WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM, MUMBAI, INDIA

WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM(MUMBAI)

In this post we will talk about Wankhede Stadium pitch report according to all Cricket format Test, ODI, T20 and you will also get IPL pitch report for Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Cricket ground. The Wankhede Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India. The stadium now has a capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000.

WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM(MUMBAI)Pitch Report

At Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the pitch is always batting friendly, here batsmen get help and the pitch is less helpful to for bowlers, this pitch is made of red clay which makes the surface very tough and the bowlers get extra bounce. In the Test match, there is no spin in the beginning here, but with the passing of time, from the third day the ball starts to turn very much, the fourth and the fifth day is dominated by the spin bowler, the pitch here is prepared in this way, so that the decision can come out. In a one-day match, the wicket here does not break soon, due to which the spin gets very less, but the fast bowlers get swing with extra bounce and in the one-day matches, the team likes to chase after winning the toss on the wicket here. This is a great pitch for T20 matches, due to good bounce here too many runs are made and for the spectators, there is a lot of entertainment here.

WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM(MUMBAI)Pitch Report

Test Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

As we have seen all 4 Test innings average scores of last 3 Test matches at Wankhede Stadium, we can say that in first 2 innings there are lots of runs made and very few runs made in the last 2 innings. It can be clearly inferred that in first days of the Test match, batting is lot easier and slowly this pitch starts to be difficult for batting. Team winning the toss always decides to bowl first because in the initial hours on the fresh pitch. Batsmen need to be managed the swing. But after the ball becomes bit older, it becomes easy for the batsman to score runs here. Even if you do not get a good start from the top order, middle order can score up to 380 runs total of 1st innings in Test match. It becomes very easy to bat here in the second innings because the pitch does not help the bowler as much as it helps in the first innings. If the team takes the lead in the second innings. Spinners get help from the foot marks of the fast bowlers, also the uneven bounce, along with the ball turning due to the extra bounce, becomes a very difficult for batsmen. Very few scores are made in third innings and 4th innings. Test Match Winning Record at Wankhede Stadium: Here in the last 3 Tests, the team batting first has won 2 matches and the team bowling first has won just 1 match.

Here are last tests matches average scores of all Innings at WANKHEDE CRICKET ground:

Test Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 320 runs

Test Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 319 runs

Test Matches 3rd Innings Average Score – 215 runs

Test Matches 4th Innings Average Score – 144 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM(MUMBAI)Pitch Report

ODI Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

It has been seen that the team that wins the toss at this ground always prefers to bowl first because it is easy to chase the score here at this ground. Don’t go with these average scores as among these all last 4 matches here, one match had very high score in the first innings which was 438 runs but rest of the matches have similar scores of the 2nd innings average score, so that we can conclude that chase is easy on this ground and both innings gets similar set of runs. As of now 9 ODI Matches held at this ground in the last 10 years where the team batting first has won 5 matches and the team chasing has won 4 matches.

Here are the last ODI matches average scores of both Innings at WANKHEDE CRICKET ground:

ODI Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 332 runs

ODI Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 226 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

WANKHEDE CRICKET STADIUM(MUMBAI)Pitch Report

T20I Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

As you can see these last T20 matches average scores, in first innings there are more runs made than the 2nd innings so batting first team can score more runs on this pitch in T20 and its easier to batting on fresh wicket. Wankhede Stadium is very popular for its T20 Wicket, in first innings you will see lots of runs from batsman. Toss is not so important here in T20 but still after winning toss team prefers to bat first on this wicket to put pressure on the other team and thus they can defend the score only if they have quality bowlers specifically fast bowlers. As of now the ground has witnessed 8 matches in the last 10 years and the team batting first has won 4 matches and the team chasing has won 4 matches.

Here are last T20I matches average scores of both Innings at WANKHEDE CRICKET ground:

T20I Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 196 runs

T20I Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 176 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

IPL Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

According to the last IPL matches both innings average score at Wankhede stadium, we can say that there is no such difference because most of the last matches were very close and chasing score team won several matches on this ground in IPL format, so we can conclude that both innings get almost same runs but normally team chasing the score wins the match. Toss is not so important but according to the last IPL matches winning records we saw that team chasing the score won most of the matches. As of now the ground has witnessed 77 matches overall where the team batting first has won 30 matches and the team chasing has won 47 matches.

Here are the last IPL matches average scores of both Innings at WANKHEDE CRICKET ground:

IPL Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 175 runs

IPL Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 165 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME