Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play their remaining home matches of the Indian Premier League in Pune.
Chennai Super Kings will play their remaining home matches of the Indian Premier League in Pune. They play their first IPL 2018 at Pune on Friday, 20 April against Rajasthan Royals.
The matches have been moved from CSK's home ground MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai to MCA international stadium, Pune. The new CSK match schedule has been updated on IPL website too.
The decision was taken by the BCCI and the IPL governing council after the local police said they would not be able to guarantee the security of the players amidst protests over the Cauvery water sharing dispute. CSK’s first home game of IPL 2018, against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), saw massive protests both in and out of the MA Chidambaram stadium over Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
While there were massive protests including buring of IPL tickets and CSK jerseys in Chennai city, an identified protestor flung a shoe at CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja during the match in the stadium.
CSK have six more home matches to play. The remaining home matches of CSK, beginning with the visit of Rajasthan Royals on April 20, will now be played in Pune.
The BCCI had short-listed four cities to host matches but eventually Pune was finalised since CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is familiar with the conditions having played two seasons with Rising Pune Supergiants.
Here's CSK’s updated schedule:
| Match |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
| Kings XI Punjab v/s Chennai Super Kings |
Sunday 15th April 2018 |
20:00 IST |
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Rajasthan Royals |
Friday 20th April 2018 |
20:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings |
Sunday 22nd April 2018 |
16:00 IST |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Chennai Super Kings |
Wednesday 25th April 2018 |
20:00 IST |
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Mumbai Indians |
Saturday 28th April 2018 |
20:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Delhi Daredevils |
Monday 30th April 2018 |
20:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings |
Thursday 3rd May 2018 |
20:00 IST |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Friday 11th May 2018 |
16:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
| Rajasthan Royals v/s Chennai Super Kings |
Friday 11th May 2018 |
20:00 IST |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Sunday 13th May 2018 |
16:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
| Delhi Daredevils v/s Chennai Super Kings |
Friday 18th May 2018 |
20:00 IST |
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Chennai Super Kings v/s Kings XI Punjab |
Sunday 20th May 2018 |
20:00 IST |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
The updated matches are in italics.
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