About the ground :
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is one among the best cricket stadiums in India. Originally called the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, it was renamed after M Chinnaswamy, who was president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1977-80.
16-23 acres of land on Mahatma Gandhi Road, known as the Cornet plot land, was leased out to the Karnataka State Cricket Association for 99 years. The foundation for the construction of the stadium was laid in May 1969 by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka and construction was taken up in 1970.
The first Test was staged in 1974, against the West Indies, with a half built stadium to accommodate 50,000 spectators. 14 Tests have so far been played at this venue. Out of the last seven Tests played on the ground, six have produced a result.
Total matches played: 14
Results: 8
Drawn: 6
Summary of Results:
Country | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
Australia | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
England | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
India | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
New Zealand | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Pakistan | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sri Lanka | 1 | - | 1 | - |
West Indies | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Highest Team Totals: 541-6d by India v Sri Lanka, 1993-94
v India : 479 by South Africa, 1999-00
Lowest Team Totals: 116 by Pakistan, 1986-87
for India : 118 v West Indies, 1974-75
Individual hundreds: 14 (8 for India & 6 v India)
Highest Individual Innings : 177 by Sachin Tendulkar v Australia, 1997-98
v India : 163 by Clive Lloyd for West Indies, 1974-75
Best Bowling in an innings: 7-27 by Maninder Singh v Pakistan, 1986-87
v India : 6-53 by Bob Willis for England, 1976-77
Best Bowling in a match : 10-126 by Maninder Singh v Pakistan, 1986-87
v India : 9-121 by Iqbal Qasim for Pakistan, 1986-87
Highest Partnership for each wicket:
for India:
Wkt | Runs | Batsmen | | Vs | Season |
1st | 176* | SM Gavaskar | AD Gaekwad | Pak | 1983-84 |
2nd | 170 | AD Gaekwad | DB Vengsarkar | WI | 1978-79 |
3rd | 174* | NS Sidhu | DB Vengsarkar | NZ | 1988-89 |
4th | 159 | DB Vengsarkar | GR Viswanath | Aus | 1979-80 |
5th | 93 | GR Viswanath | Yashpal Sharma | Aus | 1979-80 |
6th | 96 | M Azharuddin | A Kumble | SA | 1999-00 |
7th | 155 | RMH Binny | S Madan Lal | Pak | 1983-84 |
8th | 84 | RJ Shastri | KS More | NZ | 1988-89 |
9th | 51 | KD Ghavri | BS Bedi | WI | 1978-79 |
10th | 19 | S Abid Ali | BS Chandrasekhar | WI | 1974-75 |
| 19 | RMH Binny | Maninder Singh | Pak | 1986-87 |
| 19 | A Kumble | J Srinath | SA | 1999-00 |
Against India:
Wkt | Runs | Batsmen | | For | Season |
1st | 139 | CG Greenidge | AI Kallicharran | WI | 1974-75 |
2nd | 161 | G Kirsten | N Boje | SA | 1999-00 |
3rd | 134 | Mudassar Nazar | Javed Miandad | Pak | 1979-80 |
4th | 207 | CG Greenidge | CH Lloyd | WI | 1974-75 |
5th | 164 | JH Kallis | L Klusener | SA | 1999-00 |
6th | 78 | HA Gomes | DR Parry | WI | 1978-79 |
7th | 64 | ME Waugh | SK Warne | Aus | 1997-98 |
8th | 63 | JS Foster | AF Giles | Eng | 2001-02 |
9th | 69 | GR Dilley | RW Taylor | Eng | 1981-82 |
10th | 26 | SD Anurasiri | M Muralitharan | SL | 1993-94 |
Statistics: Rajneesh Gupta
Other venues:
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - First Test
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Second Test
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur - Third Test
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - Fourth Test