The Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, officially known as 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, 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.
Formerly known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, it was later rechristened in tribute to Mangalam Chinnaswamy, a lawyer from Mandya and the founding member of the Mysore State Cricket Association. He served the KSCA for four decades and was also president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977 to 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. The panels were procured through the “Go Green” initiative of the KSCA. In 2016 a water purification plant was added, and by January 2017 a system of aeration and drainage was in place to avoid matches being curtailed due to a wet outfield.
The stadium has one of the smallest cricket grounds in India, and because of this and its flatness, is considered a high-scoring ground. Its side boundary lengths are 50 to 55 meters, and its front and back boundary lengths are 60 to 65 meters.
History and developments
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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 Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium, as it was known was later renamed as a tribute to M. Chinnaswamy, who was the BCCI President from 1977 to 1980 and had served the KSCA. Born in Mandya in 1900, he was the founding member of the Mysore State Cricket Association and a lawyer by profession. He helped by other eminent people, was instrumental in prevailing upon the Karnataka Government of Karnataka to allot the ground for cricket in the prime MG Road area in 1969.
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, in the 3rd Test Match between India and Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh led 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.
Since 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. Chinnaswamy Stadium is also the home ground of the Bangalore franchise team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was painted in red and yellow, the team colours of the Royal Challengers and also the colours of the Karnataka flag (cultural flag). This stadium also served as the venue for the 1996 Miss World pageant.
The KSCA planned to increase the seating capacity to 70,000, and has also considered constructing a newer cricket stadium with seating capacity of 70,000–80,000. However, none of those plans have materialised as of now. The stadium was given a facelift for the first season of the IPL.
Crowd
Panoramic view (RCB vs SRH IPL match on 4 May 2019)
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.
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14 October 1986
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India
 252/7 (50 overs) |
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 New Zealand236/8 (50 overs) |
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Navjot Sidhu 75 (71)
Dipak Patel 3/36 (10 overs) |
Ken Rutherford 75 (95)
Maninder Singh 2/40 (10 overs) |
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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
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9 March 1996
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India
287/8 (50 overs) |
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 Pakistan248/9 (49 overs) |
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Navjot Sidhu 93 (115)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/56 (10 overs) |
Aamer Sohail 55 (46)
Venkatesh Prasad 3/45 (10 overs) |
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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
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2 March 2011
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England
 327/8 (50 overs) |
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 Ireland329/7 (49.1 overs) |
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Jonathan Trott 92 (92)
John Mooney 4/63 (9 overs) |
Kevin O’Brien 113 (63)
Graeme Swann 3/47 (10 overs) |
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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
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6 March 2011
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Ireland
207/10 (47.5 overs) |
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India 210/5 (46 overs) |
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William Porterfield 75 (104)
Yuvraj Singh 5/31 (10 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 50 (75)
Trent Johnston 2/16 (5 overs) |
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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
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13 March 2011
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Australia
 324/6 (50 overs) |
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 Kenya264/6 (50 overs) |
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Michael Clarke 93 (80)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 3/57 (10 overs) |
Collins Obuya 98 (129)
Shaun Tait 2/49 (8 overs) |
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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
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16 March 2011
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Canada
 211/10 (45.4 overs) |
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Australia 212/3 (34.5 overs) |
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Hiral Patel 54 (45)
Brett Lee 4/46 (8.4 overs) |
Shane Watson 94 (90)
John Davison 1/29 (4 overs) |
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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
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27 February 2011
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India
338/10 (49.5 overs) |
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England 338/8 (50 overs) |
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Sachin Tendulkar 120 (115)
Tim Bresnan 5/48 (10 overs) |
Andrew Strauss 158(145)
Zaheer Khan 3/64 (10 overs) |
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Match Tied
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Billy Bowden Player of the match: Andrew Strauss |
Events
Miss World 1996 beauty pageant was held in this stadium, it was the first ever that this event was organised in India. Irene Skliva of Greece became the winner.
Records and statistics
On 14 June 2018, after being granted ‘Test Status’ by the ICC in 2017, Afghanistan played their first ever test match at this venue against India.
Test match records
Batting
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Bowling
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Team records
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Partnership records
| Runs | Wicket | Players | Match | Year |
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| 324 | 3rd | Younis Khan (267) & Inzamam-ul-Haq (187) | Pakistan vs India |
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| 308 | 3rd | Sachin Tendulkar (214) & Murali Vijay (139) | India vs Australia |
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| 300 | 5th | Sourav Ganguly (239) & Yuvraj Singh (169) | India vs Pakistan |
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| 207 | 4th | Gordon Greenidge (107) & Clive Lloyd (163) |  West Indies vs India |
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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)
IPL records
Highest total – 263 – RCB v Pune Warriors, 2013
Highest individual score – CH Gayle, 175 (66 balls) for RCB v Pune Warriors, 2013
Best Bowling figures – S Badree, 4/9 for RCB v MI, 2017
Gallery
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The stadium during 2010 Champions League Twenty20
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Bangalore test, 10 October 2004
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India vs Pakistan Test match, 2007