India vs New Zealand, 5th ODI
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Sun, 15 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: It's gorgeous out in the middle, I can tell you that much. Very pleasant from a playing point of view. Temperatures in the 20s, very early 20s, and just a nice little breeze, not as strong as it was the other night. As far as the weather is concerned, it's meant to be really nice throughout the rest of the day and into the evening as well. Same surface as the other day, so dimensions have not changed: 67 and 65, square of the wicket, and down the ground, good hit into that deep mid-wicket region. Some really good hits, so the spinners do come into play, even though Kuldeep didn't really bowl very well the other night. Mitch Santner didn't bowl at all. Surface itself, they gave it a little sprinkling after the game the other night, just a little sprinkling of water, and the only little marks you can really see are down here: the bowler's first foot mark after he sort of lands that front foot. Apart from that, absolutely nothing else. It looks pristine. That's what I will say, still a really nice covering of grass on it. I think it might be just a little bit harder, as yesterday's weather just hardened it up a touch from the day before, and it just might play a little bit quicker today. So those little seamers early on, the new ball again, is going to be absolutely crucial for both sides. It will nip around a little bit, but it won't do it for that long. India will be looking to put a good target on the board, as New Zealand did the other day: 333. The chase was a little bridge too far for India. India will be looking to do the same sort of thing to New Zealand today, put a big score on the board. Maybe it might nibble around a little bit more at night.
Bay Oval ODI Matches Records:
Last 5 ODI matches 1st inn avg score: 286
Last 5 ODI matches 2nd inn avg score: 207
Last 5 ODI matches win records: bowl first 3 - 2 bat first
IND vs NZ Head to Head in last 9 ODIs:
India 6 - 3 New Zealand