M Chinnaswamy Stadium - A Statistical Analysis - 2023 Cricket World Cup

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is one of the premier venues in India and has hosted World Cup matches every time the tournament was held in the country. 
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium hasn't witnessed many historic moments in Indian cricket. In 1987, Bengaluru hosted what would be Sunil Gavaskar's final Test match. Gavaskar made a fighting 96 in the fourth innings against Pakistan but India fell 16 runs short of the target. Anil Kumble's 400th wicket in Test cricket also came at this venue. 

In 2013, Rohit Sharma became only the third men's cricketer to score a double hundred in One-Day internationals, when he hammered 209 off 158 against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. This was Sharma's first as he went on to hit two more double centuries in ODIs.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium is the home venue for the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore and it has witnessed some glorious moments in the league. Not to mention, it has one of the most electrifying crowds. 

The stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore, flanked by Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road. The general M Chinnaswamy Stadium weather should be hot and humid with occasional rain in the month of October and November.

The venue has a crowd capacity of around 40000 and will play host to five matches in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka will play two games here, facing England on October 26 and New Zealand on November 9. New Zealand will also take on Pakistan here in a day game on November 4. The venue will get its first taste of the World Cup 2023 on October 20, when Pakistan takes on Australia. In the fifth game, India will host Netherlands on November 12.

As the Cricket World Cup 2023 gets underway, we bring you a detailed analysis on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch report and other information related to match predictions.

What Past Results at M Chinnaswamy Stadium Tell Us

Important team stats at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium has hosted a total of 26 ODIs till this date. Of those, 14 games (54%) have been claimed by the home side while the touring side has won five (19%). There have been four neutral matches played here (15%). Two matches ended in no result while the match between India and England in the 2011 World Cup was tied.
The average first innings score at the venue is 260, which is pretty good after 26 matches. The highest total recorded here was 383/6 against Australia by none other than India in 2013. There have been nine instances of the team batting first scoring between 300-349, four between 250 and 299. There have been nine scores between 200-249 while the lowest total of 169 was by South Africa against India in 2005.
The past results at M Chinnaswamy Stadium tell us that chasing big scores here hasn't been easy. Only twice has a team chased a target of over 300 successfully. When the team batting first has posted above the average first-innings score of 260, they have won eight out of 12 completed games. 

What Past Performances at M Chinnaswamy Stadium Tell Us

Talking about the past performances at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, it's no surprise Sachin Tendulkar tops the batting chart with 534 runs with two hundreds. Amongst active players, Rohit Sharma leads with 437 runs which includes his maiden double century.
Batters have had a lot of success here, with 16 centuries recorded at this ground. As for the highest partnerships, Australia's David Warner and Aaron Finch hold the record with 231 runs they scored against India in 2017.

Coming to the bowling records, Zaheer Khan is the top wicket-taker at M Chinnaswamy Stadium with 14 wickets from eight games. Amongst current bowlers, Mohammed Shami has seven wickets at this ground. There have been nine four-wicket hauls here, with Yuvraj Singh's 5/31 being the best figures.

As for the M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch report, history shows the pitches here are generally flat and batters enjoy the ball coming on to the bat nicely. The ground has short boundaries, which means there will be plenty of sixes. 

Toss Analysis at M Chinnaswamy Stadium

There have been 24 completed ODIs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, of which the batting first has won 11 whereas the chasing side has been victorious on 12 occasions. England had made 338 while batting second against India in 2011, with the match ending in a tie.
The team winning the toss here has fared slightly better here, with 46.15 win percentage. The team losing the toss has won 11 games - a win percentage of 42.31. The numbers tell us that toss doesn't play a big role here.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium - ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule

M Chinnaswamy Stadium is one of the best venues for batting and we could see records tumbling in the World Cup. England are scheduled to face Sri Lanka at this ground and with their aggressive batting style, you can bet on them to score 400 if they bat first. 
The hosts India will be facing an inexperienced Netherlands side at the back end of the group stage. India's openers have been in good form and we could witness a double hundred in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.