UNI
NZ
University Oval
CITY
Dunedin
COUNTRY
New Zealand
EST.
1920
CAPACITY
4,500
TEST MAT
8
TEST FIRST
04 Jan 2008
ODI MAT
13
ODI FIRST
08 Feb 2010
T20I MAT
6
T20I FIRST
24 Mar 2020
TEST LAST
07 Mar 2017
T20I LAST
13 Nov 2025
pitch report

University Oval pitch report: Test, ODI & T20I

Every format side by side. Gold marks the highest value on each line.

University Oval by format
TestODIT20I
Matches8125
Avg 1st innings336249159
Avg 2nd innings326198160
Avg 3rd innings288––
Avg 4th innings151––
Highest total609360219
Lowest all out13774140
Bat first wins262
Chasing wins162
Drawn5––
Wickets to pace81%19% spin81%19% spin67%33% spin
VerdictBat firstToss-upToss-up

Averages are from the 24 of 25 matches with a scorecard. The pace and spin shares are of the 256 wickets whose bowler has a recorded style; 214 do not.

Who wins, by format
Test
25%62%13%
ODI
50%50%
T20I
50%50%
Bat firstDrawnChase
who rules here

Team records at University Oval

Win rate in each format, ordered by matches played here.

TeamTestODIT20I
New ZealandFORTRESS38%3–0 · 8 M100%10–0 · 10 M100%5–0 · 5 M
Bangladesh0%0–1 · 1 M0%0–4 · 4 Mnot played
Sri Lanka0%0–1 · 1 M33%1–2 · 3 M0%0–1 · 1 M
Pakistan0%0–1 · 1 M0%0–1 · 1 M0%0–2 · 2 M
West Indies0%0–0 · 2 Mnot played0%0–1 · 1 M
South Africa0%0–0 · 2 Mnot playednot played
England0%0–0 · 1 M0%0–1 · 1 Mnot played
Scotlandnot played0%0–2 · 2 Mnot played
Afghanistannot played50%1–1 · 2 Mnot played
Zimbabwenot played0%0–1 · 1 Mnot played
Australianot playednot played0%0–1 · 1 M

Recent matches at University Oval

T20INew Zealand v West Indies2025New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
T20INew Zealand v Pakistan2025New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
T20INew Zealand v Pakistan2024New Zealand won by 45 runs
ODINew Zealand v Bangladesh2023New Zealand won by 44 runs (DLS method)
T20ISri Lanka v New Zealand2023New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
ODIBangladesh v New Zealand2021New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 172 balls remaining)
T20INew Zealand v Australia2021New Zealand won by 4 runs
ODINew Zealand v Bangladesh2019New Zealand won by 88 runs
ODINew Zealand v England2018New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
ODINew Zealand v Pakistan2018New Zealand won by 183 runs
TestSouth Africa v New Zealand2017Match drawn
TestNew Zealand v Sri Lanka2015New Zealand won by 122 runs

Records at University Oval

Every board, by format, across every international played here.

Most runs

Test
  1. 4Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.33284
  2. 5Darren Bravo1 mat · avg 129.00258
  3. 6Hamish Rutherford2 mat · avg 84.33253
  4. 7Dean Elgar1 mat · avg 114.50229
  5. 8Daniel Vettori4 mat · avg 43.00215
  6. 9Umar Akmal1 mat · avg 102.00204
  7. 10Peter Fulton4 mat · avg 29.50177
  8. 11Graeme Smith1 mat · avg 84.00168
  9. 12Jacques Rudolph1 mat · avg 157.00157
  10. 13Shiv Chanderpaul2 mat · avg 51.00153
  11. 14Tom Latham2 mat · avg 70.50141
  12. 15Dinesh Chandimal1 mat · avg 70.50141
ODI
  1. 4Martin Guptill9 mat · avg 28.78259
  2. 5Luke Ronchi3 mat · avg 97.50195
  3. 6Grant Elliott3 mat · avg 154.00154
  4. 7Mahela Jayawardene3 mat · avg 46.33139
  5. 8Jonny Bairstow1 mat · avg 138.00138
  6. 9Tillakaratne Dilshan3 mat · avg 45.67137
  7. 10Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.00134
  8. 11Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.50130
  9. 12Henry Nicholls5 mat · avg 42.00126
  10. 13Will Young2 mat · avg 116.00116
  11. 14Sabbir Rahman1 mat · avg 102.00102
  12. 15Joe Root1 mat · avg 102.00102
T20I
  1. 4Marcus Stoinis1 mat · avg 78.0078
  2. 5Babar Azam1 mat · avg 58.0058
  3. 6Devon Conway3 mat · avg 28.0056
  4. 7Kane Williamson1 mat · avg 53.0053
  5. 8James Neesham4 mat · avg 50.0050
  6. 9Salman Agha1 mat · avg 46.0046
  7. 10Josh Philippe1 mat · avg 45.0045
  8. 11Tim Robinson1 mat · avg 45.0045
  9. 12Daniel Sams1 mat · avg 41.0041
  10. 13Roston Chase1 mat · avg 38.0038
  11. 14Shaheen Afridi2 mat · avg 38.0038
  12. 15Dhananjaya de Silva1 mat · avg 37.0037

Most wickets

Test
  1. 4Chris Martin3 mat · avg 23.8715
  2. 5Tim Southee4 mat · avg 42.6913
  3. 6Mohammad Asif1 mat · avg 18.888
  4. 7Shane Bond1 mat · avg 19.138
  5. 8Vernon Philander2 mat · avg 24.007
  6. 9Doug Bracewell2 mat · avg 35.006
  7. 10Iain O'Brien3 mat · avg 44.336
  8. 11Kyle Mills2 mat · avg 24.506
  9. 12Daren Powell1 mat · avg 17.005
  10. 13Mashrafe Mortaza1 mat · avg 17.605
  11. 14Keshav Maharaj1 mat · avg 18.805
  12. 15Bruce Martin1 mat · avg 26.605
ODI
  1. 4Ish Sodhi2 mat · avg 15.506
  2. 5Josh Davey2 mat · avg 14.805
  3. 6Shapoor Zadran2 mat · avg 17.205
  4. 7Mitchell McClenaghan2 mat · avg 21.254
  5. 8Hamid Hassan2 mat · avg 19.254
  6. 9Dawlat Zadran2 mat · avg 18.254
  7. 10Shingi Masakadza1 mat · avg 11.504
  8. 11Richie Berrington2 mat · avg 10.004
  9. 12Rob Nicol1 mat · avg 4.754
  10. 13Colin Munro3 mat · avg 15.754
  11. 14Daniel Vettori3 mat · avg 23.673
  12. 15Thisara Perera3 mat · avg 63.003
T20I
  1. 4Adam Milne1 mat · avg 5.205
  2. 5Ish Sodhi5 mat · avg 28.405
  3. 6Haris Rauf2 mat · avg 20.004
  4. 7Kane Richardson1 mat · avg 14.333
  5. 8Tim Southee2 mat · avg 25.333
  6. 9Benjamin Lister1 mat · avg 13.002
  7. 10Ben Sears1 mat · avg 11.502
  8. 11Matt Henry1 mat · avg 51.001
  9. 12Daniel Sams1 mat · avg 46.001
  10. 13Mohammad Nawaz1 mat · avg 44.001
  11. 14Adam Zampa1 mat · avg 43.001
  12. 15Jhye Richardson1 mat · avg 39.001

Highest score

Test
  1. 4Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.33156
  2. 5Dean Elgar1 mat · avg 114.50140
  3. 6Kane Williamson4 mat · avg 64.80130
  4. 7Umar Akmal1 mat · avg 102.00129
  5. 8Nick Compton1 mat · avg 58.50117
  6. 9Jacob Oram1 mat · avg 117.00117
  7. 10Alastair Cook1 mat · avg 63.00116
  8. 11Graeme Smith1 mat · avg 84.00115
  9. 12Brendon McCullum7 mat · avg 56.00113
  10. 13Jacques Kallis1 mat · avg 56.50113
  11. 14Tom Latham2 mat · avg 70.50109
  12. 15Matthew Bell1 mat · avg 127.00107
ODI
  1. 4Tillakaratne Dilshan3 mat · avg 45.67116
  2. 5Will Young2 mat · avg 116.00105
  3. 6Grant Elliott3 mat · avg 154.00104
  4. 7Sabbir Rahman1 mat · avg 102.00102
  5. 8Joe Root1 mat · avg 102.00102
  6. 9Mahela Jayawardene3 mat · avg 46.33100
  7. 10Kane Williamson6 mat · avg 52.3397
  8. 11Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.0096
  9. 12Tom Latham6 mat · avg 56.2092
  10. 13Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.5086
  11. 14Kumar Sangakkara3 mat · avg 32.3381
  12. 15Martin Guptill9 mat · avg 28.7870
T20I
  1. 4Marcus Stoinis1 mat · avg 78.0078
  2. 5Babar Azam1 mat · avg 58.0058
  3. 6Kane Williamson1 mat · avg 53.0053
  4. 7Devon Conway3 mat · avg 28.0047
  5. 8Salman Agha1 mat · avg 46.0046
  6. 9James Neesham4 mat · avg 50.0045
  7. 10Josh Philippe1 mat · avg 45.0045
  8. 11Tim Robinson1 mat · avg 45.0045
  9. 12Daniel Sams1 mat · avg 41.0041
  10. 13Roston Chase1 mat · avg 38.0038
  11. 14Dhananjaya de Silva1 mat · avg 37.0037
  12. 15Romario Shepherd1 mat · avg 36.0036

Most hundreds

Test
  1. 4Alastair Cook1 mat · avg 63.001
  2. 5Matthew Bell1 mat · avg 127.001
  3. 6Tom Latham2 mat · avg 70.501
  4. 7Jacques Rudolph1 mat · avg 157.001
  5. 8Jacques Kallis1 mat · avg 56.501
  6. 9Graeme Smith1 mat · avg 84.001
  7. 10Dean Elgar1 mat · avg 114.501
  8. 11Hamish Rutherford2 mat · avg 84.331
  9. 12Darren Bravo1 mat · avg 129.001
  10. 13Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.331
  11. 14Kane Williamson4 mat · avg 64.801
  12. 15Brendon McCullum7 mat · avg 56.001
T20I
  1. 1Finn Allen2 mat · avg 87.501

Most fifties

Test
  1. 4Dinesh Chandimal1 mat · avg 70.502
  2. 5Shiv Chanderpaul2 mat · avg 51.002
  3. 6Faf du Plessis1 mat · avg 108.002
  4. 7Peter Fulton4 mat · avg 29.502
  5. 8Kane Williamson4 mat · avg 64.802
  6. 9Steven Finn1 mat · avg 38.001
  7. 10Chris Gayle1 mat · avg 74.001
  8. 11Hashim Amla2 mat · avg 22.251
  9. 12Jesse Ryder1 mat · avg 89.001
  10. 13Temba Bavuma1 mat · avg 35.001
  11. 14Narsingh Deonarine1 mat · avg 33.501
  12. 15BJ Watling4 mat · avg 24.001
ODI
  1. 4Martin Guptill9 mat · avg 28.781
  2. 5Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.001
  3. 6Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.501
  4. 7Henry Nicholls5 mat · avg 42.001
  5. 8Kumar Sangakkara3 mat · avg 32.331
  6. 9Matt Machan2 mat · avg 43.501
  7. 10Javed Ahmadi2 mat · avg 37.501
  8. 11Richie Berrington2 mat · avg 37.501
  9. 12Brendan Taylor1 mat · avg 58.001
  10. 13Asghar Stanikzai2 mat · avg 29.001

Most sixes

Test
  1. 4Trent Boult5 mat · avg 35.003
  2. 5Jerome Taylor1 mat · avg 106.003
  3. 6Darren Sammy1 mat · avg 107.003
  4. 7Ross Taylor7 mat · avg 80.293
  5. 8Umar Akmal1 mat · avg 102.003
  6. 9Tim Southee4 mat · avg 7.252
  7. 10Habibul Bashar1 mat · avg 17.002
  8. 11Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.332
  9. 12Milinda Siriwardana1 mat · avg 32.002
  10. 13Tamim Iqbal1 mat · avg 68.501
  11. 14Shane Bond1 mat · avg 14.501
  12. 15Mashrafe Mortaza1 mat · avg 16.001
ODI
  1. 4Martin Guptill9 mat · avg 28.787
  2. 5Jonny Bairstow1 mat · avg 138.007
  3. 6Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.005
  4. 7Will Young2 mat · avg 116.004
  5. 8Colin de Grandhomme2 mat · avg 60.004
  6. 9Grant Elliott3 mat · avg 154.003
  7. 10Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.503
  8. 11Kane Williamson6 mat · avg 52.333
  9. 12Mahmudullah3 mat · avg 17.002
  10. 13Mirwais Ashraf1 mat · avg 28.002
  11. 14Mark Chapman1 mat · avg 20.002
  12. 15Mehidy Hasan3 mat · avg 33.002
T20I
  1. 4James Neesham4 mat · avg 50.006
  2. 5Marcus Stoinis1 mat · avg 78.005
  3. 6Daniel Sams1 mat · avg 41.004
  4. 7Kane Williamson1 mat · avg 53.003
  5. 8Salman Agha1 mat · avg 46.003
  6. 9Josh Philippe1 mat · avg 45.003
  7. 10Tim Robinson1 mat · avg 45.003
  8. 11Romario Shepherd1 mat · avg 36.003
  9. 12Mark Chapman4 mat · avg 11.502
  10. 13Charith Asalanka1 mat · avg 24.002
  11. 14Mohammad Rizwan1 mat · avg 24.002
  12. 15Shadab Khan1 mat · avg 26.002

Most fours

Test
  1. 4Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.3339
  2. 5Darren Bravo1 mat · avg 129.0036
  3. 6Hamish Rutherford2 mat · avg 84.3335
  4. 7Dean Elgar1 mat · avg 114.5033
  5. 8Daniel Vettori4 mat · avg 43.0029
  6. 9Peter Fulton4 mat · avg 29.5027
  7. 10Umar Akmal1 mat · avg 102.0026
  8. 11Matthew Bell1 mat · avg 127.0021
  9. 12Tamim Iqbal1 mat · avg 68.5021
  10. 13Shiv Chanderpaul2 mat · avg 51.0020
  11. 14Dinesh Chandimal1 mat · avg 70.5020
  12. 15Jacques Rudolph1 mat · avg 157.0020
ODI
  1. 4Tillakaratne Dilshan3 mat · avg 45.6720
  2. 5Tom Latham6 mat · avg 56.2019
  3. 6Luke Ronchi3 mat · avg 97.5017
  4. 7Will Young2 mat · avg 116.0016
  5. 8Jonny Bairstow1 mat · avg 138.0014
  6. 9Grant Elliott3 mat · avg 154.0013
  7. 10Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.5013
  8. 11Henry Nicholls5 mat · avg 42.0013
  9. 12Sabbir Rahman1 mat · avg 102.0012
  10. 13Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.0012
  11. 14Mahela Jayawardene3 mat · avg 46.3312
  12. 15Javed Ahmadi2 mat · avg 37.5012
T20I
  1. 4Chad Bowes1 mat · avg 31.007
  2. 5Finn Allen2 mat · avg 87.506
  3. 6Martin Guptill1 mat · avg 97.006
  4. 7Tim Robinson1 mat · avg 45.005
  5. 8Devon Conway3 mat · avg 28.005
  6. 9Salman Agha1 mat · avg 46.004
  7. 10Shaheen Afridi2 mat · avg 38.003
  8. 11Roston Chase1 mat · avg 38.003
  9. 12Dhananjaya de Silva1 mat · avg 37.003
  10. 13Romario Shepherd1 mat · avg 36.003
  11. 14Matthew Wade1 mat · avg 24.003
  12. 15Pathum Nissanka1 mat · avg 9.002

Most not outs

Test
  1. 4Morne Morkel2 mat · avg 13.002
  2. 5Chris Martin3 mat · avg 9.002
  3. 6Trent Boult5 mat · avg 35.002
  4. 7Saeed Ajmal1 mat · avg 2.002
  5. 8Nuwan Pradeep1 mat · avg 7.001
  6. 9Mark Gillespie1 mat · avg 16.001
  7. 10Corey Anderson1 mat · avg 20.001
  8. 11Iain O'Brien3 mat · avg 8.671
  9. 12Mark Boucher1 mat · avg 38.001
  10. 13Suranga Lakmal1 mat · avg 41.001
  11. 14Matt Prior1 mat · avg 46.001
  12. 15Ian Bell1 mat · avg 50.001
ODI
  1. 4Adam Milne2 mat · avg 2.002
  2. 5Shapoor Zadran2 mat · avg 13.002
  3. 6Daniel Vettori3 mat · avg 15.002
  4. 7Ross Taylor7 mat · avg 84.171
  5. 8Shafiul Islam1 mat · avg 1.001
  6. 9Sachithra Senanayake1 mat · avg 3.001
  7. 10Mark Wood1 mat · avg 3.001
  8. 11Lockie Ferguson2 mat · avg 6.001
  9. 12Doug Bracewell1 mat · avg 8.001
  10. 13Josh Davey2 mat · avg 12.001
  11. 14Sarfraz Ahmed1 mat · avg 14.001
  12. 15Hamid Hassan2 mat · avg 15.001
T20I
  1. 4James Neesham4 mat · avg 50.001
  2. 5Mark Chapman4 mat · avg 11.501
  3. 6Mitchell Hay1 mat · avg 21.001
  4. 7Tom Latham1 mat · avg 20.001
  5. 8Shamar Springer1 mat · avg 9.001
  6. 9Michael Bracewell2 mat · avg 5.001
  7. 10Jhye Richardson1 mat · avg 4.001
  8. 11Ish Sodhi5 mat · avg 3.001
  9. 12Matt Henry1 mat · avg 1.001
  10. 13Kasun Rajitha1 mat · avg 1.001
  11. 14Mohammad Wasim1 mat · avg 1.001

Most balls faced

Test
  1. 4Dean Elgar1 mat · avg 114.50548
  2. 5Martin Guptill3 mat · avg 47.33523
  3. 6Darren Bravo1 mat · avg 129.00485
  4. 7Peter Fulton4 mat · avg 29.50438
  5. 8Dinesh Chandimal1 mat · avg 70.50341
  6. 9Hamish Rutherford2 mat · avg 84.33335
  7. 10Umar Akmal1 mat · avg 102.00334
  8. 11Daniel Vettori4 mat · avg 43.00314
  9. 12Nick Compton1 mat · avg 58.50314
  10. 13Graeme Smith1 mat · avg 84.00308
  11. 14Shiv Chanderpaul2 mat · avg 51.00303
  12. 15Alastair Cook1 mat · avg 63.00284
ODI
  1. 4Tom Latham6 mat · avg 56.20263
  2. 5Samiullah Shenwari2 mat · avg 67.00217
  3. 6Mushfiqur Rahim4 mat · avg 32.50193
  4. 7Mahela Jayawardene3 mat · avg 46.33167
  5. 8Tillakaratne Dilshan3 mat · avg 45.67143
  6. 9Henry Nicholls5 mat · avg 42.00142
  7. 10Grant Elliott3 mat · avg 154.00141
  8. 11Richie Berrington2 mat · avg 37.50126
  9. 12Luke Ronchi3 mat · avg 97.50122
  10. 13Mahmudullah3 mat · avg 17.00122
  11. 14Sabbir Rahman1 mat · avg 102.00110
  12. 15Lahiru Thirimanne3 mat · avg 24.67109
T20I
  1. 4Martin Guptill1 mat · avg 97.0050
  2. 5Marcus Stoinis1 mat · avg 78.0037
  3. 6Babar Azam1 mat · avg 58.0037
  4. 7Kane Williamson1 mat · avg 53.0035
  5. 8Kusal Perera1 mat · avg 35.0032
  6. 9Roston Chase1 mat · avg 38.0032
  7. 10Josh Philippe1 mat · avg 45.0032
  8. 11Tom Latham1 mat · avg 20.0030
  9. 12Salman Agha1 mat · avg 46.0028
  10. 13Dhananjaya de Silva1 mat · avg 37.0026
  11. 14Shaheen Afridi2 mat · avg 38.0025
  12. 15Tim Robinson1 mat · avg 45.0024

Best bowling figures

Test
  1. 4Shane Shillingford1 mat · avg 32.804/26
  2. 5Neil Wagner4 mat · avg 31.504/42
  3. 6Bruce Martin1 mat · avg 26.604/43
  4. 7Mohammad Asif1 mat · avg 18.884/43
  5. 8Tim Southee4 mat · avg 42.694/52
  6. 9Chris Martin3 mat · avg 23.874/56
  7. 10Trent Boult5 mat · avg 31.174/64
  8. 11Vernon Philander2 mat · avg 24.004/72
  9. 12Mashrafe Mortaza1 mat · avg 17.604/74
  10. 13Nuwan Pradeep1 mat · avg 41.004/112
  11. 14James Anderson1 mat · avg 34.254/137
  12. 15Jacob Oram1 mat · avg 11.003/23
ODI
  1. 4Shapoor Zadran2 mat · avg 17.204/38
  2. 5Richie Berrington2 mat · avg 10.004/40
  3. 6Shingi Masakadza1 mat · avg 11.504/46
  4. 7Corey Anderson3 mat · avg 15.864/52
  5. 8Ish Sodhi2 mat · avg 15.504/58
  6. 9Daniel Vettori3 mat · avg 23.673/24
  7. 10Kyle Mills2 mat · avg 18.333/26
  8. 11Dawlat Zadran2 mat · avg 18.253/29
  9. 12Josh Davey2 mat · avg 14.803/40
  10. 13Lasith Malinga1 mat · avg 13.673/41
  11. 14Angelo Mathews1 mat · avg 13.673/41
  12. 15Ian Butler1 mat · avg 14.333/43
T20I
  1. 4Kane Richardson1 mat · avg 14.333/43
  2. 5James Neesham4 mat · avg 12.432/10
  3. 6Ish Sodhi5 mat · avg 28.402/17
  4. 7Haris Rauf2 mat · avg 20.002/20
  5. 8Ben Sears1 mat · avg 11.502/23
  6. 9Benjamin Lister1 mat · avg 13.002/26
  7. 10Tim Southee2 mat · avg 25.332/29
  8. 11Shamar Springer1 mat · avg 8.001/8
  9. 12Kyle Jamieson2 mat · avg 69.001/13
  10. 13Michael Bracewell2 mat · avg 28.001/14
  11. 14Khushdil Shah1 mat · avg 16.001/16
  12. 15Romario Shepherd1 mat · avg 21.001/21

Four-wicket hauls

Test
  1. 4Trent Boult5 mat · avg 31.171
  2. 5Daniel Vettori4 mat · avg 21.561
  3. 6Tim Southee4 mat · avg 42.691
  4. 7Vernon Philander2 mat · avg 24.001
  5. 8Mashrafe Mortaza1 mat · avg 17.601
  6. 9Bruce Martin1 mat · avg 26.601
  7. 10Shane Shillingford1 mat · avg 32.801
  8. 11James Anderson1 mat · avg 34.251
  9. 12Nuwan Pradeep1 mat · avg 41.001
T20I
  1. 1Jacob Duffy2 mat · avg 9.171
  2. 2Mitchell Santner3 mat · avg 12.171
RECENT RESULTS 1 match