Our sketch, not to scale; positions are approximate. Grey gaps are areas we have not confirmed. Check the official seating plan before you buy.
Stand
Pavilion
Grass bank
1
R.A. Vance Stand
Stand · Covered · Seats
The big stand at the north end, square behind the bowler's arm, under a multi-gabled roof that also houses the media. Check the official seller for which seats here are on public sale for the Test.
2
Museum Stand
Pavilion · Covered · Seats
The 1924 heritage stand on the west side, a little south-west of the Vance Stand, home of the New Zealand Cricket Museum.
3
Eastern bank
Grass bank · Open to sun and rain · No seats (grass)
Grass the whole length of the east side, with a few brick-edged seats in the middle. Short-legged folding chairs are allowed; standard deck chairs and umbrellas are not.
4
Trish McKelvey Members' Lounge
Members · Covered · Seats · Reserved or pass holders
For Cricket Wellington Gold members at every Basin match, including the India Test: a ground-floor room facing the field, with a bar.
Where it sits is not confirmed, so it is not drawn.
5
Hospitality areas (Northern, Southern, Between the Stands)
Hospitality · Reserved or pass holders
Three hospitality areas for the India Test, sold by expression of interest through Cricket Wellington. Prices are not published.
Where it sits is not confirmed, so it is not drawn.
From the ground, New Zealand Cricket and the official seller, checked 13 Nov 2026. Prices can change and booking fees or stadium levies may apply; the official seller has the final price. Not confirmed yet: India Test day-pass and match-pass prices; which public ticket category covers which stand or bank; where the members' lounge and the hospitality areas sit.
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