India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
7:30 AM IST, 3:00 PM LOCAL
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The pitch at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui offers a good balance between bat and ball, traditionally favoring stroke play as the match progresses. ast bowlers can extract early movement or decent zip with the new ball, though it tends to flatten out as the game goes on.
Official Live Pitch Report:
Simon Doull: "The weather, it's simply gorgeous. There's a nice breeze blowing across the ground. From a dimension point of view, we're not far away from the centre of the ground. So 67m and 65m are the side boundaries, and then down the ground is a really good hit (76m). And the leg-side for the right-handers from the Southern End is into that wind. So expect bowlers to try and maybe cut down one side of the ground a little bit, particularly later on in the match. Pitch looks absolutely magnificent. Mitch Santner talked about the grass. It's just a very even grass covering. There's nice enough grass on it, which should give it a little bit of pace. It's never a really quick surface here at Mount Maunganui. It's always medium pace, maybe sometimes medium slow. I don't expect the spinners to play a big role as far as turning the ball today. Look out for that for game two on the same surface on Sunday. But today it'll be about shutting down one side of the ground and making the batters hit the ball into the breeze, which is quite strong. So to me it looks a really good surface. I'm not going to predict scores because if I do that, the batters will let me down. They always do. It's just not right from their point of view, but the bowlers will have a little bit to do early on on a fairly good-looking surface."
Bay Oval ODI Matches Records:
Last 4 ODI matches 1st inn avg score: 246
Last 4 ODI matches 2nd inn avg score: 237
Last 4 ODI matches win records: bowl first 3 - 1 bat first
IND vs NZ Head to Head in last 8 ODIs:
India 6 - 2 New Zealand