One of the most popular stadiums in India is the Chinnaswamy stadium situated in Bengaluru. It is home to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL and Karnataka in the domestic circuit. This stadium has witnessed plenty of excellent matches which involves both India and others.
It was established in 1969 and it was known as Karnataka State Cricket Association and later renamed to Chinnaswamy. The first IPL match at this venue was on 18th April 2008.
Chinnaswamy International Cricket Stadium overview
Let’s have a look at certain stadium parameters and key factors:
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Parameter |
Detail |
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Location |
Bengaluru |
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Established |
1969 |
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Home IPL team |
RCB |
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First IPL match |
18/4/2008 |
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Total IPL matches |
100 |
|
Playing Ends |
Pavillion End and BEML end |
IPL Matches Stats at Chinnaswamy Stadium
There have been a total of 100 matches played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and there are plenty of records and stats in IPL that were created here. It has been a very batting friendly surface and often known as a six hitting ground due to its small dimensions. Some of the notable records at this venue includes the 175* by Chris Gayle against Pune Warriors India. While the best bowling performance at this venue is from Samuel Badree who picked up 4/9 in a match for RCB.
This venue saw Sunrisers Hyderabad score the highest ever score in the history of IPL when they made 287/3 and the lowest score at this venue is 82 by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This is one of the high scoring grounds in India where there is plenty of value for shots with quick outfield.
Highest Team Score at this Stadium
Sunrisers Hyderabad hold the highest team score at this venue when they smashed 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 15th April 2024. It was a high scoring fixture where RCB scored 262/7 chasing and fell short in the end by 25 runs.
Travis Head smashed a century in that game for SRH while Klassen scored 67 runs of just 31 balls. It was a memorable game for the fans as plenty of records were broken.
Lowest Team Score at this Stadium
The lowest team score at this venue is 82 all out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This happened in the first ever IPL match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It was KKR who were batting first and scored 222/3 on the back of 158* from McCullum. In reply, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were bowled out for 82 which is still the lowest ever score at this stadium.
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Best Batting Records (IPL)
|
Batter |
Score |
Balls |
Against |
Year |
|
Chris Gayle |
175* |
66 |
PWI |
2013 |
|
Brendon McCulum |
158* |
73 |
RCB |
2008 |
|
Ab De Villiers |
129* |
52 |
GL |
2016 |
|
Chris Gayle |
117 |
57 |
PBKS |
2015 |
|
W Saha |
115* |
55 |
KKR |
2014 |
Best Bowling Records (IPL)
|
Bowler |
Style |
Innings |
Wickets |
Best Bowling figures |
|
Y Chahal |
right arm leg-spin |
43 |
54 |
4/25 |
|
Mohammad Siraj |
right arm medium |
22 |
29 |
3/19 |
|
Zaheer Khan |
left arm medium |
26 |
28 |
4/17 |
|
Vinay Kumar |
right arm medium |
25 |
27 |
4/40 |
|
S Aravind |
left arm medium |
19 |
25 |
4/14 |
Pitch Report
Average first innings score at this venue is 166 and out of the 100 matches played at this venue, teams winning that were chasing have a slightly better record compared to teams batting first. The new re-laid surface has been good for batting and with shorter boundaries we can expect plenty of sixes at this venue. There will be some help for the pacers with the new ball and it is a balanced venue. Batting will get easier in the second innings which will mean teams will prefer chasing.
