Seddon Park in Hamilton hosts the third match of India’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand on November 10, with India leading 2-0. Ahead of that fixture, it is worth examining how Virat Kohli has performed at this ground in the 50-over format, and the numbers make for impressive reading.
Across four ODI appearances in Hamilton, Kohli has accumulated 175 runs at an average of 58.33. His highest score at the venue is 78, and he has registered two fifties there without converting either into a century. The absence of a hundred from four outings is the one gap in an otherwise consistent record at Seddon Park.
In the ongoing New Zealand tour, Kohli has also been in productive form in the T20I leg of the series. Over his two T20I innings in New Zealand so far, he has scored 81 runs, including one fifty, underlining his comfort against the hosts throughout this tour.
What is the context of Kohli’s 78 at Hamilton in ODIs?
Kohli’s highest ODI score of 78 at Hamilton came during India’s tour of New Zealand in January 2014. That knock against New Zealand remains the standout individual contribution from his four visits to the ground in the format, even though India did not win that particular match, as confirmed by a report dated January 22, 2014.
The 2014 innings is the only Hamilton ODI score from Kohli’s record that has been specifically identified with a match date and opponent in the available evidence. The remaining three ODI appearances at the venue account for the balance of his 175-run tally at an average of 58.33, with two fifties and no century across all four outings.
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Statistic |
Value |
|---|---|
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Matches |
4 |
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Runs Scored |
175 |
|
Average |
58.33 |
|
50s |
2 |
|
100s |
0 |
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Highest Score (HS) |
78 |
How does Kohli’s overall ODI record against New Zealand compare?
Beyond Hamilton, Kohli’s ODI numbers against New Zealand as a whole reached a significant landmark during this tour. At Eden Park in Auckland on November 4, 2026, Kohli scored 74 runs in the first ODI, a knock that drew him level with Ricky Ponting’s record for the most ODI runs by any batter against New Zealand.
Three days later, on November 7, 2026, Kohli went past that mark in the second ODI in Wellington. His aggregate against New Zealand in ODIs now stands at 1,978 runs, surpassing Ponting’s previous record of 1,971. That milestone makes Kohli the highest run-scorer against New Zealand in the history of ODI cricket, a record he claimed across two successive innings in Auckland and Wellington.
