India won 71% T20Is at its fortress Wankhede Stadium:Men in Blue could win only 1 semifinal here, but won 2011 ODI World Cup

The T20 World Cup semifinal between India and England will be played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The match will start at 7 PM on March 5. India has won 71% of T20s at this ground, but the team’s record in semifinals hasn’t been particularly good. Team India has played 4 semifinals of multinational tournaments here and won only 1. Wankhede Stadium Mumbai’s Record Built and ready in just 13 months Mumbai used to have the Brabourne Stadium of Cricket Club of India (CCI). In 1973, a dispute arose between Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and CCI regarding hosting and tickets. After this, MCA decided to build a new stadium and constructed the new cricket ground within 13 months. In January 1975, the first international match was played at Wankhede Stadium with a seating capacity of 33,000. India hosted West Indies in a Test match. India lost by 201 runs and West Indies won the 5-match series 3-2. On this same ground in 2011, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the ODI World Cup title after 28 years. In 2013, Sachin Tendulkar played his last international match here. Wankhede Stadium is high scoring Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is considered a batting paradise. Run scoring is very easy here and chasing runs in night T20 matches is advantageous. However, in 16 T20 Internationals here, teams chasing have won 8 times and teams batting first have also won 8 times. 254 runs is the highest score on this ground, which West Indies made against Zimbabwe in this World Cup. In 32 innings, scores above 200 have been made 6 times. England’s team was also once all out for 97 runs against India in 2025. The stadium’s average score is 174 runs, but the average winning total in the first innings has been 206 runs. 7 matches have been played here in the current World Cup. Teams batting first won the first 3 matches. After that, chasing teams were successful in 3 consecutive matches. In the last match, West Indies batting first defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs. England always challenges India in Mumbai 13 matches across all formats have been played between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium. India won 6 while England also won 6. One Test match ended in a draw. In 2012, when England defeated India 2-1 in the Test series, the English team won the match at Wankhede by 10 wickets. In T20s, both teams have won 1 match each. While in ODIs, England has had the upper hand. India became ODI World Champion in Mumbai India played their first semifinal at Wankhede Stadium against England in the 1987 ODI World Cup, where the home team lost by 35 runs. In 1989, West Indies won the Nehru Cup semifinal. In the 2016 T20 World Cup, the team lost to West Indies once again. India’s only semifinal victory at this ground came in the 2023 ODI World Cup when the team defeated New Zealand by 70 runs. Team India has also played 2 finals at Wankhede, winning both. In 1996, India defeated South Africa in the Titan Cup, while in 2011, they beat Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup. India won 71% T-20Is at Wankhede India played their first T-20 in Mumbai in 2012 against England, which the team lost. After that, Team India played 6 T-20s here, won 5 and lost just 1. However, one loss came in the World Cup semi-final. India’s best score on this ground is 247 runs, which the team scored against England last year. India will play in T20 World Cup for only the third time India will play a T20 World Cup match at Wankhede Stadium for only the third time. In 2016, the team lost to West Indies, while in 2026, the team defeated USA by a close margin of 29 runs. In ODI World Cup, India has played 6 matches here, winning 4 and losing only 2. However, one of those losses was against England. England’s World record in Mumbai England played 6 T-20s at Wankhede Stadium, won 3 and lost 3. The team also holds the record for the highest run chase in T-20 World Cup history at this venue. In 2016, England successfully chased down a target of 230 runs against South Africa in 19.4 overs. In World Cup history, only twice has a target of more than 200 runs been successfully chased, with England being at the top. England’s 50-50 Record in World Cup England has played 4 matches in T20 World Cup here, won 2 and lost 2. The team lost both matches against West Indies. This time the team played 2 matches in Mumbai, defeated Nepal by a close margin of 4 runs, while lost to West Indies by 30 runs. In ODI World Cup also, England has played 2 matches here. Won 1 and lost 1.