MA Chidambaram Stadium
Chennai, India · 0 BBL matches here
Chepauk has staged cricket since 1916 and held its first Test in February 1934.
- Opened
- 1916
- Capacity
- 38,200 seats
- Ends
- V Pattabhiraman Gate End · Anna Pavilion End
- Home to
- Chennai Super Kings (IPL)
Batting first here
16 of 40 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 54% (85 of 157). IPL, Tamil Nadu Premier League, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and T20Is; no BBL match has been played here.
Every first innings here
47 of 160reached par (175). Median 161.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 159, 2018–2022 155, 2023 onward 175.
Weather: dry, clear into the evening
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at major Indian grounds were shortened (23 of 1,210).
Warm and dry afternoon start, humidity rising after sunset (~17:45 IST) with a light onshore breeze.
Rain is not a factor. These conditions are dry and clear into the evening, with a maximum rain chance of 6% and no rain expected during the match. Across 1,210 games at major Indian grounds in similar dry weather, only 2% were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at major Indian grounds.
During play: 28.8 °C on average, humidity 68%, wind 15 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 60% to 77%; at major Indian grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
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Weather: rain-threatened
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at major Indian grounds were shortened or washed out (40 of 214).
Humid and overcast with showers most likely between 16:00 and 19:00 IST, overlapping the second half of the match.
These conditions carry a high rain risk, with showers most likely between 16:00 and 19:00 IST, overlapping the second innings. Across major Indian grounds, 19% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility, and the projected totals of 165 for the Renegades and 181 for the Scorchers assume a full 20 overs. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 25.9 °C on average, humidity 91%, wind 26 km/h gusting to 45.
Heaviest rain 16:00–19:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
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Weather: hot and windy
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at major Indian grounds were shortened (23 of 1,210).
Unusually hot, dry westerly wind through the afternoon, easing in the evening.
These conditions are hot and windy with a low rain risk: a 3% maximum chance during the match and no rain expected. Across 1,210 games at major Indian grounds in similar dry weather, only 2% were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring. The par score here is 175, and the recent average at this ground is also 175 from 40 innings since 2023.
During play: 32.7 °C on average, humidity 51%, wind 32 km/h gusting to 52. Humidity climbs from 45% to 58%; at major Indian grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
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