India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
Eden Park, Auckland
Wed, 4 Nov 2026
7:30 AM IST, 3:00 PM LOCAL
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The Eden Park pitch in Auckland is a known batting paradise featuring some of the shortest boundaries in international cricket. Generally a good, true-bounce drop-in surface where the ball comes nicely onto the bat, making it hard for bowlers once batters get set.
Official Live Pitch Report:
First and foremost, the weather fairly good for now. Might be the odd little shower just passing across the ground according to our weather forecast. Let's hope that stays away. As far as the surface, we're back where the T20 was played of course. Boundary dimensions 64 away to the eastern side, 66 away to the western terraces. Not a very big hit down the ground, but there are some decent sized pockets. So look for the bowlers to fire the ball into the surface and use those bigger extremities under the sides of the ground. If you want to play the uppercut, just a little 45, 47 metre hit down there. [On the pitch preparation and expected batting conditions] Surface itself though, just talking to Blair Christensen (Eden Park turf manager) after the T20, just gave it a little sprinkling of water, not too much. And it's just been about rolling and just continued preparation. The weather building into it has been really good. It's got that nice grass coverage on it. Tell you what, if you're a bowler, you've got to sore something. Sore shoulder, sore hamstring, something. It is full of runs. History, statistics, everything tells us that you need somewhere around 300 at least. I expect more than 300 on this type of surface. If you don't get it, you might struggle in the second innings. So high scoring ground, high scoring game and a great pitch.
Eden Park, Auckland ODI Matches Records:
Last 4 ODI matches 1st inn avg score: 286
Last 4 ODI matches 2nd inn avg score: 197
Last 4 ODI matches win records: bowl first 1 - 3 bat first
IND vs NZ Head to Head in last 6 ODIs:
India 4 - 2 New Zealand