With Mumbai Indians slated to play their first home match of the season tonight, the iconic Wankhede Stadium will become the 10th venue to be host an Indian Premier League 2023 match. In a season where some venues have hosted an IPL match after almost four years, this stadium had hosted as many as 21 matches last season.
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Although there wasn’t any home-away concept in IPL 2022, Indians did play four home matches at their home ground. Set to host Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, the visitors had also played four matches (including one against MI) here.
Historically, Mumbai have won 43 and lost 27 out of their 71 matches at this venue. Chennai, on the contrary, have won 11 and lost 12 out of their 23 matches here. Although by a narrow margin, the hosts (8.4) also have a better average run rate than CSK (8.34) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai T20 Records (updated)
Highest T20 run-scorers at the Wankhede Stadium are all current or former players of Mumbai. They are Rohit Sharma (2,143), Kieron Pollard (1,294), Ambati Rayudu (1,108), Suryakumar Yadav (1,017) and Hardik Pandya (918).
Similarly, highest T20 wicket-takers here have also played for Indians in the past. They are Lasith Malinga (68), Harbhajan Singh (53), Jasprit Bumrah (44), Mitchell McClenaghan (37) and Dhawal Kulkarni (36).
With neither of these players part of IPL 2023 squads, the likes of Hardik Pandya (35), Krunal Pandya (30), Shardul Thakur (25), Yuzvendra Chahal (19) and Ravindra Jadeja (19) have done well among active bowlers.
Wankhede Stadium IPL Records (updated)
Speaking particularly of IPL matches played at the Wankhede Stadium, Rohit Sharma (1,925), Rayudu (1,008), Dinesh Karthik (772), Jos Buttler (728) and Shikhar Dhawan (625) are the highest run-scorers here among current players.
As far as bowlers are concerned, Hardik Pandya (24), Krunal Pandya (23), Chahal (17), Jadeja (17), Shami (16) and Ravichandran Ashwin (15) are the highest wicket-takers at this venue among active IPL bowlers.
Highest Innings Totals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (updated)
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 244/4 | 20 | Madhya Pradesh | Meghalaya | 2019 |
| 240/3 | 20 | India | West Indies | 2019 |
| 235/1 | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | 2015 |
| 230/8 | 19.4 | England | South Africa | 2016 |
| 230/3 | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | 2017 |
Known for its high-scoring nature, Wankhede Stadium has been witness to dozens of 200+ innings totals across 176 Men’s T20s. The aforementioned fourth-highest innings total is also the highest successful T20 run-chase here. Next on this list are Puducherry (227-run target vs Andhra) and Kerala (213-run target vs Delhi) for chasing monumental targets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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