NZ vs PAK 1st T20I: Eden Park Auckland Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, Average Score

New Zealand will meet Pakistan in the 1st game of the T20I series on Friday, 12th January. The Eden Park in Auckland will host this fixture at 11:40 AM IST.

Meanwhile, in this post, Check the St George’s Park Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 1st T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan.

Eden Park Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Park Auckland favours batsmen as revealed by the average first-innings score of 148 in the last T20 matches. Eden Park Auckland Auckland Scoring Pattern Of Last T20 Matches:

At Below Score 140: 5,

Score Between 200 And 249: 4,

Score Between 140 And 180 : 4,

Above Score 180: 1

Is Eden Park a batting or a bowling pitch?

From the recent T20I matches played here, it has revealed a Batting wicket.

Last Result at the Venue:

Sri Lanka – 196/5 (Pacers: 4, Spinners:0)

New Zealand – 196/8 (Pacers: 5w, Spinners: 3w)

Match tied (April 2, 2023)

New Zealand T20I record in Eden Park

New Zealand have played 25 T20I games at this venue and they have won 9 and lost 12 of them. However, 4 matches were tied.

New Zealand’s Highest Total at the venue: 243/6 in 20 overs vs Australia in 2018
New Zealand’s Lowest Total at the venue: 107/10 in 14.5 overs vs South Africa in 2017

Pakistan T20I record in Eden Park

Pakistan have played 4 T20I games at this venue and they have won 2 and lost 2 of them.

Pakistan’s Highest Total at the venue: 201/4 in 20 overs vs New Zealand in 2018
Pakistan’s Lowest Total at the venue: 143/10 in 13 overs vs New Zealand in 2010

Eden Park Ground Info

Seating Capacity: 41000
Number of matches hosted: 50 Tests, 79 ODIs, and 25 T20Is

Eden Park T20I Stats and Records

Total Matches Played: 25
Home Team (New Zealand) Won: 9
Visiting Team Won: 12
Neutral Side Won: 0
No Result: 0
Match Tied: 4

Average 1st Innings Score: 148
Matches Won Batting 1st: 9
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 11
Highest Team Total: 245/5 in 18.5 overs by Australia vs New Zealand in 2018
Lowest Team Total: 76/10 in 9.3 overs by Bangladesh vs New Zealand in 2021
Highest Run Chase: 245/5 in 18.5 overs by Australia vs New Zealand in 2018

Highest Individual Score: 105 by Martin Guptill (New Zealand) vs Australia in 2018
Best Bowling Figures: 5/18 by Tim Southee (New Zealand) vs Pakistan in 2010
Most Runs: Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 626 runs in 17 matches
Most Wickets: Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 19 wickets in 15 matches
Most Sixes in T20Is at this venue: Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 43 sixes in 17 matches

Stats of New Zealand Players at the Eden Park

T20I:

• Kane Williamson – 264 runs in 11 matches
• Tim Seifert – 176 runs in 10 matches
• Mitchell Santner – 107 runs in 10 innings & 9 wickets in 12 matches
• Mark Chapman – 91 runs in 5 matches
• Daryl Mitchell – 78 runs in 3 matches & 1 wicket in 1 inning
• Finn Allen – 71 runs in 1 match
• Glenn Phillips – 69 runs in 5 matches
• Devon Conway – 46 runs in 2 innings
• Tim Southee – 19 wickets in 15 matches
• Ish Sodhi – 10 wickets in 10 matches
• Adam Milne – 9 wickets in 6 matches

Domestic T20:

• Matt Henry – 2 wickets in 1 match
• Ben Sears – 4 Wickets in 2 matches

Stats of Pakistan Players at the Eden Park

T20I:

• Babar Azam – 50* in 1 match
• Fakhar Zaman – 50 Runs in 1 match
• Haris Rauf – 3 wickets in 1 Match
• Shaheen Afridi – 2 wickets in 1 match

ODI:

• Babar Azam – 83 Runs in 1 match
• Mohammad Rizwan – 16 Runs in 1 match

No other players from the current Pakistan squad played any matches across Shorter formats.

Active Batters with most runs at the Eden Park in T20I

• Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 264 runs in 11 matches
• Tim Seifert (New Zealand) – 176 runs in 10 matches
• Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) – 107 runs in 10 innings

Active bowlers with most wickets at the Eden Park in T20I

• Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 19 wickets in 15 matches
• Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) – 10 wickets in 4 matches
• Ish Sodhi (New Zealand) – 10 wickets in 10 matches

This reveals that pacers who can generate more bounce have an advantage here on this surface.