Mumbai Indians will play Rajasthan Royals on the 14th of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). The match is scheduled for April 1st at 7:30 PM IST at the Wankhede Stadium.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Wankhede Stadium.
Ground Stats of Wankhede Stadium in IPL
The wicket at the Wankhede Stadium has witnessed 109 IPL matches. The chasing team has had a slight advantage in the tournament. They have won 54.13 per cent of the games. In recent times, it has favoured the chasing team even more; hence, the skipper winning the toss might look to field first.
Wankhede Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
109
Matches won batting first
50
Matches won batting second
59
Average first innings total
169
Runs per over
8.49
Runs per wicket
27.21
Highest total recorded
235/1 by RCB vs MI in 2015
Lowest total recorded
67/10 by KKR vs MI in 2008
The overall stats gives us the idea that Wankhede Stadium has always favoured the batters. Now let us have a look at the recent trends at the venue.
These stats give us the idea that with each passing year the wicket at the Wankhede has tilted more in favour of the batters. For the team batting first, 216 seems to be a safe total as per the trend of the last 10 games go. So, it will be a tough job defending a target here and that will be in the strategy of the both the skippers.
Individual Player Records at Wankhede Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Wankhede in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Rohit Sharma
2020
Kieron Pollard
1228
Ambati Rayudu
1008
Suryakumar Yadav
873
Dinesh Karthik
803
So, among the top run scorers at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL, Rohit Sharma will be playing this game and thus we can expect a good knock from him.
Highest Wickets at Wankhede in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Lasith Malinga
68
Harbhajan Singh
49
Jasprit Bumrah
42
Dwayne Bravo
26
Hardik Pandya
24
Among the highest wicket takers at the Wankhede Stadium , we will see Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in action during this game. Bumrah has been in a good form in the tournament and hence another top notch display can be expected from him.
Best Individual Display at Wankhede Stadiun in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 133* by AB de Villiers vs Mumbai Indians on 10th May, 2015
Best Bowling Figure: 5/18 by Harbhajan Singh vs Chennai Super Kings on 22nd April, 2011 5/18 by Wanindu Hasaranga vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on 8th May, 2022
Team records at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2024
MI vs RR Head-to-head at Wankhede Stadium in IPL
Matches
Mumbai Indians Won
Rajasthan Royals Won
No Result
8
5
3
0
Mumbai Indians Record at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL
Matches
Won
Lost
No Result
78
48
29
1
Rajasthan Royals Record at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL