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Virat Kohli’s record in Hamilton: How the India talisman has performed at Seddon Park in all formats originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Virat Kohli returns to Seddon Park for India's third ODI against New Zealand on November 10.
- He averages 58.33 in ODIs at the ground, his best return at any venue in New Zealand.
- Seddon Park has never hosted a Test involving Kohli, and he has batted once there in a T20I.
Has Virat Kohli played at Seddon Park?
Hamilton is the one New Zealand ground where Virat Kohli's numbers look like his numbers everywhere else. He averages 19.66 in ODIs at Eden Park and has never made a fifty in Wellington, but at Seddon Park he has 175 runs at 58.33 across four matches.
He has also played a T20I there, in January 2020, and has never appeared in a Test at the venue. India's only Test at Seddon Park came in 2009, two years before Kohli made his red-ball debut, and both of their Test tours since have been played elsewhere.
India arrive for the third ODI on Tuesday, November 10, leading the series 2-0 after wins at Auckland and Wellington. Kohli turned 38 last week and made 74 in the opener at Eden Park, passing Sachin Tendulkar for the most ODI runs scored in a chase.
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Virat Kohli's record at Seddon Park
A format-by-format breakdown at the ground.
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | Hundreds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 4 | 4 | 175 | 78 | 58.33 | 0 |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 |
| Test | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
What is Virat Kohli's record in ODIs at Seddon Park, Hamilton?
Four innings, 175 runs, two fifties and one not out. The average of 58.33 is comfortably his highest at any New Zealand venue and sits close to his career ODI figure of 58.78.
His best came on his first visit. On January 22, 2014, Kohli made 78 from 65 balls with seven fours and two sixes, striking at 120 in the second ODI of that series, a week after his 123 at Napier.
He returned to the ground at the 2015 World Cup and finished unbeaten on 44 against Ireland, then made 51 from 63 balls in the ODI series of February 2020, his most recent innings at the venue. The outlier is a 2 in the fourth ODI of that 2014 series, which is the only time he has failed here.
The wider New Zealand record provides perspective. Kohli has 596 runs in 13 ODI innings in the country at 49.66 with one century, so roughly a third of his output on these tours has come at this one ground.
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What is Virat Kohli's record in T20Is at Seddon Park, Hamilton?
One innings, in a match India should have lost but won. On January 29, 2020, Kohli made 38 from 27 balls with two fours and a six, coming in at No. 3 after KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma had put on 89 inside nine overs.
He was caught by Tim Southee off Hamish Bennett in the 19th over with India 160 for 5, and they finished on 179 for 5. New Zealand matched it exactly, with Kane Williamson making 95, and the match went to a Super Over that Rohit settled with sixes off the last two balls.
That took India 3-0 up and sealed their first T20I series win in New Zealand. With Kohli retired from the format since the 2024 World Cup, the record closes there.
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Why Seddon Park has not been kind to India
Kohli's figures run against the team's. India have played eight ODIs against New Zealand at this ground and won one, losing six with a no result, which is their poorest record at any venue in the country.
Both extremes belong to recent tours. India were bowled out for 92 here on January 31, 2019, and New Zealand knocked off 93 inside 15 overs for an eight-wicket win. A year later, on February 5, 2020, India posted 347 for 4, their highest total at the ground, and New Zealand chased it with 11 balls to spare.
Virender Sehwag holds India's highest individual score at the venue, an unbeaten 125 from 74 balls in March 2009, while Mohammed Shami leads their wicket-takers with eight.
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How to watch Virat Kohli play India vs New Zealand at Hamilton?
The third ODI at Seddon Park begins at 3 PM local time on Tuesday, November 10, which is 7:30 AM IST.
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports network in India and live-streamed on JioHotstar.
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