Mumbai, March 19: The IPL 2022 is scheduled for a March 26 start and the league phase will be played across four venues in Mumbai and Pune. A prominent venue will be the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, which will host 20 matches in IPL 15.
Let’s take a look at some of the T20 records and stats at this venue.
1. DY Patil Stadium location
The DY Patil Stadium situates around 50 kms away from the heart of Mumbai. It is in Nerul, inside the DY Patil Sports Academy.
2. DY Patil Stadium inauguration
The DY Patil Stadium was inaugurated in 2007 and it had some extensive facilities in it like 12 practice pitches, a state of the art drainage facility, world class floodlighting etc.
3. Other than cricket in DY Patil Stadium
The venue also hosted some important events like ISL football matches, 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, and will also host the scheduled FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Other than sports, the venue also played host to concerts of Justin Beiber, Katty Perry, U2 and AR Rahman in the past.
4. T20 Records at DY Patil Stadium
Highest Total: 190 for 7 by Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors.
Lowest Total: 82 all out by Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Best bowling: 4/13 by Doug Bollinger of Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers.
Highest Partnership: 155 between Adam Gilchrist and VVS Laxman for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians. Interestingly, Gilchrist made 109 off 47 balls in this partnership while Laxman made 37 off 26 balls.
Most runs: 226 runs by Robin Uthappa at a strike rate of 133.73. He made all these runs while playing for Mumbai Indians. The DY Patil Stadium was their home ground in the 2008 edition of the IPL.
Most wickets: 8 wickets by Doug Bollinger. He picked up these wickets while playing for Chennai Super Kings at an impressive economy of 5.42 and an average of 9.
Seating capacity: The DY Patil Stadium can host 55,000 fans.
5. DY Patil Stadium Pitch report
The Stadium has a pitch that often gives good bounce to the bowlers but often it stays true. We can expect matches that produces score in the vicinity of 160-170 as a standard fare.
6. DY Patil Stadium Weather
It will be a typical Mumbai weather -- hot and humid in March, April with monsoon slowly seting in in May leading to some rains.
7. DY Patil Stadium Upcoming IPL Matches
Tuesday Apr 19 @ 19:30 - LSG vs RCB
Thursday Apr 21 @ 19:30 - MI vs RCB
Saturday Apr 23 @ 19:30 - MI vs RCB
Saturday Apr 30 @ 19:30 - MI vs RR
Tuesday May 03 @ 19:30 - GT vs PBKS
Sunday May 08 @ 19:30 - CSK vs DC
Monday May 09 @ 19:30 - MI vs KKR
Monday May 16 @ 19:30 - PBKS vs DC
Wednesday May 18 @ 19:30 - KKR vs LSG