Five-time IPL champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 49th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on May 1st, Wednesday at MA Chidamabaram Stadium, Chennai. The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the MA Chidamabaram Stadium in IPL.
MA Chidamabaram Stadium is set to host its sixth game of the season. A total of nine matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024, including qualifier 2 and the final match.
In the last match on this ground, Chennai Super Kings defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium is considered a turning track, making it hard to play for the batsmen. The venue has generally been low-scoring turf but has witnessed teams crossing the 200-run mark in recent matches.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has seen 81 IPL matches to date. Of these, teams batting first have clinched victory 59.27%, while teams chasing have won 40.74%, suggesting a advantage for those teams who bats first at this venue.
MA Chidamabaram Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
81
Matches won batting first
48
Matches won batting second
33
Average first innings total
164.69
Runs per over
8.04
Runs per wicket
26.28
Highest total recorded
246/5 by CSK vs RR in 2010
Lowest total recorded
70/10 by RCB vs CSK in 2019
The overall statistics show that, unlike most venues, the chasing team has not much enjoyed success at Chidamabaram Stadium.
IPL Record at MA Chidamabaram Stadium in Last 10 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
10
Matches won batting first
5
Matches won batting second
5
Average first innings score
170
Average first innings winning score
184.8
Average powerplay score
52.4
Average death-over score
48
In recent matches, batting second teams tested more success on this pitch than the teams batting first. The average first-inning winning score is above 184.8 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 8.73 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 9.6.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 5 Matches won batting first: 2 Matches won batting second: 3 Average first innings total: 188 Average second innings total: 161
Individual Player Records at MA Chidamabaram Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at MA Chidamabaram Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Suresh Raina
1498
MS Dhoni
1455
Murali Vijay
928
Mike Hussey
848
Ruturaj Gaikwad
602
So, among the top run scorers at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium in the IPL, former CSK skipper MS Dhoni and current CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will be playing this game.
Highest Wickets at MA Chidamabaram Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin
48
Dwayne bravo
44
Albie Morkel
36
Ravindra Jadeja
34
Deepak Chahar
23
Among the highest wicket takers at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium, we will see Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar in action during this game.
Best Individual Display at MA Chidamabaram Stadium in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 127 by Murali Vijay vs Rajasthan Royals on 03rd April, 2010
Best Bowling Figure: 5/5 by Akash Madhwal vs Lucknow Super Giants on 24th May, 2023