Rohit Sharma’s record in Wellington: How Hitman has performed at Hnry Stadium in all formats
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Rohit Sharma returns to Wellington for India's second ODI against New Zealand on November 7.
- He has made five runs across his two white-ball innings at Hnry Stadium.
- The ground has never hosted a Test, with Wellington's red-ball cricket played at the Basin Reserve.
Has Rohit Sharma played at Hnry Stadium?
Wellington splits its international cricket between two grounds, and Rohit Sharma's record in the city is split between them. Hnry Stadium, previously known as Westpac and then Sky Stadium, takes the white-ball fixtures, while Tests are staged at the Basin Reserve a few minutes away.
Rohit has batted twice at Hnry Stadium, once in an ODI in January 2014 and once in a T20I in February 2019. He was not in the side for India's other visit, the fourth T20I of the 2020 tour, and has played one Test at the Basin Reserve.
India play the second ODI of this series here on Saturday, November 7, after winning the opener at Eden Park by five wickets.
Rohit Sharma's record in Wellington
A format-by-format breakdown across the city's two grounds.
Format and venueMatchesInningsRunsHighest scoreAverageHundredsODI (Hnry Stadium)11444.000T20I (Hnry Stadium)11111.000Test (Basin Reserve)123131*31.000What is Rohit Sharma's record in ODIs at Hnry Stadium?
One innings, and a short one. On January 31, 2014, chasing 304 in the fifth ODI, Rohit was caught by Ross Taylor off Kyle Mills for 4 from 13 balls in the fifth over, with India 8 for 1.
The collapse continued around him, India slipping to 30 for 3 inside 14 overs before Virat Kohli's 82 gave the innings some shape. They were bowled out for 216 and lost by 87 runs, completing a 4-0 series defeat.
That remains Rohit's only ODI appearance at the ground. He has 437 runs in 14 ODIs in New Zealand at 36.41 with four fifties and no century, which is some way below his career average of 49.26.
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What is Rohit Sharma's record in T20Is at Hnry Stadium?
The one T20I here came on a night India would rather forget. Captaining in Kohli's absence on February 6, 2019, Rohit went for 1 from five balls in the third over, pulling Tim Southee from outside the middle of the bat to Lockie Ferguson.
Tim Seifert's 84 from 43 balls had taken New Zealand to 219 for 6, and India were bowled out for 139 in reply. The 80-run margin was India's heaviest T20I defeat by runs at the time, and Rohit called it afterwards a performance where his side were outplayed in all three departments.
He responded with 50 from 29 balls at Eden Park two days later to level the series and pass Martin Guptill as the leading run-scorer in T20I history, though New Zealand took the series 2-1. With Rohit retired from the format after the 2024 World Cup, the Wellington record stands as it is.
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What is Rohit Sharma's record in Test cricket in Wellington?
Hnry Stadium has never staged a Test, so Rohit's red-ball record in the city belongs to the Basin Reserve, where he played once in February 2014.
The first innings lasted three balls. James Neesham bowled him for a duck with India 165 for 5, though Ajinkya Rahane and MS Dhoni rebuilt to take the total to 438.
The second was more useful. Set 435 to win, India were four down when Rohit came in and he finished unbeaten on 31 from 97 balls with four fours, adding 100 for the fourth wicket with Kohli, who made 105 not out as the match was drawn. He also held a diving catch at second slip to remove Kane Williamson.
Rohit missed the Basin Reserve Test on the 2020 tour after a calf injury sustained in the final T20I ruled him out of the remainder of the trip.
How to watch Rohit Sharma play India vs New Zealand at Wellington?
The second ODI at Hnry Stadium begins at 3 PM local time on Saturday, November 7, 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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