# Best IPL Venues for Chasing: Where the Side Batting Second Wins Source: https://cricketin.org/en/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing [By Karthik Iyengar](/en/authors/data-editor), Data Editor. [Reviewed by Anjali Deshmukh](/en/authors/cricket-analyst), Cricket Analyst. Updated 10 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Which IPL grounds favour the side batting second? 20 venues ranked on 1,218 results from 2008 to 2026, with the margin luck allows. Data: Cricsheet. Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is the best IPL ground for chasing: from 2008 to 2026 the side batting second won 44 of 68 decided matches there, or 64.7%. Across all 1,218 IPL matches with a result in normal play, chasing sides won 54.7%, and Jaipur is the only ground with 15 or more results where that edge stays clear of chance. Data: Cricsheet, calculated on 10 November 2026. Below are all 20 grounds with at least 15 results, the range luck allows for each, the grounds that changed character after 2021, and the method, including how the venue names were merged. ## All 20 grounds ranked by chasing wins The table ranks every IPL ground with at least 15 decided matches by the share won by the side batting second. The last column gives the average first-innings score in full 20-over matches, so you can see what a chase usually had to reach. **Table 1. Chasing record at IPL grounds with 15 or more results, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Rank | Ground | IPL years | Results | Chasing wins | Chasing win rate | Range luck allows (95%) | Average first-innings score | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 2008-26 | 68 | 44 | 64.7% | 52.8-75.0% | 169.3 | | 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2014-21 | 28 | 18 | 64.3% | 45.8-79.3% | 159.0 | | 3 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014-21 | 35 | 21 | 60.0% | 43.6-74.4% | 159.0 | | 4 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 2023-26 | 27 | 16 | 59.3% | 40.7-75.5% | 176.2 | | 5 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2008-26 | 105 | 60 | 57.1% | 47.6-66.2% | 172.2 | | 6 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 2008-26 | 100 | 56 | 56.0% | 46.2-65.3% | 178.9 | | 7 | PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 2008-23 | 61 | 34 | 55.7% | 43.3-67.5% | 168.9 | | 8 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2008-26 | 131 | 72 | 55.0% | 46.4-63.2% | 173.4 | | 9 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2008-26 | 88 | 48 | 54.5% | 44.2-64.5% | 170.2 | | 10 | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | 2008-22 | 37 | 20 | 54.1% | 38.4-69.0% | 159.6 | | 11 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 2008-26 | 101 | 54 | 53.5% | 43.8-62.9% | 173.2 | | 12 | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 2012-25 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 31.0-73.8% | 172.3 | | 13 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh | 2024-26 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 31.0-73.8% | 186.6 | | 14 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2014-21 | 43 | 22 | 51.2% | 36.8-65.4% | 162.8 | | 15 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 2010-26 | 52 | 26 | 50.0% | 36.9-63.1% | 179.8 | | 16 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 2010-22 | 27 | 13 | 48.1% | 30.7-66.0% | 178.5 | | 17 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai | 2008-26 | 96 | 45 | 46.9% | 37.2-56.8% | 165.9 | | 18 | Kingsmead, Durban | 2009 | 15 | 7 | 46.7% | 24.8-69.9% | 151.6 | | 19 | MCA Stadium, Pune | 2012-22 | 51 | 23 | 45.1% | 32.3-58.6% | 162.4 | | 20 | HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala | 2010-26 | 18 | 7 | 38.9% | 20.3-61.4% | 195.1 | | | All IPL grounds | 2008-26 | 1,218 | 666 | 54.7% | 51.9-57.5% | 169.7 | Data: Cricsheet. Period: IPL 2008 to IPL 2026. Calculated on 10 November 2026. Results exclude no-result matches and ties settled by a Super Over. Jaipur's record belongs mostly to one side: [Rajasthan Royals](/en/teams/ipl-rajasthan-royals) played in 66 of the 68 decided matches there. The rate still describes the ground, because it counts whichever side batted second, Rajasthan or their opponents. ## Which numbers survive the luck test A ground with 30 results can show 60% for chasing by pure chance. So each row carries a 95% range, the span a true rate could sit in and still produce what we saw. If that range stays above 50%, the edge is hard to explain as luck. - **Jaipur passes.** Its range runs from 52.8% to 75.0%, so even the low end favours the chasing side. - **The big four come close but do not pass.** Eden Gardens (57.1%), Chinnaswamy (56.0%) and Wankhede (55.0%) all lean towards chasing, yet each range dips below 50%. - **The whole league passes.** All 1,218 results together give 54.7%, with a range of 51.9% to 57.5%. Chasing has a real but modest edge in the IPL as a whole. - **No ground clearly favours batting first.** Chepauk (46.9%), Pune (45.1%) and Dharamsala (38.9%) sit below 50%, but every one of their ranges reaches above it. Twenty grounds in one table also means one or two will look extreme by chance. That is why we report the ranges rather than a winner's podium. ## Since 2022: grounds that changed character From 2022 the league has had ten teams and longer seasons. Several grounds look different over those five seasons than over the full history. **Table 2. Chasing record from 2022 to 2026 at grounds with 15 or more results in that period. Data: Cricsheet** | Ground | Results 2022-26 | Chasing wins | Rate 2022-26 | Range luck allows (95%) | Rate 2008-26 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai | 31 | 19 | 61.3% | 43.8-76.3% | 46.9% | | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 27 | 16 | 59.3% | 40.7-75.5% | 59.3% | | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 49 | 29 | 59.2% | 45.2-71.8% | 55.0% | | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 21 | 12 | 57.1% | 36.5-75.5% | 64.7% | | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 24 | 13 | 54.2% | 35.1-72.1% | 56.0% | | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 31.0-73.8% | 52.9% | | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 25 | 13 | 52.0% | 33.5-70.0% | 53.5% | | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 36 | 18 | 50.0% | 34.5-65.5% | 50.0% | | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | 20 | 10 | 50.0% | 29.9-70.1% | 54.1% | | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 16 | 8 | 50.0% | 28.0-72.0% | 48.1% | | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 25 | 12 | 48.0% | 30.0-66.5% | 54.5% | | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 28 | 13 | 46.4% | 29.5-64.2% | 57.1% | Two grounds swapped sides. At Chepauk, where batting first won more often over the full history, chasing sides won 19 of 31 matches after 2021. Eden Gardens moved the other way, from 57.1% over its history to 46.4% in recent seasons. Both recent samples are small, and both ranges still cross 50%. Treat them as a signal to watch in the next season rather than as a new rule. The figures for Chepauk and the other three big grounds, broken down by team, are on our page of [venue records](/en/compare/ipl-team-records-by-venue). ## Why the side batting second tends to win The chasing side bats with full information. It knows the exact target, the overs left and the wickets in hand, and can pace the innings to the run rate it needs. Conditions add to it in the evening. Dew makes the ball wet and hard to grip, which hurts the side bowling second, as our guide to [pitch conditions](/en/guides/how-pitch-conditions-work) explains. Captains know this, and it shows in the toss. Across the same 1,218 matches, toss winners chose to field 66.5% of the time, and our breakdown of the [IPL toss](/en/compare/ipl-toss-bat-or-bowl-first) shows how that choice has paid off by season and by ground. Rain-shortened games follow their own logic. The 23 D/L results in this data count for whichever side batted second, and our page on the [DLS method](/en/guides/dls-method-explained) explains how a revised target is set. ## High scores do not make a chasing ground It is tempting to assume that a ground where first innings run high must suit the chaser. The data does not support it. The two highest average first-innings scores in Table 1 belong to Dharamsala, at 195.1, and New Chandigarh, at 186.6. Neither is a chasing ground: Dharamsala sits last at 38.9%, and New Chandigarh is close to even at 52.9%. Part of the reason is timing. The league-wide average first-innings score in full 20-over matches rose from 162.6 in 2008 to 2021 to 186.4 in 2022 to 2026, and reached 196.4 in 2026. Dharamsala hosted 10 of its 19 IPL matches from 2023 on, and New Chandigarh only came in 2024, so their averages lean on the high-scoring years. If you follow venue form before a match, use it as one input among several. On [Cricketin](/en), betting is for adults 18 and over, and no ground record makes a result certain. ## Method and venue names We downloaded the full IPL archive from Cricsheet on 10 November 2026: 1,243 matches, the last on 31 May 2026 ([Cricsheet downloads](https://cricsheet.org/downloads/)). Cricsheet publishes the data under the Open Data Commons Attribution licence. - **Counted:** 1,218 matches decided in normal play, including 23 D/L results. - **Left out:** 9 no-result matches and 16 ties settled by a Super Over, since the batting order did not decide the tie. - **Batting order:** taken from the innings in each file, not from the "won by runs or wickets" line, so D/L results are assigned correctly. - **Average first-innings score:** full 20-over matches only. D/L matches and games shortened before the chase are left out of that column. - **Range luck allows:** a 95% Wilson interval for each rate. - **Threshold:** 15 decided matches for Table 1, and 15 within 2022 to 2026 for Table 2. Cricsheet writes some grounds under more than one name. We merged them using Cricsheet's own venue registry, which gives each ground one identifier. **Table 3. Venue names merged for this page, as written in the Cricsheet files** | Ground on this page | Names and cities in Cricsheet | Matches | |---|---|---| | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | "M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore" (city Bangalore); "M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru" (city Bangalore or Bengaluru) | 42 + 62 | | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | "Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi"; "Arun Jaitley Stadium" | 74 + 30 | | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | "Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad"; "Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad" | 8 + 45 | | PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | "Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh"; "Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh" | 31 + 30 | | MCA Stadium, Pune | "Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune"; "Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune" | 42 + 9 | | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | One name, city written as Mumbai or Navi Mumbai | 28 + 9 | | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh | One name, city written as Mohali or New Chandigarh | 9 + 8 | | Dubai and Sharjah stadiums | One name each, city sometimes missing | 46 and 28 | The ground in New Chandigarh has its own registry identifier and is kept apart from the older stadium in Mohali. Results at a ground include every IPL match played there, whoever was the home side. Season hubs, squads and dates for the next edition are on the [IPL 2027](/en/leagues/ipl) page. Data: Cricsheet. Period: 2008 to 2026. Calculated on 10 November 2026. ## Questions people ask ### Which IPL ground is best for chasing? Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. From 2008 to 2026 the side batting second won 44 of 68 decided matches there, or 64.7%, and it is the only ground with 15 or more results whose 95% range stays above 50%. ### How often does the chasing team win in the IPL? In 666 of 1,218 matches decided in normal play from 2008 to 2026, or 54.7%. The 95% range is 51.9% to 57.5%, so the edge is real but modest. ### Is Chepauk a good ground for chasing? Historically no: chasing sides won 45 of 96 decided matches at Chepauk from 2008 to 2026, or 46.9%. From 2022 to 2026, though, they won 19 of 31, or 61.3%, a small sample worth watching. ### Which IPL ground favours batting first? Dharamsala has the lowest chasing rate, 38.9% from 18 results, followed by Pune at 45.1% and Chepauk at 46.9%. None of the three is far enough below 50% to rule out chance. ### How were D/L matches counted? They were kept. The side that batted second counts as the chasing side whether or not its target was revised. 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