The 49th match of IPL 2024 will be played on May 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This season both the teams will face each other for the first time. Both the teams will play in this match after winning their previous 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 PBKS: 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 81 matches have been played on this ground in IPL, out of which the team batting first has won 48 times while the team chasing the target has won 33 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 watch the match without any interruption. According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature of the day will be 41 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 entire 40 overs match.

IPL Stats and Records at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk

So far 81 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 on this ground in IPL has ended without a result. The average score of the first innings here is 163.