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MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Pitch Report: How Will The Surface Play For CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 Match?



MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai [Source: @mohanstatsman/X]MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai [Source: @mohanstatsman/X]

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the eighth group-stage match of the ongoing Indian Premier League season. The high-octane face-off is scheduled at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

Both teams had a brilliant start to their IPL 2025 campaign, winning their respective opening games. While CSK edged past arch-rivals MI at home, RCB crushed KKR in the first match of the season. 

As two in-form outfits gear up to take on each other, let's see how the surface at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will behave throughout the contest. 

MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Ground Stats

Criterion
Data
Matches Played10
Matches won batting 1st3
Matches won bowling 1st7
No Result0
Average 1st innings score168.4
Average 2nd innings score152.6
Average run rate8.46
% of wickets by pacers69.91
% of wickets by spinners30.08

(MA Chidambaram Stadium Stats Since IPL 2024)

MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Pitch Report: Is the surface batting or bowling friendly?

The surface at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai offers a balanced contest between bat and ball. The track doesn't provide significant seam movement; however, the swing bowlers generally get the new ball to move a bit in the air. So, the batters must negotiate the first few overs of swing before accelerating. 

While the pace and bounce of the surface could be ideal for stroke play, the spinners get reasonable turn in Chennai. In fact, spinners from both sides were impactful in the last game at this venue, scalping nine out of fourteen wickets. 

So, expect the spinners and batters, who are good players of spin bowling, to play a crucial role in the CSK vs RCB clash. Interestingly, the chasing sides have won seven out of the last ten matches in Chennai. So, unless the track is extremely dry, the toss-winner will likely bowl first.