MI vs CSK IPL 2025: How will the Wankhede stadium pitch react, will it support the batters or the bowlers, Know the pitch report
The second match of the double header between arch-rivals and two of the most successful IPL teams Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium from 7:30 pm today. This is the biggest rivalry of IPL, in which Guru-Shishya (MS Dhoni-Hardik Pandya) will face each other as captains. Let's know how the Wankhede pitch is going to be for this match, what has been the IPL record here.
This season, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings started their campaign by playing against each other. Chennai won that match, although after that the team lost 5 matches in a row. MS Dhoni has taken back the captaincy, and they come in this game on the back of a solid victory versus LSG. Currently, CSK is at the bottom of the points table with two wins out of seven encounters.
Mumbai Indians' situation is not good but it is better than CSK, it has won 3 out of 7 matches and this team captained by Hardik Pandya is at 7th place in the points table.
IPL records of Wankhede Stadium
Wankhede Cricket Stadium is the home ground of Mumbai Indians since the first edition. A total of 119 matches have been played here so far at this venue and out of these, the team that batted first has won 55 times. The team batting second have triumphed on 64 occassions. The team winning the toss has won 62 times and the losing team have triumphed 57 time.
The highest score at Wankhede Stadium is 235 runs, which was made by the Royal Challengers Bangalore 10 years ago in 2015. The highest individual score here is 133 runs, which de Villiers made in the same match.
The highest run chase at this ground is 214 runs, which was executed by Mumbai versus against Rajasthan. Talking about the best spells, they are by Wanindu Hasaranga (5-18) and Harbhajan Singh (5-18)
Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report
In the forthcoming Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match, the pitch is likely to support the bowlers, of course, this stadium has a history of big scores but today the situation can be the opposite. Here spinners will dominate as compared to fast bowlers. A score of 190 can be considered good while batting first.
However, the powerplay will be important, here the team will have to focus on scoring more runs. Dew will play an important role, so winning the toss and choosing to bowl first here will be the right decision. Batting in the second innings will be easier than the first innings.