India and Australia took to the field in front of a full house at the Chepauk stadium.
What happened? The newly-renovated Chepauk stadium hosted the third and final one-day international (ODI) day-nighter between India and Australia. For some of the players like Ravindra Jadeja, it’s a familiar place thanks to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This time, the support was for the Men in Blue, with over 36,000 spectators inside.
- This was the first time India played an ODI in Chennai since December 2019. The last time this venue had a full house was in 2013 when both teams played a Test match. It was also the first time in a decade that all the stands were open to the public.
- The scorching weather didn’t matter as fans descended on the stadium a couple of hours before the start. Those who entered from the Victoria Hostel Road were greeted by a massive mural of CSK captain MS Dhoni.
The result: Australia won the match by 21 runs. They made 269 runs during their innings. India was all out for 248 runs in 49.1 overs.
(Image credits: Aravind Sivaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
