Dissecting New Zealand's ODI record at Hnry Stadium, Wellington
What's the story
The second ODI of the five-match series between New Zealand and India will take place at Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. The series is currently led by India, who won the first match on Wednesday. Despite being without their main pace attack, India's inexperienced bowling line-up performed exceptionally well under pressure to keep the Black Caps on their toes. As the Hnry Stadium will host the upcoming game, let's look at NZ's record at the venue.
Pitch report
Pitch report and conditions
Hnry Stadium in Wellington is known for its balanced track, promising an even contest between bat and ball.
The venue witnessed a low-scoring affair in the Auckland ODI, but the second game is expected to be more high-scoring with potential scores of 300-320.
As pacers can get assistance early on, the toss-winning skipper must elect to bowl.
Stats
17 wins across 28 outings
The Kiwis have featured in 30 ODI clashes at the Hnry Stadium between 2000 and 2025, according to Cricinfo.
While they prevailed 17 times, 11 games saw them suffer defeats. The remaining two games were abandoned.
The hosts narrowly prevailed by two wickets in their last assignment here, against England in November 2025.
New Zealand had lost each of their previous four Hnry Stadium ODIs before this contest.
NZ vs IND
How they have fared versus India?
The Black Caps have prevailed in just one of their three concluded ODIs against India at this venue.
The Men in Blue narrowly chased down 169 with two wickets in hand in their first outing here, in 2003.
The 2014 affair saw New Zealand thrash the visitors by 87 runs.
Hnry Stadium last hosted an NZ-IND ODI in 2019. India won this clash by 35 runs.
H2H
NZ's overall ODI record against India at home
At home, New Zealand have won 26 of the 42 completed matches against India.
While one encounter ended in a tie, India won 15 times.
Overall, India have won just two of the 10 bilateral ODI series on New Zealand soil - 3-1 in 2009 and 4-1 in 2019.
The Kiwis have won six series, while there were also a couple of drawn series.