Pukekura Park.

New Plymouth · Unknown · 2017–2023

Pukekura Park sits in Unknown and has hosted 17 matches on record. It's a batting-friendly ground where par sits at 183. The chase usually wins here.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

183

1st-innings average

Chase success

65%

Chaser edge

Bat-first win

35%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Pukekura Park deck

The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Pukekura Park, and what captains should plan for.

Batting-friendly

Par of 183 points to a surface that rewards batters once set. Expect boundary-heavy middle and death phases.

Chaser paradise

65% chase success is a huge edge for the side batting second. Dew, knowing the target, and a pitch that plays truer under lights: the formula wins here more often than not.

A back-loaded innings

Powerplay RPO of 50 climbs to 55 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.

By the numbers

Historical records

Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Pukekura Park. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

183

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

170

Chasing average

Chase success

65%

All formats

Highest total

228

On record

Lowest total

107

Complete innings

Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory

Where the runs come

Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Pukekura Park. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.