| Chepauk | |||||||||||||
 Panorama of the stadium in 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Chepauk, Chennai, India | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°03′46″N 80°16′46″E / 13.06278°N 80.27944°E | ||||||||||||
| Establishment | 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Capacity | 38,200[1] | ||||||||||||
| Architect | East Coast Constructions[2] Hopkins Architects[3] | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association | ||||||||||||
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| V. Pattabhiraman Gate End Anna Pavilion End | |||||||||||||
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| First Test | 10–13 February 1934: India v  England | ||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19–23 September 2024: India v  Bangladesh | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| As of 1 October 2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk, is a cricket stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. It is named after former BCCI president M. A. Chidambaram, and is operated by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It was established in 1916 and is the second oldest international cricket stadium in the country that is still in use after the Eden Gardens.
It hosts matches of the Indian cricket team and the Indian women's cricket team apart from matches during major international cricketing events. It serves as the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and Tamil Nadu women's cricket team for domestic matches. The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings plays its home matches at the stadium and the venue hosted the finals of the IPL in 2011, 2012, and 2024. It is also used as a venue for the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Chepauk hosted its first cricket test match in February 1934 during England's tour of India. It subsequently hosted the first match of the inaugural Ranji Trophy in November of the same year. The India cricket team recorded its first test victory in 1952 against England at the venue. The venue was the host of the second ever tied test match in the history of the game during Australia's tour in 1986.
The Indian women's team played their second ever women's test in November 1976 against West Indies at Chepauk. The stadium hosted its first one day international match between India and Australia during the 1987 Cricket World Cup. It subsequently served as one of the venues when India hosted the World Cup in 1996, 2011, 2023, and the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup. As of October 2024[update], the ground has hosted more than 80 international cricket matches.
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- ^ "Know about Chepauk stadium named after M. A. Chidambaram". India.com. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Construction Begins at Chennai". Hopkins Architects. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2011.