MA Chidambaram Stadium T20 Records: Chepauk Chennai IPL Records and Highest Innings Totals

Cricket fans in Chennai would be praying for Chennai Super Kings to do to Lucknow Super Giants what Royal Challengers Bangalore did to Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru during the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2023 Match 5.

Unlike the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, MA Chidambaram Stadium is not hosting an IPL match after nearly four years. Having said that, much like RCB, CSK will also be playing their first home match in almost four years.

Played between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad roughly a couple of years ago, the last IPL match at this iconic venue had witnessed a super over. If truth be told, only a riveting contest of that magnitude will be absolutely fitting for Super Kings’ homecoming.

In their 60 home matches, Chennai have won 41 and lost 18 to have maintained a terrific record in the last decade-and-a-half. LSG, whose last match was their first one at their home ground, will be playing for the first time in Chennai on Monday.

MA Chidambaram Stadium T20 Records (updated)

It is not astonishing that batters who have represented Super Kings at some point in their T20 careers are the highest run-scorers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. They are Suresh Raina (1,593), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (1,490), Murali Vijay (1,053), Michael Hussey (1,008) and Subramaniam Badrinath (583).

With the exception of Dhoni, all other players have bid adieu to the biggest T20 league around the world now. Hence, names of active IPL batters who have done well here are Faf du Plessis (553), David Warner (527), Virat Kohli (443), Shikhar Dhawan (391) and Rohit Sharma (361).

Highest T20 wicket-takers at the Chepauk are also players with a CSK-connection. They are Ravichandran Ashwin (53), Dwayne Bravo (49), Albie Morkel (39), Ravindra Jadeja (27) and Doug Bollinger (25). As far as players part of current IPL 2023 squads are concerned, Mohit Sharma (16), Rahul Chahar (12), Deepak Chahar (12), Harshal Patel (11), Amit Mishra (11), Sunil Narine (11), Piyush Chawla (11) and Yuzvendra Chahal (11) have done well in this city.

Chepauk Chennai IPL Records (updated)

Historically, Dhoni (1,422), du Plessis (553), Kohli (362), Rohit Sharma (353), Warner (322) and Jadeja (318) have been among the best IPL batters among active players at this venue.

Speaking of bowlers in IPL matches played at the Chepauk, Ashwin (48), Jadeja (27), Mohit Sharma (16), Deepak Chahar (12), Rahul Chahar (12), Patel (11), Mishra (11) and Narine (11) have excelled here.

Highest T20 Innings Totals at MA Chidambaram Stadium (updated)

Score	Overs	Team	Opposition	Year
246/5	20	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	2010
223/5	20	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	2010
222/5	20	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Daredevils	2012
217/7	20	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow Super Giants	2023
211/5	20	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	2008

There have been >15 instances of 200+ innings totals across 97 Men’s T20s played at this stadium. Speaking of successful run-chases in Chennai T20s, CSK and Punjab Kings are the only team to have sealed run chases in excess of 200 runs here.

It was around 11 years ago when the hosts had chased down a 206-run chase against RCB in a last-ball thriller. With them needing 43 runs in the last two overs, the contest is fondly remembered for Morkel scoring as many as 28 runs off Kohli’s penultimate over. The second instance is only five years old when Super Kings had chased down a 203-run target against Kolkata Knight Riders.