The notorious Wankhede Arena is good to go to have El Clasico of the IPL on Saturday. In an exciting match, Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings, their biggest rival. The team led by Rohit Sharma has lost their first game of the season, while CSK beat LSG in their most recent game. Meanwhile, Wankhede Stadium Mumbai key statistics like the pitch report and IPL records at the venue are eagerly anticipated by fans, including fantasy game players. Here, you can check Mumbai Cricket Arena’s vital realities and details.
The most IPL games have been held at Wankhede Stadium. It is the only stadium to have hosted 100 IPL matches so far, with 104 games. The venue has hosted league games in every season except the 2009 and 2020 seasons. MI, the five-time IPL champions, have only lost one game thus far in the tournament. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets.
Match Details
- Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings.
- Date & Time: Saturday, April 08, 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: Wankhede Cricket Stadium, Mumbai
Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians (MI):
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Cameron Green
- Tilak Varma
- Tim David
- Nehal Wadhera
- Hrithik Shokeen
- Piyush Chawla
- Jofra Archer
- Arshad Khan
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Moeen Ali
- Ben Stokes
- Ambati Rayudu
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (c & wk)
- Shivam Dube
- Mitchell Santner
- Deepak Chahar
- RS Hangargekar
Pitch Report
In terms of the shortest format, Wankhede is the ideal pitch for batsmen. A batter can’t ask for more than the quick outfield, short boundaries, and red soil pitch at Mumbai. At Wankhede, the par score is 180 due to the pitch’s high scoring potential. Bowling first might be a smart move given that the chasing team typically has the upper hand in Wankhede.
According to previous records, pacers dominate in Mumbai, whereas spinners may not receive surface assistance. In a match, both teams’ spinners take 2 to 3 wickets on average. The Wankhede Stadium pitch often helps the batsman, as evidenced by the average scores of 180 in the Indian Premier League and 194 in international Twenty20 matches here. The batsman often benefits from a true pitch, short boundaries, and quick outfield, and this time we will also have some games with a lot of runs scored.
Weather report
In the past few days, Mumbai has seen sporadic seasonal rains. However, fans will be relieved to learn that there will be no precipitation during Mumbai vs. Chennai on Saturday.
Temperatures will be between 30 and 31 degrees Celsius, and humidity will be between 50 and 55 percent. Dew is supposed to have an impact in the last part of the game.
Where to watch
Watch the match on fancode app.