Wankhede Stadium: capacity, location & cricket history

Location and home teams

The ground is on D Road in Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020. Mumbai Cricket Association lists Mumbai as the home team; Mumbai Indians identify it as their home ground in the IPL. The domestic Mumbai side and the IPL franchise are different teams sharing a venue.

Capacity and stadium layout

MCA lists an approximate capacity of 33,500. Other official venue descriptions use roughly 33,000 or 33,108, so treat the figure as an estimate, not an exact number of tickets available for a match.

The two ends are Garware Pavilion End and Tata End. Mumbai Indians’ venue profile also names stands including Sunil Gavaskar, Vijay Merchant and Sachin Tendulkar. For your actual seat and entry gate, follow the match ticket and the organiser’s event-specific seating plan.

Built in 1974, international cricket from 1975

The stadium was built in 1974 and named after association president Seshrao Wankhede. Its first Test began on 23 January 1975, with India facing West Indies. These dates describe different milestones: construction and the first international match.

A redevelopment ahead of the 2011 World Cup modernised spectator facilities. The venue’s identity combines Mumbai’s domestic cricket with international matches and IPL evenings; its history is not limited to a single tournament.

Two unforgettable India matches

2 April 2011: India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the ODI World Cup final. Gautam Gambhir scored 97 and MS Dhoni finished unbeaten on 91, making Wankhede central to the story of India’s second men’s ODI world title.

November 2013: Sachin Tendulkar played his 200th and final Test here against West Indies. The match ended on 16 November with India winning by an innings and 26 runs. His farewell belongs to 2013, not the 2011 World Cup year.

Pitch context is not today’s pitch report

MCA’s historical profile describes help for swing early in the day and possible spin later in a Test. That is background, not a forecast for the strip used today. Format, preparation and match-day weather matter; no fixed average or guaranteed advantage is asserted here.

For an individual game, check the dated match information and the toss update. A historic score at this ground cannot tell you the surface, boundary configuration or conditions for another fixture.