- What is Virat Kohli’s ODI record in New Zealand?
- As India’s five-match ODI series against New Zealand begins at Eden Park on November 4, Kohli’s numbers on New Zealand soil make for compelling reading.
- Virat Kohli in 1st ODI against New Zealand (Source: BCCI/X) Virat Kohli has amassed 596 runs in 13 innings in the ODIs played on New Zealand soil at an average of 49.66 and a strike rate of 91.41.
What is Virat Kohli’s ODI record in New Zealand?
As India’s five-match ODI series against New Zealand begins at Eden Park on November 4, Kohli’s numbers on New Zealand soil make for compelling reading. Virat Kohli in 1st ODI against New Zealand (Source: BCCI/X) Virat Kohli has amassed 596 runs in 13 innings in the ODIs played on New Zealand soil at an average of 49.66 and a strike rate of 91.41. This record includes one century and four fifties, making him one of the most consistent Indian batsmen to have toured the country.
The numbers are becoming clearer as India prepares for a five-match ODI series starting at Eden Park in Auckland on November 4 and ending at Mount Maunganui on November 15. Kohli’s overall ODI career average is 58.78, with a career strike rate of 94.36. His overall score in New Zealand conditions is therefore slightly below his career norm, although the average of 49.66 still reflects a batsman who has bowled regularly on these pitches.
In all ODIs against New Zealand, whether home or away, Kohli has scored 1,897 runs at 57.48 in 36 matches, with seven hundreds and ten fifties to his name. Both Rohit Sharma and Kohli have been retained in the Indian squad for the series, with Shubman Gill leading the side for the first two games and Shreyas Iyer taking charge of games three to five. What does Kohli’s only ODI century look like in New Zealand?
Kohli’s only hundred on New Zealand soil came at Nier on January 19, 2014, when he hit 123 off 111 balls. This innings remains his highest score in ODIs played in the country and represents a milestone in his New Zealand record. He followed this up a few days later, on January 22, 2014 at Hamilton, with 78 off 65 balls, an innings that contained seven fours and two sixes, for a strike rate of 120.
On January 25, 2014 in Auckland, Kohli contributed 62 off 70 balls to give India a strong platform in this match. Those three rounds in Nier, Hamilton and Auckland in January 2014 account for a significant portion of his total in the country. In Auckland he has scored 59 runs at an average of 19 in three ODIs, suggesting the New Zealand city was a relatively leaner venue for him compared to Nier or Hamilton.
How did Kohli fare in the recent ODI series against New Zealand? In the three-match ODI series against New Zealand in January 2026, Kohli scored 240 runs with a highest score of 124, highlighting that his form against this opponent has remained productive in recent bilateral competitions. He was in top form during the recently concluded ODI series against the West Indies and scored a brilliant unbeaten 139 in the first match in Thiruvananthuram.
His ODI total is 15,109 runs and he has recorded 293 innings in the format with 55 centuries and 79 fifties at a career average of 58.78 and a strike rate of 94.36. Among the milestones that come with these headlines, Kohli also recorded the highest score of 183 in the format.
