Brabourne Cricket Stadium in Mumbai is one of the four venues where the upcoming season of IPL will be held. A total of 15 matches of IPL 2022 will be held in the Brabourne stadium. With a significant number of matches in the tournament to be held in the Brabourne stadium, the pitch conditions of the ground become an important factor for the season as a whole. We here will therefore be discussing the pitch report of the Brabourne Stadium along with the T20 records of the venue.
While the 15th season of the Indian Premier League will be starting on the 26th of March at the Wankhede stadium, the Brabourne stadium will be hosting its first match on the 27th. The Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians match will be the first match to be played in the venue this year.
Brabourne Stadium T20 Stats
The Brabourne Stadium has hosted a total of 8 T20 games, only 2 have been won by the team batting first. On the other hand, the teams batting second have been on the winning side on 6 occasions. This makes clear that bowling first is generally the better option at the Brabourne Stadium Mumbai.
- Total matches – 8
- Matches won batting first – 2
- Matches won bowling first –Â 6
- Average 1st Inns scores – 157
- Average 2nd Inns scores – 147
- Highest total recorded – 209/4 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs ENGW
- Lowest total recorded – 96/10 (17.4 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW
- Highest score chased – 199/3 (18.4 Ov) by ENGW vs INDW
- Lowest score defended – 186/5 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW
Brabourne IPL Records
A total of 11 IPL games have been played at the Brabourne Stadium out of which 6 have been won by the teams batting first. The teams batting second have won 5 times.
Average score – 147
Highest total recorded – 212/6 by Mumbai Indians vs RR
Lowest total recorded – 115 by Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Highest score chased: 181/5 by Mumbai Indians vs CSK.
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Brabourne Stadium Pitch Report for IPL 2022
The pitch at the Brabourne stadium is usually of even nature where the bowlers and the batters get an equal amount of assistance. The spin bowlers tend to receive a significant amount of spin from the surface. Dew is an important factor in the Brabourne stadium which is why bowling first should be the way to go here. In addition to the dew, the quick outfield and the short boundaries at the stadium help the batsmen. The swing bowlers might get some movement off the surface while the ball is new.
