Wankhede Stadium

Wankhede Stadium
	Wankhede Stadium during the first innings of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final between Sri Lanka and India
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Location	Mumbai, India
Operator	Mumbai Cricket Association
Capacity	33,108 (2011–present); 45,000 (1974–2010)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Architect	(1974) (2017)
Ground information
Establishment	1974
Tenants	Mumbai cricket team ; Mumbai Indians ; India national cricket team
	End names
	Tata End ; Garware Pavilion End
International information
First Test	23–29 January 1975:; India v West Indies
Last Test	8–12 December 2016:; India v England
First ODI	17 January 1987:; India v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	14 January 2020:; India v Australia
First T20I	22 December 2012:; India v England
Last T20I	11 December 2019:; India v West Indies
Only women's Test	10–13 February 1984:; India v Australia
First WODI	23 December 1997:; Ireland v New Zealand
Last WODI	28 February 2019:; India v England
Only WT20I	31 March 2016:; West Indies v New Zealand
	As of 14 January 2020; Source: Cricinfo

The Wankhede Stadium (Marathi: वानखेडे स्टेडियम, Pronunciation: [ʋaːnkʰeɖe]) is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India. The stadium now has a capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000.^[2]

The stadium has been host to numerous high-profile cricket matches in the past, most notably the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, in which India defeated Sri Lanka and became the first country to win the cricket world cup on home soil. The stadium played host to the last match of Sachin Tendulkar's international career. Additionally, it hosted many matches during the 1996 and 2011 Cricket World Cups. The stadium also played host to the match in which Ravi Shastri hit six sixes in an over. As of 14 January 2020, it has hosted 25 Tests, 21 ODIs and 7 T20Is.

Early years[]

Mumbai has seen Test matches played at three different grounds. The Mumbai Gymkhana ground hosted the first-ever Test in India, in 1933–34 against England. After World War II, the Cricket Club of India Ltd's Brabourne Stadium – second ground of the city – was used for 17 Tests. The Wankhede Stadium was built after disputes between the Cricket Club of India, which owns the Brabourne Stadium, and the Bombay Cricket Association (now Mumbai Cricket Association) over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches.^[3] This became severe after the Test between India and England in 1973. At the initiative of S. K. Wankhede, a politician and the secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Association, BCA built the new stadium in South Mumbai (now South Mumbai) near the Churchgate station. It was built in approx. 13 months and opened in time for the final Test between India and the West Indies in 1975.^[1] Since then the Wankhede stadium has taken over from Brabourne Stadium as the main cricketing venue in the city. It was named after the Association's President Barrister Sheshrao Wankhede in 1974.

It staged its first Test in the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India. Clive Lloyd scored an unbeaten 242 and in Pataudi's last hurrah, India lost by 201 runs. The Test also featured a crowd disturbance after a fan who rushed onto the ground to greet Lloyd was treated roughly by the police. India's first victory here was posted against the New Zealand two seasons later. The stadium has been a witness to great innings like Sunil Gavaskar's 205 against the West Indies and Alvin Kallicharan's 187 in the same game in the 1978–79 series and all-round heroics like Ian Botham's century and thirteen wickets in the Jubilee Test in 1979–80, which England won by ten wickets. The highest score by an Indian at the Wankhede Stadium is Virat Kohli's 235 against England in 2016–17. Incidentally Ravi Shastri's six sixes in an over off Baroda's Tilak Raj in Ranji Trophy, en route to the fastest double-hundred in first-class cricket were recorded on this ground in 1984–85. His unbeaten 200 in 113 minutes off 123 balls with 13 fours and 13 sixes at this ground is the fastest double century in first-class cricket since 2017–18 season when Shafiqullah Shafaq scored double century in 89 balls.^[4] ^[5]

Stadium development[]

The Wankhede Stadium was built in 1975 and the first Test match played was between India and West Indies from 23 to 28 January 1975. The Stadium was built at a time when only Test Matches were played and with the advent of One Day Cricket and Twenty 20 Cricket, the demands of a Stadium from a spectator's point of view have totally changed.

Since ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 was to be hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and Mumbai was selected to host the final, it was decided to redevelop the Wankhede Stadium to suit the modern facilities and comfort of spectators.

The Managing Committee invited presentations from reputed Architects and shortlisted M/s. P.K. Das & Associates and M/s. Shashi Prabhu & Associates to jointly draw up a project for the redevelopment of the Wankhede Stadium. While redeveloping the Stadium, major changes were at the North end and the South end with better facilities to the spectators in terms of bucket seating, a large number of toilets and food courts.

While MCA undertook the redevelopment of Wankhede Stadium, the ground was not available for domestic and international cricket till February 2011. In order to ensure that MCA did not miss out on the turn of Test and ODI matches and also to develop a healthy working relationship with the Cricket Club of India.

One of the highlights of the stadium is the suspended cantilever roofs. The Teflon fabric roof is lighter in weight and heat resistant. There is no beam support for the roof to ensure that the spectators will have a better view. On the roof, there are exhaust fans which suck the hot air from the stands and allow the breeze from the West to flow in. The stadium has 20 elevators for North and South stands. ^[6]

Ground facts and figures[]

Capacity: 33,108
Floodlights: Yes
The WS is the home ground of Mumbai Indians team in Indian Premier League, as well as Mumbai's Ranji Trophy team.
The ground is situated near Marine Lines in Mumbai.

Various format record[]

Test Records[]

Highest total: 631-all out by India against England in the 2016/17 season.
Lowest total: 93 by Australia against India in the 2004/05 season.
The highest partnership at the Wankhede Stadium is 298 by DB Vengsarkar and RJ Shastri for India against Australia in the 1986/87 season.
Sunil Gavaskar (1122 runs) has scored the most Test runs, followed by Sachin Tendulkar (921) and Dilip Vengsarkar (631).^[7]
Anil Kumble (38 wickets), R Ashwin (30 wickets) and Kapil Dev (28)^[8]

ODI Records[]

Highest total: 438/4 by South Africa against India in the 2015 One Day International Series, then 358/6 by New Zealand, 299/4 by India and Sri Lanka 289/7.^[9]
Lowest total: 115 all out by Bangladesh against India in the 1998 season.
Sachin Tendulkar (455 runs) has scored the most ODI runs, followed by Mohammed Azharuddin (302) and Virat Kohli (249).
Venkatesh Prasad (15 wickets), Anil Kumble (12) and Harbhajan Singh (9).

T20I Records[]

Highest total: 240/3 by India against West indies in 11 dec 2019
Lowest total: 135/7 by Sri Lanka against India on 24 Dec 2017(3rd match in 3 match t20 series).
JE Root of England (131) has scored the most runs, followed by V Kohli of India (127), and CH Gayle of West Indies (104)

Stands[]

Sunil Gavaskar Stand
North Stand
Vijay Merchant Stand
Sachin Tendulkar Stand
MCA Stand
Vitthal Divecha Stand
Garware Stand
Grand Stand

Panoramic shot of Wankhede Stadium during the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final between Sri Lanka and India.

Cricket World Cup[]

This stadium has hosted 20 One Day International (ODI) matches every time that India has hosted the Cricket World Cup:

1987 Cricket World Cup[]

17 October 1987
Scorecard

India 136/2 (27.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 135 (44.2 overs)
Dilip Vengsarkar 46*(37) John Traicos 2/27 (8 overs)		Andrew Pycroft 61 (102) Manoj Prabhakar 4/19 (8 overs)

India won by 8 wickets
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Manoj Prabhakar

5 November 1987
Scorecard

India 219 (45.3 overs)	v	England 254/6 (50 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 64 (74) Eddie Hemmings 4/52 (9.3 overs)		Graham Gooch 115 (136) Maninder Singh 3/54 (10 overs)

England won by 35 runs
Umpires: Tony Crafter and Steve Woodward
Player of the match: Graham Gooch

1996 Cricket World Cup[]

27 February 1996
Scorecard

Australia 258 (50 overs)	v	India 242 (48 overs)
Mark Waugh 126 (135) Venkatapathy Raju 2/48 (10 overs)		Sachin Tendulkar 90(84) Damien Fleming 5/36 (9 overs)

Australia won by 16 runs
Umpires: Steve Dunne and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mark Waugh

2011 Cricket World Cup[]

13 March 2011
Scorecard

New Zealand 358/6 (50 overs)	v	Canada 261/9 (50 overs)
Brendon McCullum 101(109) Jacob Oram 3/47 (10 overs)		Ashish Bagai 84(87) Harvir Baidwan 3/84 (9.1 overs)

New Zealand won by 97 runs
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Shavir Tarapore
Player of the match: Brendon McCullum

18 March 2011
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 265/9 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 153/10 (35 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 111(128) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/25 (8 overs)		Ross Taylor 33(55) Tim Southee 3/63 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 112 runs
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Richard Kettleborough
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara

2 April 2011
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 274/6 (50 overs)	v	India 277/4 (48.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 103(88) Yuvraj Singh 2/49 (10 overs)		Gautam Gambhir 97(122) Lasith Malinga 2/42 (9 overs)