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Chennai Super Kings
2019 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMS Dhoni
Ground(s)M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IPL LeagueRunners-up
Most runsMS Dhoni (416)
Most wicketsImran Tahir (26)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 Indian Premier League and where the defending champions. having won the 2018 Indian Premier League

Background

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Player retention, transfers and auction

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Suresh Raina became the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL in the opening match of IPL 2019

In November 2018, the Super Kings announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Narayan Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar and Chaitanya Bishnoi.[1][2]

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Super Kings signed two additional players, Mohit Sharma & Ruturaj Gaikwad.[3]

Preseason

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On 20 March 2019, the franchise announced that they would donate the proceeds from the tickets sales of their opening match of the season to the families of the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack.[4]

A five part docu-drama on the Super Kings called Roar of the Lion was released on Hotstar on 20 March 2019.[5]

Team analysis

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The Indian Express wrote in its team preview that the Super Kings were among the favorites to win this season.[6] Two of three editors at the National predicted the Super Kings to retain the title in 2019.[7] According to Firstpost, the Super Kings will "bank on its batting strength to win games, like the previous year."[8] News18 listed the experienced players and spinners suited for the Super Kings as the team strengths, while saying "the pace department is something which will make CSK slightly vulnerable."[9] Sportstar pointed out that the average age of the squad at the end of the auction was 33.5 and remarked that the team will "once again bank on the experience of its Indian and international stars to make an instant impact."[10]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
1 Murali Vijay  India (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 2 crore (US$240,000)
3 Suresh Raina  India (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 38) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 11 crore (US$1.3 million) Vice-captain
9 Ambati Rayudu  India (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 2.2 crore (US$264,000)
13 Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 1.6 crore (US$192,000) Overseas
66 Dhruv Shorey  India (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
81 Kedar Jadhav  India (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 7.8 crore (US$934,587.50)
Ruturaj Gaikwad  India (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
8 Ravindra Jadeja  India (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 7 crore (US$839,000)
10 Chaitanya Bishnoi  India (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
33 Shane Watson  Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 4 crore (US$479,000) Overseas
36 Karn Sharma  India (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 5 crore (US$599,000)
47 Dwayne Bravo  Trinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 6.4 crore (US$767,000) Overseas
72 David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2018 2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas
74 Mitchell Santner  New Zealand (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
Wicket-keepers
7 MS Dhoni  India (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 15 crore (US$1.8 million) Captain
77 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed 2018 1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
Narayan Jagadeesan  India (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Bowlers
18 Mohit Sharma  India (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 5 crore (US$599,000)
22 Lungi Ngidi  South Africa (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
23 Monu Kumar  India (1994-11-05) 5 November 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
24 KM Asif  India (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 40 lakh (US$48,000)
27 Harbhajan Singh  India (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 2 crore (US$240,000)
30 Scott Kuggeleijn  New Zealand (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Overseas
54 Shardul Thakur  India (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 2.6 crore (US$312,000)
90 Deepak Chahar  India (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 80 lakh (US$96,000)
99 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas

Coaching and support staff

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Source: Chennai Super Kings Couching and Supporting Staff List.[11]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.421 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.131
3 Delhi Capitals 14 9 5 0 18 0.044 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 0.577
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 0.028
6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.251
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 8 1 11 −0.449
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 5 8 1 11 −0.607
Source: ESPNCricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs[12]

Results

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League stage

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23 March
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
71/3 (17.4 overs)
Parthiv Patel 29 (35)
Imran Tahir 3/9 (4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 28 (42)
Mohammed Siraj 1/5 (2 overs)
Chennai won by 7 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) became the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[13]
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore made the lowest total for any team in the IPL against the Chennai Super Kings.[14][15]

29 March
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
198/2 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
201/5 (19 overs)
Sanju Samson 102* (55)
Rashid Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
David Warner 69 (37)
Shreyas Gopal 3/27 (4 overs)
Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Sunrisers Hyderabad's highest successful run chase in the IPL.[16]

31 March
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
175/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
167/8 (20 overs)
MS Dhoni 75* (46)
Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 46 (26)
Deepak Chahar 2/19 (4 overs)
Chennai won by 8 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

3 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
170/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
133/8 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 59 (43)
Ravindra Jadeja 1/10 (2 overs)
Kedar Jadhav 58 (54)
Hardik Pandya 3/20 (4 overs)
Mumbai won by 37 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians became the first team in the IPL to win 100 matches.[17]

6 April 2019
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
160/3 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
138/5 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 54 (38)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/23 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Khan 67 (59)
Harbhajan Singh 2/17 (4 overs)
Chennai won by 22 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

9 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
111/3 (17.2 overs)
Andre Russell 50* (44)
Deepak Chahar 3/20 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 43* (45)
Sunil Narine 2/24 (3.2 overs)
Chennai won by 7 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

11 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
155/6 (20 overs)
Ben Stokes 28 (26)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/20 (4 overs)
MS Dhoni 58 (43)
Ben Stokes 2/39 (3 overs)
Chennai won by 4 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

14 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
161/8 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
162/5 (19.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 82 (51)
Imran Tahir 4/27 (4 overs)
Suresh Raina 58* (42)
Sunil Narine 2/19 (4 overs)
Chennai won by 5 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

17 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
132/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
137/4 (16.5 overs)
Faf du Plessis 45 (31)
Rashid Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 61* (44)
Imran Tahir 2/20 (4 overs)
Hyderabad won by 6 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

21 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
160/8 (20 overs)
Parthiv Patel 53 (37)
Deepak Chahar 2/25 (4 overs)
MS Dhoni 84* (48)
Dale Steyn 2/29 (4 overs)
Bangalore won by 1 run
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Parthiv Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

23 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
175/3 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
176/4 (19.5 overs)
Manish Pandey 83* (49)
Harbhajan Singh 2/39 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 96 (53)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/18 (4 overs)
Chennai won by 6 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

26 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
155/4 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
109 (17.4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 67 (48)
Mitchell Santner 2/13 (4 overs)
Murali Vijay 38 (35)
Lasith Malinga 4/37 (3.4 overs)
Mumbai won by 46 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

1 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
179/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
99 (16.2 overs)
Suresh Raina 59 (37)
Jagadeesha Suchith 2/28 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 44 (31)
Imran Tahir 4/12 (3.2 overs)
Chennai won by 80 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

5 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
170/5 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
173/4 (18 overs)
Faf du Plessis 96 (55)
Sam Curran 3/35 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 71 (36)
Harbhajan Singh 3/57 (4 overs)
Punjab won by 6 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kings XI Punjab were eliminated and Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.

Playoffs

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Qualifier 1
7 May
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
131/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
132/4 (18.3 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 42* (37)
Rahul Chahar 2/14 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 71* (54)
Imran Tahir 2/33 (4 overs)
Mumbai won by 6 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
10 May
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
147/9 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
151/4 (19 overs)
Rishabh Pant 38 (25)
Dwayne Bravo 2/19 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 50 (32)
Trent Boult 1/20 (4 overs)
Chennai won by 6 wickets
Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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12 May
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
149/8 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
148/7 (20 overs)
Kieron Pollard 41* (25)
Deepak Chahar 3/26 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 80 (59)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/14 (4 overs)
Mumbai won by 1 run
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad[18]
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Matches Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 MS Dhoni 15 12 7 416 84* 83.20 309 134.62 0 3 0 22 23
2 Shane Watson 17 17 0 398 96 23.41 312 127.56 0 3 3 42 20
3 Faf du Plessis 12 12 1 396 96 36.00 321 123.36 0 2 0 36 15
4 Suresh Raina 17 17 1 383 59 23.93 314 121.97 0 3 1 45 9
5 Ambati Rayudu 17 17 5 282 57 23.50 303 93.06 0 1 2 20 7

Most wickets

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No. Name Matches Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Imran Tahir 17 17 64.2 1 431 26 4/12 16.57 6.69 14.8 2 0
2 Deepak Chahar 17 17 64.3 2 482 22 3/20 21.90 7.47 17.5 0 0
3 Harbhajan Singh 11 11 44.0 1 312 16 3/20 19.50 7.05 16.5 0 0
4 Ravindra Jadeja 16 16 54.0 1 308 15 3/9 22.86 6.35 21.6 0 0
5 Dwayne Bravo 12 12 41.1 0 330 11 3/33 30.00 8.01 22.4 0 0
  • Imran Tahir won the Purple Cap as the bowler who took the most wickets in the competition
  • Source:Cricinfo[20]

Awards and achievements

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Awards

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Man of the Match
No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 March 23, 2019 Harbhajan Singh Royal Challengers Bangalore Won By 7 wickets 3/20 (4 overs) [21]
2 March 26, 2019 Shane Watson Delhi Capitals Won By 6 wickets 44 runs off 26 balls [22]
3 March 31, 2019 MS Dhoni Rajasthan Royals Won By 8 runs 75* runs in 46 balls [23]
4 April 6, 2019 Harbhajan Singh Kings XI Punjab Won By 22 runs 2/17 (4 overs) [24]
5 April 9, 2019 Deepak Chahar Kolkata Knight Riders Won By 7 Wickets 3/20 (4 overs) [25]
6 April 11, 2019 MS Dhoni Rajasthan Royals Won By 4 Wickets 58 runs in 43 balls [26]
7 April 14, 2019 Imran Tahir Kolkata Knight Riders Won By 5 Wickets 4/27 (4 overs) [27]
8 April 23, 2019 Shane Watson Sunrisers Hyderabad Won By 6 Wickets 96 runs in 53 balls [28]
9 May 1, 2019 MS Dhoni Delhi Capitals Won By 80 runs 44 runs in 22 balls [29]
10 May 10, 2019 Faf du Plessis Delhi Capitals Won By 6 Wickets 50 runs in 39 balls [30]

References

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