Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is set to host the 1st T20I of the Indian Cricket Team’s home season, where India and Sri Lanka will battle against each other. This is the first T20I at Wankhede after more than three years, and it is expected to be a brilliant encounter.
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It is certain that T20Is at Wankhede are always entertaining, when India last played here in 2019 against West Indies, they posted a massive score of 240 runs, and the fans will expect similar kinds of fireworks in this match as well. This stadium is heaven for the batters.
The Indian team’s approach will be vital in this match as they have rested their senior players. Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, etc would all want to showcase their firepower in this match at the Wankhede Stadium.
Wankhede Stadium average score in T20 international
Wankhede Stadium is one of the best batting venues in the world, and a run-fest is always assured here especially when it’s a day-night match. When India and Sri Lanka will play the 1st T20I here, the batters of both sides will definitely in some kind of pressure to score big runs here.
A total of 7 T20Is have been played here and non-surprisingly, the chasing teams have won five of the 7 games. The average 1st innings score in those T20Is has been a massive 195 runs. So, it is clear that Wankhede Stadium is a high-scoring venue, and anything below 190 will be a below-par total.
Mumbai Wankhede Stadium T20I highest successful run chase
The highest run-chase at this ground in T20Is has been achieved by England against South Africa during the ICC T20 World Cup in 2016. South Africa batted first and posted a massive total of 229/4, where Hasim Amla, Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy scored half-centuries.
England chased the target in 19.4 overs, where Joe Root was breathing fire with the bat, whereas he got brilliant support from Jason Roy at the top. They won the match by 2 wickets.
