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Venue · Chennai

MA Chidambaram Stadium

98 IPL matches · 2008–2026 · last 18 May 2026

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Par 1st inns 2023+

173

all-time 166 · n=31

Median 1st inns 2023+

175

all-time 163

Avg 2nd inns 2023+

160

all-time 152

Chase win 2023+

61%

all-time 47%

Toss winner won 2023+

48%

chose field 68%

Matches 2023+

98 all-time

Par score

2023+ vs all-time

Par scores and results at this venue, 2023 onwards compared with all-time
Measure	2023+n=31	All-timen=96	Change
Par 1st innings (avg)	173	166	+7
Median 1st innings	175	163	+12
Avg 2nd innings	160	152	+8
Chasing side won	61%	47%	+14
Batting first won	39%	53%	−14

Scoring has inflated since 2022. League powerplay run rate went 7.8 (2022) → 10.1 (2026) with the impact-player rule, so all-time averages understate today’s par. Plan with the 2023+ column or the recency-weighted par of 172.

Average 1st-innings score by season

169

168

161

171

164

202

144

154

170

164

188

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Solid bars: 2023+ (impact-player era). Axis starts at 110.

Toss and chase by season

Chose to field %
Chase won %

Highest totals

All IPL seasons

1
Chennai Super Kings v RR
3 Apr 2010 · 1st innings
246/5
20 ov
2
Rajasthan Royals v CSK
3 Apr 2010 · 2nd innings
223/5
20 ov
3
Chennai Super Kings v DC
25 May 2012 · 1st innings
222/5
20 ov
4
Chennai Super Kings v LSG
3 Apr 2023 · 1st innings
217/7
20 ov
5
Lucknow Super Giants v CSK
23 Apr 2024 · 2nd innings
213/4
19.3 ov

Lowest totals

Completed innings

1
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v CSK
23 Mar 2019 · 1st innings
70
17.1 ov
2
Chennai Super Kings v KKR
11 Apr 2025 · 1st innings
103/9
20 ov
3
Kolkata Knight Riders v CSK
9 Apr 2019 · 1st innings
108/9
20 ov
4
Chennai Super Kings v MI
4 Apr 2012 · 1st innings
112
19.5 ov
5
Chennai Super Kings v DC
15 Apr 2010 · 1st innings
112/9
20.1 ov

Top run-scorers here

All IPL seasons

Top wicket-takers here

All IPL seasons

Toss

What toss winners chose

2023+n=31

Field 68%

Bat 32%

21 field10 bat

All-timen=98

Field 48%

Bat 52%

47 field51 bat

Toss winner won: 48%; all 31 tosses
…after fielding: 57%; 21 times
…after batting: 30%; 10 times

Phase run rates

2023+
All-time

Powerplay overs 1–61.5 wkts/inns
2023+
9.05
All-time
8.15
Middle overs 7–152.6 wkts/inns
2023+
7.74
All-time
7.45
Death overs 16–202.1 wkts/inns
2023+
10.02
All-time
9.54

Runs per over, extras included, per 6 legal balls.

Pace vs spin

Share of wickets

Pace 64%

Spin 36%

Share of overs

Pace 60%

Spin 40%

Pace and spin at this venue, 2023+
Group	Wkts	Econ	SR	Avg
pace	233	8.92	18.5	27.5
spin	131	7.93	21.6	28.5

By bowling type (8)

right-arm medium91 wkecon 9.0
right-arm fast85 wkecon 8.4
left-arm orthodox39 wkecon 7.8
left-arm fast36 wkecon 8.7
leg-spin33 wkecon 8.1
off-spin32 wkecon 7.8
left-arm wrist27 wkecon 8.1
left-arm medium21 wkecon 10.2

31 matches. SR = balls per wicket.

Dew factor

evening games · 2nd-innings dew point

42%of evenings were high-dew (spread ≤ 3°C)

Chase win percentage on high-dew vs low-dew evenings
Window	High-dew	Chase won, dew	No dew
2023+	10/25	30% n=10	73% n=15
All-time	32/76	33% n=30	55% n=44

Chasing sides win 21 pts less often on high-dew evenings. Avg spread 3.5°C, humidity 82%.

Spread = temperature − dew point at start + 2.5 h (Open-Meteo). Small spreads mean a wet outfield and ball.

Par / chase figures use completed non-DLS matches with a result. Run rates are runs (incl. extras) per 6 legal balls.