IPL 2025 MI vs KKR, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: The Wankhede Stadium will host its opening match between the Mumbai Indians...
The Wankhede Stadium is not only a ground but also the home of the Mumbai Indians as well as the home of the Indian National Cricket team. Built in 1974, it is named after the Barrister Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede, the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association. This stadium is one of the oldest International cricket grounds in India and a little bit younger than Eden Gardens. Wankhede Stadium has a seating capacity of 33,000 for cricket fans. The “Home of the Mumbai Indians” has organized many record-breaking matches, from high-scoring matches to low-scoring matches, and hard to chase targets. Wankhede Stadium witnessed everything and became the very first ground to host 100 plus IPL matches from 2008 to 2025.
The table below shows an overview of the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The Wankhede Stadium is all set to host its very first match between MI and KKR of this IPL 2025 season. The Mumbai cricket ground will host at least seven IPL matches.
Here is the complete list of upcoming IPL 2025 matches at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai -
The paradise of the batsmen, Wankhede Stadium, is one of the top-notch cricket grounds in the country. The venue has many high-scoring matches in its bag and is ready for this season as well. Talking about pitch, the red soil surface provides enough pace and bounce for the batters. However, its short square boundaries are the deal breaker for the batters. Fans can expect a thrilling, high-scoring match from the Wankhede Stadium.
As we mentioned, Wankhede Stadium is for the batters, but that’s not always the case. In the history of IPL, there have been times when batters struggled to chase the target or score at this venue. The pitch also assists the bowlers in the early hours of the day, but as the game progresses, the pitch flattens out and loses its spell, helping batters to score big.
When it comes to bowling, the pitch offers enough bounce and pace for the fast bowlers, and spinners can tighten the grip on the batting team in the middle overs. Both spinners and pacers get a chance to up their game. Weather pacers can take advantage of the pace in the initial overs, spinners can use their skills in the dry overs, and take control over the game.
According to the AccuWeather report, during the game hour, the temperature will be 33° Celsius. Which goes down to 28° Celsius as the night falls. The excessive heat can irk the audience and players due to the 37% humidity. There is a 10% precipitation with a mostly cloudy sky but fewer chances of rain.
The Wankhede Stadium has hosted 116 IPL matches to this date. Out of 116, the first batting team won 54 times and the second batting team won 62 times. The average first inning score is 168, and the average second inning score is 170.
Below is the table with all the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai IPL records & stats
AB de Villiers has the record for the highest individual IPL score at the Mumbai Cricket Stadium. De Villiers scored 133 runs for RCB against MI in 2015 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Former MI captain Rohit Sharma has bagged the most IPL runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rohit Sharma collected 2295 runs for the Mumbai Indians with a 34.25 average and 136.76 strike rate in 79 innings. His highest score at the Wankhede stadium is not out 105, the only century at this venue.
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga has the record of the Most IPL Wickets in the Wankhede Stadium. Malinga has scalped 68 wickets with a 7.32 economy rate in 43 innings. His best bowling figure is 4/16 for the Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians have played 85 matches at their home Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Out of 85 matches, MI came out victorious in 51 games and lost 33 games. Only one match was tied.
Over the years, Wankhede Stadium has been a bystander to so many high-octane matches, including RCB’s highest team score of 235/1 and the lowest 67 all out by KKR. From hosting several playoffs in IPL history, Wankhede Stadium also organised the 2018 Final match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Here is a list of some memorable matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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