BOM 2 Apr, tbc Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai
Sea air, sodium light, and a stadium that smells of the Arabian Sea.
The road in
980 km from the last ground. In town Wed, 31 March 2027 to Sun, 4 April 2027; match on Fri, 2 April 2027, tbc at Wankhede Stadium. Dates are illustrative until the official IPL 2027 fixtures are published.
Everything moves. Local trains, taxis, the tide. The city doesn't stop for cricket; it folds cricket into the rush.
Marine Drive at 7pm, tail-lamps on wet tarmac, the Wankhede's lights behind.
What we ate
Vada pav from the cart outside Churchgate, keema pav at an Irani cafe with bentwood chairs, and a kulfi on Chowpatty after the game.
After dark
Everything moves. Local trains, taxis, the tide. The city doesn't stop for cricket; it folds cricket into the rush.
- Three white Mahindras on Marine Drive at night stop traffic that never stops.
- A sea breeze through the stands at the 15th over.
- Churchgate at 11pm after a win: the station sings.
Matchday at Wankhede
Wankhede's North Stand has the best chants in the league and it will let an away team know. Dew comes in after nine and the chase gets easier.
The Mumbai roll
