IPL 2025: MI vs DC pitch report, highest score, stats of Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai Indians (MI) host Delhi Capitals (DC) at Wankhede Stadium tonight in Match 63 of IPL 2025 — a clash crucial to both teams’ playoff hopes.  DC skipper Faf du Plessis wins the toss and decides to bowl first vs MI.  A win for MI secures their playoff berth alongside RCB, GT, and PBKS. A loss, however, would mean MI must win their final game and hope DC lose theirs to stay in contention. For DC, the stakes are higher — a defeat will officially knock them out of playoff contention, making them the sixth team to exit the tournament. But a win keeps them alive; they’ll then just need to beat PBKS in their final game. If PBKS later defeat MI, DC can qualify with 15 points. With high pressure and playoff drama looming, this contest promises intense cricketing action. 

 

 

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Pitch report for MI vs DC, IPL 2025 

Pitch report from Mumbai courtesy of Mpumelelo Mbangwa and Matthew Hayden: "We love the Wankhede. What we love about today also is that the sun is out because I planned to kinda go on "Rain, rain go away, come back another day," because everybody's been talking about the fact there would be rain. It's a good thing there isn't. Let's have a look at the dimensions for today, we are just about in the middle. Square - 62m and 63m, so not much difference there and 72m straight. What about the 22 yards? Thank you sun, it's lovely and as we look, it's really baked this wicket out as well. You could be actually thinking there's not a lot of grass on this, there's some patches here but it's actually the grass is very well rolled into it. A slightly different colour (on a fuller length) versus in here (good length), this to me looks like the groundsman has topped it up with a little bit of extra moisture to hold it all together. I suspect that the off-pace deliveries especially from the seamers are going to be a little tricky. If you lose the toss, you'll probably be having to put the bat in the hand and you got to get 200, simple as that. But you want to chase because there's been four out of the six games that have been won chasing. Expect a bit of dew this evening because it's very humid."

 

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (since IPL 2024)

• Matches – 13 | Bat 1st Won – 6 | Bat 2nd Won – 7
• Avg 1st inns score – 181/7
• Lowest total defended – 169 | Highest target chased – 197
• 200+ totals: 7 times in 13 matches | Sixes per match – 18
• Pace: Overs% – 71 | Wkts – 98 | Avg – 29.7 | Eco – 9.9 | SR – 17.9
• Spin: Overs% – 29 | Wkts – 33 | Avg – 28.6 | Eco – 8.1 | SR – 21.3

Recent match at Wankhede Stadium 

The last match played here was Match 56 of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. In that game, MI posted 155/8 batting first, while GT chased down the revised target of 147 under the D/L method on the last ball, with three wickets to spare.

 

Other key stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 

Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has hosted a total of 122 T20 matches. Of these, teams batting first have won 56 matches, while teams chasing have emerged victorious in 66 games, meaning the chasing side has had a slight edge with a win percentage of approximately 54.10%, compared to 45.90% for teams batting first. Teams that won the toss have secured 64 wins (52.46%), while those losing the toss have managed 58 wins (47.54%), indicating a relatively balanced impact of the toss. Notably, there have been no matches ending without a result. 

 

The venue has witnessed some remarkable individual and team performances over the years. The highest individual score recorded at Wankhede is an unbeaten 133 by AB de Villiers for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians on May 10, 2015. The best bowling figures at the stadium are 5 for 18, achieved twice — first by Harbhajan Singh for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings on April 22, 2011, and later by Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva for RCB against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 8, 2022.

 

RCB also hold the record for the highest team total at the venue with 235 for 1 against MI in the same match where de Villiers scored his 133*. At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest team total registered is 67 by Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians on May 16, 2008. The highest successful run chase at Wankhede came when MI chased down 214 against Rajasthan Royals on April 30, 2023.