MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report, Chepauk Pitch Report: Indian Premier League 2024 is going to start from March 22. In the first match, 5-time winners Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played at Chennai’s home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium. This stadium is also known as Chepauk. In such a situation, let us know what is the pitch report of this stadium, as well as how the weather is going to be during the match.
Spinners get help
The pitch of Chepauk Stadium in Chennai proves to be helpful for spinners. A lot of turn is seen in the ball here. Apart from this, slow bowlers also get a lot of support from this pitch. In such a situation, it is not easy for the batsmen to make shots. However, in the last few matches it has been seen that batting has become easier here. Chepauk’s pitch is not like other pitches in the country. High scoring matches can be seen here.
Team winning the toss can choose bowling
If the batsman is successful in reading the conditions at MA Chidambaram Stadium, then he can easily face the challenges presented by the pitch. Batters are advised to be more careful on this pitch. In the last IPL season, an average of 170 runs were scored in the first innings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Considering the track record, teams winning the toss choose to bowl first on this ground. In such a situation, bowling first helps teams potentially restrict the opponent to a limited total and get a clear target for themselves.
weather condition
With the end of March, summer has started knocking. In such a situation, there will be heat during the day and slight humidity in the evening during the match. The maximum temperature in Chennai on Friday is expected to be 34°C to 36°C and the minimum to be 25°C to 27°C. According to the schedule released so far, 2 matches will be played on this ground. Chennai will face Gujarat Titans on March 26.
IPL Records of MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Total matches: 76
- Won while batting first: 46
- Won while batting later: 30
