The Indian women's cricket team will finally take the field next month for 11 games in a row including two Test matches, one each against England and Australia with two venues in Mumbai set to host all the games. This comes shortly after the announcement of Amol Mazumdar as head coach of the side.
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MS Dhoni's famous six off Nuwan Kulasekara guided the Indian cricket team to a historic win over Sri Lanka to clinch the ICC World Cup 2011 at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Cricket Association honours Dhoni's six with two new seats at Wankhede ahead of the ENG vs SA game.
The last Test, which the South Mumbai ground hosted was against England from December 8-12, 2016 against England, which the hosts won by an innings and 36 runs.
The Wankhede stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000. A Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) official said they would try to get the limit increased to 50 per cent.
Maharashtra and it's capital Mumbai are worst affected by the infectious disease and the state government has imposed a weekend lockdown.
The Wankhede Stadium will host 10 IPL games this season between April 10 and 25, the first being between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings.
Wankhede Stadium will host the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on April 10.
The cricket body has said that "in case permission for a physical meeting is not granted, then the AGM will be held through video conferencing".
Currently, two stands of the Wankhede Stadium are named after batting greats Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who have represented Mumbai in domestic cricket.
In a letter, A Ward Assistant Municipal Commissioner Chanda Jadhav said the "hotel/lodge/clubs/college/exhibition centres/dormitories/marriage hall/gymkhana/banquet hall" must be handed over "with immediate effect".
Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, Chanderpaul, Lee, Brad Hodge, Jonty Rhodes, Muralitharan, Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis will also feature in the series.
Sarfaraz Khan spoke about his days at Azad Maidan and how he would see the lights at Wankhede Stadium and dream of playing there one day.
The 1st T20I between India and West Indies, which is scheduled to play on December 6, has been shifted to Hyderabad from Mumbai.
Called the 'Daddy's Army' for a host of over the hill cricketers in their arsenal, Super Kings have defied all odds to win the title last season and have continued their form this year in the opening exchanges.
Rishabh Pant blazed away to an unbeaten 27-ball 78 and powered Delhi Capitals to a mammoth 213 for six against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League opener.
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DC are even with MI in their overall record with both teams winning 11 games against each other.
Mumbai Indians has posted a picture of the team's training session at the Wankhede Stadium on their official Twitter account.
The October 29 day-night match was originally allotted to Wankhede Stadium managed by the Mumbai Cricket Association but was later shifted to Brabourne Stadium.
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