Lets discuss in detail Pitch report and Analysis of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai. One of the most prestigious and historic grounds in the cricketing history of India is Wankhede Stadium. The stadium is the home ground of Mumbai Indians. Also stadium is home ground of the local Ranji team of Mumbai.
The stadium is called iconic as it has witnessed some of the iconic moments in the history of Indian Cricket. Topping the list is MS Dhoni’s World Cup winning six which handed India its second ICC World Cup trophy after 28 years. India won the second World Cup trophy in 2011 at this stadium.
The cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar played his final match, the Test match against West Indies in 2013, at this ground.
Currently the stadium has 7 stands – North Stand, Vijay Merchant Stand, Sachin Tendulkar Stand, Sunil Gavaskar Stand, MCA Pavilion, Garware Pavilion and Divecha Pavilion.
What is the Capacity of Wankhede Stadium?
The Wankhede Stadium has a seating capacity of about 32000 spectators. Being in Mumbai, the stadium has been sold out on most occasions during the time of IPL or whenever the Indian Cricket Team has played.
Why the stadium is named as Wankhede Stadium?
It was named after Barrister Sheshrao Wankhede, the Association’s President.
When Wankhede Stadium was built?
Wankhede Stadium, situated in Mumbai, India, has been a venue for both domestic and international cricket matches since its establishment in 1974. Over the years, it has hosted several noteworthy cricket events, including the 1987 and 2011 Cricket World Cup Finals, the latter of which saw India clinch a thrilling victory.
Pitch report and analysis of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Today
Most wickets in India are batting friendly and Wankhede pitch is one of them. Chasing team win percetage is almost 70%. So toss plays a crucial role in the match.
Wankhede Stidium is known in the cricketing world for batting friendly pitches and small boundries.
The surface at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is always Batting Friendly. To win the toss and bat first is the real mantra and to score big runs in the first innings. Then pitch will assist your fast bowlers who have express pace and swing. Red soil is the main reason that assist fast bowlers at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.
The Wankhede Stadium pitch is renowned for being favorable to batsmen, resulting in high scores. The wicket typically offers decent pace and carry, allowing for easy stroke-making. The ball comes onto the bat well, enabling batsmen to play good shots. However, as the game progresses, the pitch tends to slow down, making scoring runs more challenging.
Despite this, the pitch can assist bowlers, particularly under overcast conditions. The ball can swing and seam, making life difficult for batsmen. As the game progresses and the wicket starts to wear, spin can also come into play.
The Wankhede pitch typically favors batsmen, but with the presence of red soil on the surface, fast bowlers are anticipated to find some assistance during the 2023 World Cup matches. The last ODI match in Wankhede was dominated by pace bowlers. The venue has small dimensions which may allow batters to hit the aerial shots with confidence.
Batting-friendly pitch: The pitch at Wankhede Stadium is known for offering good batting conditions, with a flat surface and true bounce. Batsmen can play their shots freely and score runs, especially in the early stages of the match.
High-scoring games: ODI matches at Wankhede Stadium have often witnessed high-scoring encounters, with teams regularly posting big totals. The small boundaries and fast outfield can make it conducive for batsmen to score boundaries and maximize their run-scoring opportunities.
Happy Hunting ground for the Pacers
On this ground, 70.61% of wickets are claimed by pacers. So far, pacers have taken 877 wickets while spinners have claimed 365.
Ground Dimensions of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Square boundries are 63m and 65m respectively.74m down the ground.
Wankhede Stadium Ground Conditions
1.Outfield: The outfield at Wankhede Stadium is generally well-maintained and fast, allowing the ball to travel quickly to the boundary. Fielders can expect a relatively fast outfield, which may result in more boundaries and quick singles.
2.Boundaries: Wankhede Stadium has relatively small boundaries compared to some other cricket grounds, which can favor the batsmen. Batsmen who can time their shots well may find it easier to hit boundaries, especially on the shorter sides of the ground.
3.Dew factor: Dew can be a significant factor at Wankhede Stadium, especially in evening matches or matches that take place during the winter months when there is higher humidity. Dew can make the outfield slippery, affect the grip for bowlers, and impact the ball’s movement. Teams may need to consider the dew factor when planning their strategy, especially in the latter part of the match.
IPLS Stats & Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
In 110 matches at Wankhede Stadium in IPL, 60 have been won by team batting second means chasing team.
Of all the venues that hosted at least five matches in IPL 2023, Wankhede had the joint-highest average first-innings score (198), alongside Mohali.
Five of the seven matches at the Wankhede last year were won by the chasing side, effectively forcing the captain winning the toss to bowl first.
Average score at Wankhede Stadim Mumbai in IPL
Average score at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai is 169.
Highest score at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai in IPL
Highest score at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai in IPL is 235/1.
Mumbai Indians matches at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai in IPL 2024
First match b/w MI and RR in IPL 2024
Last the first match at the Wankhede from RR by scoring just 125/9 in 20 overs in batting friendly conditions and RR chased down in 15.3. MI certainly need to review their strategies – bowling in particular. MI known for come backs.
Hardik Pandya | MI Captain after lose to RR: Yes, a tough night, we didn’t start the way we wanted to start. I wanted to counter, we were in a decent position to get us around 150-160, but my wicket allowed them to get back more into the game, I needed to do a lot more. It’s okay, we didn’t expect such a surface, but you can’t always have it as a batter, it’s nice at times for the bowlers to have a say. It’s all about doing the right things, (correct) results happen at times, at some other times it doesn’t. As a group, we believe we can do a lot better, but we need to be a bit more disciplined and show a lot more courage.
2nd match b/w MI and DC in IPL 2024 at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Same wicket as plyaed match earlier with RR.Its absolutely rock hard. There will be plenty of runs offered. Its a red soil pitch so ball does swing earlier in the match. But its a day game so will have to see.
Hardik Pandya MI captain at the Toss:
We dont want to put pressure onto us, but one win will give us a lot of confidence. Three changes for us. Suraya is back replaced Naman, Romario Sphered for Mapakha and Nabi is in for Brevis.
2nd match Result and Post Analysis
Romario Sphered, the man who made the difference. That 32-run last over assault on Nortje turns out to be the gamechanger. But Stubbs made a valiant attempt all the way to the end with no support from his mates since his arrival at the crease. 235 was always tough even if was at the Wankhede but DC didn’t bat well. Warner had a soft dismissal. Bumrah was a massive influence for MI. If not for his yorkers and cunning off-speed deliveries, DC could have got a lot closer or even crossed the line because the rest were being taken for runs. Pant couldn’t put bat on ball properly and Stubbs was left too much to do. In the end, Hardik and his team finally got their smiles back and they do a lap of honour to the kids who have turned up today.
3rd match of MI vs RCB at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai IPL 2024
MI have beaten RCB on a dewy evening here at the Wankhede. A target of 197 chased down in just 15.3 overs with Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav smashing blistering fifties to make a mockery of the contest. Dinesh Karthik had put on a show himself towards the end of RCB’s innings to take them to 196, but what followed was a hammering with Kishan taking the lead in the powerplay, and then Surya doing Surya things enroute to his fastest fifty in IPL off just 17 balls. You look at the figures of all the bowlers today from both teams, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for them. But then you look at Bumrah with figures of 5/21.The pitch started sticky, with the ball gripping a touch. But with dew settling in, it just became a belter and the visitors were blown away.
Other Factors taking into consideration with Pitch to predict the Winnere
Toss too has affect on the match result. If the pitch is batting friendly. Then obviously team winning the toss love to bowl first and chase it down on a batting paradise pitch. It is easy to chase down total on a batting friendly pitch.
If the pitch is balanced one for both batters and bowlers, then toss has little impact on the match result.
If pitch has something for the bowlers. Then teams prefer to bat first put some runs on the board. Then try to restrict the chasing team with the help of pace and bounce on the pitch.
On pitches where pitches get slower with passage of time. Team want to bat first and exploit the slowness of pitch by bowling slow deliveries and by putting on spinners.
Host Team prepare Pitch on their Strength
Host team always has advantage of their home grounds. Host team prepare pitches according to their team strengths. Like India make batting flat pitches as there batting is awlays strong and powerful. Sometimes against Australia and England, they make spin friendly pitches as Spin is their main weapon against these teams. Australia make pitches with pace and bounce as fast bowing at their home grounads is their main strength. This factor is also an important factor and can impact the match result also.
2.Dew affect on the Match Result
Dew also has affect on the match. If there is dew factor on the ground. Team love to chase as bowl became wet. Very difficult for the team bowling 2nd to grip the ball properly.
3.Weather Conditions affect on the Match Result
Weather too play the role. In case of rain, team try to chase the total as they have score in mind that is to be chased down.
4.Proper Discipline and Execution
Look at the matches played daily in the world. Some teams come to play on the stadium with proper planning,strategy and discipline. They excute better than the rival team. So team analysis is very important who is the captain of this team, team management and coaches, fighting instincts in the team etc.
Multans Sultans is the team which is coming with proper planning, strategy and discipline in PSL 2024. They have the best captain, best team management and they are successful by playing the best team combination. Their think tank selected the most balanced team of the PSL 9.
For example, yesterday match was played between Mumbai Indians Women and Royal Challengers Women of WPL 2024. MI Women come with proper planning,goals and strategy even Harman preet Kaur and Shabnim Ismail were injured and not playing.
MI Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt Post Match Interview
We didn’t read the game well the other night, a complete performance from the team tonight. We know that the wicket changes under lights and we wanted to keep them under 150. We were really happy with our powerplay bowling. You don’t want to bowl too many in a row at the start or at the death as well, really lucky with the players we have in our squad. We spoke about putting a bit more pressure on the opponents in the powerplay (with the bat) and really enjoyed it from the sidelines.
MI women restrict RCB women for only 131/7 in 20 overs on a batting friendly pitch. MIW chased down the score in 15.1 overs by playing fearless cricket in the power play. That was the fighting and winning intent that give the team confidence to win the match. Their openers came with fearless intent and put 60 runs in power play from Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhattia. Then came Nat Siver Brunt and Amelia Kerr and both played with positive intent and without taking any pressure.
Everything went Mumbai’s way tonight. Right from the toss, restricting the hosts to a below par score, and then putting up a dominating show with the bat. There were 14 boundaries in total from RCB, and Mumbai hit 22 boundaries with 7 wickets in hand, and nearly 5 overs to spare.
Sometimes one team is more disciplined and execute their skills at highest level both in batting and bowling. Sometimes it is indelbile for one team to win the match to go further in the tournament. Sometimes one team is coming from losses, so they try to come back strongly with more discipline and execution. Sometimes some team player come with X-factor and win the game single handedly for his team in batting or bowling.
5.Strong team vs Weak Team
Like Multans Sultans is appearing to be the most balanced team in PSL 2024. They have good batters and very strong squad in bowlinng too. Hence they are at the top in the points table. On the other hand Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings are weak in this PSL and they are at the bottom. Lahore Qalandars unable to find right combinnation without Rashid Khan, Tim David and some other overseas players absence.
Very important factor in winning the match is team analysis of two teams.Pitch conditions are exception if the match is b/w a strong team and a weak team. Strong team is always favorite to win a cricket match. In current era, India and Australia are strong teams. Both teams have quality batters and bowlers. They are always favorite whatever the pitch condition is. Same applies to T20 leagues teams in IPL, BBL, PSL etc. Strong teams batters and bowlers have the requisite skills to win the match in their team favor. So team analysis is very important to assess before the match to preditct which team can win the match. For my point of view, team analysis is more important than pitch conditions. In BBL matches also strong and favorite teams have upper hand in the match.
MI vs RR at Wankhede Staidum in IPL 2024
RR really looked very strong season for IPL 2024. Hence they beat MI. MI scored 125/9 in 20 overs and RR chased it down in 15.3 overs for the lose of only 4 wickets. There was nothing with the pitch slowing down or pitch changes. Evidence is RR chasing comfortably in 2nd innings. Hence this strong vs weak factor on the match day is also very important.
5.Presence of X Factor Players in the Team
If one team has more X factor players then that team has more chance of winning the match. X factor players are those players who can win the match for his team single handedly. Like in first match of KKR in IPL 204, Andress Russell won match for KKR when they were in worse condition top batters were out. It seems that on batting friendly Eden Gardens Kolkata team was going to score only 140-150 but Andree Russel innings of 64 in just 25 balls with a strike rate of 256 with with seven 6s and three 4s.That was unbeliveable batting. Andree Russel also took 2 wickets as he is an all rounder.
Travis Head, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Buttler,Pant, Chahal, Ashwin, Bumrach, Hardik Pandya,Rohit Sharma,Kohli, Siraj, Surayakumar Yadav,Pooran, Hasaranga,Parag,Abhishek Sharma,Jaiswal and many more are some of the examples of X factor players. If team has more X factors players like RR and SRH in IPL 204. These team have ofcourse more chance of winning the match and we are also seeing on ongoing IPL 2024. Both RR and SRH are winning.
X factor players are also called match winner players and they are purchased at a very high price and some clicket while the tournament goes on. Like Parag, Abhishek Sharma developed as match winners in IPL 2024.
6.Poor Team Selection/ Cominbation and Team Conflict
This is the responsiblity of the captain, team owners and team management to select the best strong and balanced team from auction and trade window. Otherswise team can suffer hugely. If playing XI is balanced with good team combination ofcourse the winning team is predictable almost 70%. Sometimes something is not in your hand like if the pitch is very batting friendly. Team chasing has 70% chance of winning.
That too is a big factor. Like in IPL 2024, Rajhastan Royals and SRH selcted the best team. Their think tank were wise and sharp. That is why they are enable to find the right combination and a perfect team. They have good analysis of players. They have more X factor players like Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Klassen, Buneshver kumar. Abhishek Sharma also clicked with a big impact. Same is the case of RR. They are now rebuild a strong balanced team. Team has many X factor players like Butler, Samson, Parag, Boult, Burger,Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Ashwin. So both teams are winning even on batting friendly pitches of India.
Mumbai Indians this IPL 2024 is suffering at initial stage. Mumbai Indians replaced Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as captain. MI unable to fight a very balanced and strong team for IPL 2024. The team is exposed. Also SRK Yadav is injured and Kishan is out of form. Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma are their X facctor players. But not all XI are plyaing their part. Their overseas selection is not performing at excellent level. Team combination is also suffering. Two big legends are in the team one joined the team sa captain and the other one is left by team managemnt. It also contributed negatively on the Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024.
Mumbai Indians lost plenty of followers on their social media platforms when Hardik Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma as Mumbai’s captain a few months back, and the Mumbai fans haven’t shown any mercy to their new skipper since the start of the tournament either. They have trolled Hardik at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, and the crowd at the Wankhede can be even more brutal, given the history of IPL at this particular venue. Even Virat Kohli has been booed here in the past. Hopefully this backlash doesn’t dent Hardik’s confidence going forward. Can he put up a better performance and earn the trust of MI fans?
Mumbi Indians have not been helped by off-field issues which have threatned to derail their compaign this season if not being settled soon.
There is lot of pressure mainly on two big players, Hardi Pandya and Rohit Sharma to perform due to captaincy decision change.
MI vs RR at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in IPL 2024
How I wish I could say the same about Mumbai Indians. They call themselves ‘One Family’ but at the moment it seems like a family dealing with the bereavement of a dear one, perhaps of competitive cricket. There is a palpable uneasiness and an eerie quietness amongst the team, their fans and the stadium. A stadium that has seen so many magical moments felt today like a place where dreams come to die. Something is is not going good within MI in this IPL. Hope to see some real fight back in the coming match against Dehli Capitals on 7 April,2024. So there is lacking in Team selection/combination and the captain change issue. Hope that team ta least fight back with intent and motivation and raise the MI flag high.
ODI Stats and Analysis at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Average ODI score at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Average 1st innings score: 256
Matches won after batting first: 13
Matches won by chasing team: 12
What is the highest score by a team at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai in ODIs?
The highest score at the Wankhede Stadium is 438/4, scored by South Africa against hosts India in 2015. The Proteas batters sent the Indian bowlers to the cleaners. Quinton de Kock (109), Faf Du Plessis (133), and AB De Villiers (119) all scored centuries on the night.
What happened in the previous ODI at Wankhede Stadium?
In the most recent ODI game held here, Bangladesh were beaten by South Africa by 149 runs.
Batting first, the Proteas put up a score of 382. In response, the Bangla Tigers could manage to get just 233 on the board.
ODI World Cup 2023 Pitch report and Analysis at Wankhede Stadium
England vs South Africa ODI World Cup match 2023 at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
South Arica scored 339 runs against mighty England team. In chase England bowled out on 170/10 in 22 overs. South Africa has the most lethal fast bowlers in the world with likes of Rabada, Macro Jansen, Lungi Nigidi and Gerald Coetzee. All took wickets and bowl with express pace. All boxes clicked for South Africa. This match is evidence that no doubt Wankhede pitch is batting beauty with fast outfield and small dimensions. But if your team has express bowlers with pace and swing, wankhede pitch can help you to bowled the opposition on lowest scores.
South Africa vs Bangladesh ODI World Cup match 2023 at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
South Africa score 382/5 against Bangladesh. Bangladesh bowled out at 233 all out. The rest is history. Real mantra again from South Africa.
India vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup match 2023 at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
India bat in 1st innings and scored 357/8. Sri Lanka bowled out at 55. What a humiliation for Sri Lanka. In 2nd red soil pitch was spicy with lot of bounce and swing. Indian Bowlers bowled with express pace and swing.
Sri Lanka must hate the sight of India at this moment. In hindsight, Kusal Mendis must be thinking that it was a blunder to bowl first. Under lights here at the Wankhede, the ball does something and India have a couple of monsters with the ball in Bumrah and Shami. And Siraj who had an OK tournament so far suddenly turned into the monster he was in the Asia Cup final and Sri Lanka had no answers. The ball swung and seamed and the tone was set first ball when Bumrah trapped Nissanka LBW. From there, it was 3/4, 14/6, 22/7, 29/8 and finally 55 all out. Sri Lanka will be relieved and happy that they crossed the 36 of Canada to avoid the ignominy of getting the lowest-ever score in #CWC history. Shami came on and helped himself to a fifer – his third overall in World Cups and 2nd in this tournament after the early damage had been done by Siraj and Bumrah. Take out the 9 extras India conceded and it would have been an even more sorry tale. When the ball stopped moving alarmingly, Rajitha and Theekshana helped themselves to 14 and 12 respectively. But the game was well beyond them already.
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