M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
| Chepauk Stadium | |||||||||||||
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023 | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Ground information | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Chepauk, Chennai, India | ||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°03′46″N 80°16′46″E / 13.06278°N 80.27944°E | ||||||||||||
| Establishment | 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Capacity | 38,200 | ||||||||||||
| Architect | East Coast Constructions Hopkins Architects | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 26 February 2026: India v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||
| 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 Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. It is named after M. A. Chidambaram, a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and is managed by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It was established in 1916 and is the second oldest international cricket stadium in the country after the Eden Gardens, still being used to host Test Cricket.
The stadium hosts matches of the Indian cricket team and the Indian women's cricket team apart from conducting matches during major international cricketing events organised by the International Cricket Council. 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, a Twenty20 tournament organised by the TNCA.
Chepauk hosted its first cricket match in February 1934, when India played a test match against England's during the later'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 ever Test victory at the venue in a match against England in 1952. The venue was also the host of the second-ever tied Test match in the history of the game during Australia's tour of India in 1986.
The Indian women's team played its second-ever Test match against the West Indies in November 1976 at the Chepauk. The stadium hosted its first One Day International during the 1987 Cricket World Cup match between India and Australia. It subsequently served as one of the venues when India hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1996, 2011, 2023, the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, and the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. As of December 2025, the ground has hosted more than 85 international cricket matches.