MI vs CSK IPL 2023: Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report, Team Records at Wankhede Stadium

The evening of April 8 will be the ‘el classico’ of IPL 2023. The 5-time champions Mumbai Indians will be hosting 4-time champions Chennai Super Kings in match no 12 of Tata IPL. In this post, we will be discussing how the pitch at Wankhede Stadium will play.

Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report

As the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) prepare to face each other in the IPL 2023 Match no 11 at the Wankhede Stadium, the pitch report is highly anticipated. The pitch is expected to be similar to the ones seen in the past, which means it will be a batsman’s paradise. Check out Wankhede Stadium IPL numbers,

Matches Played	102
Batting 1st won	48
Batting 2nd won	54
Average 1st inning score	167.92
Average 2nd inning score	174
Highest Total	235/1 by RCB
Lowest Total	67 by KKR
Highest Individual	133* AB de Villiers
Most Wickets	68 by Lasith Malinga

The batting line-ups of both MI and CSK will relish the conditions, and we can expect some big scores. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Tilak Varma from MI will be keen to make use of the flat pitch and hit some towering sixes. Similarly, CSK’s Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, and Ben Stokes are all capable of scoring runs in a hurry.

Bowlers, on the other hand, will have to be creative and come up with different strategies to keep the batsmen in check. The new ball bowers can have an advantage early on, but it is going to be a batters paradise.

Teams record at the venue

Mumbai Indians

Played: 71
Won: 43
Lost: 27
Tied/NR: 0/1

Chennai Super Kings

Played: 23
Won: 11
Lost: 12
Tied/NR: 0/0

The two teams have squared off each other 34 times at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The hosts have the upper hand as they have won 20, meanwhile Chennai Super Kings have won 14 times. Overall head-to-head record between the two sides,

Matches Played: 34
CSK won- 14
MI won- 20

Is Wankhede Stadium Mumbai batting or bowling pitch?

The Wankhede Stadium has been a batting paradise from the last few years. Batters have found it easy to score runs and we can expect a flurry of runs in this match.

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