M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Bangalore, Karnataka. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this five-decade-old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore It has a seating capacity of 40,000,[1] and regularly hosts Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI), Twenty20 Internationals (T20i) and other First-class cricket matches, as well as musical and cultural events. The stadium is the home ground of the Karnataka state cricket team and the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. It is owned by the Government of Karnataka and has been leased out to the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for a period of 100 years.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium(KSCA)
Ground information
LocationBangalore, Karnataka, India
Establishment1969
Capacity40,000
OwnerGovernment of Karnataka
OperatorKarnataka State Cricket Association
TenantsKarnataka cricket team
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Cricket Team
End names
Pavilion End
BEML End
International information
First Test22–27 November 1974:
 India v  West Indies
Last Test14–18 June 2018:
 India v  Afghanistan
First ODI26 September 1982:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 January 2020:
 India v  Australia
First T20I25 December 2012:
 India v  Pakistan
Last T20I22 September 2019:
 India v  South Africa
Only women's Test31 October – 2 November 1976:
 India v  West Indies
First WODI12 December 1997:
 Australia v  South Africa
Last WODI8 July 2015:
 India v  New Zealand
First WT20I30 November 2014:
 India v  South Africa
Last WT20I28 March 2016:
 Sri Lanka v  South Africa
As of 19 January 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Formerly known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, it was later rechristened in tribute to Mangalam Chinnaswamy, who donated land for stadium and served the KSCA for four decades and was also president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977–1980.

It is the first cricket stadium in the world to use solar panels to generate a bulk of the electricity needed to run the stadium.[2] This has been procured as by the "Go Green" initiative of the KSCA.[3][4] As of 13 January 2020 it has hosted 22 Tests, 24 ODIs and 7 T20Is.

History and development

With generous patronage from the Government of Karnataka, the foundation stone of this stadium was laid in 1969 and construction work commenced in 1970. The stadium was first used for First-class cricket matches during the 1972–73 season. It earned Test status during the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India.

The first Test played at this stadium was on 22–29 November 1974. Incidentally, this was the debut Test match for the West Indian batting giants Viv Richards and Gordon Greenidge. The West Indians led by Clive Lloyd crushed M. A. K. Pataudi's Indian team by a massive margin of 256 runs. India registered their first Test win on this ground against the touring English team led by Tony Greig in 1976–77. The first ODI match at this venue was played on 6 September 1982. India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in that match.

Floodlights were first installed at this stadium for the 1996 Wills World Cup. The first match played here under lights was the quarter-final clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on 9 March 1996 in which India defeated Pakistan by 39 runs. In 2007, 3rd Test Match between India Vs Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh lead a 300 run partnership fightback from 61/4 breaking several records. India's 365/5 at stumps was the highest first day score in India. The 300 run partnership was the highest partnership at the stadium and the highest left-hander batsmen partnership. Sourav Ganguly's 239 is the highest left-hander score.

After the BCCI chose Bangalore as the centre for the National Cricket Academy in 2000, many budding cricketers have passed out of the Academy housed on this ground. This stadium also served as venue for the 1996 Miss World pageant. The KSCA planned to increase the seating capacity to 70,000, as well as considered constructing a newer cricket stadium with seating capacity of 70,000–80,000. However, none of those plans have materialised as of now. Chinnaswamy Stadium is also the home ground of the Bangalore franchise team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The stadium was given a facelift for the first season of the IPL. It was painted in red and yellow, the team colours of the Royal Challengers and also the colours of the Karnataka flag (cultural flag). The crowds are electric during every season of the IPL and come out to support their home team in large numbers.

Crowd
Chinnaswamy Stadium panoramic view (RCB vs SRH IPL match on 4 May 2019)
Chinnaswamy Stadium - another panoramic view from P2 Stand

Cricket World Cups

This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches for all editions of the World cups, when India was a host/co-host.

14 October 1987
Scorecard
India 
252/7 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
236/8 (50 overs)
Navjot Sidhu 75 (71)
Dipak Patel 3/36 (10 overs)
Ken Rutherford 75 (95)
Maninder Singh 2/40 (10 overs)
India won by 16 runs
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: David Archer and Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Kapil Dev

Quarter final match

9 March 1996
scorecard
India 
287/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
248/9 (49 overs)
Navjot Sidhu 93 (115)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/56 (10 overs)
Aamer Sohail 55 (46)
Venkatesh Prasad 3/45 (10 overs)
India won by 39 runs
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Navjot Sidhu
  • Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow over rate

ICC World Cup 2011, 15th Match, Group B

2 March 2011
scorecard
England 
327/8 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
329/7 (49.1 overs)
Jonathan Trott 92 (92)
John Mooney 4/63 (9 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 113 (63)
Graeme Swann 3/47 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 3 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar
Player of the match: Kevin O'Brien

ICC World Cup 2011, 22nd Match, Group B

6 March 2011
scorecard
Ireland 
207/10 (47.5 overs)
v
 India
210/5 (46 overs)
William Porterfield 75 (104)
Yuvraj Singh 5/31 (10 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 50 (75)
Trent Johnston 2/16 (5 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rod Tucker
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

ICC World Cup 2011, 31st Match, Group A

13 March 2011
scorecard
Australia 
324/6 (50 overs)
v
 Kenya
264/6 (50 overs)
Michael Clarke 93 (80)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 3/57 (10 overs)
Collins Obuya 98 (129)
Shaun Tait 2/49 (8 overs)
Australia won by 60 runs
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (KEN)

ICC World Cup 2011, 35th Match, Group A

16 March 2011
scorecard
Canada 
211/10 (45.4 overs)
v
 Australia
212/3 (34.5 overs)
Hiral Patel 54 (45)
Brett Lee 4/46 (8.4 overs)
Shane Watson 94 (90)
John Davison 1/29 (4 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Billy Bowden
Player of the match: Shane Watson

ICC World Cup 2011, 11th Match, Group B

27 February 2011
Scorecard
India 
338/10 (49.5 overs)
v
 England
338/8 (50 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 120 (115)
Tim Bresnan 5/48 (10 overs)
Andrew Strauss 158(145)
Zaheer Khan 3/64 (10 overs)
Match Tied
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Billy Bowden
Player of the match: Andrew Strauss

Achievements and milestones

On 14 June 2018, Afghanistan played their first ever test match after being granted 'Test Status' by the ICC in 2017 against India at this venue.[5]

Batting

Bowling

Team records

Partnership records
Highest partnerships[15]
RunsWicketPlayersMatchYear
3243rdYounis Khan (267) & Inzamam-ul-Haq (187) Pakistan vs India2005
3083rdSachin Tendulkar (214) & Murali Vijay (139) India vs Australia2010
3005thSourav Ganguly (239) & Yuvraj Singh (169) India vs Pakistan2007
2074thGordon Greenidge (107) & Clive Lloyd (163) West Indies vs India1974

All records correct as of 10 November 2015.

One day international match records

Highest total: 383–6 – India v Australia 2 November 2013. The second was 347–2 – Australia v India, the third and fourth highest scores were tied at 338 in the India-England in 2011 world cup match.

Highest Run Chase : 329–7 – Ireland scored 329 (in 49.1 overs) against England's 327 runs from 50 overs, 2 March 2011, during world cup match.

Highest individual score: 209 scored by Rohit Sharma

The most runs were scored by Sachin Tendulkar (534 runs) followed by Rohit Sharma (437 runs) and Virender Sehwag (328 runs).

The most wickets were taken by Zaheer Khan (14 wickets) followed by Javagal Srinath (10 wickets) and Venkatesh Prasad & Kapil Dev (8 wickets each)

See also

References
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  2. Staff Reporter (10 April 2015). "A sunny pitch at Chinnaswamy stadium". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. "Chinnaswamy Stadium's history". TheSportsDB.
  4. "Chinnaswamy Stadium". Sports24. 13 October 2010.
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