CSK vs PBKS: MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, established in 1916, is the second-oldest cricket stadium in India and will host a few matches during the nineteenth edition of the Indian Premier League- IPL 2026, starting from Saturday (March 28).
Known by the people as the Chepauk Stadium, the Chidambaram Stadium has served as the home venue to Tamil Nadu state teams and the Indian cricket team in the past.
The Den, as it's fondly called by the Yellow Brigade, Chepauk Stadium will play host to seven home games of the five-time champions in the upcoming campaign of IPL.
Chennai Super Kings will start their home run in Chepauk with a match against the Punjab Kings.
They will then take on the Delhi Capitals and the Kolkata Knight Riders before facing
their arch-rivals, the Mumbai Indians. They will then take on LSG and SRH before wrapping up with a game against GT.
MA Chidambaram Stadium T20I Records And Stats
- Total Matches: 17
- Batting 1st Won: 10
- Batting 2nd Won: 6
- Highest Total: 256/4 by India vs Zimbabwe (Feb 2026)
- Lowest Total: 80/10 by Pakistan Women vs England Women (Mar 2016)
- Highest Run-chase: 183/5 by New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Feb 2026)
- Lowest Total Defended: 103/8 by West Indies Women vs Pakistan Women (Mar 2016)
- Average 1st Innings Score: 170-189
MA Chidambaram Stadium IPL Records And Stats
- Total Matches: 92
- Batting 1st Won: 52
- Batting 2nd Won: 40
- Highest Total: 246/5 by Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (2010)
- Lowest Total: 70 all out by RCB vs CSK (2019)
- Highest Run-chase: 213/4 by Lucknow Super Giants vs CSK (2024)
- Lowest Total Defended: 126/8 by RCB vs CSK (2008)
- Highest Run-chase: 213/4 in 19.3 overs by Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings in 2024
- Lowest Total Defended: 126/8 by Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in 2008
- Average 1st Innings Score: 164
- Highest Individual Score: Murali Vijay (CSK) - 127 from 56 balls vs RR in 2010
- Most Runs: MS Dhoni (CSK) - 1547 runs in 64 innings
- Total Sixes: 997 sixes
- Most Sixes: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (CSK) - 78 sixes in 65 innings
- Total Fours: 2314 fours
- Most Fours: Suresh Raina (CSK) - 140 fours in 55 innings
- Total Fifties: 131 fifties
- Most Fifties: Suresh Raina (CSK) - 8 fifties
- Total Hundreds: 7 hundreds
- Most Hundreds: Murali Vijay (CSK) - 2 hundreds
- Best Bowling Figures: Akash Madhwal (Mumbai Indians) - 5 for 5 vs Lucknow Super Giants in 2023
- Most Wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin (CSK, DC, PBKS & RR) - 52 wickets in 43 innings.
MA Chidambaram Stadium IPL 2026 Schedule
| Match No. | Date | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 April | CSK vs Punjab Kings |
| 18 | 11 April | CSK vs Delhi Capitals |
| 22 | 14 April | CSK vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 43 | 2 May | CSK vs Mumbai Indians |
| 52 | 10 May | CSK vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| 62 | 18 May | CSK vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 65 | 21 May | CSK vs Gujarat Titans |
