The documented story of Siechem Stadium, the main CAP Siechem Ground at the Tutipet campus, begins with its first recorded BCCI and Ranji Trophy matches in November 2018.
There is no reliable formal inauguration or founding date in the evidence reviewed. The clearest history is operational: CAP records the first BCCI match at the Siechem ground on 2 November 2018 and the first Ranji Trophy match on 12 November 2018. Those dates identify the earliest dated match evidence, not an inauguration ceremony.
CAP’s official history records the first BCCI match at the CAP Siechem ground on this date. This is the earliest dated operational evidence located for the main venue, rather than a claimed construction or opening date.
CAP records the first Ranji Trophy match at the main CAP Siechem ground. This places the venue in Puducherry’s first-class match history within days of the first recorded BCCI fixture.
CAP’s Siechem Pondicherry T20 Tournament schedule places multiple matches at Siechem Cricket Stadium. The wording refers to the main venue; it should not be merged with separately numbered CAP Ground 2 or Ground 3 records.
Ground-specific records and CAP material support first-class, List A and T20 activity at the main Siechem Stadium. Youth ODI evidence is also present in the ground records. Later India A–Australia A scorecards use unofficial Test and unofficial ODI labels; they are not official Test or ODI records.
The 29 September–2 October 2026 second unofficial Test was drawn: Australia A made 358 and 173/4 declared, while India A scored 167 and 310/9. The scorecard identifies the main Siechem Ground. This is an unofficial multi-day fixture, not an official Test match.
Thuthipet Stadium is the user-facing name for Siechem Stadium, also called CAP Siechem Ground or Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground in scorecard metadata. Its verified history starts with CAP’s dated match evidence in November 2018. CAP lists about 5,000 seats, a grass lawn and LED floodlights, but no reliable formal inauguration date was found. The main venue has a separate Cricinfo venue identifier, 1162017, and ESPN ground identifier, 3459; those identifiers matter because the Tutipet campus contains other numbered pitches.
