Chennai Super Kings' home ground, The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium has hosted 49 IPL matches so far

Top 5 venues with most IPL matches

The Indian Premier League has been a cricket carnival for the Indian fans, wherein 8 city-based franchises compete to win the coveted title. IPL has received massive crowd turnouts at the host venues since day one.

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The 12th edition of IPL will take place in India despite the Lok Sabha elections, which shows the impact the Indian spectators have on the revenue generation. Earlier, South Africa and U.A.E had hosted the Indian Premier League owing to elections in India but this year the IPL Governing Council has decided to conduct the league in India.

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25 Indian stadiums have hosted IPL matches in the league’s existence and here are the top 5 venues with the most IPL matches -

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#5 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium - 56 IPL matches

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The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the home to Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Home teams - Deccan Chargers (2008-12), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013-present)

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The south Indian city of Hyderabad has always had a team in the 11 seasons of IPL. In the initial seasons, Deccan Chargers represented the Hyderabad city, but the franchise became defunct in the year 2012. They had won the IPL title once in 2009 and had finished 4th in the year 2010.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad replaced the Deccan Chargers as the Hyderabad franchise in IPL from 2013.

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The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal has played the host to both the Hyderabad franchises since 2008. As a result, the stadium has hosted 56 matches of the Indian Premier League. This stadium has a capacity of 55,000 and it had even hosted the final of IPL 2017 (Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant).

Sunrisers Hyderabad will play their first home game of this season on 29th March 2019 when they will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

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#4 Wankhede Stadium - 66 IPL matches

Wankhede Stadium is famous for its blue seas during the home matches of Mumbai Indians
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Home Team - Mumbai Indians (2008-present)

The iconic venue which played the host to the 2011 World Cup final, Wankhede Stadium is the home ground of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. The Mukesh Ambani owned Mumbai Indians has been a vital part of the Indian Premier League since 2008.

Mumbai Indians had played some of their home games at the Brabourne Stadium which is the reason the Wankhede Stadium is at the 4th position on this list. Also in 2016, drought issues in Mumbai led to the IPL organizers organizing a majority of home games of the Mumbai Indians at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

With a capacity of over 33,000, the Wankhede Stadium has hosted several important matches in IPL history which even includes the 2018 IPL final.

The crowd at the Wankhede Stadium has always been loud as the fans are behind their team, Mumbai Indians. The Wankhede Stadium will host its first IPL match of 2019 this Sunday.

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#3 Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium - 67 IPL matches

The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium will host a new look Delhi Capitals in IPL 2019
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Home team - Delhi Capitals (2008-present)

Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) have been a part of the Indian Premier League since the league’s inception in 2008. And, Feroz Shah Kotla has been the home ground of the franchise since day one. Despite the strong support that Delhi gets from the fans, they have failed to win a single IPL championship in 11 years; they have never made it to the final of any IPL season.

With a capacity of over 41,000, the Feroz Shah Kotla has hosted multiple play-off fixtures besides hosting the Delhi team.

However, the fans of Delhi have continued to support them throughout the years. This year the owners have changed the name and the look of the franchise with an aim of changing the team’s fortunes. Also, they signed local boy Shikhar Dhawan in the IPL trade and Gabbar would be keen to lead his home franchise to their first ever IPL title in 2019.

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#2 Eden Gardens - 70 IPL matches

Eden Gardens is the biggest cricket stadium in India
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Home team - Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present)

Eden Gardens is the largest cricket stadium in India, with a seating capacity of 68,000. It could earlier hold over 1,00,000 cricket fans but after its renovation in 2011, the number came down to 68,000. Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders have used Eden Gardens as their home ground since the first season in 2008.

The purple and golden army receives thunderous support at the Eden Gardens with nearly every game attracting jam-pack crowds. It had hosted the final of IPL 2013 and IPL 2015 and co-incidentally, MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings lost to Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians on both the occasions.

Eden Gardens will host its first IPL 2019 fixture this Sunday when the home team Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in an afternoon game.

#1 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - 74 IPL matches

The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is the home to Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Home team - Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008-present)

Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the unluckiest franchise in IPL history. Despite having a star-studded line-up every year, the team has failed to give their fans even a single IPL victory. But, the fans have been loyal to the franchise and have showed up in large numbers at the venue with the most IPL matches in history, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, situated in the heart of Bengaluru.

Also Read: Rating Royal Challengers Banglore's performance in each IPL from 2008-2018

Royal Challengers Bangalore have played all their home matches in this stadium only. Apart from hosting the home games of Royal Challengers Bangalore, the stadium has also hosted 2 IPL finals in the past.

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will host its first IPL 2019 fixture on 28th March when the Bold Army will battle with Mumbai Indians.

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