M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is known for its electrifying atmosphere. Cricketers have often called it the best place to play the game of bat and ball. The stadium has hosted Cricket World Cup matches whenever India has had the chance to host the tournament. It has served as the ground for iconic moments.
No one can forget the epic innings by Kevin O’Brien in the 2011 Cricket World Cup to upset the England Cricket Team. There are many memories that the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru holds. Here we have covered the full stats and records of the venue for the Cricket World Cup matches.
M Chinnaswamy Stadium ICC Cricket World Cup Records and Stats
M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore has hosted 7 ICC Cricket World Cup matches. 3 of these matches have been won by the team batting first, while 3 have been won by the team batting second. One match at the venue ended in a tie.
The highest team total at the venue is 338 runs which was scored by both India and England in their tied match at the venue in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In the same match, Andrew Strauss scored 158 runs, the highest individual score at the venue in Cricket World Cup.
Yuvraj Singh’s 5/31 is the best bowling figure at the venue. The Indian stalwart achieved the feat in the 2011 Cricket World Cup against Ireland.
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1986 Cricket World Cup Match
| India 252/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 236/8 (50 overs) |
| Navjot Sidhu 75 (71) Dipak Patel 3/36 (10 overs) | Ken Rutherford 75 (95) Maninder Singh 2/40 (10 overs) |
| India won by 16 runs M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: David Archer and Dickie Bird Player of the match: Kapil Dev |
1996 Cricket World Cup Match
| India 287/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 248/9 (49 overs) |
| Navjot Sidhu 93 (115) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/56 (10 overs) | Aamer Sohail 55 (46) Venkatesh Prasad 3/45 (10 overs) |
| India won by 39 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd Player of the match: Navjot Sidhu |
- Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow over rate
2011 Cricket World Cup Matches
| England 327/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 329/7 (49.1 overs) |
| Jonathan Trott 92 (92) John Mooney 4/63 (9 overs) | Kevin O’Brien 113 (63) Graeme Swann 3/47 (10 overs) |
| Ireland won by 3 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar Player of the match: Kevin O’Brien |
| Ireland 207/10 (47.5 overs) | v | India 210/5 (46 overs) |
| William Porterfield 75 (104) Yuvraj Singh 5/31 (10 overs) | Yuvraj Singh 50 (75) Trent Johnston 2/16 (5 overs) |
| India won by 5 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rod Tucker Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh |
| Australia 324/6 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 264/6 (50 overs) |
| Michael Clarke 93 (80) Nehemiah Odhiambo 3/57 (10 overs) | Collins Obuya 98 (129) Shaun Tait 2/49 (8 overs) |
| Australia won by 60 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG) Player of the match: Collins Obuya (KEN) |
| Canada 211/10 (45.4 overs) | v | Australia 212/3 (34.5 overs) |
| Hiral Patel 54 (45) Brett Lee 4/46 (8.4 overs) | Shane Watson 94 (90) John Davison 1/29 (4 overs) |
| Australia won by 7 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Billy Bowden Player of the match: Shane Watson |
| India 338/10 (49.5 overs) | v | England 338/8 (50 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 120 (115) Tim Bresnan 5/48 (10 overs) | Andrew Strauss 158(145) Zaheer Khan 3/64 (10 overs) |
| Match Tied M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Billy Bowden Player of the match: Andrew Strauss |