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Chepauk Stadium | |
 The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | |
  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Location in Chennai  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Location in Tamil Nadu  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Location in India | |
| Former names | Madras Cricket Club Ground |
|---|---|
| Address | Wallahjah Road - Bells Road Intersection, Chepauk, Chennai (Central), Tamil Nadu, India – 600002 |
| Location | Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 13°03′46″N 80°16′46″E / 13.06278°N 80.27944°E |
| Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Public transit |  Blue Line at Government Estate
 at Chepauk and Marina Beach |
| Owner | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| Operator | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sporting Events |
| Seating type | All seaters Stadium seating |
| Capacity | 38,200[1][2] |
| Field shape | Round |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1865[3] |
| Renovated | |
| Expanded | 2010–2011[8] |
| Architect | East 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 | |
| Establishment | 1916[11] |
| End names | |
| V. Pattabhiraman Gate End Anna Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 10–13 February 1934: India v  England |
| Last Test | 13–17 February 2021: India v England |
| First ODI | 9 October 1987: India v  Australia |
| Last ODI | 27 October 2023: Pakistan v  South Africa |
| First T20I | 11 September 2012: India v  New Zealand |
| Last T20I | 11 November 2018: India v  West Indies |
| First women's Test | 7–9 November 1976: India v West Indies |
| Last women's Test | 28 June – 1 July 2024: India v South Africa |
| First WODI | 23 February 1984: India v Australia |
| Last WODI | 7 March 2007: Australia v New Zealand |
| First WT20I | 23 March 2016: South Africa v  Ireland |
| Last WT20I | 9 July 2024: India v South Africa |
| As of 9 July 2024 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.
Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after Muthiah Annamalai 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.
The stadium hosted the finals of IPL 2011, IPL 2012, and IPL 2024.
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- ^ "Renovated Chepauk stadium getting ready to be opened on March 17". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "The Madras that was". Frontline. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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- ^ "N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President". Zee News. 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Construction Begins at Chennai". Hopkins Architects. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Project List – Projects – Hopkins Architects".
- ^ Menon, Suresh. "Indian cricket's spiritual home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "About M. A. Chidambaram Stadium". BCCI. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Venues. Men's Cricket World Cup 2023". www.cricketworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Madras v Mysore, November 5, 1934, ESPNcricinfo