Bay Oval hosts the last two ODIs, back to back, at the same ground, at the same time, with changed squads. That is the whole guide in one line — same venue, same time, different teams.

4th ODI: Friday 13 November 2026, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Start 7:30 AM IST, toss 7:00 AM IST, 3:00 PM local.
5th ODI: Sunday 15 November 2026, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Start 7:30 AM IST, toss 7:00 AM IST, 3:00 PM local.

Bay Oval is not a Test venue on this tour. India’s two Tests are in Wellington, 19 to 23 November, and Christchurch, 27 November to 1 December. Bay Oval hosts only the 4th and 5th ODIs.

India lead the five-match ODI series 1-0 after Auckland on 4 November, when India won by 5 wickets by the DLS method, chasing a revised target of 143 in 32 overs, after New Zealand were bowled out for 185 in 40.2 overs. The 2nd ODI in Wellington on 7 November and the 3rd ODI in Hamilton on 10 November are still to be played. Check the series score after Hamilton, before Bay Oval. Do not assume the series state for 13 or 15 November.

In India: TV and streaming

TV in India: Sony Sports Network.
Streaming in India: SonyLIV.

SonyLIV requires a paid subscription for full live matches in India. Highlights may be free. Do not assume a free stream will show the full live ODI. Check your subscription the night before each match — 12 November for the 4th ODI, and 14 November for the 5th ODI — and test a stream, so you are not signing in at 7:00 AM IST.

TV channels, as promoted for the tour:
English: Sony Sports Ten 1 and Ten 5. Hindi: Ten 3. Tamil, Telugu and Kannada: Ten 4. Tamil also on Sony Vizha, as promoted for the 1st ODI. Check the channel number on the morning of each match, because channel allocations can change by day and by language feed. Do not rely on a channel number from Auckland, Wellington or Hamilton without checking it for Bay Oval.

How to set it up, the night before each match:

• Update the SonyLIV app on your phone, and on your TV if you watch on TV.
• Sign in, and test a stream, even a highlights clip, to confirm your subscription is active.
• Set a reminder in SonyLIV, and set push notifications on, if you want toss and wicket alerts.
• Charge your phone, and keep a charger or power bank nearby.
• Set your alarms: 6:50 AM to wake up and open the app, 7:00 AM for the toss, 7:25 AM for the first ball. No snooze on the toss alarm.

At 7:00 AM IST, the toss, on both days:
Open the app or turn on the TV at 7:00 AM IST, not at 7:30 AM IST. The toss tells you, in 30 seconds: who won the toss, who chose to bat or bowl, the confirmed XI, and the pitch report from Bay Oval. Check whether India have made changes between the 4th and 5th ODIs, and check the bowling mix — two spinners or four seamers. Do not treat a predicted XI, or the 4th ODI XI, as the 5th ODI XI. The XI is only confirmed at the toss, and it can change between matches at the same ground.

Bay Oval: pitch, average score and toss record

Bay Oval is known as one of New Zealand’s most batting-friendly grounds. The pitch offers true bounce early, with relatively short boundaries, and the outfield is fast. Captains winning the toss usually prefer to bat first and make the most of the early batting-friendly conditions.

As the match progresses, the surface generally slows down, giving bowlers the upper hand in the later phases. That is the key to reading Bay Oval in ODIs. It is not a flat road for 100 overs. It is a good batting pitch for the first innings, and a slower, harder pitch to score quickly on in the second, especially if the ball gets soft and the spinners find grip.

Spinners tend to have better economy rates here than fast bowlers in T20Is, and the same pattern shows in ODIs: pace can go for runs if it is short or wide, while spin, bowled into the pitch, can control the middle overs.

ODI numbers, Bay Oval:

• First-innings average: 268.1 across 12 full-length games.
• Second-innings average: 246.
• Batting first won 6 of 13 decided ODIs, chasing won 7.
• Toss winner won 7 of 13 matches.

The first-innings average of 268.1 hides two different eras. The five ODIs played in 2019 and 2020 produced first-innings totals of 371, 324, 319, 243 and 296, an average of 310.6. The three most recent ODIs were much lower: 202, 264 in a rain-reduced 42-over game, and 223.

A sensible par for November 2026 is therefore a range, not a single number. On a good day, with the sun out and the pitch true, 280 to 300 is par, and 320 is a strong total. On a slower, two-paced day, 260 to 270 can be enough, especially if the side batting second loses early wickets. Do not use 310 as par just because the 2019-20 average was 310.6, and do not use 220 as par just because the recent games were lower.

Records:
Highest total: 371 for 7, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 3 January 2019. Highest successful chase: 300 for 5, New Zealand v India, 11 February 2020, chasing 297. KL Rahul made 112 off 113 for India in that match, and that remains the best ODI score by an Indian at the ground. Highest individual score: 140, Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 5 January 2019.

India’s record at Bay Oval:
India have played five men’s internationals at Bay Oval and won four. The sole loss is that February 2020 ODI. The wins are: 26 January 2019, ODI, by 90 runs, 324 for 4 against 234, Rohit Sharma 87 off 96; 28 January 2019, ODI, by seven wickets, chasing 243, reaching 245 for 3, sealing India’s first bilateral ODI series win in New Zealand for ten years; 2 February 2020, T20I, by seven runs; 20 November 2022, T20I, by 65 runs, Suryakumar Yadav 111 not out, Deepak Hooda 4 for 10. India have never played a Test at Bay Oval.

The squad change: who is actually there

The Bay Oval matches are not a continuation of the first three ODIs. Both squads change.

India, last-two ODI squad, 15 players:
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper, maiden ODI call-up), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.

Gill, KL Rahul, Anshul Kamboj and Nitish Kumar Reddy are in the first-three squad only. Nabi was first named in the last-two squad only, but on 31 October the BCCI added him for the first three ODIs as Prasidh Krishna’s replacement, so he is now in the squad for all five ODIs.

New Zealand, last-two changes:
Mitchell Santner captains throughout, but the batting changes completely. Finn Allen, Dean Foxcroft, Lockie Ferguson, Mitch Hay, Nick Kelly and Tim Seifert are in the last-two squad. Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips are in the first-three squad only. Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman were ruled out of the whole ODI series on 2 November.

That means the Bay Oval guide cannot be read as a guide to Mitchell against India, or Latham against India, or Conway against India. Those players will not be there. The players to watch at Bay Oval will be different: Allen and Seifert at the top for New Zealand, Iyer and Tilak in the middle order for India, and the bowlers who can control a slowing pitch.

Outside India

New Zealand: Sky Sport, with Sky Go and Sky Sport Now for streaming, per tour listings.

USA: Willow TV, plus Fubo and Sling TV, per tour listings.

DD Sports: DD Sports carrying limited-overs India matches was presented only as an expectation under national-interest broadcast rules, not as a confirmed listing for every ODI. Check on the morning of 13 November, and again on 15 November, whether DD Sports is carrying the match. Do not assume it is.

If you are travelling: check availability on the day before you travel, and check whether your SonyLIV subscription works outside India. Do not assume a subscription bought in India will work in New Zealand or in the USA. Check the broadcaster for the country you are in.

For readers following the tour through cricbet, the same three checks apply for Bay Oval: TV, streaming, and 7:30 AM IST, with the toss at 7:00 AM IST, on both 13 and 15 November. It is a gaming and betting-related platform, not an official broadcaster, and any betting-related features are for adults only, where legally permitted. Use responsibly and check local rules, as betting law in India varies by state. For live scores, the official broadcast remains Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV in India.

Weather: check closer to the day

Early weather indications for Mount Maunganui on 13 November show showers, a high of 19°C, rain at 40% with 1.95 mm, and wind from the west-northwest at 20 km/h. That is a nine-day forecast from 4 November, and it should be treated as an early indication, not a confirmed match-day report.

Other previews for the same match give different figures, including no precipitation during the game. Do not treat either version as settled. Check a reliable forecast on 12 November for the 4th ODI, and on 14 November for the 5th ODI, for rain probability, cloud cover, wind and temperature.

Bay Oval is in one of New Zealand’s sunniest regions, and the ground is known for consistently good weather. That helps, but it does not remove the need for a match-day check, especially in November when showers can arrive quickly.

If the stream fails at 7:00 AM IST

Do not panic, and do not use an unofficial stream.

• Check your connection first — Wi-Fi or data, and whether other apps work.
• Close and reopen the SonyLIV app.
• Drop the video quality to Auto, or to a lower setting, if the stream is buffering.
• Switch to TV, if you have Sony Sports Network, while the app recovers.
• Check the official help page for SonyLIV, for a service update.
• If the app still does not work, use the TV broadcast, and check the official scorecard for the toss and XI, rather than an unofficial source.

What to watch, once you are watching

1. The first-innings total. If the side batting first reaches 280, they are in a strong position. If they are bowled out for 230, the chase becomes very gettable, even on a slowing pitch.

2. Spin in the middle overs. Bay Oval rewards spinners who bowl into the pitch and change pace. Watch Kuldeep Yadav, if he plays in the last two ODIs, and Axar Patel for India, and Santner for New Zealand.

3. The new opening pairs. Both teams will have new openers in the last two ODIs. For India, Rohit Sharma will still open, but his partner will change after Gill leaves. For New Zealand, Allen and Seifert are both aggressive openers. The first ten overs at Bay Oval could set the tone for both matches.

4. The series situation. The final ODI on 15 November is a decider only if the series is 2-2 after the 4th ODI on 13 November. If India lead 3-1, the final ODI is about a series win and momentum before the Tests. If New Zealand lead 3-1, it is about avoiding a 4-1 defeat. A 3-2 India win would be India’s first ODI series win in New Zealand since January 2019.

FAQs

When are the Bay Oval ODIs?
4th ODI: Friday 13 November 2026. 5th ODI: Sunday 15 November 2026. Both at 7:30 AM IST, toss at 7:00 AM IST, at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

Where can I watch them in India?
TV: Sony Sports Network. Streaming: SonyLIV, paid subscription required for full live matches.

What is the Bay Oval ODI average?
First innings 268.1, second innings 246. Par is 280 to 300 on a good day, 260 to 270 on a slower day.

Is the toss decisive at Bay Oval?
No. In 13 decided ODIs, batting first won 6, chasing won 7, toss winner won 7.

Who captains India at Bay Oval?
Shreyas Iyer, with Ishan Kishan as vice-captain. Gill captains only the first three ODIs.

Where can I watch them outside India?
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Sky Go, Sky Sport Now. USA: Willow TV, Fubo, Sling TV, per tour listings. Check the broadcaster for the country you are in.

Is DD Sports showing the Bay Oval ODIs?
Only an expectation under national-interest rules, not a confirmed listing. Check on the morning of each match.

Has India ever played a Test at Bay Oval?
No. India have played five men’s internationals there, four wins and one loss, but never a Test. The Tests on this tour are in Wellington and Christchurch.

Verdict

Set up the night before each match, open the app at 7:00 AM IST for the toss, and watch on Sony Sports Network or SonyLIV in India.

The 4th ODI is Friday 13 November, and the 5th ODI is Sunday 15 November, both at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, both at 7:30 AM IST, toss at 7:00 AM IST. That is the whole guide in two lines. Set the alarms, test the stream, check the XI at the toss, and check the series score after Hamilton.

For anyone who has seen the phrase King exchange ID in tour coverage, the same rule applies: it is a gaming and betting-related term, not a TV channel, a streaming app, or a start time. The matches are on Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV in India, at 7:30 AM IST, with the toss at 7:00 AM IST, at Bay Oval.

Watch the toss, and the rest of the morning will make sense.