In the Indian Premier League (IPL), 55 out of 70 matches of the league stage are to be played at three venues in Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. At the same time, the rest of the matches are to be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. There will be bat and bat of fast bowlers on all three grounds of Mumbai. The pitches here will prove to be helpful for the batsmen as well. At the same time, spinners can prove to be effective at MCA Stadium. According to the ESPN Cricinfo report, red clay is used on the pitches of Wankhede, Brabourne and DV Patil stadiums. The pitch of MCA stadium is made using black soil.
This is the mantra of victory in Wankhede
In 10 of the last 13 matches at Wankhede Stadium, the team batting in the second innings has won. The average first innings score in the last 20 matches at this ground has been 175 runs. During IPL 2021 here, fast bowlers took 31 wickets and spinners took only one wicket in the powerplay.
Wankhede Stadium The easiest way to win in the US is to win the toss, choose to bowl and make the most of the dew. Here small boundaries and heavy dew can be seen. Big hitters, fast bowlers and swing bowlers will play an important role on this ground. Here in the last 20 matches, 73 percent of the wickets have been taken by the pacers.
Brabourne Stadium’s outfield is very fast
No T20 match has been played at the Brabourne Stadium since 2015. 6 out of the last 9 matches at this ground have been won by the teams batting first. Here the average score of the first innings has been 173 runs. Red clay is also used in Brabourne Stadium. In such a situation, the batsman gets favorable conditions. Brabourne’s outfield is very sharp and the ground is much bigger than the Wankhede. The role of spinners will be very important here.
The boundary of DY Patil Stadium is bigger than other grounds in Mumbai.
The last professional T20 match was played at the DY Patil Stadium in 2011. Since then, this stadium has been used the most for football matches. The boundary here is much bigger than other grounds in Mumbai.
Spinners have the biggest impact in Pune?
In the last 4 years only one T20 match has been played at MCA Stadium. In the last 14 matches, the average score in the first innings here has been 170 runs. In these matches, the team batting in the second innings has won 9 times. The economy and strike rate of fast bowlers in matches played here are 9.22 and 22 balls respectively. At the same time, the spinners have taken wickets in every 19 balls, spending 8.1 runs per over.
of Pune MCA Stadium In IPL 2018, only one international match (in 2020) has been played. Here pitch made of black clay is used. The boundary is also smaller than in Mumbai. Here spinners take wickets in every 23 balls at an average economy of 6.78. Spinners can have the quickest and most impact on this ground.