M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

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M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chepauk Stadium
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Former namesMadras Cricket Club Ground
Address Wallahjah Road - Bells Road Intersection, Chepauk, Chennai (Central), Tamil Nadu, India – 600002
Location Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Coordinates 13°03′46″N80°16′46″E / 13.06278°N 80.27944°E / 13.06278; 80.27944
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)
Public transit Chennai Metro logo.svg Blue Line at Government Estate

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Owner Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Operator Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Sporting Events
Seating typeAll seaters Stadium seating
Capacity 38,200 [1] [2]
Field shapeRound
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1865 [3]
Renovated
Expanded2010–2011 [8]
ArchitectEast Coast Constructions
Hopkins Architects, London [9] [10] (2010)
Tenants
India Men's National Cricket Team (1934 - present)
India Women's National Cricket Team (1997 - present)
Tamil Nadu Men's Cricket Team (1916 - present)
Tamil Nadu Women's Cricket Team (2006 - present)
Chennai Super Kings (2008 - present)
Chepauk Super Gillies (2016 - present)
Ground information
Establishment1916;108 years ago (1916) [11]
End names
V. Pattabhiraman Gate End
Anna Pavilion End
International information
First Test10–13 February 1934:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
Last Test13–17 February 2021:
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First ODI9 October 1987:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last ODI27 October 2023:
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
First T20I11 September 2012:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Last T20I11 November 2018:
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Only women's Test7–9 November 1976:
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First WODI23 February 1984:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last WODI5 March 2007:
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First WT20I23 March 2016:
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Last WT20I27 March 2016:
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As of 27 October 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. [12] Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden Gardens in Kolkata. [4] [13] It is owned and operated by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). The stadium is located at Chepauk, a few hundred meters from Marina beach along the Bay of Bengal.

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Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former president of BCCI and Head of 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, hosted the first match of the first Ranji Trophy in 1934 [14] and the Indian cricket team's first test victory in 1952 against England. The 1986 India-Australia match held at Chepauk was only the second ever Tied Test in the history of the game.

Location

The stadium can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Bells Road in the west, Pycrofts Road in the south and Victoria Hostel Road parallel to promenade of Marina Beach in the east. The stadium is connected through the Chennai Metro by the Government Estate station. It is also connected through the Chepauk MRTS Railway Station which lies on the Chennai BeachVelachery 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 association but date back to the rule of Nawab Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah [4] [15]

History

In 1859, Madras Presidency acquired Chepauk palace in an auction for 589,000. [16] [6] 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 [17] and was utilized till 1982 when it was demolished as part of the stadium renovation. [6]

Chepauk Stadium was established in 1916 and has been the home venue of the Tamil Nadu cricket team ever since. [11] 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.

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 harvest festival. [18] [19]

Renovations

In June 2010, reconstruction work of the stadium was taken up at the cost of 175 crore (US$22 million). [20] [21] 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. [22] Hopkins Architects, London and Nataraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai were assigned contract by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. [9]

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 could accommodate 50,000 spectators after the reconstruction. [23] [24] The stands are at a gradient of 36° and lets the sea breeze in to get the ground's traditional swing back. [25]

On 31 March 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that the renovation violates regulations relating to public safety. [26] [27] 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. [28] [29] 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. [30]

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. [31] The demolition reduced capacity to 31,140. [32] Along with this, temporary seating and standing were removed and permanent seating was installed settling the capacity at 38,200. [31] [1] [2] This was done at a cost of ₹139 crore ($16.9 million).

The new KMK stand houses the Anna Pavilion at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, named after former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. A cutting-edge indoor training facility is located on the ground floor of the redesigned Anna Pavilion. It was 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 was also completed. [33]

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.

Lease

The total area of the stadium is 69,900 square metres (752,000 sq ft). This is under lease agreement between government and the association. In April 2015, the lease agreement between the government and association lapsed. [34] In November 2019, the lease period of the stadium was extended by the Tamil Nadu government for 21 years from 2015.

Notable events

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A panoramic view of the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

Statistics and Records

International Cricket Matches

Test Batting Records

Cricket World Cup

This stadium has hosted 12 Men's One Day International matches across 4 World cup editions. In addition, the stadium has also hosted a semifinal in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup.

The World cup matches hosted by this stadium are as follows:

Men's Cricket World Cup

1987 Cricket World Cup

9 October 1987
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
270/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  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)
Australia won by 1 run
Umpires: David Archer and Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Geoff Marsh

13 October 1987
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
235/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  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

11 March 1996
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
286/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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

20 February 2011
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
69 (23.5 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  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
England  Flag of England.svg
171 (45.4 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  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)
England won by 6 runs
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara

17 March 2011 (D/N)
England  Flag of England.svg
243 (48.4 overs)
v
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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)
India  Flag of India.svg
268 (49.1 overs)
v
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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

8 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
199 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  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)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
245/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  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)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
288/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
139 (34.4 overs)
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)
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
282/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
286/2 (49 overs)
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. [53]

27 October 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
270 (46.4 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  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

26 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
175/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  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.

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