MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai pitch report today, weather, T20 records, capacity, matches schedule for IPL 2023

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the homes games of the Chennai Super Kings CSK in the upcoming IPL 2023, check out the stadium’s IPL stats and records, pitch report, weather forecast, and more

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is currently the second-oldest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai pitch report today, weather, T20 records, stats, capacity, matches schedule for IPL 2023

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Indian Premiere League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) allowed fans into the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday to witness their beloved cricketers practice ahead of the 16th edition of the tournament.https://t.co/nfVbyJlMag pic.twitter.com/2SePdKS3Fj

— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) March 27, 2023

Chennai Super Kings will play their second match against Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium where fans will get to see the team playing their first home match in four years.

— Faiz Fazel (@theFaizFazel) March 31, 2023

A brand new avatar of Chepauk! 🏟️

Take an exclusive tour of the brand new dressing room at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai with #TeamIndia 👌🏻👌🏻#INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/6CvIIrfXJd

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 22, 2023

The MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai in named after Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram. Muthiah is a former BCCI and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president.

The stadium was originally known as the Madras Cricket Club Ground when it was established. It is also commonly known as Chepauk due to its location around the area name Chepauk in Chennai.

The stadium is located adjacent to the Marina beach in Chennai, and at the shores of the Bay of Bengal. It will serve as the home of IPL side Chennai Super Kings. The Yellow Army will play all of their home matches here in front of the home crowd after a long gap of over four years.

MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk Stadium), Chennai – Stadium Information

• Established: 1916
• Seating capacity: 38,000
• Ends: Anna Pavillion End and V Pattabhiraman Gate End
• Boundary Dimensions: The Chepauk Stadium has a comparatively moderate boundary length. It measure around 68 metres on both squares from the pitch and around 66 metres on the straight side from the pitch. Moreover, the ground was also recently renovated to add an extra 5,000 capacity.
• Home Teams: India, Tamil Nadu, Chepauk Super Gillies (TNPL), Chennai Super Kings (IPL)

Chepauk stadium pitch report

The Chepauk stadium pitch has favored batters throughout the years. The pitch is normally very hard and dry, and usually tends to break down as the game goes on. Besides batsman, the pitch has also always assisted spinners since it has almost no grass covering it. As such, with the home team, the Chennai Super Kings having quite the list of spinners in their squad, fans can expect quite a show.

Chennai weather forecast

The temperatures in Chennai are generally hot and humid during this time of the year. As such, temperatures of around 33°C can be expected during the afternoon and will be slightly cool down come evening.

Due to the stadium’s proximity to the sea there will also be sticky, humid conditions. The first few weeks during the course of the IPL season will see clear skies, but forecast shows scattered thunderstorm for the latter part of the competition.

MA Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium T20I stats

Given below are the stats and records of all the T20I matches previously played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai:

MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai IPL stats and records

Given below are the previous IPL stats and records at the Chepauk stadium:

MA Chidambaram Stadium IPL 2023 schedule

Given below are all the IPL 2023 CSK home matches schedule set to take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium:

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