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| caption = The Wankhede Stadium during the first innings of the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]] between [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]
| caption = Wankhede Stadium during the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| address = Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai ([[South Mumbai|South]]), Maharashtra, India
| seating_capacity = 33,108 (2011–present)<br />45,000 (1974–2010)
| location = [[Churchgate]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| seating_type = [[Stadium seating]]
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| owner = [[Mumbai Cricket Association]]
| owner = [[Mumbai Cricket Association]]
| architect = Shashi Prabhu and Associates (1974) Shashi Prabhu and Associates and P.K. Das and associates (2017)
| architect = Shashi Prabhu and Associates (1974) [[Shashi Prabhu]] and Associates and P.K. Das and associates (2017)
| operator = Mumbai Cricket Association
| operator = [[Mumbai Cricket Association]]
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| ground_name  = Wankhede Stadium
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| establishment = 1974
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| first test date = 23–29 January
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| firsttestdate = 23–29 January
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The '''Wankhede Stadium''' (pronounced [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ʋaːnkʰeɖe]]]) is an international [[cricket stadium]] in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|title=クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来|trans-title=The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket|language=ja|website=vice.com|publisher=Vice Japan|first=Kit|last=Caless|date=19 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128164820/https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|archive-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> It is the home ground of [[Mumbai cricket team]] and [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] franchise [[Mumbai Indians]].
'''Wankhede Stadium''' (pronounced [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ʋaːnkʰeɖe]]]) is an international [[cricket stadium]] in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|title=クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来|trans-title=The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket|language=ja|website=vice.com|publisher=Vice Japan|first=Kit|last=Caless|date=19 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128164820/https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|archive-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> It is owned and operated by [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] (MCA) and is the home ground of the [[Mumbai Indians]]. It houses the headquarters of MCA, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), and the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).


This stadium is situated near the Marine drive-Arabian Sea in the Churchgate area of South Mumbai in Maharashtra.
The stadium is situated near [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] in the [[Churchgate]] neighbourhood. Several old cricket clubs are near the stadium, including [[Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai|Hindu Gymkhana]], [[Parsi Gymkhana, Marine Drive|Parsi Gymkhana]] and [[Cricket Club of India]] (CCI).


[[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]], [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] and [[Mumbai Cricket Association|Mumbai Cricket Association's]] headquarter, [[Cricket centre]] is situated in the premises of this stadium.
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. It hosted the last match of [[Sachin Tendulkar|Sachin Tendulkar's]] international career.
 
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/PQR8O1AvaKtOF424UZSqRO/Tendulkars-last-Test-Wankhede-braces-up-for-ticket-rush.html|title=Sachin's last Test: Wankhede braces for ticket rush|first=Arun|last=Janardhan|date=17 October 2013|website=livemint.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
 
Many old cricket clubs are situated near Wankhede such as [[Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai|Hindu Gymkhana]], [[Parsi Gymkhana, Marine Drive|Parsi Gymkhana]] and [[Cricket Club of India]] with their respective historic grounds.
 
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|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 of Tilak Raj.


==History  ==
==History  ==
'''Early years'''


[[Mumbai]] has seen Test matches played at three different grounds. The [[Bombay Gymkhana|Mumbai Gymkhana]] ground hosted the first-ever Test in India, in 1933–34 against [[England cricket team|England]]. After [[World War II]], the Cricket Club of India Ltd's [[Brabourne Stadium]] – the 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 [[Mumbai Cricket Association|Bombay Cricket Association]] (now Mumbai Cricket Association) over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches.<ref name="ci">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58317.html | title=Cricinfo: Brabourne Stadium | access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This became severe after the Test between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[English cricket team|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|South Bombay]] (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 cricket team|West Indies]] in 1975.<ref name="Inglis2000">{{cite book|last=Inglis|first=Simon|title=Sightlines: a stadium odyssey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrwzAQAAIAAJ|access-date=20 May 2012|date=25 May 2000|publisher=Yellow Jersey|isbn=978-0-224-05968-8}}</ref> Since then the Wankhede stadium has taken over from [[Brabourne Stadium]] as the main cricketing venue in the [[city]].  It was named after Wankhede in 1974.
=== Previous stadiums ===
Mumbai has seen Test matches played at three different grounds. The [[Bombay Gymkhana|Mumbai Gymkhana]] ground hosted the first-ever Test in India, in 1933–34 against [[England cricket team|England]]. After [[World War II]], the [[Cricket Club of India|Cricket Club of India's]] (CCI) [[Brabourne Stadium]] – the second ground of the city – was used for 17 Tests.


The Wankhede stadium staged its first [[Test cricket|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 cricket team|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 the 2017–18 season when Shafiqullah Shafaq scored a double century in 89 balls.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricblogg.com/wankhede-stadium/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230055306/https://www.cricblogg.com/wankhede-stadium/ |archive-date=30 December 2019 |title=Wankhede Stadium - CricBlogg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t20wclive.com/wankhede-stadium/|title = Every T20 record at the Wankhede Stadium &#124; Highest total to highest run-scorer|date = 13 October 2021}}</ref>
=== Construction ===
Wankhede Stadium was built after disputes between the CCI, which owns Brabourne Stadium, and the [[Mumbai Cricket Association|Bombay Cricket Association]] (BCA; now Mumbai Cricket Association) over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches.<ref name="ci">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58317.html | title=Cricinfo: Brabourne Stadium | access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This became severe after the Test between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[England cricket team|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|South Bombay]] (now South Mumbai) near the [[Churchgate]] station by appointing [[Shashi Prabhu|Shashi Prabhu & Associates]] as their architects and B.E. Billimoria & Co as the contractors. It was named after Wankhede in 1974.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} It was built in approximately 13 months and opened in time for the final Test between India and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in 1975.<ref name="Inglis2000">{{cite book|last=Inglis|first=Simon|title=Sightlines: a stadium odyssey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrwzAQAAIAAJ|access-date=20 May 2012|date=25 May 2000|publisher=Yellow Jersey|isbn=978-0-224-05968-8}}</ref> Since then, Wankhede Stadium has been the main cricketing venue in the city.


==Reconstruction ==
Wankhede Stadium staged its first Test in the 1974–75 season when the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] toured India; India lost by 201 runs. The Test also featured a crowd disturbance after a fan who rushed onto the ground to greet West Indies player [[Clive Lloyd]] was treated roughly by the police. India's first victory at the stadium was against [[New Zealand cricket team|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 the 2017–18 season when Shafiqullah Shafaq scored a double century in 89 balls.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricblogg.com/wankhede-stadium/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230055306/https://www.cricblogg.com/wankhede-stadium/ |archive-date=30 December 2019 |title=Wankhede Stadium - CricBlogg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t20wclive.com/wankhede-stadium/|title = Every T20 record at the Wankhede Stadium &#124; Highest total to highest run-scorer|date = 13 October 2021}}</ref>
 
The Wankhede Stadium was built in 1975 and the first Test match played was between India and [[West Indies cricket team|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.


=== Reconstruction ===
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.
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.


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While MCA undertook the redevelopment of Wankhede Stadium, the ground was not available for domestic and international cricket until 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.
While MCA undertook the redevelopment of Wankhede Stadium, the ground was not available for domestic and international cricket until 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.
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 that 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Wankhede_Stadium.asp | title=MCA: Wankhede Stadium | access-date=21 February 2012 | publisher=mumbaicricket.com | archive-date=31 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105312/http://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Wankhede_Stadium.asp | url-status=dead }}</ref>
On the roof, there are exhaust fans that 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.
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Wankhede_Stadium.asp | title=MCA: Wankhede Stadium | access-date=21 February 2012 | publisher=mumbaicricket.com | archive-date=31 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105312/http://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Wankhede_Stadium.asp | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==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 [[Churchgate]] neighborhood of Mumbai.
*[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) headquarters, "Cricket center" is situated near this arena.
*


== Various format record ==
The stadium has a capacity of 32,000, following renovations for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 39,000.<ref name="2013 capacity">{{cite web |last=Janardhan |first=Arun |date=17 October 2013 |title=Sachin's last Test: Wankhede braces for ticket rush |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/PQR8O1AvaKtOF424UZSqRO/Tendulkars-last-Test-Wankhede-braces-up-for-ticket-rush.html |access-date=18 March 2018 |website=livemint.com}}</ref>
{{see also|List of international cricket centuries at the Wankhede Stadium}}
{{see also|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Wankhede Stadium}}


=== Test Records ===
=== World Cup 2023 ===
* Highest total: 631-all out by India against England in the 2016/17 season.
* Lowest total: 62 by New Zealand against India in the 2021/22 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).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most runs | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[Anil Kumble]] (38 wickets), [[R Ashwin]] (34 wickets) <!-- includes wickets from first innings of the ongoing 2nd NZ-IND test in 2021 but not the second inning wickets --> and [[Kapil Dev]] (28)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most wickets | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
 
=== ODI Records ===
* Highest total: 438/4 by South Africa against India in the [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015 One Day International Series]], then 358/6 by New Zealand, 299/4 by India and Sri Lanka 289/7.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: One-Day Internationals: Highest totals | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
* 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 ===
Wankhede Stadium is proposed to be used as one of the venues for World Cup 2023. The up-gradation of the stadium is currently in works where [[Shashi Prabhu|Shashi Prabhu & Associates]] have once again been appointed to oversee the restoration of entire outfield. The matches will be played in October, 2023.
* Highest total: 240/3 by India against West Indies on 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 ===
===Pitch===
*[[Sunil Gavaskar]] Stand
The entire square is made of local red soil which gives extra bounce thus making batting slightly easier. The pitch over the years has generally favoured the batters more than the bowlers. However, the pitch came into serious criticism during the 4th test of [[Australian cricket team in India in 2004-05|Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004]] where the test match ended in just around two-and-a half days apparently resulting in India's win and was declared a "Minefield" by then Aussies skipper Ricky Ponting as the ball started turning very sharply right from the 1st session of the game. Generally, the pace bowlers get some help off the pitch here with the new ball due to sea-breeze flow along the stadium.
*North Stand
*[[Vijay Merchant]] Stand
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] Stand
*[[Mumbai Cricket Association|MCA]] Stand
*Vitthal Divecha Stand
*Garware Stand
*Grand Stand
{{Panorama
|image = File:Wankhede Panoramic ICC WCF.jpg
|alt = Wankhede Stadium during the first innings of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final between Sri Lanka and India.
|caption = Panoramic shot of Wankhede Stadium during the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]] between Sri Lanka and India.
|height = 280
}}


== Cricket World Cup ==
== Cricket World Cup ==
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India became the first country to win cricket world cup on homesoil at Wankhede stadium.
India became the first country to win the Cricket World Cup on home soil at Wankhede stadium.
 
== Other events ==
 
* In 2014, the swearing-in ceremony of former Maharashtra [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|chief minister]] and current [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|deputy chief minister]] [[Devendra Fadnavis]] was held inside this arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-20 |title=BJP govt's swearing-in at Wankhede costed Rs 98.33 lakh: RTI |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/bjp-govt-s-swearing-in-at-wankhede-costed-rs-98-33-lakh-rti/story-aQLuflgAuSwddH6TcA3O9J.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Record and Statistics ==
{{see also|List of international cricket centuries at the Wankhede Stadium}}
{{see also|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Wankhede Stadium}}


== Other event ==
=== Test Records ===
* Highest total: 631-all out by India against England in the 2016/17 season.
* Lowest total: 62 by New Zealand against India in the 2021/22 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).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most runs | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[Anil Kumble]] (38 wickets), [[R Ashwin]] (34 wickets) <!-- includes wickets from first innings of the ongoing 2nd NZ-IND test in 2021 but not the second inning wickets --> and [[Kapil Dev]] (28)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most wickets | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
 
=== ODI Records ===
* Highest total: 438/4 by South Africa against India in the [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015 One Day International Series]], then 358/6 by New Zealand, 299/4 by India and Sri Lanka 289/7.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=713;type=ground | title=Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: One-Day Internationals: Highest totals | work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
* 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 on 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)


* In 2014, the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra chief minister was held inside this arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-20 |title=BJP govt's swearing-in at Wankhede costed Rs 98.33 lakh: RTI |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/bjp-govt-s-swearing-in-at-wankhede-costed-rs-98-33-lakh-rti/story-aQLuflgAuSwddH6TcA3O9J.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
=== Stands ===
*[[Sunil Gavaskar]] Stand
*North Stand
*[[Vijay Merchant]] Stand
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] Stand
*[[Mumbai Cricket Association|MCA]] Stand
*Vitthal Divecha Stand
*Garware Stand
*Grand Stand
{{Panorama
|image = File:Wankhede Panoramic ICC WCF.jpg
|alt = Wankhede Stadium during the first innings of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final between Sri Lanka and India.
|caption = Panoramic shot of Wankhede Stadium during the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]] between Sri Lanka and India.
|height = 280
}}


== In media ==
== In media ==


* Some [[Shot (filmmaking)|shots]] of [[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]] (2016) Hindi film was filmed inside this arena.
* Some [[Shot (filmmaking)|shots]] of ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]'' (2016) Hindi film was filmed inside this arena.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Chennai Super Kings.jpg|Chennai Super Kings Wins Vs Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede
File:Chennai Super Kings.jpg|Chennai Super Kings Wins Vs Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede in old structure
File:Wankhede-1.JPG|
File:Wankhede-1.JPG|The stadium in 2006 during Test match.
File:Wankhede-2.jpg|Before renovation
File:Wankhede-2.jpg|A view through a stand before renovation
File:Wankhede-1.jpg|Before renovation
File:Wankhede-1.jpg|Before renovation - stands, floodlight tower from a spectator view from one of the stands.
File:Wankhede-main-entrance.jpg|Old entrance of the stadium
File:Wankhede-main-entrance.jpg|Old entrance of the stadium
File:Wankhede.jpg|Before renovation, from the railway lines next to the stadium
File:Wankhede.jpg|Before renovation, from the railway lines next to the stadium
File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi arrives at Wankhede Stadium for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, in Mumbai on October 31, 2014.jpg|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and the stadium in October 2014
File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi arrives at Wankhede Stadium for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, in Mumbai on October 31, 2014.jpg|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in the arena in October 2014 during [[Maharashtra government|Maharashtra gov]] swearing-in.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Place names considered unusual]]


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==[https://cricfacts.com/ipl-wankhede-stadium-schedule-pitch-report-and-tickets/ Some of IPL record at the wankhede Stadium][https://sportsrola.com/ Some of T20 record at the wankhede Stadium]
{{Commons category|Wankhede Stadium}}[https://cricfacts.com/ipl-wankhede-stadium-schedule-pitch-report-and-tickets/ Some of IPL record at the wankhede Stadium]
{{Commons category|Wankhede Stadium}}[https://sportsrola.com/ Some of T20 record at the wankhede Stadium]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58324.html Cricinfo – Wankhede Stadium]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58324.html Cricinfo – Wankhede Stadium]
* [https://dailysportsupdates.com/wankhede-stadium Wankhede Stadium Notable Events]
* [https://dailysportsupdates.com/wankhede-stadium Wankhede Stadium Notable Events]

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Wankhede Stadium
Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg
Wankhede Stadium during the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
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AddressNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai (South), Maharashtra, India
LocationChurchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Public transitBus interchange Mumbai Metro Line 1 logo.png Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg at the Churchgate
OwnerMumbai Cricket Association
OperatorMumbai Cricket Association
Seating typeStadium seating
Capacity32,000 (2011–present)[1]
39,000 (1974–2010)[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
ArchitectShashi Prabhu and Associates (1974) Shashi Prabhu and Associates and P.K. Das and associates (2017)
Ground information
TenantsMumbai cricket team
Mumbai Indians
India national cricket team
End names
  Tata End   WankhedeStadiumCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg
Garware Pavilion End
International information
First Test23–29 January 1975:
 India v  West Indies
Last Test3–7 December 2021:
 India v  New Zealand
First ODI17 January 1987:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI17 March 2023:
 India v  Australia
First T20I22 December 2012:
 India v  England
Last T20I3 January 2023:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Only women's Test10–13 February 1984:
 India v  Australia
First WODI23 December 1997:
 Ireland v  New Zealand
Last WODI28 February 2019:
 India v  England
Only WT20I31 March 2016:
 West Indies v  New Zealand
As of 17 March 2023
Source: Cricinfo

Wankhede Stadium (pronounced [ʋaːnkʰeɖe]) is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India.[2] It is owned and operated by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and is the home ground of the Mumbai Indians. It houses the headquarters of MCA, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The stadium is situated near Marine Drive in the Churchgate neighbourhood. Several old cricket clubs are near the stadium, including Hindu Gymkhana, Parsi Gymkhana and Cricket Club of India (CCI).

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. It hosted the last match of Sachin Tendulkar's international career.

History

Previous stadiums

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's (CCI) Brabourne Stadium – the second ground of the city – was used for 17 Tests.

Construction

Wankhede Stadium was built after disputes between the CCI, which owns Brabourne Stadium, and the Bombay Cricket Association (BCA; 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 Bombay (now South Mumbai) near the Churchgate station by appointing Shashi Prabhu & Associates as their architects and B.E. Billimoria & Co as the contractors. It was named after Wankhede in 1974.[citation needed] It was built in approximately 13 months and opened in time for the final Test between India and the West Indies in 1975.[4] Since then, Wankhede Stadium has been the main cricketing venue in the city.

Wankhede Stadium staged its first Test in the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India; India lost by 201 runs. The Test also featured a crowd disturbance after a fan who rushed onto the ground to greet West Indies player Clive Lloyd was treated roughly by the police. India's first victory at the stadium was against 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 the 2017–18 season when Shafiqullah Shafaq scored a double century in 89 balls.[5][6]

Reconstruction

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 for 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 until 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 that 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.[7]

The stadium has a capacity of 32,000, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 39,000.[1]

World Cup 2023

Wankhede Stadium is proposed to be used as one of the venues for World Cup 2023. The up-gradation of the stadium is currently in works where Shashi Prabhu & Associates have once again been appointed to oversee the restoration of entire outfield. The matches will be played in October, 2023.

Pitch

The entire square is made of local red soil which gives extra bounce thus making batting slightly easier. The pitch over the years has generally favoured the batters more than the bowlers. However, the pitch came into serious criticism during the 4th test of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004 where the test match ended in just around two-and-a half days apparently resulting in India's win and was declared a "Minefield" by then Aussies skipper Ricky Ponting as the ball started turning very sharply right from the 1st session of the game. Generally, the pace bowlers get some help off the pitch here with the new ball due to sea-breeze flow along the stadium.

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
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

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
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)
India won by 6 wickets
2011 Cricket World Cup Final
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: MS Dhoni 91*

India became the first country to win the Cricket World Cup on home soil at Wankhede stadium.

Other events

Record and Statistics

See also: List of international cricket centuries at the Wankhede Stadium
See also: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Wankhede Stadium

Test Records

  • Highest total: 631-all out by India against England in the 2016/17 season.
  • Lowest total: 62 by New Zealand against India in the 2021/22 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).[9]
  • Anil Kumble (38 wickets), R Ashwin (34 wickets) and Kapil Dev (28)[10]

ODI Records

T20I Records

  • Highest total: 240/3 by India against West Indies on 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

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

In media

Gallery

  • Chennai Super Kings Wins Vs Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede in old structure

    Chennai Super Kings Wins Vs Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede in old structure

  • The stadium in 2006 during Test match.

    The stadium in 2006 during Test match.

  • A view through a stand before renovation

    A view through a stand before renovation

  • Before renovation - stands, floodlight tower from a spectator view from one of the stands.

    Before renovation - stands, floodlight tower from a spectator view from one of the stands.

  • Old entrance of the stadium

    Old entrance of the stadium

  • Before renovation, from the railway lines next to the stadium

    Before renovation, from the railway lines next to the stadium

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the arena in October 2014 during Maharashtra gov swearing-in.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the arena in October 2014 during Maharashtra gov swearing-in.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Janardhan, Arun (17 October 2013). "Sachin's last Test: Wankhede braces for ticket rush". livemint.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Caless, Kit (19 February 2017). "クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来" [The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket]. vice.com (in 日本語). Vice Japan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cricinfo: Brabourne Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Inglis, Simon (25 May 2000). Sightlines: a stadium odyssey. Yellow Jersey. ISBN 978-0-224-05968-8. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Wankhede Stadium - CricBlogg". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Every T20 record at the Wankhede Stadium | Highest total to highest run-scorer". 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "MCA: Wankhede Stadium". mumbaicricket.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "BJP govt's swearing-in at Wankhede costed Rs 98.33 lakh: RTI". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Test matches: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Records: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: One-Day Internationals: Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

==External links==Some of IPL record at the wankhede StadiumSome of T20 record at the wankhede Stadium

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