The New Zealand vs India fourth T20I is scheduled for Friday, 30 October at 12:30 PM IST (07:00 UTC), which is 8:00 PM NZDT in Auckland. Eden Park lists gates at 6:30 PM NZDT and marks the event SOLD OUT. 1 2
For ticket-holders, the main practical issue is arrival rather than availability. Eden Park says there is no public parking at the stadium, while event-day restrictions apply around surrounding streets. For the match’s cricket context, see the New Zealand vs India fourth-T20I match prediction, then use the schedule below as the access reference.
Key Takeaways
- First ball is scheduled for 12:30 PM IST, 07:00 UTC and 8:00 PM NZDT on Friday, 30 October.
- Eden Park’s official event page lists the match as SOLD OUT. Gates are scheduled to open at 6:30 PM NZDT.
- There is no public parking at Eden Park. Parking restrictions and road closures begin from 5:30 PM around the event area.
- Auckland Central showed no warnings at the research cutoff, but that status is not a match-hour forecast or a promise of dry conditions.
- No official toss time or current broadcast listing was established in the reviewed sources.
Confirmed first-ball timing for the fourth T20I
The official fixture record and venue event page give the same local start. The BCCI lists the match at Eden Park on Friday, 30 October with a 07:00 UTC start. That converts to 12:30 PM IST and 8:00 PM NZDT. 1
| Reference point | Confirmed time |
|---|---|
| India Standard Time | 12:30 PM IST |
| Coordinated Universal Time | 07:00 UTC |
| Auckland local time | 8:00 PM NZDT |
| Eden Park gates | 6:30 PM NZDT |
The gates time is not the first-ball time. Gates open before first ball. If you are attending this evening, allow time for entry and the event traffic controls rather than arriving at the scheduled start. Eden Park’s event page also lists first ball as 8:00 PM NZDT. 2
Eden Park is sold out, so plan around access
Eden Park’s event listing says SOLD OUT. That is the venue’s current ticket-status statement, not a published crowd figure, so there is no verified attendance number to add and no basis to promise tickets at the gate. 2
The venue’s visitor guidance says there is no public parking at Eden Park. It points instead to free public parking in surrounding suburbs, roughly a 15 to 20-minute walk away, subject to local restrictions. That makes the surrounding-street rules important even for people who are not trying to park inside the stadium precinct. 2
The event traffic-management plan says parking restrictions and road closures begin at 5:30 PM NZDT. It repeats the 6:30 PM gates and 8:00 PM first-ball schedule, and notes post-event closures from 10:00 PM. The plan also warns that arrangements can change on the day for public safety. 3
A simple arrival plan is therefore: allow time to walk from outside the stadium area, avoid assuming a public stadium car park exists, and check the venue’s event traffic information before leaving. The traffic plan lists the Eden Park event hotline as 09 815 4820 for event issues. 3
Weather, toss and viewing details remain limited
MetService’s Auckland Central page showed “No warnings in place for Auckland Central” when it was checked on 30 October. That is a warning-status update for Auckland Central, not an observation at Eden Park and not a match-hour forecast. 4
The reviewed BCCI and Eden Park pages did not publish an official toss time. A conventional planning reference is roughly 30 minutes before first ball, or about 12:00 PM IST / 7:30 PM NZDT, but that is not an official schedule. The same sources did not establish a current TV or streaming listing, so no platform claim is made.
Team questions are covered separately in the Lockie Ferguson fourth-T20I availability update and the India selection watch on Kuldeep and Varun. Neither team story changes the confirmed matchday timings above. For live status, readers should recheck the official match centre close to the scheduled start rather than treating this pre-toss service update as a result, toss report or confirmed XI.
