Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report for IPL 2023 & T20 Records

The iconic Wankhede Stadium is all set to host El Clasico of the IPL on Saturday. Mumbai Indians will meet their biggest rival Chennai Super Kings in a mouth-watering clash. The Rohit Sharma-led side has lost their first match of the season while CSK is coming after beating LSG in their recent outing. Meanwhile, fans including fantasy game players can’t wait anymore for the game and they are keen to know key stats of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai such as pitch report, IPL records at the venue. In this space, you can check Mumbai Cricket Stadium’s key facts and stats.

Wankhede Stadium has hosted the most IPL matches in history. With 104 games, it’s the only stadium that has hosted 100 IPL matches to date. Except 2009 and 2020 seasons, the venue has hosted matches of the league in all seasons.

Wankhede Cricket Stadium T20I Records

Mumbai Stadium is hosting T20I games since 2012 and so far it has hosted 8 games. In international T20, the venue has witnessed high-scoring games with 240/3 by India being the highest total at the venue.

• Total T20I matches played: 8
• Matches won by the team batting first: 3
• Matches won by the team batting second: 5
• Highest team score while batting first: India – 240/3 (20) vs West Indies, 2019
• Lowest team score while batting first: Sri Lanka – 135-7 (20) vs India, 2017
• Biggest total chased: England chased 229 vs South Africa, in 2016
• Lowest Score Defended: India defended 162 vs Sri Lanka, in 2023
• Wankhede Stadium Mumbai average score in T20I: 191
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Imran Tahir – 2/24 vs Afghanistan, 2021
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: Shivam Mavi – 4/22 vs New Zealand, 2023
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 23 in 8 games (2.8 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 60 in 8 games (7.5  wickets per match)
• Highest score by a batsman: Chris Gayle – 100*(48) vs England, 2016

Mumbai Stadium IPL Records (2019)

Wankhede Stadium was among six venues where IPL 2022 matches were played. The ground hosted 21 games during the last season. As many games were being played continuously, pitches were becoming old with every match which affects the nature of the surface. So, the stats of IPL 2022 matches in Mumbai won’t give you a clear picture of the actual nature of the Mumbai pitch.

Here we are presenting IPL 2019 records at Wankhede Stadium. In 2019, the venue hosted only home games of MI and they were being played after a week gap. IPL 2023 also has a home-away venues format.

• Total matches in IPL 2019: 7
• Games won by the team batting first: 2
• Games won by the team batting second: 4
• Tied games (went for super over): 1
• Highest total while batting first: DC – 213/6 vs MI
• Lowest total while batting first: KKR – 133/7 vs MI
• Biggest total chased: MI chased KXIP’s 197
• Wankhede Stadium Average first innings total (in IPL 2019): 176
• Highest individual score: KL Rahul – 100*(64) vs MI
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Krunal Pandya – 3/34 vs RR
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: Lasith Malinga – 4/31 vs RCB
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 16 (2.2 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 62 (8.8 wickets per match)

Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report

Wankhede is a perfect pitch for batsmen as far as the shortest format is concerned. Mumbai ground has a red soil pitch, short boundaries and a quick outfield, a batter can’t ask for more. Due to the high-scoring nature of the pitch, 180 is the par score at Wankhede. It has been seen that the chasing side usually has the upper hand in Wankhede, so bowling first can be considered a good decision.

If we look at the past records, it’s pacers who make a difference in Mumbai while spinners may not get assistance from the surface. On average, spinners of both sides get 2 to 3 wickets combined in a match.

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Mumbai Stadium Boundary Size

As obvious, the longest boundaries at the ground are straight, deep extra cover and cow corner boundaries, all of them being 74 meters. The point and square leg boundaries are 64 meters each. Batsmen can target to hit behind the wickets as the third man and deep fine leg boundaries at Wankhede are only 58 meters.

IPL 2023 Matches in Wankhede Mumbai

With MI vs CSK match being the first one, Wankhede Stadium will host six more matches. All teams except Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants are going to play in Wankhede this season.

Wankhede Last T20 Match Scorecard

The most recent T20 match at the venue was played between India and Sri Lanka in January 2023. In a last-over thriller, Rohit Sharma and co. had beaten visitors by just 2 runs.