MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report, Review, Weather, Stadium Capacity

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report: Indian Premier League 16th edition started on 31st March 2023 the inaugural match was played between two superstar teams. 4 times IPL champion Chennai Super Kings played against the defending champions Gujrat Titans. As the IPL 2023 edition has slowly started to take its roller-coaster ride, fans around the world are keeping a special interest in all twists and turns of the tournament.

In this blog, we will discuss the famous MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. This is the home ground for Chennai Super Kings. This stadium has witnessed various historical moments of Indian cricket. This is a high-scoring venue which is a famous hunting ground for Chennai Super Kings in IPL, so far they have played 56 IPL matches on this ground and have won 40 out of them. They have also managed to score 246/5 in one of the IPL matches which is also the highest T20 Indian Premier League total on this pitch.

Some facts about MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India. It has been more than 100 years since this stadium has given thrills and chills to every cricket fan across the world. Cricket is very famous in the southern region of our country and that is why one of the good builds and second oldest cricket stadiums in the country is in Chennai after the famous Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal. We will try to find some facts about the stadium.

Stadium name	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Location of the stadium	Wallajah Road of Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The Capacity of the stadium	Around 50,000 people
Does this stadium support floodlight	Yes
Home Teams	Tamil Nadu cricket and Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Boundary Dimensions of the stadium	On the offside 68.58 meters, onside 68.58 meters, front 65.53 meters and backside 65.53 meters
Other names of the stadium	Madras Cricket Club, Chennai Cricket Ground, Chepauk Stadium
Chief architect of the stadium	East coast constructions Hopkins Architects, London
Weather	Humid and hot

About the pitch in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

The stadium is named after former BCCI president MA Chidambaram. A lot of cricket has been played on this ground, with a batsman dominant condition and average boundary size this ground is normally known for its runs feast. The average pitch of Chepauk Stadium is pretty dry with no amount of green grass on it. Due to its dry nature and with the use of heavy rollers, the surface normally remains even through the match. Though due can play a factor in day and night games.

The pitch condition for MA Chidambaram stadium is very dry and hard and breaks out as the game progresses. Though this can be a condition if a test match is going on because the rough area created by the bowler’s footmark which will eventually help a spin bowler does not remain applicable with a T20 match, because it takes only 20 over per innings. Another sign which shows dominant batting pitch status is the unavailability of any green grass on the pitch, so there is no real assistance for the pace bowlers.

The average first-inning total by any team is 174 runs. The second-inning average score is also 174. So, you can see there is no real assistance from the pitch for batting first or second.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Weather Report

Toss factor in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Though toss does not play an important factor in MA Chidambaram Stadium. The team winning the toss is likely to chase down the total as per the status of IPL. When the team who bats second generally have the advantage of knowing the total and batter can pace their innings accordingly.

Last 5 IPL T20 performances in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

According to the status of the last 5 T20 Indian Premier League matches that are being played here out of them 3 are won by the team batting first and 2 are won by the team batting second. This also clears the air about the advantage that can be expected by teams. In this stadium generally teams who can hold their nerves while chasing a total or defending it wins the match.

Matches in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai for Tata IPL 2023

1 league match has to be played in the home stadium of the team in this case it is Chennai Super Kings. There will be a total of 7 matches to be played on this ground which are,

S.NO	Date	Day	Time	Match
1	3/April/2023	Monday	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants
2	12/April/2023	Wednesday	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajarsthan Royals
3	21/April/2023	Friday	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs SRH
4	30/April/2023	Sunday	3:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
5	06/May/2023	Saturday	3:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs MI
6	10/May/2023	Wednesday	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs DC
7	14/May/2023	Sunday	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs KKR

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report is told here, if you have any queries or suggestions you can tell us in the comments.