MAA 9 Apr, tbc M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chennai
Heat, humidity, and the most patient cricket crowd in India.
The road in
1,330 km from the last ground. In town Wed, 7 April 2027 to Sun, 11 April 2027; match on Fri, 9 April 2027, tbc at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Dates are illustrative until the official IPL 2027 fixtures are published.
Temple bells and film posters. A city that is formal in the morning and loose by night. Beach cricket on the Marina from dawn.
Chepauk from the Wallajah Road end, heat haze over the stands at 4pm.
What we ate
Idli and sambar at a mess in Mylapore, a filter coffee that beats Bengaluru's (they say), and a plate of fish curry at a Marina stall at midnight.
After dark
Temple bells and film posters. A city that is formal in the morning and loose by night. Beach cricket on the Marina from dawn.
- The convoy's white paint turns gold at 5pm on the East Coast Road.
- Chepauk's crowd stood for a visiting fifty.
- Marina Beach at 6am: forty cricket games on one strip of sand.
Matchday at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chepauk applauds good cricket from either side. Spin grips here. The stands are close and the humidity makes every run feel earned.
The Chennai roll
