-Vinay Kumar
55 out of 70 matches of IPL 2022 league stage will be played at 3 stadiums in Mumbai – Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The rest of the matches will be held at the MCA Stadium in Pune. On the pitches of the three grounds of Mumbai, the bat of the bowlers will speak a lot. Experts believe that the pitches here will also be helpful for the batsmen. At the same time, the pitch of MCA Stadium in Pune can be dominated by spin bowlers. According to ESPN Cricinfo, the pitches at Wankhede, Brabourne and DY Patil stadiums have used red clay, whereas, the pitch at MCA Stadium in Pune is made of black clay.
Know what is the mantra of victory on Wankhede pitch
Out of the last 13 night matches at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, 10 matches have been won by the batting team in the second innings. In the last 20 matches played at this ground, the average first innings score has been 175 runs. In the powerplay of IPL 2021 on its pitch, fast bowlers took 31 wickets and spin bowlers took only 1 wicket.
The simplest mantra to raise the flag of victory at the Wankhede Stadium is to win the toss, bowl first and take advantage of the dew. Here the small boundary and the good effect of dew can get the team winning the toss. On the pitch here, the role of fast bowlers, fast bowlers and swing bowlers will be important. Let us remind you that in the last 20 matches played at this ground, 73 percent of the wickets have been taken by fast bowlers.
Braborne Stadium’s outfield is very fast
Not a single T20 match has been played at the CCI’s Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai since 2015. The teams batting first won 6 out of the last 9 matches played on the pitch here. The average score of the team batting in the first innings at this ground has been 173 runs. The pitch here is also made of red clay. In such a situation, the batsman gets helpful conditions. The special thing is that the outfield here is very fast, and the ground is much bigger than the Wankhede Stadium. The role of spin bowlers will be crucial in this ground.
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The boundary of DY Patil Stadium is bigger than other grounds
The last professional T20 match was played in 2011 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Since then till date, it has been used the most for football matches. The boundary of this maida is bigger than other grounds in Mumbai.
Spin bowlers will continue to shine at MCA Stadium Pune
Only one T20 match has been played in the last 4 years at the MCA Stadium in Pune. In the total of 14 matches played at this ground so far, the average score of the teams batting first has been 170 runs. In these matches, the team chasing the target 9 times has won. The economy and strike rate of fast bowlers in matches played at night on the pitch here are 9.22 and 22 balls respectively. At the same time, spin bowlers have taken wickets in every 19 balls giving an average of only 8.1 runs per over.
After IPL 2018, only one international match was played in the year 2020 at MCA Stadium in Pune. The pitch here is made of black soil. The boundary of this ground is also smaller than other grounds in Mumbai. The history of this ground tells that, on the pitch here, the spin bowler takes one wicket for every 23 balls at an average economy of 6.78. In such a situation, the spin bowlers can be seen on the pitch here.