Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: pitch report, records and stats
The ground where India won the 2011 World Cup has staged 27 Tests, 28 ODIs and 132 IPL matches. Here is what the Mumbai pitch does and every record set at the venue.
Nov 3, 2023 · Updated Jul 31, 2026
The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is the ground where India won the 2011 World Cup, where Sachin Tendulkar played his last Test and where Ajaz Patel took all ten wickets in an innings. It opened in 1974, sits a few hundred metres from Marine Drive in Churchgate, and is run by the Mumbai Cricket Association. It has hosted 27 Tests, 28 one-day internationals, 17 T20 internationals and 132 Indian Premier League matches.
Below is what the pitch does, what the results say about batting first, and the full record list across Tests, ODIs, T20 internationals and the IPL.
Wankhede Stadium at a glance
| Location | D Road, Churchgate, Mumbai |
| Established | 1974 |
| Capacity | Around 32,000 (39,000 before the 2011 rebuild) |
| Ends | Garware Pavilion End, Tata End |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Owner | Mumbai Cricket Association |
| Home teams | Mumbai, Mumbai Indians |
| First Test | India v West Indies, 23 January 1975 |
| Matches hosted | 27 Tests, 28 ODIs, 17 T20Is, 132 IPL games |
Capacity figures vary by source. ESPNcricinfo lists 32,000 and the Mumbai Cricket Association’s own numbers run closer to 33,000, both well down on the 39,000 the ground held before it was rebuilt for the 2011 World Cup.
Wankhede Stadium pitch report
Wankhede is a batting ground, and one of the best in India for it. The square is hard and true, the bounce is even, the outfield is quick and the straight boundaries are short. Seamers get help early with the new ball, particularly in the evening when the sea breeze comes in off the Arabian Sea and starts the ball moving, and spinners get purchase on the fourth and fifth days of a Test. In between, batters cash in.
The numbers say so plainly. The average first-innings score is 265 in ODIs, 191 in T20 internationals and 173 in the IPL. Those are high figures in every format.
The more useful question is whether to bat or chase, and the honest answer is that it depends which competition you are watching. In internationals the ground is close to neutral. Across 28 ODIs the side batting first has won 15 and the side chasing 13. Across 17 T20 internationals it is 9 to 8 the same way. Neither margin means anything.
The IPL is where a real pattern shows up. Of 132 IPL matches at the ground, chasing sides have won 72, teams batting first have won 59, and one was tied. That is roughly 55 per cent to the chase, and the likely reason is timing: the IPL runs from late March into May, the evening games start at 7.30pm, and Mumbai’s coastal humidity puts heavy dew on the outfield in the second innings. Grip the ball, and it slides. So the toss matters far more in April at the Wankhede than it does during a World Cup in November.
The other thing worth knowing is that the ground is not a guaranteed run-fest. New Zealand were bowled out for 62 here in December 2021, and their bowlers won a Test in three days in November 2024. When the surface turns, it turns hard.
Test records at Wankhede Stadium
The ground has staged 27 Tests since January 1975. India have won 12, lost 8 and drawn 7. England account for three of those defeats, New Zealand for two, and Australia, South Africa and West Indies for one each.
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | India 631 v England, 8 December 2016 |
| Lowest team total | New Zealand 62 all out v India, 3 December 2021 |
| Highest individual score | Clive Lloyd 242* v India, 23 January 1975 |
| Best bowling in an innings | Ajaz Patel 10/119 v India, 3 December 2021 |
| Most runs | Sunil Gavaskar, 1,122 at 56.10 |
| Most wickets | Ravichandran Ashwin, 41 in 12 innings |
Ajaz Patel’s spell is the one people will still be talking about in fifty years. The New Zealand left-arm spinner, born in Mumbai, took all ten Indian wickets in the first innings on his way to figures of 10 for 119, becoming only the third bowler in Test history to do it after Jim Laker in 1956 and Anil Kumble in 1999. New Zealand still lost that Test by 372 runs.
Two batting entries sit just behind Lloyd. Virat Kohli made 235 against England in 2016 in the same innings that produced India’s 631, and Vinod Kambli made 224 against England in 1993. Gavaskar’s 1,122 runs at the ground is a total nobody has approached; Tendulkar is next on 921.
Tendulkar’s last Test was here, in November 2013 against West Indies. He made 74, Pragyan Ojha took five wickets in each innings, and India won by an innings and 126 runs inside three days. For the wider format picture, our Test cricket records page has the all-time lists.
ODI records at Wankhede Stadium
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | South Africa 438/4 v India, 25 October 2015 |
| Lowest team total | Sri Lanka 55 all out v India, 2 November 2023 |
| Highest successful chase | Australia 293/7 (46.5 ov) v Afghanistan, 7 November 2023 |
| Highest individual score | Glenn Maxwell 201* (128 balls) v Afghanistan, 7 November 2023 |
| Most runs | Virat Kohli, 474 at 67.71 |
| Best bowling in an innings | Mohammed Shami 7/57 v New Zealand, 15 November 2023 |
| Most wickets | Mohammed Shami, 15 at 10.00 |
The 2023 World Cup gave this list most of its current entries in the space of a fortnight. Shami’s 5 for 18 knocked Sri Lanka over for 55 on 2 November, Maxwell’s 201 not out came off 128 balls in a chase of 292 against Afghanistan on 7 November after Australia had been 91 for 7, and Shami’s 7 for 57 against New Zealand in the semi-final on 15 November is the best analysis the ground has seen in any format of one-day cricket. Only 28 ODIs have been played here in fifty years, so a single tournament reshaped the record book. Our ODI cricket records page covers the all-time equivalents.
T20I records at Wankhede Stadium
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | West Indies 254/6 v Zimbabwe, 23 February 2026 |
| Lowest team total | England 97 all out v India, 2 February 2025 |
| Highest successful chase | England 230/8 (19.4 ov) v South Africa, 18 March 2016 |
| Highest individual score | Abhishek Sharma 135 (54 balls) v England, 2 February 2025 |
| Most runs | Jacob Bethell, 203 at 50.75 |
| Best bowling in an innings | Shivam Mavi 4/22 v Sri Lanka, 3 January 2023 |
| Most wickets | Gudakesh Motie, 7 at 11.14 |
England have had both extremes here. Abhishek Sharma’s 135 from 54 balls in February 2025 came in the same match in which England were bowled out for 97, the lowest total the ground has produced in the format. Thirteen months later Jacob Bethell made 105 from 48 balls on the same ground and still finished on the losing side.
IPL records at Wankhede Stadium
This is the Wankhede’s busiest fixture list by a distance. Mumbai Indians have played 99 of the ground’s 132 IPL matches, winning 58, losing 40 and tying one.
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | Sunrisers Hyderabad 249/4 v Mumbai Indians, 29 April 2026 |
| Lowest team total | Kolkata Knight Riders 67 all out v Mumbai Indians, 16 May 2008 |
| Highest successful chase | Sunrisers Hyderabad 249/4 (18.4 ov) v Mumbai Indians, 29 April 2026 |
| Highest individual score | AB de Villiers 133* (59 balls) v Mumbai Indians, 10 May 2015 |
| Most runs | Rohit Sharma, 2,632 in 90 innings |
| Best bowling in an innings | Harbhajan Singh 5/18 (2011) and Wanindu Hasaranga 5/18 (2022) |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga, 68 at 17.33 |
The highest total and the highest chase are the same innings. On 29 April 2026 Mumbai made 243 for 5, Ryan Rickelton hitting 123 not out from 55 balls, and Sunrisers Hyderabad knocked off 244 with eight balls to spare. That one game moved the ground’s team record by nine runs and its chase record by twenty.
Malinga’s 68 wickets at 17.33 is the standing mark, with Jasprit Bumrah on 65 and closing. If you want the same treatment for the other big IPL grounds, we have pages on Narendra Modi Stadium, MA Chidambaram Stadium and Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The biggest matches played at the Wankhede
The 2011 World Cup final on 2 April is the one the ground is known for worldwide. Sri Lanka made 274 for 6 with Mahela Jayawardene unbeaten on 103, and India replied with 277 for 4, MS Dhoni finishing on 91 not out from 79 balls and ending it by hitting Nuwan Kulasekara over long-on with ten balls to spare. It was India’s first World Cup in 28 years and the first time the tournament had been won by the host nation.
The 2026 T20 World Cup semi-final on 5 March was the highest-scoring match in the tournament’s history. India made 253 for 7, Sanju Samson taking 89 from 42 balls, and England fell 7 short on 246 despite Jacob Bethell’s 105 from 48. The 499 runs the two sides scored between them is the most in any men’s T20 World Cup match. India went on to win the final in Ahmedabad.
The other two are personal rather than institutional. Tendulkar’s farewell in November 2013 filled the ground for three days for a Test that was effectively over on the second. Ajaz Patel’s ten-wicket innings in December 2021 came in the city where he was born, in front of a crowd that ended up applauding a New Zealand spinner dismantling India.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wankhede Stadium good for batting or bowling? It favours batting. The average first-innings score is 265 in ODIs, 191 in T20 internationals and 173 in the IPL, all high by the standards of those formats. Seamers get help with the new ball, especially under the evening sea breeze.
Should you bat or chase at Wankhede Stadium? In internationals it is close to a coin toss: 15 to 13 in favour of batting first in ODIs, 9 to 8 in T20 internationals. In the IPL, chasing sides have won 72 of 132 matches, and dew during the March to May night games is the reason.
What is the capacity of Wankhede Stadium? Around 32,000 to 33,000 depending on the source, down from 39,000 before the ground was rebuilt for the 2011 World Cup.
What is the highest score at Wankhede Stadium? India’s 631 against England in 2016 in Tests, South Africa’s 438 for 4 against India in 2015 in ODIs, West Indies’ 254 for 6 against Zimbabwe in 2026 in T20 internationals and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 249 for 4 in the 2026 IPL.
Who has scored the most runs at Wankhede Stadium? Sunil Gavaskar in Tests with 1,122, Virat Kohli in ODIs with 474 and Rohit Sharma in the IPL with 2,632.
If you want the same breakdown for a very different kind of surface, our R Premadasa Stadium page covers the slow, spinning Colombo ground where the par scores run a hundred runs lower.
Records and results are current to 31 July 2026 and taken from ESPNcricinfo’s ground records. The first-innings averages and the bat-first split are calculated from the full innings-by-innings list rather than quoted from a summary.