MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM, CHENNAI, INDIA

MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM(CHENNAI)

M A CHIDAMBARAM Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden gardens in Kolkata. Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after M.A CHIDAMBARAM CHETTIAR, former President of BCCI & Head of TNCA. It is also nicknamed as Chepauk stadium. It is the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. The stadium can currently accommodate 50,000 spectators.

MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM(CHENNAI) Pitch Report

The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium is normally dry and hard, which breaks down as time passes. You will not see green grass at all on this pitch. Being dry and hard pitch, it is easy to bat in the first two innings on this pitch. With the passing of time on this pitch, the pitch begins to erode with the foot marks of the bowler and due to the heat, cracks are also seen on the pitch which helps the spin bowlers. If the batsmen have the ability to play spin, then the match goes to the fourth innings. Here in the third innings, runs are scored less than the first two innings and in the fourth innings, very few runs are made because here the ball starts to spin too much.

MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM(CHENNAI) Pitch Report

Test Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

As we have seen all 4 Test innings average scores of last 4 Test matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium, we can say that in first 2 innings there are lots of runs are made and if the Batsmen is technically sound with the spin bowling so in third innings also can be made good score but once spinners start to get good turn on this Chepauk wicket then it becomes difficult to make runs in third and fourth Innings. It can be clearly inferred that in first three days of the Test match, batting is lot easier and slowly this pitch starts to be difficult for batting on fourth and fifth day. The team that wins the toss always decides to bowl first on MA Chidambaram Stadium wicket in Tests, because the pitch here is dry and hard which is known as batting surface. Here the batsmen of the top order bat well and also score lots of runs in first days of the Test match. It is very easy to bat here in the first and second innings, due to which the team here can score 350+ runs in the first innings and 450+ runs in the second innings. If the team takes the lead in the second innings, then the spinners in the third and fourth innings are helped by the footmarks and pitch cracks. As of now 4 test matches played at this ground so far where the team batting first has won 3 matches and the team chasing won 1 match.

Here are last tests matches average scores of all Innings at MA CHIDAMBARAM ground:

Test Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 440 runs

Test Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 345 runs

Test Matches 3rd Innings Average Score – 262 Runs

Test Matches 4th Innings Average Score – 147 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM(CHENNAI) Pitch Report

ODI Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

In ODI One Day International matches, the pitch normally looks dry and hard due to which the pitch is batting friendly but as the game proceeds to the second innings in ODI formats it gradually becomes slow. The pitch helps the slow bowlers especially the spin bowlers in the first and second innings. As of now 9 matches held here out of which 4 matches won by the team batting first and 5 matches won by the team chasing the target.

Here are the last ODI matches average scores of both Innings at MA CHIDAMBARAM ground:

ODI Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 269 runs

ODI Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 231 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM(CHENNAI) Pitch Report

T20I Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

As you can see the average score of the last T20 International matches both innings had similar positions, the pitch stays dry and hard, we can expect a lot of runs in T20 matches. Toss is not so important on this pitch in T20 format, but the team whoever won the toss preferred to bat first and secure a huge score in the first innings which puts pressure on the opponent team. According to the last 3 T20 International matches records, the team batting first has won 1 match and the team bowling first has won 2 matches.

Here are last T20I matches average scores of both Innings at MA CHIDAMBARAM ground:

T20 Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 171 runs

T20 Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 171 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

IPL Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The team whoever wins the toss prefers to bat first in this format, because in the second innings the wicket becomes slow which sometimes makes it difficult to for the batsman to chase the score. The venue is known for high scoring games and the average first innings score is 160+ here whereas the average scores in second innings is below 150. As of now the ground has witnessed 43 matches in the last 10 years where the team batting first has won 20 matches and the team chasing has won 23 matches.

Here are the last IPL matches average scores of both Innings at MA CHIDAMBARAM ground:

IPL Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 162 runs

IPL Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 148 runs