New ZealandODI ground2000 to 2025
Wellington Regional Stadium
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington Regional Stadium in numbers
Wellington Regional Stadium, in Wellington, New Zealand, has staged 32 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between West Indies and New Zealand in 2000, and the most recent international here was in 2025. The scorecards know it by 3 names: WestpacTrust Stadium (2000 to 2002), Westpac Stadium (2003 to 2019) and Sky Stadium (2025).
Of the 32 ODIs played at Wellington Regional Stadium, sides batting first have won 16 and chasing sides 14; 2 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. New Zealand have played 30 of those ODIs and won 17, lost 11 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 57%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (6) and England (6). The average first-innings total was 212 in the 2000s (17 ODIs) and 259 in the 2010s (14 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 17 ODIs, against 14 in the 2010s. Kane Williamson has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 473 in 9 innings with 1 hundred, and Tim Southee has taken the most wickets, 25 in 9 ODIs. The highest total is New Zealand's 393 for 6 in 2015; the lowest completed innings England's 89 in 2002; the highest individual score Martin Guptill's 237 not out against West Indies in 2015; the best bowling Tim Southee's 7 for 33 in 2015. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 159-run win over New Zealand in 2017. The closest finish: Australia won by 2 runs (2005).
ODIs at Wellington Regional Stadium
32 ODIs, 2000 to 2025. The first was West Indies v New Zealand on 8 January 2000: New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 81 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 | 212 |
| 2010s | 14 | 259 |
| 2020s | 1 | 222 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 9 | 473 | 1 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 17 | 427 | 0 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 10 | 402 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 9 | 376 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 11 | 366 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 9 | 25 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 21 | 22 |
| Scott Styris | New Zealand | 13 | 17 |
| Shane Bond | New Zealand | 5 | 15 |
| Kyle Mills | New Zealand | 11 | 14 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 393/6
- Lowest completed total
- 89
- Highest score
- 237* · Martin Guptill
- Best bowling
- 7/33 · Tim Southee
- Biggest win by runs
- 159 runs
Closest finishes
- Australia won by 2 runs (2005)
Most recent matches
- England v New Zealand (ODI, 1 November 2025): New Zealand won by 2 wickets
- India v New Zealand (ODI, 3 February 2019): India won by 35 runs
- England v New Zealand (ODI, 3 March 2018): England won by 4 runs
- South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 25 February 2017): South Africa won by 159 runs
- New Zealand v Australia (ODI, 6 February 2016): Australia won by 4 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v West Indies (ODI, 21 March 2015): New Zealand won by 143 runs
- South Africa v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 12 March 2015): South Africa won by 146 runs
- England v Sri Lanka (ODI, 1 March 2015): Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- England v New Zealand (ODI, 20 February 2015): New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
- Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 31 January 2015): New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| WestpacTrust Stadium | 2000 to 2002 |
| Westpac Stadium | 2003 to 2019 |
| Sky Stadium | 2025 |
Sources
- CricArcade ODI archive: 32 scorecards at this ground
- Figures computed with scripts/build-archive-derived.ts over the scorecards