Bay Oval

Bay Oval in numbers

Bay Oval, in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, has staged 5 Tests and 13 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Canada and Netherlands in 2014, and the most recent international here was in 2025.

None of the 5 Tests played at Bay Oval has been drawn, 3 won by the side batting first and 2 by the side batting second. New Zealand have played 5 of those Tests and won 3, lost 2, a win rate of 60%. Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 4 Tests. Kane Williamson has made more Test runs here than anyone, 434 in 7 innings with 3 hundreds, and Neil Wagner has taken the most wickets, 21 in 4 Tests. The highest total is New Zealand's 615 for 9 in 2019; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 126 in 2023; the highest individual score Rachin Ravindra's 240 against South Africa in 2024; the best bowling Ebadot Hossain's 6 for 46 in 2022. The widest margin by runs was New Zealand's 281-run win over South Africa in 2024.

Of the 13 ODIs played at Bay Oval, sides batting first have won 6 and chasing sides 7. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. New Zealand have played 12 of those ODIs and won 7, lost 5, a win rate of 58%. The most frequent visitors have been India (3) and Sri Lanka (3). The average first-innings total was 277 in the 2010s (9 ODIs) and 246 in the 2020s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 9 ODIs. Martin Guptill has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 415 in 10 innings with 2 hundreds, and Trent Boult has taken the most wickets, 16 in 8 ODIs. The highest total is New Zealand's 371 for 7 in 2019; the lowest completed innings Netherlands' 202 in 2022; the highest individual score Thisara Perera's 140 against New Zealand in 2019; the best bowling BV Sears's 5 for 34 in 2025.

Tests at Bay Oval

5 Tests, 2019 to 2024. The first was England v New Zealand on 21 November 2019: New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Bay Oval

13 ODIs, 2014 to 2025. The first was Canada v Netherlands on 28 January 2014: Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 80 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• England v New Zealand (ODI, 26 October 2025): New Zealand won by 4 wickets
• New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 5 April 2025): New Zealand won by 43 runs
• New Zealand v South Africa (Test, 4 February 2024): New Zealand won by 281 runs
• England v New Zealand (Test, 16 February 2023): England won by 267 runs
• Netherlands v New Zealand (ODI, 29 March 2022): New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 69 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v Bangladesh (Test, 1 January 2022): Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
• New Zealand v Pakistan (Test, 26 December 2020): New Zealand won by 101 runs
• India v New Zealand (ODI, 11 February 2020): New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
• England v New Zealand (Test, 21 November 2019): New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 28 January 2019): India won by 7 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)