T20 World Cup 2026: MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch report and other interesting stats

Updated: 06-02-2026, 05.44 PM

What is the news?

T-20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February. This time this tournament is being played in India and Sri Lanka. A total of 7 matches will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai. The first match here will be played between New Zealand cricket team and Afghanistan cricket team on 8 February. In such a situation, this stadium is very special from the tournament point of view. Let’s take a look at the pitch report and interesting statistics of this stadium.

Such are the field figures in T-20 international cricket.

The first T-20 international match was played on this ground in 2012. Till now there have been 3 matches here. The team batting first has won 1 match, the team batting later has won 2 matches. The biggest innings on this ground was played by Shikhar Dhawan (92 runs vs West Indies, 2018). The best bowling performance was from Brayden Carse (3/29 vs India, 2025). Toss is going to play a very important role on this ground.

Other statistics of MA Chidambaram Stadium

The highest score at Chepauk Stadium is in the name of Indian team (182/4 vs West Indies). The smallest score here has been made by India (136/9 runs vs New Zealand). Batting first, the average score on this ground has been 171 runs. On this ground, Dhawan has scored the maximum of 92 runs in 1 innings of 1 match. Kars and Irfan Pathan have jointly taken maximum 3-3 wickets here.

How is the mood of the pitch?

The Chennai pitch usually helps spinners. However, fast bowlers can take advantage of the surface in the first few overs. The wicket here is usually dry and hard, which gets worse as the match progresses. Batsmen can score big only if they set their sights. Big scores have not been seen here. In such a situation, teams will have to play with patience.

Such has been the history of MA Chidambaram Stadium

MA Chidambaram was established in the year 1916. Here around 38,000 spectators can sit together and enjoy the match. Since 2008, this ground has been the home ground of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). This stadium organized its first international match in the year 1934. Saeed Anwar had played an inning of 194 runs on this ground. Sunil Gavaskar broke Don Bradman’s record of 29 centuries here.