Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Including 2011 Cricket World Cup Final and Sachin Tendulkar’s last international match, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai had hosted many high-profile cricket matches in the past years. It had hosted the title clash of the VIVO IPL 2018. Despite its development in the era of test cricket, in 1974, it is younger than Eden Gardens and Feroz Shah Kotla. Here we go with some of its details, including the Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report.

Capacity: The initial capacity of the stadium was 45,000 which has turned down to 33,108 after the renovation work done during Cricket World Cup 2011.

Stands: The Wankhede Stadium has eight stands comprising Sunil Gavaskar Stand, Sachin Tendulkar Stand, Vijay Merchant Stand, Vitthal Divecha Stand, Garware Stand, Grand Stand, North Stand, and MCA Stand

Establishment: 1974

Architect: PK Das & Associates, Mumbai & Shashi Prabhu and Associates

Contractor: B.E. Billimoria and Company

First Match (Test): 23 to 29 January 1975; India Vs West Indies

Ends: Garware Pavilion End, Tata End

Pitch Report: Made of Red soil, Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium pitch has always been a slow turner. Over the years, it has been supporting fast and spin bowlers. The familiarity of the Arabian Sea has been helping the swing bowlers in the early hours of any cricket match. Spinners are known to be useful in the last one or two days of the test matches hosted by this ground. The pitch at Wankhede also favours the batsmen as the innings progresses.

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Highest One-Day Internationals Totals in Wankhede Stadium

Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
South Africa 438/4 50.0 India Wankhede Stadium 25 Oct 2015
New Zealand 358/6 50.0 Canada Wankhede Stadium 13 Mar 2011
India 299/4 40.0 Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium 17 Jan 1987
Sri Lanka 289/7 40.0 India Wankhede Stadium 17 Jan 1987
Australia 286/8 50.0 India Wankhede Stadium 1 Nov 2003

Highest Test Totals in Wankhede Stadium

Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
India 631 182.3 England Wankhede Stadium 8 Dec 2016
West Indies 604/6d 161.0 India Wankhede Stadium 23 Jan 1975
India 591 189.3 England Wankhede Stadium 19 Feb 1993
West Indies 590 184.1 India Wankhede Stadium 22 Nov 2011
India 517/5d 170.0 Australia Wankhede Stadium 15 Oct 1986

Highest Twenty20 Internationals Totals in Wankhede Stadium

Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
England 230/8 19.4 South Africa Wankhede Stadium 18 Mar 2016
South Africa 229/4 20.0 England Wankhede Stadium 18 Mar 2016
South Africa 209/5 20.0 Afghanistan Wankhede Stadium 20 Mar 2016
West Indies 196/3 19.4 India Wankhede Stadium 31 Mar 2016
India 192/2 20.0 West Indies Wankhede Stadium 31 Mar 2016

Highest IPL Totals in Wankhede Stadium

Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
RCB 235/1 20.0 MI Wankhede Stadium May. 10, 2015
Kings XI 230/3 20.0 MI Wankhede Stadium May. 11, 2017
MI 223/6 20.0 Kings XI Wankhede Stadium May. 11, 2017
MI 209/5 20.0 DD Wankhede Stadium Apr. 9, 2013
MI 194/7 20.0 RCB Wankhede Stadium Apr. 27, 2013

 

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