The MA Chidambaram Stadium is all set to host the fourth match of the ICC WT20 2026. It will be New Zealand taking on Afghanistan. Mitchell Santner will captain the New Zealand side while Rashid Khan will lead the Afghanistan side. These two sides have met thrice and it was back in 2024 when Afghanistan won the game against New Zealand. The match will be played on February 8 at 11 am and fans can watch the live action on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network.
But these are different conditions and on good batting pitches we can expect some entertaining cricket from both these sides. Afghanistan will fancy this with their strong spin bowling attack but New Zealand have good preparation having played in the recent T20I series against India. In this article we take a look at the MA Chidambaram Chennai Stadium Pitch Report and Weather Forecast.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report
The surface at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is usually good for batting and there will be some help for the bowlers. Since this is a morning game, the surface might be easier for batting in the second innings compared to the first innings. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue and we can expect a high scoring game. The average score will be around 170.
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MA Chidambaram Stadium in T20s
Matches – 91 Average score batting first – 164 Average score batting second – 150 Matches won by teams batting first – 51 Matches won by teams chasing – 40
MA Chidambaram Weather Forecast
The weather in Chennai will be hot and humid conditions for the players as this is a day game. The temperatures will be soaring around 32 degrees and the humidity will make it feel like 38 degrees. It is expected to be bright and sunny and there is no possibility of rain interruptions. We can expect a full game.
