The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is renowned for high-scoring games. This is a ground where 200+ totals are normal and defending those totals are challenging under the lights. The pace and bounce help the batters score easy runs, putting the bowlers under pressure. However, the pitch is not always as friendly to the batters. Even bowlers have had their days. In IPL and in T20Is, teams have defended low totals. In the IND vs USA, T20 World Cup game, India need to equal their own record of the lowest total defended at Wankhede Stadium to see off their opponent.
India managed just 161/9 in their opening game of the T20 World Cup. Only captain Suryakumar Yadav managed to hold his head high, scoring 49-ball 84. Indian batters crumbled against the USA bowling attack, with the next best score being 25 by Tilak Varma.
Lowest total defended at Wankhede Stadium in T20
In T20 format, even though 200+ totals have become the trend, Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a heist back in IPL 2018. SRH defended just 118 runs against Mumbai Indians. In the Syed Muhstaq Ali Trophy T20, Manipur defended 119 against Arunachal in a low-scoring thriller.
TeamScoreOppositionDateTournamentSunrisers Hyderabad118v MI24 April 2018IPLManipur119/9v Arunachal3 Dec 2024Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyPuducherry126/6v Meghalaya9 Nov 2019Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyPune Warriors129/9v MI6 Apr 2012IPLDeccan Chargers135/6v MI14 May 2011IPLMumbai Indians139/5v CSK5 May 2013IPLMaharashtra139/2v Mumbai3 Apr 2014Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyKolkata Knight Riders140/7v MI16 May 2012IPLMumbai Indians142/8v Daredevils22 Apr 2017IPLBaroda144/7v Maharashtra7 April 2007Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyLowest total defended at Wankhede Stadium in T20Is
While Indian domestic leagues have produced low-scoring thrillers, it hasn’t been the case in T20Is. The lowest defended total at Wankhede Stadium in T20I is 162 when India beat Sri Lanka in 2023.
TeamScoreOppositionDateIndia162/5v Sri Lanka3 Jan 2023South Africa209/5v Afghanistan20 Mar 2016India240/3v West Indies11 Dec 2019India247/9v England2 Feb 2025Lowest total defended at Wankhede Stadium in IPL
In the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a miracle in 2018, defending just 118 against the home-favourite Mumbai Indians. Since then, no team has been able to defend totals with dew being a huge factor at the ground.
TeamScoreOppositionDateSRH118v MI24 Apr 2018Pune Warriors129/9v MI6 Apr 2012Deccan Chargers135/6v MI14 May 2011MI139/5v CSK5 May 2013KKR140/7v MI16 May 2012MI142/8v Daredevils22 Apr 2017MI157/8v SRH25 Apr 2015MI159/5v Kings XI2 May 2011Rising Pune Supergiant160/6v MI24 Apr 2017Rising Pune Supergiant162/4v MI16 May 2017MI164/4v CSK22 Apr 2011Lowest total defended at Wankhede Stadium Inside Sport India.
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