Former Chief Pitch Curator of MA Chidambaram Stadium K. Parthasarathy passed away

A sad news came out from Tamil Nadu cricket on Sunday. On Sunday, the famous former pitch curator of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) K. Parthasarathy passed away. The association expressed its condolences on his demise and remembered his significant contribution. Parthasarathy MA was the former chief pitch curator of Chidambaram Stadium and served from 1972 to 2013. He worked tirelessly with his team to ensure top class facilities and playing conditions for the MAC Stadium. Many cricket legends often praised the pitches prepared by Parthasarathy in a career spanning nearly five decades. In fact, he had a deep connection with cricket, as his father KS Kannan was a first class cricketer. Not only this, he was also a famous coach. According to the New Indian Express, the TNCA had duly acknowledged his contribution in developing Tamil Nadu cricket by honoring him during the final match of the 2020-21 edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Pitch prepared for many memorable international cricket matches Parthasarathy had prepared pitches for many memorable international cricket matches during his career. He also brought some major improvements and techniques in preparing world class pitches. His ability can be judged from the fact that he used such a type of soil to prepare the pitch, which helps both the batsmen and the bowlers. He often used red clay and black clay to provide equal opportunities for players to showcase their different skills. Additionally, he also focused on creating a multi-layered pitch to ensure that the pitch provided uniform bounce and pace. He also took into account things that affect pitch preparation such as the role of temperature and humidity. Last but not least, he also showed his expertise in choosing the right type of grass for the surface and their appropriate growth, which resulted in close international matches.

Watch the top 3 innings played by Virat Kohli at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

India will be seen playing the first test against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian cricket team’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli is going to be seen in action very soon. Let us tell you that 35-year-old Kohli can be seen playing in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. It is worth noting that the first match of the two-match Test series between the two teams will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This ground is known for its spin friendly pitches, in which Kohli has great mastery. On this ground, Kohli has scored a total of 267 runs in 6 innings at an average of 44.50. So today in this article we are going to tell you about the top 3 innings played by Kohli on this ground. So let’s start: 3. 62 (149) vs England, 2021 Performing brilliantly on England’s 2021 tour of India, Team India won the Test series 3-1 despite losing the first match. So, after getting out on a duck in the first innings of the second Test match of this series, Kohli’s bat produced a brilliant innings of 62 runs in the second innings, in which he hit 7 fours. Kohli had given India a memorable victory by sharing a 96-run partnership with local boy Ashwin. This comes at number three in the list of Kohli’s best innings played on this ground. 2.72 (104) vs England, 2021 Kohli batted brilliantly against England in the first Test match of England’s tour of India in 2021. However, Kohli could not do anything special in the first innings of the opening Test match and was dismissed after scoring 11 runs. But then Kohli showed his class in the second innings and scored a brilliant 72 off 104 balls with the help of 9 fours. Kohli’s brilliant innings was interrupted by Ben Stokes, but by that time India had gone far ahead in the match and later won the match by 227 runs. 3. 107 (206) v Australia, 2013 Kohli has scored only one century at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, and this was seen from Kohli’s bat in the year 2013. At that time, India had to bowl first after losing the toss in a high scoring match. In reply to Australia’s 380 runs in the first innings, India scored a mammoth 572 runs in the first innings, in which Kohli played a brilliant innings of 107 runs with the help of 15 fours and 1 six. In this match, Kohli made a brilliant partnership of 91 runs with Sachin Tendulkar and 128 runs with Dhoni.

RCB vs DC: Weather & pitch report and stats of MA Chidambaram Stadium for Match-62 of IPL 2024

Chinnaswamy stadium. (Photo Source: Twitter) The 62nd match of IPL 2024 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. This match will be played at RCB’s home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Earlier, RCB had faced Gujarat Titans on this ground where they won by four wickets. Talking about the performance of both the teams this season, RCB and DC have made a great comeback this season after losing the initial matches. IPL 2024: RCB vs DC: M Chinnaswamy’s pitch report The team winning the toss at Chinnaswamy Stadium prefers to chase. Looking at the pitch, it is believed that the batsmen will get more help in the match to be held on Sunday. The fast bowlers get seam movement with the new ball. Spinners often prove expensive in Chinnaswamy. Although this ground is considered a high scoring ground, but the average score of the team batting first on this ground is 165-170 runs. The team winning the toss may prefer to bowl first here. IPL 2024: RCB vs DC: Weather Report Talking about the weather, the weather will favor the fans on May 12. However, there is a possibility of some rain in the evening. The day temperature will reach maximum 33 degrees. The match will start at 7:30 pm Indian time. The temperature at the time of the match is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius. In such a situation, fans will hardly get to see the full 40 overs match. Stats and Records of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru for IPL matches So far 93 IPL matches have been played on this ground. The team batting in the second innings on this ground has won the most number of times, 50 times. Whereas there was no result in four matches. The average score of the first innings at this ground is 166. match 93 The team batting first won 39 The team batting in the second innings won 50 no result 4 highest team total 263/5 Minimum team total 82 Average score of first innings 170 highest score successfully chased 213

CSK vs RR: Weather & pitch report and stats of MA Chidambaram Stadium for Match-61 of IPL 2024

The 61st match of IPL 2024 will be played between CSK and RR. CSK Franchise Stadium (Photo Source: Twitter) The 61st match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on May 11 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. On one hand, this season has been very good for Rajasthan and they have lost only 3 out of 11 matches. Whereas Chennai has seen a lot of ups and downs in this season. So far they have won six out of 12 matches and lost the same number of matches. In this article we will talk about how the pitch and weather of Chepauk Cricket Stadium is going to be during the match. IPL 2024: CSK vs RR: Chepauk Pitch Report As usual, Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium can prove to be helpful for spin bowlers. However, an equal contest between bat and ball is expected on the new pitch made of black soil surface. Since the match will be played in the evening, due to the wind the fast bowlers can get swing in the powerplay and they can take advantage of it. Since this match will be played during the day, there will be no role of dew during this time, while there is going to be a lot of heat during the match, hence this heat can bother the players. However, fans will get to see the entire 40 overs match. IPL Stats and Records at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk So far 82 matches have been played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, out of which 48 matches have been won by the team batting first. So far, no match has ended without a result on this ground in IPL. The average score of the first innings here is 163. total matches 81 The team batting first won 48 The team batting second won 33 no result 0 Highest team total 246/5 Lowest team total 70 Average score of first innings 163 Most targets successfully chased 206

CSK vs LSG: Weather report, pitch report and stats of MA Chidambaram Stadium for Match-39 of IPL 2024

Chennai Super Kings is currently at fourth position in the points table. CSK (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The 39th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In the current tournament, Kings have won four matches so far and lost three matches. They are currently placed third in the points table, so the Kings would like to get back on their winning track. On the other hand, Super Giants have also won four matches and lost three matches so far. They are currently at fifth position in the points table. IPL 2024: CSK vs LSG: Chepauk Pitch Report As always, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai can prove to be helpful for spin bowlers. However, an equal contest between bat and ball is expected on the new pitch made of black soil surface. Since the match will be played in the evening, due to the wind the fast bowlers can get swing in the powerplay and they can take advantage of it. If dew falls here then the toss can also prove to be an important factor in this match. The team batting first at Chepauk ground wins most of the times. Statistics also show that so far 79 matches have been played on this ground in IPL, out of which the team batting first has won 47 times while the team chasing the target has won 32 times. IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR: Weather report of Chennai Talking about the weather, there is no possibility of rain throughout the day in Chennai on the day of the match, hence fans can get to watch the entire day’s play. According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature of the day will be 33 degrees. The minimum temperature will be 27 degrees. There is going to be a lot of heat during the match, so this heat can bother the players. However, fans will get to see the full 40 overs match. IPL Stats and Records at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk So far 79 matches have been played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, out of which 47 matches have been won by the team batting first. So far, no match on this ground in IPL has ended without a result. The average score of the first innings here is 163.

IPL 2024: What happened last time RCB played at MA Chidambaram Stadium?, know complete details

CSK vs RCB match has not taken place in Chennai since March 23, 2019 RCB vs CSK (Photo Source: Twitter) First match of IPL 2024 on Friday, March 22 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Fans are eagerly waiting for this match. Whereas MS Dhoni has handed over the captaincy of CSK to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Therefore, Gaikwad will be seen captaining CSK in the upcoming season. A total of 31 matches have been played between these two teams, out of which CSK has won 20 matches, while RCB has won only 10 matches. One match yielded no result. When both the teams face each other on Friday, they will play against each other for the first time in five years in Chepauk. There has not been a CSK vs RCB match in Chennai since March 23, 2019. Let us tell you that due to Covid-19 in India, the 2020 edition was played in UAE. Whereas in the first half phase of the 2021 edition held in India, both the teams did not face each other in Chennai. However, on April 18, RCB played against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chepauk. Later the second phase was held in UAE. RCB last played against KKR in Chepauk In that match against KKR rcb Batting first, they scored 204 runs with the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Maxwell played an inning of 78 runs in 49 balls, while AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten 76 runs. In response, KKR team, which came to chase the target of 205 runs, fell short by 38 runs. Openers Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill tried to build a partnership but failed. Rahul Tripathi and captain Eoin Morgan were also out cheaply. Andre Russell scored 31 runs in 20 balls but that too went in vain. The team could score only 166 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Kiwi bowler Kyle Jamieson was the most successful bowler for RCB, taking 3 wickets. Whereas Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel took 2-2 wickets. Washington Sundar got 1 wicket. Now RCB will take the field against CSK on Friday remembering their last win in Chepauk. His aim will be to start the tournament with a win.

IPL 2024, Match-1, CSK vs RCB: MA. Know about the records and statistics of Chidambaram Stadium here-

The first match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22 at Chepauk. CSK vs RCB (Getty Images) The first match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22 in Chepauk. Chennai Super Kings won the title for the fifth time by defeating Gujarat Titans last season. Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore had secured sixth position in the points table with 7 wins and 14 points in 14 matches. The last match between CSK and RCB was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Chennai Super Kings defeated RCB by 8 runs. Whereas M.A. The last match between the two teams at Chidambaram Stadium was played in 2019. Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, were all out for 70 runs, CSK chased the target easily. CSK vs RCB Head to Head Records: Head to Head Records Matches Played 31 Chennai Super Kings Won 20 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won 10 No Result 1 CSK vs RCB MA. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk Pitch Report MA. The pitch of Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk is considered slow. Due to which the spinners get more help here. Unlike other IPL venues, the Chepauk pitch is not a high-scoring ground. After winning the toss, the team here would like to bat first. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 163 runs. CSK vs RCB MA. Chidambaram Stadium, IPL Record MA. So far 76 IPL matches have been played at Chidambaram Stadium. The team batting first has won 46 matches so far. matches played so far 76 The team batting in the first innings won 46 The team batting in the second innings won 30 no result 0 The team that won the toss won 39 The team that lost the toss won 37 highest total 246/5 lowest total 70 Average score of first innings 163 Highest total chased 200 CSK vs RCB: Battle to be seen between these players Ravindra Jadeja vs Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell plays the spinners well. But his record against Ravindra Jadeja is nothing special. Against Ravindra Jadeja, Glenn Maxwell has scored runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 137.25 and an average of 11.66. Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Glenn Maxwell 6 times. Ravindra Jadeja vs Virat Kohli Ravindra Jadeja’s record against Virat Kohli is also excellent. Jadeja has dismissed Kohli only 3 times in 17 innings, but Virat Kohli has to struggle against Jadeja. Against Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli has scored runs at a strike rate of 106.87 and an average of 46.66. Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Mohammed Siraj For the last few years, Mohammad Siraj has been seen bowling brilliantly in the powerplay. Siraj has dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad only once in 6 innings so far. Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored against Siraj at an average of 53 and an average of 135.89. Ajinkya Rahane vs Mohammed Siraj Ajinkya Rahane was seen in great form last season. It may be difficult for Rahane to face Siraj this season. Rahane has scored…