MA Chidambaram Stadium hosted 7 IPL matches this season. Spinners took 43 wickets at 22.5, compared to pacers’ 31 wickets at 34.2. The reasons:
- Black soil pitch: Holds together, then offers variable bounce and turn from ball 10 onwards.
- Short boundaries: Pressure to score, but spin makes batters hesitate.
- CSK’s home record: Won 5 out of 7 here, including a 15-run defence of 148 vs KKR.
- Tactic used: Bowl slower through the air, aim for the rough outside off-stump. Batting teams that succeeded – like GT – used left-handers (Sai Sudharsan) to negate turn. If your website covers fantasy cricket, pick at least two spinners when Chepauk hosts.