M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore: History, Pitch Report, Stands, Stats & Trivia

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore: History

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was originally named the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Stadium in 1969 for a brief period. However, the ground was eventually changed and named after M Chinnaswamy, who was involved in the administration of cricket in Karnataka for nearly four decades. In addition to this, he was also the president of the Indian board from 1977 to 1980.

The stadium was renovated in 1996 prior to the high-voltage ODI World Cup clash between India and Pakistan. Home to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the stadium hosted the first-ever match of the lucrative T20 competition in 2008.

Established- 1969

Capacity- 40,000

Floodlights- Yes

End names- Pavilion End, BEML End

Home team/s- Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB, in IPL)

Curator- Narayan Raju

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report

The 22-yard strip at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a treat for the batters. Considering the lightening quick outfield and the smaller dimensions of the ground, high-scoring contests as usually expected at the venue and bowlers and are usually on their toes to restrict the rival teams from scoring big.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Stats & Trivia

Rohit Sharma notched up his first ODI double hundred on this ground, registering 209 runs against Australia in 2013. Impressively, it is the same venue where Ireland handed England, a shock defeat. They beat England in the 2011 World Cup clash as Kevin O'Brien slammed a 50-ball 100, the fastest hundred in a WC match.

In 2013, Chris Gayle scored the highest individual score in T20s, getting an unbeaten 175 runs off just 66 balls for RCB against Pune Warriors India. In the process, RCB also registered the highest total in T20s - 263 runs in the first innings.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Stats in T20Is

Total matches	16
Matches won batting first	6
Matches won bowling first	9
Average 1st Inns scores	135
Average 2nd Inns scores	130
Highest total recorded	202/6 (20 Overs) by IND vs ENG
Lowest total recorded	99/10 (19.3 Overs) by RSA-W vs NZ-W
Highest score chased	194/3 (19.4 Overs) by AUS vs IND
Lowest score defended	114/7 (20 Overs) by SL-W vs RSA-W

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Stats in TESTs

Total matches	25
Matches won batting first	10
Matches won bowling first	5
Average 1st Inns scores	354
Average 2nd Inns scores	304
Average 3rd Inns scores	206
Average 4th Inns scores	174
Highest total recorded	626/10 (150.2 Overs) by IND, vs PAK
Lowest total recorded	103/10 (38.4 Overs) by AFG, vs IND

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Stats in ODIs

Total matches	37
Matches won batting first	14
Matches won bowling first	19
Average 1st Inns scores	233
Average 2nd Inns scores	217
Highest total recorded	383/6 (50 Overs) by IND vs AUS
Lowest total recorded	114/10 (38.5 Overs) by IND-W vs RSA-W
Highest score chased	329/7 (49.1 Overs) by IRE vs ENG
Lowest score defended	166/4 (22 Overs) by IND vs ENG

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium: Stands

The venue has 15 stands and an entrance for each for the fans to make their presence in the stadium. P1, P2, P3, A, B, C, D, F, G, H, M1, M2, N, S, T are the 15 different stands at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The stands G upper, A upper, C upper, P3, P4, Terrace has the best view.