Hnry Stadium Wellington: Pitch Report, ODI and T20I Records

Hnry Stadium is Wellington’s multipurpose international venue on Waterloo Quay, not the Basin Reserve. It has hosted men’s international cricket since January 2000 under the names WestpacTrust Stadium, Westpac Stadium and Sky Stadium. The current official venue capacity is 34,500 seats, while its cricket history includes 32 men’s ODIs through November 2025 and 19 completed men’s T20I scorecards through the 27 October 2026 India–New Zealand match. The stadium’s own technical notes describe portable clay wickets, a sand tray and a 10–12 mm cricket grass target, so the useful pitch story is historical and format-specific rather than a forecast for an uninspected strip (Hnry Stadium history and stadium facts).

Key Takeaways

• Hnry Stadium is the current name for Wellington Regional Stadium, formerly WestpacTrust, Westpac and Sky Stadium. It opened officially on 3 January 2000.
• New Zealand’s 393/6 against West Indies in the 2015 World Cup is the highest men’s ODI total at the ground; the highest successful ODI chase is Sri Lanka’s 312/1 against England in the same tournament.
• New Zealand’s 219/6 against India in 2019 remains the leading men’s T20I total, while Australia’s 216/4 against New Zealand in 2024 is the highest successful T20I chase.
• India’s latest visit was the 27 October 2026 T20I, a six-wicket chase of 198. The next scheduled match is the second ODI on 7 November 2026; no result or playing XI existed at the 4 November cutoff.

Is Hnry Stadium the same ground as Sky Stadium and Westpac Stadium?

Yes. These are commercial names for the same Wellington Regional Stadium. Wellington City Council records Hnry Stadium as the name from 2026, Sky Stadium from 2020 to 2026 and Westpac Stadium for the preceding 20 years (Wellington City Council history). Cricinfo’s ground profile also lists WestpacTrust Stadium, Westpac Stadium and Sky Stadium as former names and assigns the profile ID 58899 (Cricinfo ground profile).

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That identity matters when checking records. Cricinfo’s records database uses ground ID 1166 for “NZ: Hnry Stadium, Wellington”. Searching only the current commercial name can make old scorecards look missing, especially before the 2020 Sky Stadium change. This guide keeps all those names together, while keeping Basin Reserve records out. Wellington’s Test cricket is associated with Basin Reserve, a different ground.

The venue stands at 105 Waterloo Quay, near Wellington Railway Station and the waterfront. The council says the stadium was built on former railway land and officially opened on 3 January 2000. Cricinfo’s older ground profile records the first cricket match as Wellington against Northern Districts on 4 January 2000, followed by the first international, a rain-affected New Zealand–West Indies ODI on 8 January 2000.

Hnry Stadium capacity and stadium facts

The current official capacity is 34,500 seats. The stadium’s own facts page breaks that into 31,000 public seats and 24,000 covered seats (official stadium facts). Cricinfo’s ground profile lists 33,500, and Cricbuzz lists 37,000 with temporary seating. Those figures have different source contexts. The official current standard figure is therefore the one to use for this guide; the alternatives should not be silently averaged or presented as identical.

The stadium was designed for more than cricket. It is a bowl venue with a grassed arena and portable cricket infrastructure. The official history page says the cricket setup includes three clay wickets and one sand tray. The wickets measure 25 metres by 3 metres, and the venue gives boundary dimensions of 80 metres north, 58 metres east, 80 metres south and 62 metres west. The wicket can be moved in about four hours, which is central to the ground’s ability to stage rugby, football and cricket in the same multipurpose space.

The turf area is listed as 15,050 square metres. The surface uses perennial ryegrass over a USGA-specification sand profile, with a 300 mm elevation from the centre to the outer edge. The venue’s target grass height is 10–12 mm for cricket, compared with higher targets for rugby and rugby league. It says the pitch is mowed daily and watered every second day when required. Those are venue specifications, not a claim about the condition of the wicket on any particular match day.

Men’s ODI records at Hnry Stadium

Cricinfo’s men’s ODI match-result index lists 32 played scorecards from 8 January 2000 through New Zealand’s match against England on 1 November 2025. Thirty produced a decided result; two were no-results, including the rain-affected Australia–New Zealand match in February 2000 and India–New Zealand in March 2009 (Cricinfo ODI match results).

The 393/6 is the ground’s defining ODI total. New Zealand made it in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, and the same match produced Guptill’s 237 not out. The record is not a generic “Wellington score”; it belongs to this stadium and this ODI match. The highest successful chase is a different match: Sri Lanka reached 312/1 against England on 1 March 2015. Keeping those innings separate prevents a high total from being mistaken for a successful chase.

Cricinfo’s ODI batting leader row gives the leading run-scorer 473 runs from nine innings, with two not-outs, a highest score of 112 not out, an average of 67.57 and a strike rate of 75.07. The same record set gives the leading wicket-taker 25 wickets from 513 balls, with best figures of 7/33, an average of 17.92, an economy rate of 5.23 and a bowling strike rate of 20.52. The named leaders are cross-checked in the venue record summary, while the numeric fields come from the Cricinfo leader tables.

The ODI record set also shows why the venue should not be reduced to a simple batting label. The record includes high-scoring World Cup matches, a 2002 innings of 89, rain-affected games and recent lower totals. Cricinfo’s result list includes matches as far back as 2000, so the pre-2010 history is part of the ground record rather than an optional appendix.

Men’s T20I records at Hnry Stadium

The men’s T20I history begins with New Zealand against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2006. Cricinfo’s indexed result page lists 18 scorecards through South Africa’s match against New Zealand on 22 March 2026. It does not display the abandoned India–New Zealand fixture of 18 November 2022, which is retained in SportsAdda’s complete match table. The 27 October 2026 India–New Zealand scorecard adds a 19th completed men’s T20I scorecard to the current evidence set (Cricinfo T20I match results).

The 27 October 2026 match is important for current context and supplies the current verified highest individual score; it does not replace the older aggregate leaders. New Zealand made 198/3, with Daryl Mitchell unbeaten on 89 from 52 balls. India reached 199/4 in 13.2 overs, led by Abhishek Sharma’s 113 from 38 balls, and won by six wickets with 40 balls remaining (full scorecard). The older SportsAdda 97* entry is retained as a pre-27 October historical snapshot. Some Cricinfo aggregate pages had not refreshed to include that match at the time of checking, so this guide reports it as a verified latest scorecard instead of silently folding it into every leader table.

For historical comparison, New Zealand’s 219/6 against India in February 2019 remains higher than the 198/3 in October 2026. Australia’s 216/4 against New Zealand in February 2024 remains the highest successful T20I chase. The distinction is useful: a team can make a large score without setting the highest chase, and a successful chase depends on the target and the result, not just the number of runs.

India versus New Zealand at the Wellington venue

India and New Zealand have met at Hnry Stadium in both white-ball formats. Their ODI record is four played matches: India won two, New Zealand won one and one ended without a result. Their T20I history has four completed scorecards, including one tie (three ordinary decided matches and one tie), plus the 18 November 2022 scheduled match abandoned without a ball.

The 2019 ODI is India’s strongest completed ODI result at the ground. India made 252 and won by 35 runs on 3 February. The 2020 T20I is the unusual result in the list: the match was tied in normal play and India won the Super Over. Super Over runs are not added to the official normal-innings aggregates, so the result should not be described as an ordinary chase.

The latest meeting has a different shape. India’s 199/4 in 13.2 overs was an aggressive chase of New Zealand’s 198/3, but it is a match result, not proof that every Hnry Stadium T20I is a batting-friendly run-fest. The historical sample includes abandoned games, DLS results, low totals and tight finishes.

What is the Hnry Stadium pitch like?

Hnry Stadium’s pitch evidence points to a portable drop-in setup in a multipurpose bowl venue. The official site supplies the technical facts: clay wickets and a sand tray, a sand-profile turf base, a cricket grass target of 10–12 mm and portable wicket movement between events. SportsAdda’s historical guide describes the drop-in surface as generally favourable to batting and notes that rain has had a significant role in the ground’s match history (SportsAdda pitch report).

That should be read as historical evidence, not as a current strip inspection. A portable pitch can produce a different match from one season to another, and weather can change the value of an early score. The safest record-based summary is that high totals have been possible in both formats, while the ground also has low completed innings and rain-affected records. The ODI and T20I lists should therefore be consulted separately.

The stadium’s official history also records the boundary dimensions and target moisture range, but those specifications do not establish the exact playing conditions for 7 November. They explain how the venue prepares for cricket; they do not justify a forecast about the next match.

How to get to Hnry Stadium

The official address is 105 Waterloo Quay, Wellington. The stadium says it is about a 10-minute walk from central Wellington. From Wellington Railway Station, visitors can use the 650-metre Fran Wilde Walkway, which has access points from the station platforms, Thorndon Quay and near Shed 21 on the port side (official getting-here guide). Regional trains arrive at the station, and the bus terminal is close to the walkway entrance.

Driving access is from Waterloo Quay opposite the CentrePort entrance. Parking is limited and event-specific, with possible traffic restrictions for major events. The official site says event pricing and availability vary, so this guide does not invent a universal cricket-match parking price or a fixed restricted-items list.

The venue publishes accessible seating, wheelchair-accessible toilets, a mobility set-down area and golf-cart assistance from the station and parking areas (official accessibility guide). Service-dog arrangements should be checked with the venue in advance. Those facilities are verified visitor information; they are separate from the cricket records.

What is scheduled for 7 November 2026?

The scheduled fixture is New Zealand versus India, the second ODI of the series, at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday 7 November 2026. The BCCI listing gives the start as 02:00 UTC, which is 07:30 IST and 15:00 NZDT (BCCI fixture listing). At the 4 November 2026 cutoff, the match had no result and no verified playing XI. It is therefore not counted among played venue appearances, and no future performance is projected here.

For current timing context, readers can also use the CricWin24 New Zealand–India second-ODI timing and venue article. For broader stadium comparisons, see the largest cricket stadium in New Zealand insight. The CricWin24 editorial policy explains the publication’s sourcing and update standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hnry Stadium the Basin Reserve?

No. Hnry Stadium is Wellington Regional Stadium at 105 Waterloo Quay. Basin Reserve is a separate Wellington venue and is the city’s Test ground. This guide uses only Hnry Stadium’s records.

What is Hnry Stadium’s official capacity?

The current official Hnry Stadium history page lists 34,500 total seats, including 31,000 public seats and 24,000 covered seats. Cricinfo lists 33,500 and Cricbuzz lists 37,000 with temporary seating, so those alternative figures should be read with their source labels.

What is the highest ODI total at Hnry Stadium?

New Zealand made 393/6 against West Indies on 21 March 2015 in the World Cup quarter-final. The same match also produced Martin Guptill’s 237 not out.

What is the highest T20I total at Hnry Stadium?

New Zealand’s 219/6 against India on 6 February 2019 is the highest listed men’s T20I total. The 27 October 2026 match was a separate scorecard: New Zealand made 198/3 and India chased it with 199/4.

Has India won an ODI at Hnry Stadium?

Yes. India beat New Zealand by two wickets on 8 January 2003 and by 35 runs on 3 February 2019. India also had a no-result against New Zealand on 6 March 2009 and lost by 87 runs on 31 January 2014.

Has India won a T20I at Hnry Stadium?

India’s 2020 match against New Zealand was tied in normal play and India won the Super Over. India lost the 2009 and 2019 completed T20Is at the ground, had an abandoned fixture in 2022, and won the most recent completed meeting on 27 October 2026 by six wickets.

Is the 7 November 2026 ODI already included in the ground records?

No. It was scheduled as of the 4 November cutoff and had no result or verified XI. The 32-match ODI appearance count ends with the 1 November 2025 New Zealand–England scorecard.

Sources

• Hnry Stadium history and stadium facts
• Wellington City Council history of Wellington Regional Stadium
• Cricinfo Hnry Stadium ground profile
• Cricinfo men’s ODI match results
• Cricinfo men’s T20I match results
• Cricinfo ODI highest totals
• Cricinfo T20I highest totals
• Cricinfo ODI batting records
• Cricinfo ODI bowling records
• Cricinfo T20I batting records
• Cricinfo T20I bowling records
• Cricbuzz Hnry Stadium venue profile
• SportsAdda Wellington Regional Stadium pitch report and records
• 27 October 2026 India–New Zealand T20I full scorecard
• Hnry Stadium getting here
• Hnry Stadium accessibility
• BCCI 7 November 2026 second-ODI fixture