T20 World Cup 2026: Wankhede Stadium pitch report and other interesting stats

Updated: 05-02-2026, 12.31 PM

What is the news?

T-20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February. This time this tournament is being played in India and Sri Lanka. A total of 8 matches including the semi-finals will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian team will play its first match against the USA cricket team on this ground. In such a situation, this stadium is going to be very special from the tournament point of view. Let’s take a look at the pitch report and interesting statistics of this stadium.

Such are the field figures in T-20 international cricket.

The first T-20 international match was played on this ground in 2012. So far 9 matches have been played here. The team batting first has won 4 matches, the team batting later has won 5 matches. The biggest innings on this ground was played by Abhishek Sharma (135 runs vs England, 2025). The best bowling performance has been from Shivam Mavi (4/22 vs Sri Lanka, 2023). The team winning the toss has the advantage here.

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Other statistics of Wankhede Stadium

The highest score at Wankhede Stadium is in the name of Indian team (247/9 vs England). The smallest score here has been made by England (97 runs vs India). Batting first, the average score on this ground has been 197 runs. On this ground, Virat Kohli has scored the maximum of 197 runs in 3 innings of 3 matches. Mohammed Shami and Kyle Abbott have jointly taken the maximum of 5-5 wickets here.

How will be the condition of the pitch?

Wankhede Stadium is considered a paradise for batsmen. He likes the pitch here very much. The boundary line here is slightly smaller than other stadiums. On the other hand, from a bowler’s point of view the pitch provides some support to the spinners, but it would be unreasonable to expect too much. Fast bowlers get help in the initial overs, so they would like to take quick wickets. This World Cup will see big scoring matches here.

32,000 spectators can enjoy the match

Wankhede Stadium was established in the year 1974. Here around 32,000 spectators can sit together and enjoy the match. The stands at Wankhede Stadium are named after legendary Mumbai cricketers, including greats like Vijay Merchant, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from Abhishek, Chris Gayle (100* runs vs England, 2016) has scored a century on this ground in T-20 international cricket.