CSK vs SRH, IPL 2023 Match 29: MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

Chennai Super Kings host Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 29 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (April 21). The second southern derby of the season starts at 7:30 PM IST.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK head into the match on the back of their third win of this season, while SRH led by Aiden Markram are fresh from their third loss of the campaign. CSK has won 3 in 5, whereas SRH has won 2 of 5.

MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to host CSK vs SRH IPL 2023 Match 29

Now, the southern rivals will clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, which will host it's third match of the season. CSK opened their campaign with a 12-run win over Lucknow Super Giants, but suffered a 3-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in the recent fixture at the venue.

Ahead of CSK vs SRH 2023 meeting at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, we take a look at the pitch report and weather forecast for the day as some parts of the country have received summer showers.

Chennai weather forecast on Friday, April 21

A humid day with a max temperature of 31^o C and possible chance of thunderstorms around 7 PM IST, which could possibly delay the toss, but the forecast predicts that it will be a short spell and may not play spoilsport in the clash between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report

The Chepauk has been known to favour slow bowlers as the game progresses over the years, favouring the team batting first the most. While the spinners continue get assistance, batters have also been able to score at ease recently.

The average score batting first in IPL at the venue is 163. The teams batting first have won the most in the cash-rich league at the venue. That record has continued even this season. However, the chasing team has gone pretty close to winning in the 2 matches so far.

The first match of 2023 season saw the hosts dominate with the bat, riding on a great start from openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway to set up a total of 217, while Moeen Ali did the damage with ball as they restricted LSG to 205.

In the second match, Ravindra Jadeja spell helped restrict RR to 175, but the hosts fell short of the target by just 3 runs despite a Conway fifty and MS Dhoni's unbeaten cameo of 32 from 17 balls.