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{{short description|Cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{short description|Cricket stadium in Chennai, India}}
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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox cricket ground
| name = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| ground_name      = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| nickname = ''Chepauk Stadium''
| nickname         = Chepauk Stadium
| image = MA Chidambaram Stadium In the Night during a CSK Game.jpg
| image           = M.A.Chidambaram Stadium before IND vs AUS 3rd ODI 2023.jpg
| image_size = 350px
| image_size       = 300px
| image_caption = The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| caption          = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023
| pushpin_map = #India
| country         = India
| pushpin_map_caption = The venue in India
| location         = [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]], India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates     = {{coord|13|03|46|N|80|16|46|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=it}}
| former_names = Madras cricket club ground
| map              = {{Infobox mapframe}}
| address = Chennai, [[Chennai district]], Tamil Nadu, India
| establishment    = {{start date and age|1916}}
| city = [[Chennai]]
| seating_capacity = 38,200<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket Venues and Grounds |url=https://www.bcci.tv/venues |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119181159/https://www.bcci.tv/venues |url-status=live }}</ref>
| country = India
| architect       = East Coast Constructions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/know-about-chepauk-stadium-named-after-m-a-chidambaram-9623.html/page/2|title=Know about Chepauk stadium named after M. A. Chidambaram|work=India.com|date=17 November 2013 |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> <br /> [[Hopkins Architects]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction Begins at Chennai|work=[[Hopkins Architects]]|date=27 November 2009|url=http://www.hopkins.co.uk/news/2009/74/|access-date=16 October 2011|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225014713/https://www.hopkins.co.uk/news/2009/74/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| location = [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| operator        = [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|03|46|N|80|16|46|E}}
| tenants          =  
| architect = East Coast Constructions<br /> [[Hopkins Architects]], [[London]]<ref name="hopkins.co.uk">{{cite web|title = Construction Begins at Chennai|publisher = Hopkins Architects|date = 27 November 2009|url = http://www.hopkins.co.uk/news/2009/74/|access-date = 16 October 2011|archive-date = 25 December 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181225014713/https://www.hopkins.co.uk/news/2009/74/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
| end1            = V. Pattabhiraman Gate End
| genre = Sporting events
| end2            = Anna Pavilion End
| seating_type = All seaters [[Stadium seating]]
 
| seating_capacity = 50,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=MA Chidambaram Stadium |website=Cricbuzz.com |url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/5204/australia-tour-of-india-2023/venues/11/ma-chidambaram-stadium |access-date=2023-02-16}}</ref>
| year1 = 1934&ndash;
| field_shape = Round
| club1 = [[India national cricket team|India cricket team]]
| surface = grass
| year2 = 1997&ndash;
| owner = [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]
| club2 = [[India women's national cricket team|India women's cricket team]]
| operator = [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]
| year3 = 1916&ndash;
| type = Stadium
| club3 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]]
| embedded = {{infobox cricket ground|embed=yes
| year4 = 2006&ndash;
|ground_name = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| club4 = [[Tamil Nadu women's cricket team]]
|establishment = {{start date and age|1916}}
| year5 = 2008&ndash;
|floodlights = Yes
| club5 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
|tenants =[[Chennai Super Kings]] (2008 - present)<br /> [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] (1930 - present) <br /> [[India national cricket team]] (1934 - present)
| year6 = 2016&ndash;
|nickname = Chepauk Stadium <br /> Lord's of India
| club6 = [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]]
|end1 = KMK Stand End
 
|end2 = V Pattabhiraman Gate End
| international = true
|international = true
| firsttestdate = 10–13 February
|firsttestdate = 10–13 February
| firsttestyear = 1934
|firsttestyear = 1934
| firsttesthome = India
|firsttesthome = India
| firsttestaway = England
|firsttestaway = England
| lasttestdate = 19–23 September
|lasttestdate = 13–17 February
| lasttestyear = 2024
|lasttestyear = 2021
| lasttesthome = India
|lasttesthome = India
| lasttestaway = Bangladesh
|lasttestaway = England
 
|firstodidate = 9 October
| firstodidate = 9 October
|firstodiyear = 1987
| firstodiyear = 1987
|firstodihome = India
| firstodihome = India
|firstodiaway = Australia
| firstodiaway = Australia
|lastodidate = 13 October
| lastodidate = 27 October
|lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiyear = 2023
|lastodihome = New Zealand
| lastodihome = Pakistan
|lastodiaway = Bangladesh
| lastodiaway = South Africa
|firstt20idate = 11 September
 
|firstt20iyear = 2012
| firstt20idate = 11 September
|firstt20ihome = India
| firstt20iyear = 2012
|firstt20iaway = New Zealand
| firstt20ihome = India
|lastt20idate = 11 November
| firstt20iaway = New Zealand
|lastt20iyear = 2018
| lastt20idate = 26 February
|lastt20ihome  = India
| lastt20iyear = 2026
|lastt20iaway = West Indies
| lastt20ihome  = India
|       onlywtestdate  =   7–9 November
| lastt20iaway = Zimbabwe
|       onlywtestyear  =   1976
 
|       onlywtesthome  =   India
| firstwtestdate = 7–9 November
|       onlywtestaway  =   West Indies
| firstwtestyear = 1976
| firstwtesthome = India
| firstwtestaway = West Indies
| lastwtestdate  = 28 June – 1 July
| lastwtestyear  = 2024
| lastwtesthome  = India
| lastwtestaway  = South Africa
 
| firstwodidate = 23 February
| firstwodidate = 23 February
| firstwodiyear = 1984
| firstwodiyear = 1984
| firstwodihome = India
| firstwodihome = India
| firstwodiaway = Australia
| firstwodiaway = Australia
| lastwodidate = 5 March
| lastwodidate = 7 March
| lastwodiyear = 2007
| lastwodiyear = 2007
| lastwodihome = Australia
| lastwodihome = Australia
| lastwodiaway = New Zealand
| lastwodiaway = New Zealand
 
| firstwt20idate = 23 March
| firstwt20idate = 23 March
| firstwt20iyear = 2016
| firstwt20iyear = 2016
| firstwt20ihome = South Africa
| firstwt20ihome = South Africa
| firstwt20iaway = Ireland
| firstwt20iaway = Ireland
| lastwt20idate = 27 March
| lastwt20idate = 9 July
| lastwt20iyear = 2016
| lastwt20iyear = 2024
| lastwt20ihome = England
| lastwt20ihome = India
| lastwt20iaway = Pakistan
| lastwt20iaway = South Africa
|year1 = 1916–present
| date           = 1 October 2024
|club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| source         = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58008.html ESPNcricinfo
|club3= [[ Tamil Nadu women's cricket team]]
|year2 = 1934-present
|club2 = [[Indian national cricket team|India]]
|date = 22 March
|year = 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/58008.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
| publictransit = {{rint|chennai|m}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|blue|croute}} at [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]] <br/>
{{rint|chennai|s}} at [[Chepauk railway station|Chepauk]]
}}
}}
'''M. A. Chidambaram Stadium''', commonly known as the '''Chepauk Stadium''', is a [[cricket stadium]] in [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]. It is named after [[M. A. Chidambaram]], a former [[List of presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|president]] of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]], and is managed by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA). It was established in 1916 and is the second oldest [[List of international cricket grounds in India|international cricket stadium in the country]] after the [[Eden Gardens]], still being used to host [[Test Cricket]].


'''Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stadium''', commonly known as the '''Chepauk Stadium''', is a cricket stadium in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |url=https://www.bcci.tv/venues/1/m-a-chidambaram-stadium |website=BCCI |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. <ref name=":0" />
The stadium hosts matches of the [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] and the [[India women's national cricket team|Indian women's cricket team]] apart from conducting matches during major international cricketing events organised by the [[International Cricket Council]]. It serves as the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and [[Tamil Nadu women's cricket team]] for [[Cricket in India|domestic matches]]. The [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) team [[Chennai Super Kings]] plays its home matches at the stadium and the venue hosted the finals of the IPL in [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], and [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]. It is also used as a venue for the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]], a [[Twenty20]] tournament organised by the TNCA.


Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after [[M. A. Chidambaram|M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar]], former president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and Head of [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]]. It is the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and the [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Chennai Super Kings]]. Chepauk hosted its first Test match on 10 February 1934, the first [[Ranji Trophy]] match in 1936 and the [[Indian cricket team]]'s first [[Test cricket|test victory]] in 1952 against [[England cricket team|England]]. The [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|1986 India-Australia match]] held at Chepauk was only the second ever [[Tied Test]] in the history of the game.
Chepauk hosted its first cricket match in February 1934, when India played a test match against [[England national cricket team|England's]] during the later's [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|tour of India]]. It subsequently hosted the first match of the inaugural [[Ranji Trophy]] in November of the same year. The India cricket team recorded its first ever Test victory at the venue in a match against [[English cricket team in India in 1951-52|England in 1952]]. The venue was also the host of the second-ever [[Tied test|tied Test match]] in the history of the game during [[Australia national cricket team|Australia's]] [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|tour of India in 1986]].


==Location==
The Indian women's team played its second-ever [[Women's Test cricket|Test match]] against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] in November 1976 at the Chepauk. The stadium hosted its first [[One Day International]] during the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] match between India and Australia. It subsequently served as one of the venues when India hosted the [[Cricket World Cup]] in [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]], [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]], the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]], and the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]]. {{As of|December 2025}}, the ground has hosted more than 85 international cricket matches.
The stadium is located at [[Chepauk]], a few hundred meters from [[Marina beach]] along the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The stadium can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Babu Jagjivanram Road in the west and Pycrofts Road in the south. The stadium is connected through the [[Chennai Metro]] by the [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate station]]. It is also connected through the [[Chepauk (Chennai MRTS)|Chepauk MRTS railway station]] which lies on the [[Chennai Beach]]—[[Velachery]] section of the [[Chennai MRTS]]. The [[Buckingham Canal]] runs tangentially to the north side of the stadium.


Chepauk stadium is located across [[Chepauk Palace]], the official residence of the [[Nawab of Arcot]] from 1768 to 1855. The stadium site used to be part of the palace grounds of the Chepauk Palace. Three [[Indo Saracenic]] style pillars at the entrance of the stadium are the last remnants of the association with the erstwhile palace grounds. The pillars are not built by the state cricket associtare dated back to the rule of [[Nawab]] [[Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Passing through the gates of history |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/passing-through-the-gates-of-history/articleshow/58232413.cms |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="chepaukhistory">{{cite web |date=20 October 2019 |title=Those Were The Days: The day Chepauk spun India into cricket history |url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2019/10/20/those-were-the-days-the-day-chepauk-spun-india-into-cricket-history |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=DT Next}}</ref>
== History ==
=== Early years ===
In 1846, a cricket ground designed by [[Henry Irwin]] was established by [[Alexander John Arbuthnot|Alexander Arbuthnot]] in the Chepauk palace grounds.<ref name="FL">{{cite web|title=The Madras that was|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article6331271.ece/photo/31/|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105135057/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article6331271.ece/photo/31/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2019/10/20/those-were-the-days-the-day-chepauk-spun-india-into-cricket-history|title=Those Were The Days: The day Chepauk spun India into cricket history|date=20 October 2019|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[DT next]]|archive-date=18 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518073720/https://www.dtnext.in/city/2019/10/20/those-were-the-days-the-day-chepauk-spun-india-into-cricket-history|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1859, the [[Madras Presidency]] acquired the Chepauk palace from the [[Nawab of Carnatic]]. In 1865, a new pavilion was constructed and it became the home of the [[Madras Cricket Club]] (MCC).<ref name="FL"/><ref name="RN">{{cite web|last1=V.|first1=Ramnarayan|title=An MCC of our own |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/an-mcc-of-our-own-566331|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=26 May 2012|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> The original Chisholm pavilion located in the southwestern corner of the ground was badly damaged in a cyclone in 1889, and a new pavilion was constructed to replace the same in 1892. The new Irwin pavilion was built in [[Anglo-Indian architecture]].<ref name="RN"/> The venue hosted a match between the touring Europeans versus the Indians Presidency in 1908.<ref name="SM">{{cite web|last1=Menon|first1=Suresh|title=Indian cricket's spiritual home|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/suresh-menon-on-chennai-cricket-481262|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130201903/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/suresh-menon-on-chennai-cricket-481262|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was formally established in 1916 when the presidency matches were planned as an annual event.<ref name="DT"/><ref name="SM"/><ref name="Cric">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008|title=M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=6 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206170647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History==
=== International venue ===
In 1859, [[Madras Presidency]] acquired Chepauk palace in an auction for {{INR}}589,000.<ref name ="MadrasMCC">{{cite web |last1=V |first1=Ramnarayan |title=An MCC of our own |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/an-mcc-of-our-own-566331 |website=Cricinfo |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="prestadium">{{cite web |title=CRICKET IN MADRAS |url=http://madrasramblings.blogspot.com/2013/07/cricket-in-madras.html |website=Madras Vignettes |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> In 1865, the government gave permission to build a pavilion at the palace grounds to Madras Cricket Club. The pavilion was finished in 1866. The pavilion was reconstructed in 1892<ref>{{cite web |title=The Madras that was |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article6331271.ece/photo/31/ |website=Frontline |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> and was utilized till 1982 when it was demolished as part of the stadium renovation.<ref name="prestadium"/>
Chepauk hosted its first [[cricket test]] match in February 1934 during [[England national cricket team|England's]] [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|tour of India]] which was won by England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14910.html|title=England vs India, third test, 1933-34|work=Cricket Archive|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205151638/https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14910.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the second oldest [[List of international cricket grounds in India|international cricket stadium in India]] that is still in use after the [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]].<ref name="ICC">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues/ma-chidambaram-stadium|title=M. A. Chidamabaram Stadium|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=30 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830103446/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues/ma-chidambaram-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> It subsequently hosted the first match of the inaugural [[Ranji Trophy]] between [[Madras cricket team|Madras]] and [[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]] in November of the same year.<ref name="Cric"/><ref name="ICC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1934-35/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/MADRAS_MYSORE_RJI_04NOV1934.html|title=Madras v Mysore, November 5, 1934|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=14 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114071827/https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1934-35/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/MADRAS_MYSORE_RJI_04NOV1934.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946, the first attempts were made to build a larger stadium by [[Anthony de Mello (cricket administrator)|Anthony De Mello]], which was accepted by the MCC subject to the approval of the [[Indian government]].<ref name="SM"/> The stadium played host to the fifth test of the series when [[English cricket team in India in 1951-52|England toured India in 1951-52]]. In February 1952, [[Indian national cricket team|India]] recorded its first-ever test win when it beat England by an innings and eight runs.<ref name="Cric"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1951-52-61800/india-vs-england-5th-test-62729/full-scorecard|title=India vs England, 5th Test at Chennai, Feb 06 1952 - Full Scorecard|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604144944/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1951-52-61800/india-vs-england-5th-test-62729/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}</ref>


Chepauk Stadium was established in 1916 and has been the home venue of the Tamil Nadu cricket team ever since.<ref name="sureshmenonarticle">{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Suresh |title=Indian cricket's spiritual home |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/suresh-menon-on-chennai-cricket-481262 |website=Cricinfo |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> It is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]], still holding all international cricket matches. Bombay Gymkhana being the first is not in use for international cricket.
When [[M. A. Chidambaram]] became the president of the [[Madras Cricket Association]] (MCA) in 1956, the association wanted to occupy the ground permanently. However, the MCC was reluctant to loan the use of the ground, fearing that regular use would lead to deterioration of the facilities. Hence, after India's first test victory in 1952, test matches in [[Madras]] were hosted at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|corporation stadium]] till January 1967.<ref name="SM"/> When the 30-year lease of the stadium held by the MCC ended in 1966, the MCA obtained the least from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Madras government]].<ref name="MAC">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chidambaram-and-his-stadium-for-cricket/article67475703.ece|title=M.A. Chidambaram and his stadium for cricket|date=1 November 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106153911/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chidambaram-and-his-stadium-for-cricket/article67475703.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>


From 1960 to 1988, Chennai hosted a Test match in the second week of January which was termed the Pongal Test, as it coincided with the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] harvest festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arjun |first1=Siddharth |title=Pongal Test: Forgotten tradition of Indian cricket |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/pongal-test-forgotten-tradition-of-indian-cricket |website=Sportskeeda |date=15 January 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pongal Test – The history of India's own Boxing Day cricket match |url=https://thebridge.in/cricket/pongal-test-history-indias-boxing-day-cricket-match/ |website=The Bridge |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>
=== Permanent structure and renaming ===
The MCA changed its name to [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) after the state was renamed from Madras State to Tamil Nadu. The TNCA wanted to build a permanent structure as the stadium still hosted matches with temporary stands and the foundation stone for the new stadium structure was laid in 1971.<ref name="MAC"/> The Government of Tamil Nadu gave {{INRconvert|1.5|m}} with Chidambaram donating a similar amount from his wealth and the Madras Race Club donated {{INRconvert|0.5|m}}. The remaining amount of {{INRconvert|14|m}} was loaned by the banks. The construction was completed in 1981.<ref name="MAC"/>  


==Renovations==
Beginning in the late 1960s till the late 1980s, the stadium hosted a Test match in the second week of January which was termed the Pongal Test, as it coincided with the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] harvest festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pongal Test – The history of India's own Boxing Day cricket match|url=https://thebridge.in/cricket/pongal-test-history-indias-boxing-day-cricket-match/|work=The Bridge|date=13 January 2021|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117090831/https://thebridge.in/cricket/pongal-test-history-indias-boxing-day-cricket-match/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian women's team played their second-ever [[Women's Test cricket|women's test]] in [[West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77|November 1976]] against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] at Chepauk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-women-tour-of-india-1976-77-62212/india-women-vs-west-indies-women-2nd-test-67453/full-scorecard|title=2nd Test, Chennai, November 07 - 09, 1976, West Indies Women tour of India|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=26 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126020041/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-women-tour-of-india-1976-77-62212/india-women-vs-west-indies-women-2nd-test-67453/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was renamed from Madras Cricket Club Ground to M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 1986.<ref name="ICC"/><ref name="MAC"/> The venue was the host of the second ever [[Tied test|tied test match]] in the history of the game during [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|Australia's tour in 1986]].<ref name="Cric"/><ref name="ICC"/> The stadium hosted its first [[One Day International]] match between India and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] during the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="SM"/> It further hosted matches during the subsequent [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] and [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="WC">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/CricketIreland/Grounds/961_wc.html|title=World Cup matches at Cheupak|work=Cricket Archive|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
In June 2010, reconstruction work of the stadium was taken up at the cost of {{INRConvert|175|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President|url=http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707094319/http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|work=Zee News|date=28 June 2009|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Upgradation/Modernisation of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium|url=http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx|publisher=TNCA|access-date=16 October 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019155218/http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx|archivedate=19 October 2011}}</ref> The plan consisted of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands designated I, J, and K accommodating 12,000 spectators and 24 hospitality boxes under translucent PTFE membrane roofs.<ref name="TOI_NewStandsReadyForODI">{{cite news|title=New Chepauk stands ready for Pakistan ODI|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Chennai|date=19 December 2012|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/top-stories/35913256_1_tnca-tamil-nadu-cricket-association-statutory-bodies|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130126075356/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/top-stories/35913256_1_tnca-tamil-nadu-cricket-association-statutory-bodies|url-status = dead|archive-date = 26 January 2013|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> [[Hopkins Architects]], [[London]] and Nataraj & Venkat Architects, [[Chennai]] were contracted by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]].<ref name="hopkins.co.uk" />


The renovation was completed in 2011 and the old roofing with pillars that often blocked the view in the old stadium were replaced by light quad conical roofing held together by cables. The stadium can currently accommodate 50,000 spectators. The stands are at a gradient of 36° and lets the sea breeze in to get the ground's traditional swing back.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|title=Chepauk's new innings|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=16 February 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1461105.ece|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>
=== Major venue and further upgrades ===
[[File:New stands with fabric tensile rooves at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|thumb|Renovated stands with fabric roofs]]


On 31 March 2015, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] ruled that the renovation violates regulations relating to public safety.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/demolish-unauthorised-construction-in-ma-chidambaram-stadium-sc/537290-78.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401051206/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/demolish-unauthorised-construction-in-ma-chidambaram-stadium-sc/537290-78.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2015|title=Demolish unauthorised construction in MA Chidambaram stadium says SC|work=IBN Live|date=31 March 2015|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricketnews/supreme-court-orders-srinivasan-led-tn-cricket-body-to-demolish-three-chepauk-stands/article1-1332694.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401214532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricketnews/supreme-court-orders-srinivasan-led-tn-cricket-body-to-demolish-three-chepauk-stands/article1-1332694.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2015|title=Supreme court orders TN to demolish three cheupak stadiums|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=1 April 2016|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref> The court ruled that the parts of the renovation which violate the regulations must be demolished and until the appropriate planning permissions are issued and the demolition is complete, three stands (I, J, K) must remain sealed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/demolish-unauthorised-construction-at-chepauk-stadium-sc_1570884.html|title=Demolish unauthorised construction at Chepauk says SC|work=Zee news|date=31 March 2015|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/chepauk-the-wait-for-planning-permissions/article7055516.ece|title=Chepauk waits for planning permissions|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 April 2015|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref> After their construction, cricket matches took place in the stadium with the I, J, and K stands locked for spectators. The stands were finally de-sealed and opened in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite twitter |title=The I, J, K Stands at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium were de-sealed and opened today (Friday, 13 March, 2020). |user=tncacricket |number=1238490017590173697 |access-date=2020-08-18 |website=Twitter}}</ref>
A major reconstruction work was undertaken at the cost of {{INRConvert|1.75|b}} in 2010 ahead of the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President|url=http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707094319/http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|work=[[Zee News]]|date=28 June 2009|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Upgradation and modernisation of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium|url=http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx|work=[[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]|access-date=16 October 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019155218/http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx|archivedate=19 October 2011}}</ref> The plan consisted of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands which would accommodate an additional 12,000 spectators and the addition of 24 hospitality boxes.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Chepauk stands ready for Pakistan ODI|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 December 2012|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/top-stories/35913256_1_tnca-tamil-nadu-cricket-association-statutory-bodies|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130126075356/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/top-stories/35913256_1_tnca-tamil-nadu-cricket-association-statutory-bodies|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> The renovation also included the construction of new translucent [[Polytetrafluoroethylene|PTFE]] roofs to replace the old roofs supported by pillars that blocked the view of spectators and the redesigning of the stands at a gradient of 36°, which would let the sea breeze into the ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chepauk-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chennai-csk-venue-info-odi-world-cup-stats-seats-pitch/article67307026.ece|title=2023 ODI World Cup venues: Chepauk Stadium — capacity, pitch info and areas that need attention|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=16 September 2023|access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|title=Chepauk's new innings|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 February 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1461105.ece|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> The stadium hosted four matches during the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], which was won by India.<ref name="WC"/>


In December 2021, the old Anna pavilion, Anna pavilion stand and MCC clubhouse were demolished to make way for a new pavilion and new stands.<ref name=ren>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=C Santhosh|date=2021-11-25|title=Renovated Chepauk stadium likely to be ready for new season|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/251121/renovated-chepauk-stadium-likely-to-be-ready-for-new-season.html|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> This is expected to be complete in 2023. Along with this, temporary seating and standing are getting removed and permanent seating are installed bringing down the capacity to 40,000.<ref name=ren/> This is done at a cost of ₹139 crore ($16.9 million).
[[File:MA Chidambaram Stadium In the Night during a CSK Game.jpg|thumb|left|View of the stadium in 2023]]


The new stand which will house the Anna Pavilion at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is set to be named after former Tamil Nadu chief minister [[M. Karunanidhi]]. A cutting-edge indoor training facility will be located on the ground floor of the redesigned Anna Pavilion. It will be inaugurated on March 17 2023 by the Tamil Nadu CM [[M. K. Stalin]] accompanied by [[Chennai Super Kings]] Captain [[MS Dhoni]]. At that time, a new Madras Cricket Club stand will also be completed.<ref>{{cite news |last= Chauhan |first= Anukul |date= 10 March 2023|title=Ahead of IND vs AUS Chennai ODI, CSK skipper MS Dhoni & Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to inaugurate new stand at MA Chidambaram Stadium named after M Karunanidhi|url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2023-ahead-of-ind-vs-aus-chennai-odi-csk-skipper-ms-dhoni-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalin-to-inaugurate-new-stand-at-ma-chidambaram-stadium-named-after-m-karunanidhi-on-march-17-check-all-details/|work= |location=InsideSport |access-date=10 March 2023}} </ref>
On 31 March 2015, the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruled that the renovation violated regulations relating to public safety.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/demolish-unauthorised-construction-in-ma-chidambaram-stadium-sc/537290-78.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401051206/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/demolish-unauthorised-construction-in-ma-chidambaram-stadium-sc/537290-78.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2015|title=Demolish unauthorised construction in MA Chidambaram stadium says SC|work=[[IBN Live]]|date=31 March 2015|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricketnews/supreme-court-orders-srinivasan-led-tn-cricket-body-to-demolish-three-chepauk-stands/article1-1332694.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401214532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricketnews/supreme-court-orders-srinivasan-led-tn-cricket-body-to-demolish-three-chepauk-stands/article1-1332694.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2015|title=Supreme court orders TN to demolish three cheupak stadiums|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=1 April 2016|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref> The court further ruled that the parts of the renovation which violate the regulations must be demolished and ordered the new stands to be sealed then.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/demolish-unauthorised-construction-at-chepauk-stadium-sc_1570884.html|title=Demolish unauthorised construction at Chepauk says SC|work=[[Zee news]]|date=31 March 2015|access-date=26 February 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222103/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/demolish-unauthorised-construction-at-chepauk-stadium-sc_1570884.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/chepauk-the-wait-for-planning-permissions/article7055516.ece|title=Chepauk waits for planning permissions|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 April 2015|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref> The stands remained sealed as the MCC gymnasium had to be demolished to adhere to the safety regulations laid down by the [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] and the MCC was reluctant to do so. After the lease agreement between the government and TNCA ended in 2016, the agreement was renewed in 2019 for 21 years with revised conditions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tnca-owes-government-rs-2081-crore-rent-for-chepauk-stadium/articleshow/59677888.cms|title=TNCA owes government Rs 2,081 crore rent for Chepauk stadium|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411175453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tnca-owes-government-rs-2081-crore-rent-for-chepauk-stadium/articleshow/59677888.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Open">{{cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112718/three-stands-de-sealed-and-opened-in-chepauk|title=Three stands de-sealed and opened in Chepauk|date=14 March 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Cricbuzz]]}}</ref> The stands were finally de-sealed and opened in March 2020.<ref name="Open"/>


The TNCA has created an exception to honour the deceased five-time CM Karunanidhi, even though none of the stands are named after any former player, administrator, or politician. He died in 2018. Karunanidhi had a regular presence at games at Chepauk throughout his political career. He was elected as an MLA there during his last two terms as chief minister.
Further renovation works were planned in 2021-22 ahead of the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]]. In December 2021, the old Anna pavilion, some of the stands and the MCC clubhouse were demolished to make way for a new pavilion and new stands.<ref name="Ren">{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=C Santhosh|date=25 November 2021|title=Renovated Chepauk stadium likely to be ready for new season|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/251121/renovated-chepauk-stadium-likely-to-be-ready-for-new-season.html|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417005228/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/251121/renovated-chepauk-stadium-likely-to-be-ready-for-new-season.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The demolition temporarily reduced the capacity to 31,140.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sundaram|first=Ram|title=Chepauk Stadium Expansion Plan Gets Green Nod; 5k Seats To Be Added|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 March 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chepauk-stadium-expansion-plan-gets-green-nod-5k-seats-to-be-added/articleshow/90279003.cms|access-date=21 December 2023|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222041915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chepauk-stadium-expansion-plan-gets-green-nod-5k-seats-to-be-added/articleshow/90279003.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The renovations were done at a cost of {{INRconvert|1.39|b}} and following its completion, the permanent seating capacity of the stadium expanded to 38,000.<ref name="Ren"/><ref>{{cite news|title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023|url=https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com/ICC/document/2023/11/03/278e3b3a-d6cb-4511-b7df-75fc1428f096/ICC-Men-s-Cricket-World-Cup-2023-Media-Guide-v7.pdf|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120033125/https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com/ICC/document/2023/11/03/278e3b3a-d6cb-4511-b7df-75fc1428f096/ICC-Men-s-Cricket-World-Cup-2023-Media-Guide-v7.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Renovated Chepauk stadium getting ready to be opened on March 17|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2023/mar/09/renovated-chepauk-stadium-getting-ready-to-be-opened-on-march-17-2554563.html|access-date=21 December 2023|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 March 2023}}</ref> The new stand which housed the Anna Pavilion was named after former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|chief minister]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] and was inaugurated on 17 March 2023.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Anukul|date=10 March 2023|title=Ahead of IND vs AUS Chennai ODI, CSK skipper MS Dhoni & Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to inaugurate new stand at MA Chidambaram Stadium named after M Karunanidhi|url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2023-ahead-of-ind-vs-aus-chennai-odi-csk-skipper-ms-dhoni-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalin-to-inaugurate-new-stand-at-ma-chidambaram-stadium-named-after-m-karunanidhi-on-march-17-check-all-details/|work=InsideSport|access-date=10 March 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020346/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2023-ahead-of-ind-vs-aus-chennai-odi-csk-skipper-ms-dhoni-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalin-to-inaugurate-new-stand-at-ma-chidambaram-stadium-named-after-m-karunanidhi-on-march-17-check-all-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium hosted five matches during the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="WC"/> In late 2025, the grass surface and the pitch was relaid as a part of planned renovation before the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!sports/iconic-chepauk-cricket-stadium-is-getting-a-makeover-enn25071406420|title=Iconic 'Chepauk' Cricket Stadium Is Getting A Makeover|work=ETV|date=14 July 2025|access-date=1 January 2026}}</ref> The stadium is the planned venue for seven matches during the World Cup to be held in February 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/11253/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/matches|title=ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026|work=[[Cricbuzz]]|access-date=1 January 2026}}</ref>


==Lease==
== Location and access ==
The total area of the stadium is {{convert|752,000|sqft|order=flip}}. This is under lease agreement between government and the association. In April 2015, the lease agreement between the government and association lapsed.<ref name="lease">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tnca-owes-government-rs-2081-crore-rent-for-chepauk-stadium/articleshow/59677888.cms TNCA owes government Rs 2,081 crore rent for Chepauk stadium]</ref>
The stadium is located close to the [[Marina Beach]] and can be accessed from [[Wallajah Road, Chennai|Wallajah Road]] in the north, Bells Road in the west, and Victoria Hostel Road parallel to the [[Buckingham Canal]] in the east.<ref name="IPL">{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/venues/1/M-A-Chidambaram-Stadium|title=M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|work=[[Indian Premier League]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The [[Chennai MRTS]] line abuts the stadium and the [[Chepauk (Chennai MRTS)|Chepauk MRTS Railway Station]] is located to the south-east.<ref name="IPL"/><ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-complete-guide-for-travellers-and-fans-in-chennai-101696582429357.html|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: A complete guide for travellers and fans in Chennai|date=8 October 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111174420/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-complete-guide-for-travellers-and-fans-in-chennai-101696582429357.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The nearest station of the [[Chennai Metro]] is the [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate station]].<ref name="HT"/>
In November 2019, the lease period of the stadium was extended by the Tamil Nadu government for 21 years from 2015.
==Notable events==
* The first match of the [[Ranji Trophy]] was held on 4 November 1934 between [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] and [[Karnataka cricket team|Mysore]] at Chepauk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15236.html|title=Scorecard, Madras v Mysore|publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref> [[M J Gopalan]] of Madras bowled the first ball to N Curtis.
* India recorded their first test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Chepauk in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951-52/ENG_IN_IND/|title=England in India, 1951–52|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date =20 September 2006}}</ref>
* The second ever [[Tied Test]] in cricket history was played here between [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|India and Australia in 1986]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|title=Where history is made|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/current/story/482178.html|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>
* [[Sunil Gavaskar]] scored his 30th test match century in 1983 breaking [[Don Bradman]]'s record for most centuries in test cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131228/sports-cricket/article/when-sunil-gavaskar-upstaged-don-bradman|title=When Gavaskar upstaged Bradman|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=28 December 2013|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Narendra Hirwani]]'s 8 wickets for 61 runs against the West Indies in January 1988 are the best [[Bowling analysis|bowling figures]] by an Indian on Test début and the third overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283346.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref> As of July 2023, he is the only Indian cricketer to take ten or more wickets in Test debut. Hirwani's figures of 16 wickets for 136 runs in the match are a record for any bowler on début.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a match on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283352.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* [[Saeed Anwar]] of [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] scored 194 against India in 1997, the highest ODI score at that time.<ref name="Sachin's_200">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/south-africa-in-india-2010/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-200-in-an-ODI/articleshow/5611817.cms|title=Sachin becomes first batsman to score 200 in an ODI|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 February 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-200-3510.php|title=Sachin break Anwar's Record|publisher=Cricketworld4u.com|access-date=24 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506081814/http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-200-3510.php|archivedate=6 May 2010}}</ref> 
* On 15 October 2004, [[Shane Warne]] surpassed [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]'s tally of 532 Test wickets to become the highest wicket taker during the time.
* [[Virender Sehwag]] scored 319 against South Africa, in the home series in April 2008 in the first Test at M A Chidambaram Stadium in [[Chennai]], having reached 300 off just 278 balls, the fastest triple century in test history. Sehwag became only the third batsman after [[Donald Bradman]] and [[Brian Lara]] to score two triple centuries in Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day of the match, which was the most runs scored by an individual batsman on a single day of a Test match since 1954, when [[Denis Compton]] made 273 runs on the second day of the [[Nottingham]] Test against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/344333.html|title=The day the records tumbled|work=ESPN Cricinfo|date = 17 April 2008|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Rahul Dravid]] completed 10,000 test runs in Chepauk Stadium against South Africa in the same match where Sehwag scored 319. Rahul Dravid eventually made a 100 in that test innings as well.
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has scored more runs in Chepauk than any other venue in India with 876 runs in nine Tests at an average of 87.60.<ref>{{cite news|title = India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day: A fourth-innings special|url = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/382317.html|work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=15 December 2008|access-date = 25 January 2009}}</ref>
* On 22 March 2001, India defeated Australia by 2 wickets to clinch the [[Border Gavaskar Trophy]] following India's win in Kolkata which ended the 16 match winning streak of Australia in test matches.
* India's 387/4 in the fourth innings of the first Test against England in December 2008, became the highest successful run chase in a test match in India.
*[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] scored 224 in the 1st test against Australia in the home series on 24 February 2013. He is the first Indian Wicket-keeper Batsman to score a Double Century in Test Cricket and 7th Wicket-keeper in Test Cricket to do so. India finished the innings on 572.
*[[Karun Nair]] scored 303* not out in the 5th test against England in the home series on 19 December 2016. India declared in the innings on 759–7, their highest team total. He became the 6th youngest batsman to score 300 and the 2nd Indian (after Virender Sehwag) to do so.
*[[Joe Root]] scored 218 (337) in the 1st test against India in [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|their away series]] on 6 February 2021. This made him score the highest score by an English cricketer in India, and also the highest score in the 100th test of any individual.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ind vs Eng: Joe Root scores 200 in 100th Test, breaks multiple records|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-england/news/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-chennai-joe-root-100th-test-200-double-century-hundred-records-broken-runs/article33766757.ece|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>


{{wide image|Ma ChidambaramStadium panaroma.jpg|1050px|A panoramic view of the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium}}
== Notable records ==
 
* The stadium was one of the venues of [[Indian national cricket team|India's]] first-ever [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|home series against England in 1934]].<ref name="Cric"/><ref name="ICC"/>
==Statistics and Records==
* The first match of the inaugural [[Ranji Trophy]] was held on 4 November 1934 between [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] and [[Karnataka cricket team|Mysore]] at Chepauk.<ref name="Cric"/><ref name="ICC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15236.html|title=Scorecard, Madras v Mysore|work=Cricket Archive|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208043138/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15236.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
* India recorded their first Test victory [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1951–52|against England]] at Chepauk in February 1952.<ref name="Cric"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951-52/ENG_IN_IND/|title=England in India, 1951–52|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=20 September 2006|archive-date=21 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321085039/http://www1.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951-52/ENG_IN_IND/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== International Cricket Matches ===
* [[Sunil Gavaskar]] scored [[List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar|his 30th test match century]] against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] [[West Indian cricket team in India in 1983–84|in 1983]] breaking the record for [[List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored|most centuries in Test cricket]] held by [[Don Bradman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131228/sports-cricket/article/when-sunil-gavaskar-upstaged-don-bradman|title=When Gavaskar upstaged Bradman|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=28 December 2013|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040341/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131228/sports-cricket/article/when-sunil-gavaskar-upstaged-don-bradman|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
* The second-ever [[Tied Test]] in cricket history was played here between [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|India and Australia in 1986]].<ref name="Cric"/><ref name="ICC"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Where history is made|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/current/story/482178.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>
===Test Batting Records===
*[[Narendra Hirwani]] took 8 [[wickets]] for 61 [[run (cricket)|runs]] against the West Indies in January 1988, which are the best [[Bowling analysis|bowling figures]] by an Indian on Test debut and the third best overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283346.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 July 2023|archive-date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730150857/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283346.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His match figures of 16 wickets for 136 runs in the match are a record for any bowler on debut.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a match on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283352.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 July 2023|archive-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209213630/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283352.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Main|List of international cricket centuries at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium}}
* [[Saeed Anwar]] of [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] scored 194 against India in 1997, then the [[List of highest individual scores in One Day International cricket|highest individual score in ODIs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/south-africa-in-india-2010/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-200-in-an-ODI/articleshow/5611817.cms|title=Sachin becomes first batsman to score 200 in an ODI|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 February 2010|access-date=24 November 2010|archive-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703144954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/south-africa-in-india-2010/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-200-in-an-ODI/articleshow/5611817.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-200-3510.php|title=Sachin break Anwar's Record|work=Cricketworld4u.com|access-date=24 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506081814/http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-200-3510.php|archivedate=6 May 2010}}</ref> 
* On 15 October 2004, [[Shane Warne]] surpassed [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]'s tally of 532 Test wickets to become the [[List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket|highest wicket-taker]] during the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/oct/16/cricket.indiacricketteam|title=Warnes' glory but India's day|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=16 October 2004|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
* [[Virender Sehwag]] scored 319 runs off 278 balls against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in the [[South African cricket team in India in 2007–08|home series in April 2008]], the [[List of Test cricket triple centuries|fastest triple century]] in Test history. He also became only the third batsman after Bradman and [[Brian Lara]] to score two triple centuries in Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day of the match, which was the most runs scored by an individual batsman on a single day of a Test match since 1954. [[Rahul Dravid]] completed 10,000 Test runs in the same match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/344333.html|title=The day the records tumbled|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=17 April 2008|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=24 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224001546/http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/344333.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has scored the most Test runs of any other venue in India in Chepauk with 876 runs in nine Tests at an average of 87.60.<ref>{{cite news|title=India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day: A fourth-innings special|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/382317.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=15 December 2008|access-date=25 January 2009|archive-date=7 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207114534/http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/382317.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* India scored 387/4 in the fourth innings of the first Test [[English cricket team in India in 2008–09|against England in December 2008]], which is the second-highest successful run chase for India in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/west-indies-to-australia-highest-successful-run-chase-in-test-cricket-here-124092100366_1.html|title=India to Australia: Highest successful run chase in Test cricket history|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921093925/https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/west-indies-to-australia-highest-successful-run-chase-in-test-cricket-here-124092100366_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the [[2011 Indian Premier League final|final]] of the [[2011 Indian Premier League]] (IPL) held at the venue, [[Chennai Super Kings]] defeated [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] to become the first team to win an IPL final at their home ground and successfully defend an IPL title.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 May 2011|title=IPL Final: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - CSK win by 58 runs|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-fest-2011/story/chennai-vs-bangalore-ipl-final-match-report-134597-2011-05-27|access-date=11 June 2025|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
*[[M S Dhoni]] scored 224 in the first test of the [[2012–13 Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] against Australia on 24 February 2013. He became the first Indian [[wicket-keeper]] to score a [[double century]] in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/cricket/indian-wicket-keepers-most-centuries-test-cricket-202409|title=Top 6 Indian wicket-keepers with most centuries in test cricket|date=19 October 2024|access-date=21 October 2024|work=mykhel}}</ref>
*India scored 759 runs in their first innings of the fifth test against England in the [[English cricket team in India in 2016–17|home series]] in December 2016 with [[Karun Nair]] scoring 303 [[not out]]. This was India's highest team total in Test cricket and Nair became the second Indian after Sehwag to score a [[triple century]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/highest-innings-totals-283966|title=Highest totals in Tests|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815133755/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/highest-innings-totals-283966|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-triple-hundreds-in-a-career-282944|title=Triple hundreds in career|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421215810/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-triple-hundreds-in-a-career-282944|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Joe Root]] scored 218 runs in the first test against India during [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|England's tour of India]] in February 2021, which was the highest score by an English cricketer in India, and the highest score in the 100th Test of any individual.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ind vs Eng: Joe Root scores 200 in 100th Test, breaks multiple records|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-england/news/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-chennai-joe-root-100th-test-200-double-century-hundred-records-broken-runs/article33766757.ece|access-date=7 February 2021|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=6 February 2021|archive-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206083030/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-england/news/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-chennai-joe-root-100th-test-200-double-century-hundred-records-broken-runs/article33766757.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>


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{{See also|List of international cricket centuries at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium}}
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| '''1,018''' (21 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || 1973–1987
!1018
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || 1973–1987
|-
|-
| '''970''' (16 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 1993–2013
!970  
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 1993–2013
|-
|-
| '''785''' (17 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gundappa Viswanath]] || 1969–1982
!785  
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gundappa Viswanath]] || 1969–1982
|-
|-
| '''729''' (10 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || 2002–2013
!729
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || 2002–2013
|-
|-
| '''708''' (17 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || 1979–1993
!708
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || 1979–1993
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Most career runs (non-India)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=291;orderby=runs;team=1;team=140;team=2;team=25;team=29;team=3;team=4;team=40;team=5;team=7;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / MA Chidambaram / Runs scored (Non-India) |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
|+Highest individual scores in Tests<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=291;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Test matches / Batting records / MA Chidambaram Stadium / Runs scored in an innings |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Runs !! style="width:170px;"|Player !! style="width:100px;"|Period
! style="width:120px;"| Runs !! style="width:200px;"|Player !! style="width:150px;"|Opposition !!style="width:100px;"|Year
|-
|-
| '''391''' (6 innings) || {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] || 2016–2021
!319
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 2008
|-
|-
| '''345''' (4 innings) || {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Border]] || 1976–1986
!303[[not out|*]]
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Karun Nair]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 2016
|-
|-
| '''335''' (4 innings) || {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] || 2001–2004
!236[[not out|*]]
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 1983
|-
|-
| '''249''' (2 innings) || {{Flagicon|SA}} [[Neil McKenzie]] || 2008
!224
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 2013
|-
|-
| '''245''' (4 innings) || {{Flagicon|PAK}} [[Javed Miandad]] || 1980–1987
!222
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gundappa Viswanath]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 1982
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Highest individual scores<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=291;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / MA Chidambaram Stadium / Runs scored in an innings |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 February 2020 }}</ref>
|+Most Test wickets<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=291;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling|title=Statistics / Test matches / Bowling records / MA Chidambaram / Wickets|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Runs !! style="width:170px;"|Player !! style="width:100px;"|Year
! style="width:120px;"| Wickets !! style="width:200px;"|Player !! style="width:100px;"|Period
|-
|-
| '''319''' v. South Africa|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || 2008
!48
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] || 1993–2008
|-
|-
| '''303'''* v. England|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Karun Nair]] || 2016
!42
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Harbhajan Singh]] || 2001–2013
|-
|-
| '''236'''* v. West Indies|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || 1983
!40
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || 1979–1993
|-
|-
| '''224''' v. Australia|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]] || 2013
!36
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 2013–2024
|-
|-
| '''222''' v. England|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gundappa Viswanath]] || 1982
!36
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Erapalli Prasanna]] || 1967–1977
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Most centuries (3 or more)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=291;orderby=hundreds;template=results;type=batting |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / MA Chidambaram / Hundreds scored |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 February 2021 }}</ref>
|+Best individual figures in Tests<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/ground/bowling-best-figures-innings/ind-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-291/test-matches-1|title=Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at IND: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Figures !! style="width:170px;"|Player !! style="width:150px;"|Opposition !!style="width:100px;"|Year
|-
|-
! style="width:130px;"|Centuries !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! style="width:100px;"|Period
!8/55
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Vinoo Mankad]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 1952
|-
|-
| '''5''' (16 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 1993–2013
!8/61
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Narendra Hirwani]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 1988
|-
|-
| '''3''' (21 innings) || {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || 1973–1987
!8/75
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Narendra Hirwani]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 1988
|-
|-
!8/84
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Harbhajan Singh]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 2001
|-
!7/48
|| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 2004
|}
|}


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==Cricket World Cup==
== Notable matches ==
This stadium has hosted 12 Men's [[One Day International]] matches across 4 [[Cricket World Cup|World cup]] editions. In addition, the stadium has also hosted a semifinal in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup.
This stadium has hosted 12 men's one-day matches across four [[Cricket World Cup]]s, a single [[WODI]] match during the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]], and seven T20I matches during the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref name="WC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-semi-final-66988/full-scorecard|title=2nd Semi-Final, Chennai, December 26, 1997, Hero Honda Women's World Cup|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=26 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926030842/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-semi-final-66988/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The World cup matches hosted by this stadium are as follows:
 
===Men's Cricket World Cup===
===1987 Cricket World Cup===


=== Cricket World Cup ===
==== 1987 Cricket World Cup ====
{{Limited overs matches
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 9 October 1987
  | date = 9 October 1987
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  | wickets2 = [[Craig McDermott]] 4/56 (10 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Craig McDermott]] 4/56 (10 overs)
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150630.html Australia won by 1 run]
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150630.html Australia won by 1 run]
  | scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65093.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65093.html Scorecard]
  | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] and [[Dickie Bird]]
  | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] and [[Dickie Bird]]
  | motm = [[Geoff Marsh]]
  | motm = [[Geoff Marsh]]
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  | wickets2 = [[Simon O'Donnell]] 4/39 (9.4 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Simon O'Donnell]] 4/39 (9.4 overs)
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150632.html Australia won by 96 runs]
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150632.html Australia won by 96 runs]
  | scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65096.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65096.html Scorecard]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | motm = [[Steve Waugh]]
  | motm = [[Steve Waugh]]
}}
}}


===1996 Cricket World Cup===
==== 1996 Cricket World Cup ====
{{Main|1996 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Limited overs matches
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 11 March 1996
  | date = 11 March 1996
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  | wickets2 = [[Dion Nash]] 1/44 (9 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Dion Nash]] 1/44 (9 overs)
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151231.html Australia won by 6 wickets]
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151231.html Australia won by 6 wickets]
  | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65189.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65189.html Scorecard]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]]
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]]
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]]
}}
}}


===2011 Cricket World Cup===
==== 2011 Cricket World Cup ====
{{Limited overs matches
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 20 February 2011
  | date = 20 February 2011
| daynight =
| time = 09:30
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
  | score1 = 69 (23.5 overs)
  | score1 = 69 (23.5 overs)
  | score2 = 72/0 (8 overs)
  | score2 = 72/0 (8 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
  | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
  | runs1 = [[Rakep Patel]] 16[[not out|*]] (23)
  | runs1 = [[Rakep Patel]] 16 (23)
  | wickets1 = [[Hamish Bennett]] 4/16 (5 overs)
  | wickets1 = [[Hamish Bennett (cricketer)|Hamish Bennett]] 4/16 (5 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Martin Guptill]] 39[[not out|*]] (32)
  | runs2 = [[Martin Guptill]] 39[[not out|*]] (32)
  | wickets2 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 0/25 (3 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 0/25 (3 overs)
  | result = New Zealand won by 10 wickets
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/502044.html New Zealand won by 10 wickets]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433559.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433559.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
  | umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] and [[Rod Tucker]]
  | umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Hamish Bennett (cricketer)|Hamish Bennett]]
  | motm = [[Hamish Bennett]] (NZ)
| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
}}
}}
 
----{{Limited overs matches
The first match of Group A saw [[Kenya cricket team|Kenya]] taking on the [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]ers. Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch which seemed to have a lot of runs. However, the New Zealanders started very well, restricting the Kenyans for runs throughout the first 6 overs. The pressure paid off as [[Tim Southee]] trapped [[Alex Obanda]] in front with the score at 16 after 7 overs. Fellow opener [[Seren Waters]] and [[Collins Obuya]] tried to rebuild but [[Hamish Bennett]] came into the attack and got Waters lbw to make the score 40/2. Bennett then ripped through the Kenyan batting and got 3 more wickets in double-quick time to reduce the Kenyans to 49/5. The shattered Kenyans then folded, with only [[Rakep Patel]] offering resistance with 16 not out as Southee and [[Jacob Oram]] finished off the tail to get Kenya all out for 69 in 23.5 overs.
 
The New Zealand openers started off quickly in their small chase, with [[Martin Guptill]] doing most of the early scoring. [[Brendon McCullum]] was bowled off a free hit but got into his stride and finished off the game with two successive boundaries, as New Zealand reached their target in just eight overs without losing any wicket, to complete a ten-wicket win.
----
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 6 March 2011
  | date = 6 March 2011
  | daynight =
  | daynight =
| time = 09:30
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 171 (45.4 overs)  
  | score1 = 171 (45.4 overs)
  | score2 = 165 (47.4 overs)
  | score2 = 165 (47.4 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
  | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
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  | runs2 = [[Hashim Amla]] 42 (51)
  | runs2 = [[Hashim Amla]] 42 (51)
  | wickets2 = [[Stuart Broad]] 4/15 (6.4 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Stuart Broad]] 4/15 (6.4 overs)
  | result = England won by 6 runs
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504435.html England won by 6 runs]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433579.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433579.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
  | umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (Ind) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Ravi Bopara]]
  | motm = [[Ravi Bopara]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
}}
}}
England batted first and lost the wickets of [[Andrew Strauss]] and [[Kevin Pietersen]] in the first over.<ref name="EngSA">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/9415627.stm |first=Jamie |last=Lillywhite |title=Cricket World Cup: England stun South Africa in Chennai |accessdate=2010-03-11|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> [[Jonathan Trott]] and [[Ravi Bopara]] put on a partnership worth 99 runs, but England finished all out for 171, with four overs still remaining. In reply, South Africa reached 124 with the loss of just three wickets, but then lost the next four wickets inside five overs for three runs.<ref name="EngSA" /> [[Stuart Broad]] took the final two wickets, to give England victory by six runs.
----{{Limited overs matches
 
----
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 17 March 2011
  | date = 17 March 2011
  | daynight = yes
  | daynight = yes
| time = 14:30
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 243 (48.4 overs)
  | score1 = 243 (48.4 overs)
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  | runs2 = [[Andre Russell]] 49 (46)
  | runs2 = [[Andre Russell]] 49 (46)
  | wickets2 = [[James Tredwell]] 4/48 (10 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[James Tredwell]] 4/48 (10 overs)
  | result = England won by 18 runs
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506646.html England won by 18 runs]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433593.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433593.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
  | umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[James Tredwell]]
  | motm = [[James Tredwell]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
}}
}}
England had to win the game to have any realistic chance of going through to the quarter-finals, and 243 all out looked like a difficult score to defend, especially with the poor fielding that had plagued England throughout the tournament. However, the West Indies collapsed to 225 all out, after a spectacular run out by Matt Prior.
----{{Limited overs matches
----
{{Limited overs matches
  | date = 20 March 2011
  | date = 20 March 2011
  | daynight = yes
  | daynight = yes
| time = 14:30
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | score1 = 268 (49.1 overs)
  | score1 = 268 (49.1 overs)
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  | runs2 = [[Devon Smith]] 81 (97)
  | runs2 = [[Devon Smith]] 81 (97)
  | wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/26 (6 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/26 (6 overs)
  | result = India won by 80 runs
  | result = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507223.html India won by 80 runs]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433599.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433599.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
  | umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]]
  | motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
}}
}}
[[Virender Sehwag]] did not play due to knee problems.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


===2023 Cricket World Cup===
==== 2023 Cricket World Cup ====
{{Single-innings cricket match
{{Single-innings cricket match|date=8 October 2023|time=14:00|daynight=y
| date = 8 October 2023
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|IND}}
|score1= 199 (49.3 overs)
|runs1= [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] 46 (71)
|wickets1= [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/28 (10 overs)
|score2=201/4 (41.2 overs)
|runs2= [[KL Rahul]] 97* (115)
|wickets2= [[Josh Hazlewood]] 3/38 (9 overs)
|result=India won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384396.html Scorecard]
|umpires=[[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)|motm=[[KL Rahul]] (Ind)
|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to bat first}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=13 October 2023
|time=14:00
|day=
|team1={{cr-rt|BAN}}
|team2={{cr|NZ}}
|score1=245/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Mushfiqur Rahim]] 66 (75)
|wickets1=[[Lockie Ferguson]] 3/49 (10 overs)
|score2=248/2 (42.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]] 89* (67)
|wickets2=[[Mustafizur Rahman]] 1/36 (10 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 8 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384402.html Scorecard]
|umpires=[[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
|motm=[[Lockie Ferguson]] (NZ)
|toss=New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first
|daynight=y}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 199 (49.3 overs)
| score1 = 288/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] 46 (71)
| runs1 = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] 71 (80)
| wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/28 (10 overs)
| wickets1 = [[Naveen-ul-Haq]] 2/48 (8 overs)
| score2 = 201/4 (41.2 overs)
| score2 = 139 (34.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[K. L. Rahul]] 97[[not out|*]] (115)
| runs2 = [[Rahmat Shah]] 36 (62)
| wickets2 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 3/38 (9 overs)
| wickets2 = [[Lockie Ferguson]] 3/19 (7 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| result = New Zealand Won by 149 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384396.html Scorecard]
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384407.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] (NZ)
| motm = [[K. L. Rahul]] (Ind)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| round =
| rain =  
| rain =  
| notes = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] (Aus) broke the record held by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[AB de Villiers]] (20 each) for the fastest to reach 1,000 runs in World Cups, in terms of innings (19).<ref name="AUSINDrecords">{{cite web |title=By the numbers: Records broken as Starc, Warner and Kohli hit new heights |url=https://www.cricketworldcup.com/news/3731495 |website=cricketworldcup.com |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| notes =  
* [[Mitchell Starc]] (Aus) broke [[Lasith Malinga]]'s record (25) for the fastest to reach 50 wickets in World Cups, in terms of innings (19).<ref name="AUSINDrecords"/>
}}
Australia came into the match with a 8–4 record against India in World Cups.<ref>{{cite web |title=India vs Australia, World Cup 2023 Match 5: IND vs AUS head-to-head record and form guide |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-australia-world-cup-2023-match-5-ind-vs-aus-head-to-head-record-and-form-guide-101696699742456.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=en |date=8 October 2023}}</ref> They started off strong with the bat and were 74/1 before a fluent [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] (41) was dismissed caught and bowled by [[Kuldeep Yadav]].<ref name="AUSINDbbc">{{cite web |title=Kohli inspires India to victory over Australia |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/67045801 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> Fellow spinner [[Ravindra Jadeja]] then claimed three wickets in a space of eleven deliveries reducing Australia to 119/5.<ref name="INDAUStg">{{cite web |last1=Vasu |first1=Anand |title=Kohli and Rahul work magic as India make dream start against Australia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/08/kohli-and-rahul-work-magic-as-india-make-dream-start-against-australia |website=The Guardian |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=8 October 2023}}</ref> Top-scorer [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]'s outside edge was beaten by a Jadeja delivery turning enough to hit his [[Wicket|off stump]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kohli, Rahul combine as India start World Cup campaign in style |url=https://www.cricketworldcup.com/news/3728860 |website=cricketworldcup.com |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Captain [[Pat Cummins]] and [[Mitchell Starc]]'s late hitting took their team to 199.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rahul, Kohli guide India home after early scare on tricky track |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-5th-match-1384396/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=en |date=8 October 2023}}</ref> Controlled bowling effort by India meant a total of 171 [[Glossary of cricket terms#D|dot balls]] were bowled.<ref name="INDAUStg"/> India's start with the bat was historically poor — three of their top four were dismissed without scoring — a first for them. While Starc took [[Ishan Kishan]]'s wicket, fellow paceman [[Josh Hazlewood]] claimed [[Rohit Sharma]] and [[Shreyas Iyer]], reducing India to two for three. [[Virat Kohli]] (85) made the best of his dropped catch in the eighth over by [[Mitchell Marsh]] and added 165 runs for the fourth wicket with [[K. L. Rahul]], the highest fourth wicket partnership for India in World Cups.<ref name="AUSINDrecords"/> Both consistently rotated strike and scored only 14 fours and two sixes between them, helping their team reach the target with 8.4 overs remaining.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kohli makes Australia pay for Marsh error in World Cup opener |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-08/cricket-world-cup-australia-india-scorecentre/102938010 |website=ABC News |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=en-AU |date=8 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="AUSINDbbc"/>
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 245/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] 66 (75)
| wickets1 = [[Lockie Ferguson]] 3/49 (10 overs)
| score2 = 248/2 (42.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]] 89[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Mustafizur Rahman]] 1/36 (8 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384402.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Lockie Ferguson]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = [[Trent Boult]] surpassed [[Kyle Mills]] to become the fastest New Zealand bowler to claim 200 wickets in ODIs, in terms of matches (107), and third overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cup 2023: Trent Boult becomes the 3rd fastest bowler to complete 200 ODI wickets |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/new-zealand-vs-bangladesh-trent-boult-milestone-chennai-fastest-200-wickets-2448570-2023-10-13 |website=India Today |access-date=13 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 October 2023
| date = 23 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| time = 14:00
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| runs2 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 87 (113)
| runs2 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 87 (113)
| wickets2 = [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hasan Ali]] 1/44 (10 overs)
| wickets2 = [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hasan Ali]] 1/44 (10 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
| result = Afghanistan Won by 8 Wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384413.html Scorecard]
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384413.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] (Afg)
| motm = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] (Afg)
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| round =
| round =
| rain =  
| rain =  
| notes = This was Pakistan's first defeat against Afghanistan in International cricket history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/pak-vs-afg-afghanistan-chase-down-283-to-register-first-ever-odi-win-vs-pakistan-2452813-2023-10-23|title=PAK vs AFG, World Cup 2023: Afghanistan chase down 283 to register first-ever ODI win over Pakistan|work=India Today|access-date= 23 October 2023}}</ref>
| notes = This was Afghanistan's first win against Pakistan in international cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/pak-vs-afg-afghanistan-chase-down-283-to-register-first-ever-odi-win-vs-pakistan-2452813-2023-10-23|title=PAK vs AFG, World Cup 2023: Afghanistan chase down 283 to register first-ever ODI win over Pakistan|work=[[India Today]]|date=23 October 2023|access-date=23 October 2023|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023164558/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/pak-vs-afg-afghanistan-chase-down-283-to-register-first-ever-odi-win-vs-pakistan-2452813-2023-10-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 October 2023
| date = 27 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| time = 14:00
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| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 =  
| score1 = 270 (46.4 overs)
| runs1 =  
| runs1 = [[Saud Shakeel]] 52 (52)
| wickets1 =  
| wickets1 = [[Tabraiz Shamsi]] 4/60 (10 overs)
| score2 =  
| score2 = 271/9 (47.2 overs)
| runs2 =  
| runs2 = [[Aiden Markram]] 91 (93)
| wickets2 =  
| wickets2 = [[Shaheen Afridi]] 3/45 (10 overs)
| result =  
| result = South Africa won by 1 wicket
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384417.html Scorecard]
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384417.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm =  
| motm = [[Tabraiz Shamsi]] (SA)
| toss =  
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| round =
| rain =  
| rain =  
| notes =  
| notes = [[Usama Mir]] (Pak) replaced [[Shadab Khan]] as [[Substitute (cricket)#Concussion substitute|a concussion substitute]] during the second innings of the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-bring-in-concussion-sub-for-injured-shadab-khan-1405705 |title=Pakistan bring in Usama Mir named as concussion sub for Shadab Khan |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>
}}
}}


===Women's Cricket World Cup===
=== Women's Cricket World Cup ===
{{Main|1997 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
==== 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup ====
{{Limited Overs Matches
{{Limited Overs Matches
  | date = 26 December 1997
  | date = 26 December 1997
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  | umpires = N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan
  | umpires = N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan
  | motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
  | motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
  | toss = New Zealand women won the toss and elected to bat.
  | toss = New Zealand women won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  | rain =
}}
}}


==Gallery==
=== Men's T20 World Cup ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
==== 2026 Men's T20 World Cup ====
File:MA Chidambaram Stadium in the Night.JPG|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in the night
{{Single-innings cricket match
File:Chepauk during a IPL match in 2013.jpg|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium during an [[Chennai Super Kings]] vs [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] match
| round =
File:New stands with fabric tensile rooves at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|Newly renovated stands with fabric tensile roofs
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|08}}
File:M.A.Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| time = 11:00
File:Panaroma View During India VS Pakistan ODI Match.jpg|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium during an [[India cricket|India]] vs [[Pakistan Cricket Board|Pakistan]] [[One Day International|ODI]] match
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
File:M.A.Chidambaram Stadium before IND vs AUS 3rd ODI 2023.jpg|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium before [[India national cricket team|India]] vs [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] 3rd [[One Day International|ODI]] match in the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2022–23#ODI_series|2022-23 Series]]
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 182/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gulbadin Naib]] 63 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Lockie Ferguson]] 2/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 183/5 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim Seifert]] 65 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] 2/31 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512722.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Gulbadin Naib]] (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gulbadin Naib achieves major landmark during T20 World Cup clash against New Zealand |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53170-gulbadin-naib-achieves-major-landmark-during-t20-world-cup-clash-against-new-zealand |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=[[Geo Super]] }}</ref>
* [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup: Tim Seifert becomes fifth New Zealand batter to reach 2,000 T20I runs |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/t20-world-cup-tim-seifert-becomes-fifth-new-zealand-batter-to-reach-2000-t20i-runs/articleshow/128068996.cms?from=mdr |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
* This was New Zealand's highest run chase in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/new-zealand-beat-afghanistan-t20-world-cup-highest-chase-spin-test-2864978-2026-02-08 |title=New Zealand pass Afghanistan spin test in Chennai to lay down early marker |work=[[India Today]] |date=8 February 2026| access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref>
}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| round =
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|10}}
| daynight = y
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 173/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] 66[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 175/0 (15.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim Seifert]] 89[[not out|*]] (42)
| result = New Zealand won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512729.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Roland Black]] (Ire)
| motm = [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the UAE's highest innings total in the T20 World Cup (173).<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |last=Muthu |first=Alagappan |date=10 February 2026 |title=Seifert, Allen fifties help New Zealand gallop to record-breaking win against UAE |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/new-zealand-vs-united-arab-emirates-11th-match-group-d-1512729/match-report |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref>
*[[Tim Seifert]] and [[Finn Allen]] (NZ) both hit their 100th six in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bandarupalli |first=Sampath |date=10 February 2026 |title=Stats – Allen the fastest to 5000 T20 runs |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-tim-seifert-and-finn-allen-s-smash-records-from-the-top-1523308 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref>
*[[Tim Seifert]] and [[Finn Allen]]'s 175-run partnership was the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Highest partnerships (any wicket)|highest partnership ever in the T20 World Cup]].<ref name="ESPN"/>
* This was New Zealand's [[List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket records#Greatest win margins (by wickets)|fourth 10-wicket win in T20Is]] and the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Greatest win margin (by wickets)|seventh overall in T20 World Cups]].<ref>{{cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=New Zealand openers smash T20 World Cup record in 10-wicket rout of UAE |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-openers-smash-t20-world-cup-record-10-wicket-rout-uae-2026-02-10/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|13}}
| night = y
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 196/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] 79 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Bas de Leede]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 103 (15.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bas de Leede]] 23 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Harmeet Singh (USA cricketer)|Harmeet Singh Baddhan]] 4/21 (4 overs)
| result = United States won by 93 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512739.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Harmeet Singh (USA cricketer)|Harmeet Singh Baddhan]] (USA)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was the largest winning margin in a T20 World Cup match by an [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate member]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Debayan |date=14 February 2026 |title=USA Break Nepal's Associate Record with Dominant 93-Run Triumph In T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/usa-break-nepals-associate-record-with-dominant-93-run-triumph-in-t20-world-cup-2026-413523.html |access-date=14 February 2026 |work=Mykhel }}</ref>
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|15}}
| daynight = y
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 199/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanjay Krishnamurthi]] 68[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Willem Myburgh]] 2/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 168/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Louren Steenkamp]] 58 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Shadley van Schalkwyk]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result = United States won by 31 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512744.html Scorecard]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Sanjay Krishnamurthi]] (USA)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Monank Patel]] (USA) became the first player for the United States to score 1000 runs in T20Is.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 February 2026 |title=T20 WC: Monank, Sanjay hit fifties as USA post 199/4 against Namibia |work=Australia Indian News |url=https://indianews.com.au/t20-wc-monank-sanjay-hit-fifties-as-usa-post-199-4-against-namibia/ |access-date=15 February 2026 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* [[Zane Green]] (Nam) became the first player to be [[retired out]] in the 2026 tournament and second overall in the T20 World Cup history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-namibia-s-zane-green-becomes-first-batter-to-be-retired-out-in-2026-t20-world-cup-1524333 |title=Namibia's Green becomes first batter to be retired out in 2026 T20 WC |date=15 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216065638/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-namibia-s-zane-green-becomes-first-batter-to-be-retired-out-in-2026-t20-world-cup-1524333 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| round =
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|17}}
| time = 11:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 173/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Samra]] 110 (65)
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Duffy]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 176/2 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] 76[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Saad Bin Zafar]] 1/29 (3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512749.html Scorecard]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] (NZ)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the first time Canada and New Zealand faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand and Canada will face each other for the first time in T20Is in Chennai on Monday |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/t20-world-cup-2026-nz-vs-can-pitch-report-and-ma-chidambaram-stadium-stats-126021600720_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
* [[Yuvraj Samra]] and [[Dilpreet Bajwa]]'s 116-run partnership is the highest for any wicket for Canada in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Centuries in T20 World Cup 2026: Pathum Nissanka, Yuvraj Samra Make Headlines |url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/cricket/list-of-centuries-in-t20-world-cup-2026-7317440.html |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=Latestly }}</ref>
* [[Yuvraj Samra]] became the youngest player to score a century in the history of the [[Men's T20 World Cup]] and the first player from an associate nation to score a century in a T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuvraj Samra becomes first player from Associate nation to score a T20 World Cup hundred, reaches three figures vs New Zealand |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/yuvraj-samra-associate-first-century-vs-new-zealand/article70641893.ece |date=17 February 2026 |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canada’s 19-year-old Yuvraj makes history with 58-ball T20 World Cup century vs New Zealand |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-samra-century-canada-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-youngest-10536205 |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Samra becomes second centurion of T20 World Cup 2026, leads Canada's to 173-4 |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/935882-samra-becomes-second-centurion-of-t20-world-cup-2026-leads-canadas |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=[[Dunya News]]}}</ref>
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|19}}
| night = y
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 200/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 95[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets1 = Jaskaran Singh 3/52 (4 overs)
| score2 = 118/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harsh Thaker]] 30 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 4/7 (4 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 82 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512757.html Scorecard]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] (Afg)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| round =
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|26}}
| night = y
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 256/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 55 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 1/29 (3 overs)
| score2 = 184/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 97[[not out|*]] (59)
| wickets2 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 72 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512766.html Scorecard]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Hardik Pandya]] (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| notes =  [[Suryakumar Yadav]] (Ind) completed 4,000 international runs during the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-zimbabwe-super-8-t20-match-live-cricket-updates-online-from-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chennai-1031807|title=IND vs ZIM Live cricket score: Hardik Pandya key, India four down in Chennai|work=[[India TV]]|date=26 February 2026|access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>
* India recorded its highest total and the second highest total ever in T20 World Cups.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2026 |access-date=26 February 2026 |title=IND vs ZIM: India records its highest score in T20 World Cups, second best total in tournament history |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-highest-total-t20-world-cup-record-ind-vs-zim-stats/article70680591.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-highest-innings-totals/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>
* India recorded the highest T20I total at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/ground/team-highest-innings-totals/ind-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-291/twenty20-internationals-3|title=Highest totals in T20Is at IND: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>
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M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chepauk Stadium
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023
Ground information
LocationChepauk, Chennai, India
Coordinates13°03′46″N 80°16′46″E / 13.06278°N 80.27944°E / 13.06278; 80.27944
Establishment1916; 110 years ago (1916)
Capacity38,200[1]
ArchitectEast Coast Constructions[2]
Hopkins Architects[3]
OperatorTamil Nadu Cricket Association
End names
V. Pattabhiraman Gate End
Anna Pavilion End
International information
First Test10–13 February 1934:
 India v  England
Last Test19–23 September 2024:
 India v  Bangladesh
First ODI9 October 1987:
 India v  Australia
Last ODI27 October 2023:
 Pakistan v  South Africa
First T20I11 September 2012:
 India v  New Zealand
Last T20I26 February 2026:
 India v  Zimbabwe
First women's Test7–9 November 1976:
 India v  West Indies
Last women's Test28 June – 1 July 2024:
 India v  South Africa
First WODI23 February 1984:
 India v  Australia
Last WODI7 March 2007:
 Australia v  New Zealand
First WT20I23 March 2016:
 South Africa v  Ireland
Last WT20I9 July 2024:
 India v  South Africa
Team information
India cricket team (1934–)
India women's cricket team (1997–)
Tamil Nadu cricket team (1916–)
Tamil Nadu women's cricket team (2006–)
Chennai Super Kings (2008–)
Tamil Nadu Premier League (2016–)
As of 1 October 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. It is named after M. A. Chidambaram, a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and is managed by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It was established in 1916 and is the second oldest international cricket stadium in the country after the Eden Gardens, still being used to host Test Cricket.

The stadium hosts matches of the Indian cricket team and the Indian women's cricket team apart from conducting matches during major international cricketing events organised by the International Cricket Council. It serves as the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and Tamil Nadu women's cricket team for domestic matches. The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings plays its home matches at the stadium and the venue hosted the finals of the IPL in 2011, 2012, and 2024. It is also used as a venue for the Tamil Nadu Premier League, a Twenty20 tournament organised by the TNCA.

Chepauk hosted its first cricket match in February 1934, when India played a test match against England's during the later's tour of India. It subsequently hosted the first match of the inaugural Ranji Trophy in November of the same year. The India cricket team recorded its first ever Test victory at the venue in a match against England in 1952. The venue was also the host of the second-ever tied Test match in the history of the game during Australia's tour of India in 1986.

The Indian women's team played its second-ever Test match against the West Indies in November 1976 at the Chepauk. The stadium hosted its first One Day International during the 1987 Cricket World Cup match between India and Australia. It subsequently served as one of the venues when India hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1996, 2011, 2023, the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, and the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. As of December 2025, the ground has hosted more than 85 international cricket matches.

History[edit | edit source]

Early years[edit | edit source]

In 1846, a cricket ground designed by Henry Irwin was established by Alexander Arbuthnot in the Chepauk palace grounds.[4][5] In 1859, the Madras Presidency acquired the Chepauk palace from the Nawab of Carnatic. In 1865, a new pavilion was constructed and it became the home of the Madras Cricket Club (MCC).[4][6] The original Chisholm pavilion located in the southwestern corner of the ground was badly damaged in a cyclone in 1889, and a new pavilion was constructed to replace the same in 1892. The new Irwin pavilion was built in Anglo-Indian architecture.[6] The venue hosted a match between the touring Europeans versus the Indians Presidency in 1908.[7] The stadium was formally established in 1916 when the presidency matches were planned as an annual event.[5][7][8]

International venue[edit | edit source]

Chepauk hosted its first cricket test match in February 1934 during England's tour of India which was won by England.[9] It is the second oldest international cricket stadium in India that is still in use after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.[10] It subsequently hosted the first match of the inaugural Ranji Trophy between Madras and Mysore in November of the same year.[8][10][11] In 1946, the first attempts were made to build a larger stadium by Anthony De Mello, which was accepted by the MCC subject to the approval of the Indian government.[7] The stadium played host to the fifth test of the series when England toured India in 1951-52. In February 1952, India recorded its first-ever test win when it beat England by an innings and eight runs.[8][12]

When M. A. Chidambaram became the president of the Madras Cricket Association (MCA) in 1956, the association wanted to occupy the ground permanently. However, the MCC was reluctant to loan the use of the ground, fearing that regular use would lead to deterioration of the facilities. Hence, after India's first test victory in 1952, test matches in Madras were hosted at the corporation stadium till January 1967.[7] When the 30-year lease of the stadium held by the MCC ended in 1966, the MCA obtained the least from the Madras government.[13]

Permanent structure and renaming[edit | edit source]

The MCA changed its name to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) after the state was renamed from Madras State to Tamil Nadu. The TNCA wanted to build a permanent structure as the stadium still hosted matches with temporary stands and the foundation stone for the new stadium structure was laid in 1971.[13] The Government of Tamil Nadu gave ₹1.5 million (US$21,000) with Chidambaram donating a similar amount from his wealth and the Madras Race Club donated ₹0.5 million (US$7,000). The remaining amount of ₹14 million (US$200,000) was loaned by the banks. The construction was completed in 1981.[13]

Beginning in the late 1960s till the late 1980s, the stadium hosted a Test match in the second week of January which was termed the Pongal Test, as it coincided with the Pongal harvest festival.[14] The Indian women's team played their second-ever women's test in November 1976 against the West Indies at Chepauk.[15] The stadium was renamed from Madras Cricket Club Ground to M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 1986.[10][13] The venue was the host of the second ever tied test match in the history of the game during Australia's tour in 1986.[8][10] The stadium hosted its first One Day International match between India and Australia during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.[7] It further hosted matches during the subsequent 1996 Cricket World Cup and 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup.[16]

Major venue and further upgrades[edit | edit source]

Renovated stands with fabric roofs

A major reconstruction work was undertaken at the cost of ₹1.75 billion (US$25 million) in 2010 ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[17][18] The plan consisted of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands which would accommodate an additional 12,000 spectators and the addition of 24 hospitality boxes.[19] The renovation also included the construction of new translucent PTFE roofs to replace the old roofs supported by pillars that blocked the view of spectators and the redesigning of the stands at a gradient of 36°, which would let the sea breeze into the ground.[20][21] The stadium hosted four matches during the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which was won by India.[16]

View of the stadium in 2023

On 31 March 2015, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the renovation violated regulations relating to public safety.[22][23] The court further ruled that the parts of the renovation which violate the regulations must be demolished and ordered the new stands to be sealed then.[24][25] The stands remained sealed as the MCC gymnasium had to be demolished to adhere to the safety regulations laid down by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the MCC was reluctant to do so. After the lease agreement between the government and TNCA ended in 2016, the agreement was renewed in 2019 for 21 years with revised conditions.[26][27] The stands were finally de-sealed and opened in March 2020.[27]

Further renovation works were planned in 2021-22 ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In December 2021, the old Anna pavilion, some of the stands and the MCC clubhouse were demolished to make way for a new pavilion and new stands.[28] The demolition temporarily reduced the capacity to 31,140.[29] The renovations were done at a cost of ₹1.39 billion (US$19 million) and following its completion, the permanent seating capacity of the stadium expanded to 38,000.[28][30][31] The new stand which housed the Anna Pavilion was named after former chief minister M. Karunanidhi and was inaugurated on 17 March 2023.[32] The stadium hosted five matches during the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[16] In late 2025, the grass surface and the pitch was relaid as a part of planned renovation before the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.[33] The stadium is the planned venue for seven matches during the World Cup to be held in February 2026.[34]

Location and access[edit | edit source]

The stadium is located close to the Marina Beach and can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Bells Road in the west, and Victoria Hostel Road parallel to the Buckingham Canal in the east.[35] The Chennai MRTS line abuts the stadium and the Chepauk MRTS Railway Station is located to the south-east.[35][36] The nearest station of the Chennai Metro is the Government Estate station.[36]

Notable records[edit | edit source]

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Overall[edit | edit source]

Individual[edit | edit source]

See also: List of international cricket centuries at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium and List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

Notable matches[edit | edit source]

This stadium has hosted 12 men's one-day matches across four Cricket World Cups, a single WODI match during the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, and seven T20I matches during the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.[16][64]

Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

1987 Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

9 October 1987
Scorecard
Australia 
270/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
269 (49.5 overs)
Geoff Marsh 110 (141)
Manoj Prabhakar 2/47 (10 overs)
Navjot Sidhu 73 (79)
Craig McDermott 4/56 (10 overs)
13 October 1987
Scorecard
Australia 
235/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
139 (49.4 overs)
Allan Border 67 (88)
Kevin Curran 2/29 (8 overs)
Kevin Curran 30 (38)
Simon O'Donnell 4/39 (9.4 overs)

1996 Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

11 March 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand 
286/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
289/4 (47.5 overs)
Chris Harris 130 (124)
Glenn McGrath 2/50 (9 overs)
Mark Waugh 110 (112)
Dion Nash 1/44 (9 overs)

2011 Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

20 February 2011
Scorecard
Kenya 
69 (23.5 overs)
v
 New Zealand
72/0 (8 overs)
Rakep Patel 16 (23)
Hamish Bennett 4/16 (5 overs)
Martin Guptill 39* (32)
Thomas Odoyo 0/25 (3 overs)
6 March 2011
Scorecard
England 
171 (45.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
165 (47.4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 60 (98)
Imran Tahir 4/38 (8.4 overs)
Hashim Amla 42 (51)
Stuart Broad 4/15 (6.4 overs)
17 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
243 (48.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
225 (44.4 overs)
Jonathan Trott 47 (38)
Andre Russell 4/49 (8 overs)
Andre Russell 49 (46)
James Tredwell 4/48 (10 overs)
20 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
268 (49.1 overs)
v
 West Indies
188 (43 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 113 (123)
Ravi Rampaul 5/51 (10 overs)
Devon Smith 81 (97)
Zaheer Khan 3/26 (6 overs)
India won by 80 runs
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Steve Davis
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

2023 Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

8 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
199 (49.3 overs)
v
 India
201/4 (41.2 overs)
Steve Smith 46 (71)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/28 (10 overs)
KL Rahul 97* (115)
Josh Hazlewood 3/38 (9 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
13 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
245/9 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
248/2 (42.5 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 66 (75)
Lockie Ferguson 3/49 (10 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 89* (67)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/36 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first
18 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
288/6 (50 overs)
v
Glenn Phillips 71 (80)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2/48 (8 overs)
Rahmat Shah 36 (62)
Lockie Ferguson 3/19 (7 overs)
New Zealand Won by 149 runs
Umpires: Joel Wilson (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (NZ)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
23 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
282/7 (50 overs)
v
Babar Azam 74 (92)
Noor Ahmad 3/49 (10 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 87 (113)
Hasan Ali 1/44 (10 overs)
Afghanistan Won by 8 Wickets
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Afghanistan's first win against Pakistan in international cricket.[65]
27 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
270 (46.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
271/9 (47.2 overs)
Saud Shakeel 52 (52)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4/60 (10 overs)
Aiden Markram 91 (93)
Shaheen Afridi 3/45 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 1 wicket
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (SA)

Women's Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

1997 Women's Cricket World Cup[edit | edit source]

26 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
175/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
155 (47.5 overs)
Debbie Hockley 43 (104)
Karen Smithies 3/40 (10 overs)
Janette Brittin 32 (88)
Clare Nicholson 2/29 (10 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 20 runs
Umpires: N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • New Zealand women won the toss and elected to bat

Men's T20 World Cup[edit | edit source]

2026 Men's T20 World Cup[edit | edit source]

8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
11:00
Scorecard
v
 New Zealand
183/5 (17.5 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 63 (35)
Lockie Ferguson 2/40 (4 overs)
Tim Seifert 65 (42)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/31 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (NZ)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gulbadin Naib (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[67]
  • Tim Seifert (NZ) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.[68]
  • This was New Zealand's highest run chase in the T20 World Cup.[69]
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
173/6 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
175/0 (15.2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 66* (45)
Matt Henry 2/37 (4 overs)
Tim Seifert 89* (42)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Roland Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (NZ)
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
19:00
Scorecard
United States 
196/6 (20 overs)
v
 Netherlands
103 (15.5 overs)
Saiteja Mukkamalla 79 (51)
Bas de Leede 3/37 (4 overs)
Bas de Leede 23 (17)
Harmeet Singh Baddhan 4/21 (4 overs)
United States won by 93 runs
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh Baddhan (USA)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the largest winning margin in a T20 World Cup match by an associate member.[73]
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United States 
199/4 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
168/6 (20 overs)
Sanjay Krishnamurthi 68* (33)
Willem Myburgh 2/22 (4 overs)
United States won by 31 runs
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Sanjay Krishnamurthi (USA)
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Monank Patel (USA) became the first player for the United States to score 1000 runs in T20Is.[74]
  • Zane Green (Nam) became the first player to be retired out in the 2026 tournament and second overall in the T20 World Cup history.[75]
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
11:00
Scorecard
Canada 
173/4 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
176/2 (15.1 overs)
Yuvraj Samra 110 (65)
Jacob Duffy 1/25 (4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 76* (36)
Saad Bin Zafar 1/29 (3 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (NZ)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first time Canada and New Zealand faced each other in T20Is.[76]
  • Yuvraj Samra and Dilpreet Bajwa's 116-run partnership is the highest for any wicket for Canada in the T20 World Cup.[77]
  • Yuvraj Samra became the youngest player to score a century in the history of the Men's T20 World Cup and the first player from an associate nation to score a century in a T20 World Cup.[78][79][80]
19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)
19:00
Scorecard
v
 Canada
118/8 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 95* (56)
Jaskaran Singh 3/52 (4 overs)
Harsh Thaker 30 (24)
Mohammad Nabi 4/7 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 82 runs
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
26 February 2026 (2026-02-26)
19:00
Scorecard
India 
256/4 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
184/6 (20 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 55 (30)
Sikandar Raza 1/29 (3 overs)
Brian Bennett 97* (59)
Arshdeep Singh 3/24 (4 overs)
India won by 72 runs
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Ind)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) completed 4,000 international runs during the match.[81]
  • India recorded its highest total and the second highest total ever in T20 World Cups.[82][83]
  • India recorded the highest T20I total at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.[84]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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