M Chinnaswamy Stadium

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is one of India's great cricket stadiums, with a total of 40,000 fans able to fill the ground for a big game.

Hosting international matches on a regular basis, the stadium was constructed all the way back in May 1969 - 55 years ago - although a lot of renovations have been carried out over the years to continue to bring it to modern standards. 

Being named after the founding member of the Mysore State Cricket Association, Mangalam Chinnaswamy, the ground used to be known as Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium. One of the things that makes the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru stand out from the crowd is how renewable energy has been embraced. Indeed, it mostly uses renewable power produced by solar panels, so it is regarded as one of the greenest cricket stadiums in the world. 

The 1996 Miss World pageant was also held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is often used as a Cricket World Cup venue, most recently in 2023. India beat the Netherlands here and Afghanistan played their first ever Test match in Bengaluru, making history back in 2018. India and Afghanistan also played a notable T20 international here, with a double super over needed. Our OCB guide to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium tells you everything you need to know about it.

Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has a much smaller area than a lot of the grounds used for the Indian Premier League, which helps to explain why the scoring is typically far higher at this venue. The powerful West Indies batter Chris Gayle proved this when he played an IPL game here in 2013, featuring for RCB in a game against Pune Warriors and making an incredible 175 off 66 balls. 

Former RCB bowler Harshal Patel described M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as a "small ground" and added that "the ball generally flies", which provides a lot of help to batters who play here. In the 2024 season, the average first innings score in T20s on this ground was over 183, which is slightly down on the average of more than 195 that was recorded in the previous year. There is a narrow advantage to batting second with chasing teams winning 52.6% of T20s in Bengaluru. The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch report shows fast bowlers and leg-break bowlers have the lowest average here, while history indicates medium paces struggle to keep economy rates low. 

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