M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report | CSK vs PBKS: IPL Records & Stats, Weather Forecast for IPL 2023

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report: The 41st match of Tata IPL 2023 will occur on April 30th between the Chennai Super Kings(CSK) and Punjab Kings(PBKS).

CSK lost the last clash against RR by 32 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. CSK played eight matches this season, winning five and losing three matches, currently at the fourth spot on the points table with ten points.

PBKS lost the match against LSG by 56 runs at Punjab Cricket Stadium. PBKS won four out of eight matches this season and hoped to win this clash to increase their chances of qualification. CSK defeated SRH in the last match at MA Chidambaram and PBKS in the last season, so CSK is favourite to win this match.

CSK vs PBKS Match Detail:

Tournament: Indian Premier League(IPL) 2023

Venue:  MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Date & Time: April 30th, 03:30 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Detail: Jio Cinema, Star Sport Network

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Details:

MA Chidambaram Stadium is located in the south part of India and is India's most famous and second-oldest Cricket Stadium, with a capacity of around 36,000. Chidambaram Stadium is famous for its Yellow Army fans. This Stadium is the home ground of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

MA Chidambaram is one of the most prominent venues to host cricket matches. For more than 90 years, Chidambaram has continuously hosted international and domestic matches, including the matches of ODI World Cup 2011 and T20I World Cup 2016. This Stadium is memorable for Virendra Sehwag's triple century against South Africa in test cricket.

The record of CSK at Chidambaram Stadium is Impressive. They hold the record for the highest team total in single innings of 246 runs, the highest by any team.

CSK won the last home match against SRH by seven wickets in Chennai but lost the second match at this venue against RR. MA Chidambaram is going to host its 71st match of the IPL.

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report:

The Pitch of M.A. Chidambaram is slow in nature, which helps spinners to get sharp turns from the surface, but in recent matches, batters played some good innings which shows that the pitch is also favourable for batsmen. The Flat and dry surface of M.A. Chidambaram helped spinners and slow pacers, but the dimension of the ground was small, which helped batters to play good shots.

Spinners are happy to ball at this venue because their average is about 26.8, whereas pacer bowlers have an average of about 29.4 which shows that spinners are important for upcoming matches. Overcast conditions are expected on match day, which may change the nature of the pitch. In the last match, spin bowlers enjoyed more help from the pitch.

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Upcoming matches:

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium IPL Records:

Matches Played: 70

Batting 1st won: 43

Batting 2nd won: 27

Highest Score: 246 by Chennai Super Kings

Lowest Score: 83 by Royal Challengers Bangalore

Average score: 162.83

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Weather Forecast:

The latest IMD report shows that there is 60% chance of rain before and during the match at Chepauk. The temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees during the day and 26 degrees Celsius at night, which increases the chance of dew in the second inning.

Humidity is very high at Chennai at about 77 %, and Wind will be flowing around 7 km/h. The weather in Chennai is harsh to play cricket during the day. 

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