MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch report
MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has hosted 130 matches, mostly IPL. In men's T20s the average first-innings score is 167 and teams batting first have won 54% of those with a result. Spinners take 38% of the wickets here, against 35% at all grounds.
Figures below are men's matches only. This ground has also hosted 8 women's matches, too few for figures of their own.
- T20 · 106 matches167Average first-innings scoreChasing sides won 46% · toss winners fielded first 48%
- ODI · 16 matches225Average first-innings scoreChasing sides won 53% · toss winners fielded first 25%
Pace v spin at MA Chidambaram Stadium
Wickets and economy by type of bowler, every men's match here
T20 Balanced
Spinners have taken 38% of the wickets here, against 35% in men's T20s at all grounds.
Pace62% of wkts · econ 8.59
Spin38% of wkts · econ 7.37
| Type | Wkts | Share | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 551 | 48% | 8.57 | 28.84 |
| Left-arm pace | 158 | 14% | 8.68 | 29.65 |
| Off-spin | 161 | 14% | 7.31 | 29.88 |
| Leg-spin | 113 | 10% | 7.29 | 24.27 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 137 | 12% | 7.45 | 30.64 |
| Left-arm wrist-spin | 30 | 3% | 7.59 | 22.27 |
ODI Spin-friendly
Spinners have taken 39% of the wickets here, against 33% in men's ODIs at all grounds.
Pace61% of wkts · econ 5.16
Spin39% of wkts · econ 4.85
| Type | Wkts | Share | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 112 | 50% | 5.16 | 27.47 |
| Left-arm pace | 25 | 11% | 5.18 | 25.04 |
| Off-spin | 30 | 13% | 4.46 | 35.47 |
| Leg-spin | 23 | 10% | 5.34 | 30.13 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 23 | 10% | 4.89 | 37.74 |
| Left-arm wrist-spin | 11 | 5% | 5.36 | 21.45 |
Most men's runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium
| Batter | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 70 | 1,798 | 43.85 | 132.8 |
| Suresh Raina | 61 | 1,664 | 30.25 | 125.6 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 25 | 1,012 | 50.60 | 136.4 |
| Murali Vijay | 30 | 928 | 33.14 | 133.9 |
| Virat Kohli | 24 | 906 | 37.75 | 97.8 |
| Michael Hussey | 21 | 848 | 47.11 | 125.8 |
| Shivam Dube | 28 | 646 | 34.00 | 152.0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 20 | 622 | 34.56 | 111.5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 43 | 557 | 16.88 | 115.1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 25 | 512 | 22.26 | 104.9 |
Most men's wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium
| Bowler | Inns | Wkts | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 51 | 58 | 5.98 | 3/16 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 38 | 48 | 8.02 | 4/39 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 54 | 43 | 6.49 | 4/11 |
| Albie Morkel | 29 | 36 | 7.99 | 4/32 |
| Deepak Chahar | 21 | 25 | 7.81 | 3/20 |
| Noor Ahmad | 14 | 22 | 8.12 | 4/18 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 14 | 21 | 8.95 | 4/27 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 13 | 20 | 8.04 | 3/15 |
| Doug Bollinger | 14 | 20 | 7.38 | 3/24 |
| Mohit Sharma | 17 | 20 | 7.06 | 3/25 |
Highest men's totals at MA Chidambaram Stadium
T20
- 256/4 (20 ov)India v Zimbabwe · T20I · 2026
- 246/5 (20 ov)Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals · IPL · 2010
- 223/5 (20 ov)Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings · IPL · 2010
- 222/5 (20 ov)Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals · IPL · 2012
- 217/7 (20 ov)Chennai Super Kings v Lucknow Super Giants · IPL · 2023
ODI
- 299/8 (50 ov)India v South Africa · ODI · 2015
- 291/2 (47.5 ov)West Indies v India · ODI · 2019
- 287/8 (50 ov)India v West Indies · ODI · 2019
- 281/7 (50 ov)India v Australia · ODI · 2017
- 271/9 (47.2 ov)South Africa v Pakistan · ODI · 2023
Recent men's matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Chennai Super Kings180/7 (20)Sunrisers Hyderabad181/5 (19)Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
- Lucknow Super Giants203/8 (20)Chennai Super Kings208/5 (19.2)Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
- Mumbai Indians159/7 (20)Chennai Super Kings160/2 (18.1)Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
- Chennai Super Kings158/7 (20)Gujarat Titans162/2 (16.4)Gujarat Titans won by 8 wickets
- Chennai Super Kings192/5 (20)Kolkata Knight Riders160/7 (20)Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs
- Chennai Super Kings212/2 (20)Delhi Capitals189 (20)Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
- Chennai Super Kings209/5 (20)Punjab Kings210/5 (18.4)Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
- India256/4 (20)Zimbabwe184/6 (20)India won by 72 runs
- Canada173/4 (20)New Zealand176/2 (15.1)New Zealand won by 8 wickets
- United States of America199/4 (20)Namibia168/6 (20)United States of America won by 31 runs