India vs West Indies 1st ODI venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

The first ODI of the 3-match series between India and West Indies will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, the home of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and Chennai Super Kings.

Established in 1916, the ground has, over years, earned a reputation of being home to the most knowledgeable cricket crowd in India. The venue has witnessed several landmark moments history, including
– A Test in India’s first ever home series (in 1933-34)
– The first ever Ranji Trophy match (1934-35)
– India’s first Test win (1951-52)
– The second – and till date, last – tied Test (1986)
– Narendra Hirwani’s 16/136 on Test debut
– Saeed Anwar’s then world record ODI score of 194
– Two of the three Test triple-hundreds scored by Indians
And so on.

Chepauk has also hosted 7 World Cup matches across three editions (the most recent being between India and West Indies in 2011) as well as two IPL finals. In all, 32 Tests, 21 ODIs, and 2 T20Is have been played here.

Here are some statistics from ODIs played here since 2000.

Chennai	India	West Indies	Others
ODIs	9	4	11
Runs/50 overs	265	261	261
4s/50 overs	22.6	22.2	21.2
6s/50 overs	3.3	8.0	4.5
50+ scores/match	1.9	1.4	1.3
Wickets/50 overs	10.0	8.7	8.2

Here are some other numbers from all ODIs played here.

Highest ODI total	337/7	Asia XI
Lowest ODI total	69	Kenya
Highest ODI score	194	Saeed Anwar
Best ODI figures	5/51	Ravi Rampaul