14
162
145
177
134
162
T20Is (women)
4
143
88
117
164
–
Hagley Oval Test Pitch Report by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
15
289
311
298
209
285
Hagley Oval Tests records
Tests in this record book: 15, from Dec 2014 to Dec 2025.
Most Test Runs at Hagley Oval
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
TWM Latham New Zealand
15
27
1,299
252
49.96
50.19
3
6
KS Williamson New Zealand
12
22
979
238
48.95
53.50
2
7
HM Nicholls New Zealand
11
18
662
162*
44.13
59.05
3
1
DJ Mitchell New Zealand
7
11
553
102*
55.30
56.49
2
4
C de Grandhomme New Zealand
7
11
460
120*
57.50
72.90
1
2
TA Blundell New Zealand
9
14
391
96
30.08
56.02
0
3
BB McCullum New Zealand
2
3
365
195
121.67
152.08
2
0
DP Conway New Zealand
6
10
335
109
33.50
47.86
1
1
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
3
6
333
115
83.25
48.47
1
2
R Ravindra New Zealand
3
6
323
176
53.83
73.41
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
14
28
63
6/62
23.75
2.75
4
TA Boult New Zealand
9
18
53
6/30
21.09
3.01
2
MJ Henry New Zealand
8
16
40
7/23
23.32
2.98
2
N Wagner New Zealand
11
22
37
6/106
28.43
2.98
1
KA Jamieson New Zealand
5
10
28
6/48
17.57
3.17
3
C de Grandhomme New Zealand
7
13
15
6/41
26.40
2.75
1
BA Carse England
1
2
10
6/42
10.60
2.78
1
K Rabada South Africa
2
3
10
5/60
21.90
3.22
1
M Jansen South Africa
2
3
9
4/98
28.56
3.43
0
JR Hazlewood Australia
2
4
9
5/31
32.33
3.19
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
TWM Latham New Zealand
252
373
35
2
Bangladesh
9 Jan 2022
KS Williamson New Zealand
238
364
28
0
Pakistan
3 Jan 2021
JP Greaves West Indies
202*
388
19
0
New Zealand
2 Dec 2025
BB McCullum New Zealand
195
134
18
11
Sri Lanka
26 Dec 2014
R Ravindra New Zealand
176
185
27
1
West Indies
2 Dec 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MJ Henry New Zealand
7/23
15
South Africa
17 Feb 2022
MJ Henry New Zealand
7/67
23
Australia
8 Mar 2024
TA Boult New Zealand
6/30
15
Sri Lanka
26 Dec 2018
C de Grandhomme New Zealand
6/41
15.5
Pakistan
17 Nov 2016
BA Carse England
6/42
19.1
New Zealand
28 Nov 2024
Hagley Oval Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
659/6
158.5
Pakistan
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
3 Jan 2021
New Zealand
585/4
153
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2018
New Zealand
521/6
128.5
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
9 Jan 2022
Australia
505
153.1
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
England
499
103
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
28 Nov 2024
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
95
49.2
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
17 Feb 2022
Sri Lanka
104
41
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2018
South Africa
111
41.4
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
17 Feb 2022
India
124
46
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
29 Feb 2020
Bangladesh
126
41.2
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
9 Jan 2022
Hagley Oval ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 17, from Jan 2014 to Nov 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Guptill New Zealand
8
8
421
118
60.14
120.29
1
2
TWM Latham New Zealand
10
10
384
137
48.00
90.35
2
0
KS Williamson New Zealand
7
7
251
69
50.20
80.45
0
3
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
6
6
246
102*
123.00
85.71
1
1
HM Nicholls New Zealand
6
6
206
83*
68.67
96.26
0
2
CS MacLeod Scotland
3
3
196
175
65.33
117.37
1
0
BB McCullum New Zealand
3
3
171
65
57.00
178.12
0
3
DP Conway New Zealand
3
3
159
72
79.50
78.71
0
1
CJ Anderson New Zealand
2
2
156
81
78.00
109.86
0
2
C Munro New Zealand
4
4
138
87
34.50
128.97
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TA Boult New Zealand
9
9
18
7/34
23.11
5.20
1
MJ Henry New Zealand
8
8
13
4/33
22.23
4.03
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
9
9
11
3/15
28.64
4.77
0
LH Ferguson New Zealand
5
5
10
3/17
18.70
5.05
0
MJ McClenaghan New Zealand
3
3
9
4/36
12.00
3.86
0
AF Milne New Zealand
4
4
8
3/57
22.50
4.50
0
TG Southee New Zealand
5
5
7
2/36
31.71
5.12
0
Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh
3
3
6
2/42
27.67
6.04
0
CR Woakes England
2
2
5
3/32
11.40
3.72
0
Khurram Chohan Canada
1
1
5
5/68
13.60
6.80
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
CS MacLeod Scotland
175
141
14
5
Canada
23 Jan 2014
TWM Latham New Zealand
137
121
7
4
Bangladesh
26 Dec 2016
MM Ali England
128
107
12
5
Scotland
23 Feb 2015
DJ Mitchell New Zealand
119
118
12
2
West Indies
16 Nov 2025
MJ Guptill New Zealand
118
88
14
4
Bangladesh
16 Feb 2019
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
TA Boult New Zealand
7/34
10
West Indies
23 Dec 2017
Khurram Chohan Canada
5/68
10
Scotland
23 Jan 2014
MJ Henry New Zealand
4/33
9.4
Sri Lanka
28 Dec 2015
MJ McClenaghan New Zealand
4/36
10
Sri Lanka
11 Jan 2015
MJ Henry New Zealand
4/49
10
Sri Lanka
26 Dec 2015
Hagley Oval Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Scotland
341/9
50
Canada
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
23 Jan 2014
New Zealand
341/7
50
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2016
New Zealand
331/6
50
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
14 Feb 2015
New Zealand
325/6
50
West Indies
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
23 Dec 2017
West Indies
310/6
50
Pakistan
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
21 Feb 2015
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
117
27.4
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
28 Dec 2015
West Indies
121
28
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
23 Dec 2017
Pakistan
160
39
West Indies
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
21 Feb 2015
Canada
171
39.2
Scotland
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
23 Jan 2014
Scotland
184
42.2
England
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
23 Feb 2015
Hagley Oval T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 15, from Nov 2019 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DP Conway New Zealand
6
6
332
99*
110.67
133.87
0
3
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
7
7
329
90*
65.80
124.15
0
3
GD Phillips New Zealand
7
7
256
70*
51.20
154.22
0
2
Babar Azam Pakistan
7
7
224
79*
37.33
117.89
0
2
FH Allen New Zealand
8
8
194
62
27.71
145.86
0
1
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
3
3
154
70
51.33
150.98
0
2
Liton Das Bangladesh
4
4
142
69
35.50
142.00
0
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
5
5
141
59
35.25
118.49
0
1
TL Seifert New Zealand
6
6
135
44
22.50
112.50
0
0
Mohammad Nawaz Pakistan
7
7
129
45*
43.00
161.25
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
9
9
12
2/10
21.08
7.33
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
9
9
12
4/28
24.25
8.48
0
MG Bracewell New Zealand
8
8
10
2/11
15.80
6.08
0
Mohammad Nawaz Pakistan
7
7
8
2/18
28.25
8.37
0
KA Jamieson New Zealand
5
5
7
3/8
22.43
8.26
0
Mohammad Wasim Pakistan
6
6
7
3/24
22.43
7.48
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
7
7
7
3/23
27.57
7.02
0
JA Duffy New Zealand
3
3
6
4/14
17.17
8.83
0
Haris Rauf Pakistan
4
4
6
3/28
19.50
7.71
0
AU Rashid England
2
2
5
4/32
12.60
7.88
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DP Conway New Zealand
99*
59
10
3
Australia
22 Feb 2021
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
90*
63
6
2
New Zealand
19 Jan 2024
PD Salt England
85
56
11
1
New Zealand
20 Oct 2025
Babar Azam Pakistan
79*
53
11
0
New Zealand
8 Oct 2022
HC Brook England
78
35
6
5
New Zealand
20 Oct 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JA Duffy New Zealand
4/14
3.4
Pakistan
16 Mar 2025
IS Sodhi New Zealand
4/28
4
Australia
22 Feb 2021
AU Rashid England
4/32
4
New Zealand
20 Oct 2025
KA Jamieson New Zealand
3/8
4
Pakistan
16 Mar 2025
MJ Santner New Zealand
3/23
4
England
1 Nov 2019
Highest T20I Totals at Hagley Oval
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
236/4
20
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
20 Oct 2025
New Zealand
208/5
20
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
12 Oct 2022
South Africa
187/4
20
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
25 Mar 2026
New Zealand
184/5
20
Australia
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
22 Feb 2021
Pakistan
177/3
19.5
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
13 Oct 2022
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
91
18.4
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
16 Mar 2025
New Zealand
92
17.2
Pakistan
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
21 Jan 2024
Australia
131
17.3
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
22 Feb 2021
New Zealand
171
18
England
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
20 Oct 2025
Hagley Oval ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 10, from Mar 2018 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SW Bates New Zealand
5
5
333
126
66.60
83.46
1
2
ML Green New Zealand
5
5
259
85
64.75
85.76
0
3
DN Wyatt England
4
4
226
129
75.33
103.20
1
1
NR Sciver-Brunt England
3
3
184
148*
184.00
111.52
1
0
AJ Healy Australia
1
1
170
170
170.00
123.19
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
S Ecclestone England
4
4
12
6/36
13.42
4.41
1
HM Rowe New Zealand
5
5
9
5/55
20.33
4.69
1
A Khaka South Africa
3
3
8
6/56
22.50
6.21
1
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
7
3/24
12.57
4.67
0
Ghulam Fatima Pakistan
2
2
6
4/47
17.67
5.30
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AJ Healy Australia
170
138
26
0
England
3 Apr 2022
NR Sciver-Brunt England
148*
121
15
1
Australia
3 Apr 2022
DN Wyatt England
129
125
12
0
South Africa
31 Mar 2022
SW Bates New Zealand
126
135
14
0
Pakistan
26 Mar 2022
Fatima Sana Pakistan
90*
104
7
1
New Zealand
15 Dec 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
S Ecclestone England
6/36
8
South Africa
31 Mar 2022
A Khaka South Africa
6/56
10
New Zealand
29 Mar 2026
HM Rowe New Zealand
5/55
10
Pakistan
26 Mar 2022
Ghulam Fatima Pakistan
4/47
10
New Zealand
15 Dec 2023
KH Sciver-Brunt England
3/17
8
Pakistan
24 Mar 2022
Highest Women's ODI Totals at Christchurch
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
356/5
50
England
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
3 Apr 2022
New Zealand
310/5
50
West Indies
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
11 Mar 2018
England
293/8
50
South Africa
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
31 Mar 2022
England
285
43.4
Australia
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
3 Apr 2022
South Africa
275/7
50
India
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
27 Mar 2022
Hagley Oval T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 4, from Dec 2022 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Kerr New Zealand
2
2
132
105
66.00
173.68
1
0
SW Bates New Zealand
3
3
109
47
36.33
117.20
0
0
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
2
2
87
64*
87.00
112.99
0
1
BM Halliday New Zealand
3
3
76
46*
38.00
105.56
0
0
EMA McLeod New Zealand
2
2
55
44
27.50
93.22
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
2
2
7
4/6
3.00
2.62
0
JM Kerr New Zealand
4
4
4
2/18
19.25
5.92
0
HNK Jensen New Zealand
1
1
3
3/8
2.67
2.67
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
2
2
3
2/6
4.00
2.40
0
A Khaka South Africa
1
1
3
3/32
10.67
8.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AC Kerr New Zealand
105
55
19
1
South Africa
25 Mar 2026
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
64*
48
9
2
New Zealand
14 Mar 2025
SW Bates New Zealand
47
46
4
0
Sri Lanka
16 Mar 2025
BM Halliday New Zealand
46*
40
5
0
Sri Lanka
16 Mar 2025
SFM Devine New Zealand
45
34
6
0
Bangladesh
2 Dec 2022
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
4/6
4
Bangladesh
2 Dec 2022
HNK Jensen New Zealand
3/8
3
Bangladesh
2 Dec 2022
M Madara Sri Lanka
3/14
3.5
New Zealand
14 Mar 2025
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
3/15
4
South Africa
25 Mar 2026
A Khaka South Africa
3/32
4
New Zealand
25 Mar 2026
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
194/6
20
South Africa
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
25 Mar 2026
New Zealand
164/3
20
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2 Dec 2022
New Zealand
117/3
18.3
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
16 Mar 2025
Sri Lanka
113/7
20
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
16 Mar 2025
Sri Lanka
102/3
14.1
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
14 Mar 2025
Team results at Hagley Oval (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
New Zealand
41
26
11
2
2
Pakistan
11
5
6
0
0
Bangladesh
9
0
9
0
0
England
7
5
0
1
1
Sri Lanka
7
0
7
0
0
West Indies
5
1
3
1
0
South Africa
4
2
2
0
0
Australia
3
2
1
0
0
Scotland
3
2
1
0
0
India
2
0
1
0
1
Latest matches at Hagley Oval
Match
Date
Venue
Result
New Zealand v South Africa
29 Mar 2026
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
South Africa won by 2 wickets
South Africa v New Zealand
25 Mar 2026
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
South Africa won by 33 runs
New Zealand v South Africa
25 Mar 2026
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 92 runs
New Zealand v West Indies
2 Dec 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Drawn
New Zealand v West Indies
16 Nov 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 7 runs
England v New Zealand
20 Oct 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
England won by 65 runs
England v New Zealand
18 Oct 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
No result
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
16 Mar 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Pakistan v New Zealand
16 Mar 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
14 Mar 2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Hagley Oval Top Scorers and Best Bowling
Tom Latham (TWM Latham, New Zealand) leads the Test runs with 1,299 at 49.96 and owns the top score, 252 against Bangladesh in Jan 2022. KS Williamson (New Zealand) made 238 against Pakistan in Jan 2021. TG Southee (New Zealand) has 63 Test wickets, and MJ Henry (New Zealand) produced the best figures, 7/23 in the Feb 2022 Test with South Africa.
The best men’s ODI innings came in a game without New Zealand: CS MacLeod (Scotland) made 175 against Canada on 23 Jan 2014, in a total of 341/9. TA Boult (New Zealand) took 7/34 in a Dec 2017 ODI with West Indies. No T20I side has bettered England’s 236/4 from Oct 2025, and DP Conway (New Zealand) averages 110.67 in T20Is.
AJ Healy (Australia) made 170 in the Women’s World Cup final on 3 Apr 2022, when Australia reached 356/5 against England. Bangladesh Women were bowled out for 32 in a T20I on 2 Dec 2022.
Is the Hagley Oval pitch good for batting or bowling?
Captains think it helps bowlers early, electing to field 45 times. The numbers say batting holds up well: Test innings average 289, 311 and 298 before the fourth falls to 209, and men’s ODI teams batting first make 257 on average, a healthy score.
What is the highest score at Hagley Oval?
The highest team total is New Zealand’s 659/6 against Pakistan in Jan 2021. TWM Latham’s 252 for New Zealand against Bangladesh in Jan 2022 tops the individual list. Scotland hold the ODI total record with 341/9.
Is Hagley Oval good for batting first or chasing?
It is fairly even. Batting first leads 9 to 7 in men’s ODIs, while chasing leads 8 to 6 in men’s T20Is and 5 to 4 in women’s ODIs. No men’s ODI chase above 275 has succeeded.
What was the last match at Hagley Oval?
The latest match was a women’s ODI on 29 Mar 2026, in which South Africa beat New Zealand by 2 wickets. The last men’s game, a T20I on 25 Mar 2026, also went to South Africa, by 33 runs. The wider rivalry is on the South Africa vs New Zealand page.