CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

Chennai Super Kings
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Colours:
Founded: 2008
Home ground: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

Capacity: 50,000
Owner: India Cements Ltd.

IPL wins:
(1) 2010

Champions League Twenty20 wins:
(1) 2010

Official website: CSK

Chennai Super Kings (Tamil: சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ்) (often abbreviated asCSK) is a franchise cricket team based inChennai who play in the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium(often referred to as Chepauk) is the Super King's home ground. They are the current holders of the IPL trophy having won the2010 Indian Premier League. They were the runners-up of the inaugaral season and the semi-finalists of the second edition. Having been the only side to make it to the semi-finals in all the three editions of the tournment they are the most consistent side in the Indian Premier League.The Super Kings have appeared in theChampions League twice, one in 2008 that was cancelled and the other which they became Champions in 2010.
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[edit]Etymology
The name Chennai Super Kings draws on the history of Tamil rulers emerging from this region. It should also be noted that the ICL named their Chennai franchise Chennai Superstars a year prior to the formation of the Super Kings.
[edit]The Logo and The Anthem
The addition of the word "Super" gives the name a young and contemporary feel, which is in keeping with the game format. The Twenty20 as a cricketing format is all about enhanced drama and speed.[1] The Anthem is "Namma Chennai Super-- kings".
[edit]Franchise history
The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the Indian Premier League, made up of 10 teams. The franchise is currently owned by India Cements, who paid US $91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for 10 years in 2008. N. Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the defacto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the Secretary of the BCCI.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, is the brand ambassador for the franchise at present, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector. To gather more support from local fans, actor Joseph Vijay and actress Nayantara were also appointed as ambassadors. Nayanthara was later removed because she could not attend matches. Vijay served as the brand Ambassador till the end of 2009 season and has since then given up his position due to his other commitments.
2008 season


A Chennai vs Kolkata match in progress at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium
During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season, conducted in January 2008, the Chennai team was able to outbid its competitors to buy currentIndian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for $1,5 million, winning the highest bid.
The Super Kings had a solid start to their 2008 IPL Season, winning their first 4 matches. However, their top order and bowling attack took a hit after Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey and Jacob Oram left the team for international duty. The team's performance reflected this, as they proceeded to lose their next 3 matches. The batting, although inconsistent, eventually adjusted to the losses of Hayden and Hussey with contributions from Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel. The gap in the team's bowling left by Oram's departure was eventually filled by the arrival of Makhaya Ntini and Albie Morkel (both of whom were playing the Pro20 domestic tournament in South Africa during the start of the tournament) and the emergence of Manpreet Gony. A win in the final league match against the Deccan Chargers ensured their progress into the semi-finals, finishing the group stage at third rank.
The team defeated the Kings XI Punjab in the semifinal by 9 wickets, thus entering the final, which they lost to Rajasthan Royals by three wickets off the last ball. The Super Kings were the team to post the highest total in the tournament (240 against Kings XI Punjab), which was only broken in the 2010 season by the Super Kings themselves. Moreover, Lakshmipathy Balaji took the first hat-trick of the IPL in the second match against the Punjab team. The team also won the Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Awards. Suresh Raina scored the most runs (421) for Chennai, whileManpreet Gony took most wickets (17).
2009 season
Apart from Andrew Flintoff, Thilan Thushara from Sri Lanka, George Bailey from Tasmania,Australia and Murali Vijay, the Tamil Nadu batsman who played for India in two test matches, and Sudeep Tyagi, who had missed the 2008 season due to injury, returned for the second season, which was held in South Africa. In addition, Shadab Jakati of Goa was also added to the team, a left field selection by V. B. Chandrasekhar, the team's Director of Cricketing Operations. Five players, Srikanth Anirudha, Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut, Selvam Suresh Kumar, Abhinav Mukund and Napoleon Einstein were sent back from South Africa to trim the squad. Michael Hussey opted out of the 2009 season, however, he decided to come back for the semi-finals but was not picked to play though. Andrew Flintoff picked up a knee injury and was withdrawn from the tournament and returned to England early in the tournament.[2]
The Super Kings played the first match of the tournament, which they lost to the Mumbai Indiansby 19 runs. They won the second match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 92 runs, beforing losing their next two matches. However, things took a turn with a five-game winning streak for the Super Kings, eventually even taking the top spot. They entered the semifinals after their win against Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets, finishing the group stage at second, where they were eliminated by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Mathew Hayden was the Orange cap winner, being the leading run scorer in IPL 2009, scoring 572 runs in 12 matches with an average of 52 and strike rate of 144.81. Meanwhile, Muttiah Muralitharan had the best economy rate of the tournament (5.22) and was also Chennai's highest wicket taker (14).
2010 season
The Super Kings added three new overseas players to their roster: Justin Kemp, Thissara Pereraand Doug Bollinger. One of these two will fill in the empty slot while the other shall serve as a substitute to Andrew Flintoff, who has planned to skip this season. The Super Kings also roped in former ICL cricketer Hemang Badani and local all-rounder Ganapathy.
The Super Kings started their tournament against the defending champions, Deccan Chargers, in a home match. They lost the match by 31 runs. The Super Kings a roller-coaster ride throughout the tournament. They did not play their best in the first half of the tournament due to which they lost the majority of the matches they played. But the Super Kings made an admirable comeback by winning 5 of the matches played in the latter half of the season. This boosted their Net Run Rate, which ultimately proved to be the factor leading to their qualification for the semi-finals as three other teams were also tied on points. The Super Kings defeated the defending championsDeccan Chargers to qualify for the IPL final. The win also assured them a place in the Champions League Twenty20.
The final match of IPL 2010 (Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians) was played on 25 April 2010 at the DY Patil Stadium. M S Dhoni(Captain - CSK) won the toss and elected to bat. Chennai Super Kings scored 168 for 5 at the end of 20 Overs. Mumbai Indians scored 146 for 9 at the end of 20 overs and hence lost the match by 22 runs. Man of the match: Suresh Raina(Chennai Super Kings). Finally the Chennai Super Kings were crowned the winners of the Indian Premier League. This is also the first time an Indian captain won this tournament. The first IPL season was won by Rajasthan Royals captained by Shane Warne, and the second IPL Season was won by the Deccan Chargers captained by Adam Gilchrist.

Administration
 Owner - India Cements Ltd.
 Ambassadors - Krishnamachari Srikkanth
 Chief Selector - V. B. Chandrasekhar
 Official AD Agency - Salt Creatives, Chennai
Champions League Twenty20
Main article: Twenty20 Champions League
The Twenty20 Champions League is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies. The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League
2008 Season
Main article: 2008 Champions League Twenty20
The Super Kings being the runners-up of the IPL were among the first sides to secure a berth for the event.However the tournament was cancelled due to 2008 Mumbai Attacks and Chennai Super Kings along with Rajasthan Royals recieved $1.3 million as compensation.
2009 Season
Main article: 2009 Champions League Twenty20
The Chennai Super Kings did not qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 as they could not make it to the final in the 2009 Indian Premier League.The top 3 sides, Deccan Chargers,Bangalore Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils qualified for the league.
2010 Season
Main article: 2010 Champions League Twenty20
On account of emerging as the Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League, Super Kings along with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers made it to the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was held at South Africa.
They topped Group A with 6 points(3 Wins and 1 Tie) to qualify for the semi-finals where they had to face Royal Challengers at Kingsmead, Durban.After a comprehensive victory of 52 runs by (D/L) method against the Challengers, The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final atJohannesburg.They won against the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets becoming the first IPL side to win the CLT20.
Group Stage
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11 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
151/4 (20 overs) v Central Stags
94 (18.1 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 57 runs
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead,Durban
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match:Subramaniam Badrinath (CSK)

Subramaniam Badrinath 52*(42)
Doug Bracewell 2/28 (4 overs) Doug Bracewell 30 (28)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/20 (4 overs)

 Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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15 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
200/3 (20 overs) v Wayamba Elevens
103 (17.1 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 97 runs
Supersport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Amish Saheba (Ind)
Player of the match: Suresh Raina (CSK)

Suresh Raina 87 (44)
Chanaka Welegedara 2/47 (4 overs) Shalika Karunanayake 25 (31)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4/18 (4 overs)
 Wayamba won the toss and elected to field.
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18 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
162/6 (20 overs) v Victorian Bushrangers
162 (20 overs) Scores level; Victorian Bushrangers won bySuper Over
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) andMarais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (VIC)

Murali Vijay 73 (53)
John Hastings 2/22 (4 overs) David Hussey 51 (45)
Suresh Raina 4/26 (4 overs)
 Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
 Match tied,Bushrangers win by Super Over
[hide]Super Over

Delivery Victorian Bushrangers
Chennai Super Kings

Bowler Batsman Runs Bowler Batsman Runs
1 Ravichandran Ashwin
Aaron Finch
1 Clint McKay
Suresh Raina
1
2 Ravichandran Ashwin
David Hussey
6 Clint McKay
Murali Vijay
1
3 Ravichandran Ashwin
David Hussey 2 Clint McKay
Suresh Raina 2
4 Ravichandran Ashwin
David Hussey 2 Clint McKay
Suresh Raina 6
5 Ravichandran Ashwin
David Hussey 6 Clint McKay
Suresh Raina 2
6 Ravichandran Ashwin
David Hussey 6 Clint McKay
Murali Vijay 1




Total 23 Total 13

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22 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
136/6 (20 overs) v Warriors
126/8 (20 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 10 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) ansRudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Michael Hussey (CSK)

Michael Hussey 50 (39)
Justin Kreusch 3/19 (4 overs) Davey Jacobs 32 (31)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/24 (4 overs)
 Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final
24 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
174/4 (17 overs) v Royal Challengers Bangalore
123 (16.3 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 52 runs (D/L)
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead,Durban
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) andMarais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Suresh Raina (CSK)

Suresh Raina 94* (48)
Vinay Kumar 2/28 (4 Overs) Manish Pandey 52 (44)
Doug Bollinger 3/27 (3 Overs)
 Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
 Rain reduced the match to 17 overs per side and revised the Royal Challengers Bangalore's target to 176 runs from 17 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.


Final
26 September
17:30 D/N
Scorecard
Warriors
128/6 (20 overs) v Chennai Super Kings
132/2 (19 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) andRudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Murali Vijay(CSK)

Davey Jacobs 34 (21)
Muttiah Muralidharan 3/16 (4 overs) Murali Vijay 58 (53)
Nicky Boje 1/29 (4 overs)
 Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

Fixtures and results
Overall results
Summary of results
Year Matches Wins Losses No Result Success Rate Summary
2008
16 9 7 0 56.25% Runners-Up
2009
15 8 6 1 53.33% Semi-Finalists
2010
16 9 7 0 56.25% Champions
Total 47 26 20 1 55.38%
[edit]2008 season
No
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result

1 19 April Kings XI Punjab
Mohali
Won by 33 runs, MoM –- Michael Hussey – 116* (54)

2 23 April Mumbai Indians
Chennai
Won by 6 runs, MoM –- Matthew Hayden – 81 (46)
3 26 April Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai
Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- Jacob Oram – 3/32 (4 overs)
4 28 April Royal Challengers Bangalore
Bangalore
Won by 13 runs, MoM –- Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 65 (30)
5 2 May Delhi Daredevils
Chennai
Lost by 8 wickets
6 4 May Rajasthan Royals
Jaipur
Lost by 8 wickets
7 6 May Deccan Chargers
Chennai
Lost by 7 wickets
8 8 May Delhi Daredevils
Delhi
Won by 4 Wickets, MoM –- Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 33 (33)

9 10 May Kings XI Punjab
Chennai
Won by 18 runs, MoM –- Lakshmipathy Balaji – 5/24 (4 overs)

10 14 May Mumbai Indians
Mumbai
Lost by 9 wickets
11 18 May Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata
Won by 3 runs (D/L method), MoM –- Makhaya Ntini – 4/21 (4 overs)

12 21 May Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai
Lost by 14 runs
13 24 May Rajasthan Royals
Chennai
Lost by 10 runs, MoM –- Albie Morkel – 2/35 (4 overs) and 71 (40)
14 27 May Deccan Chargers
Hyderabad
Won by 7 wickets,MoM –- Suresh Raina – 54* (43)
15 31 May Kings XI Punjab(Semi Final #2) Mumbai
Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- Makhaya Ntini – 2/23 (4 overs)

16 1 June Rajasthan Royals (Final)
Navi Mumbai
Lost by 3 wickets
Chennai Superkings were the Runners-up in the inaugural edition of the IPL
[edit]2009 season
No
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result

1 18 April Mumbai Indians
Cape Town
Lost by 19 runs
2 20 April Royal Challengers Bangalore
Port Elizabeth
Won by 82 runs, MoM - Muralitharan- 3/11 (4 overs)

3 23 April Delhi Daredevils
Durban
Lost by 9 runs
4 25 April Kolkata Knight Riders
Cape Town
Match abandoned due to intermittent rain
5 27 April Deccan Chargers
Durban
Lost by 6 wickets
6 31 April Rajasthan Royals
Pretoria
Won by 38 runs, MoM - Suresh Raina - 98 (55), 1/11 (2 overs), 2 catches
7 2 May Delhi Daredevils
Johannesburg
Won by 18 runs, MoM - Shadab Jakati - 4/24 (4 overs)

8 4 May Deccan Chargers
East London
Won by 78 runs, MoM - M.S.Dhoni58* (37)

9 7 May Kings XI Punjab
Pretoria
Won by 12 runs, MoM - Matthew Hayden 89 (58)

10 9 May Rajasthan Royals
Kimberley
Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Subramaniam Badrinath 59* (41)

11 14 May Royal Challengers Bangalore
Durban
Lost by 2 wickets
12 16 May Mumbai Indians
Port Elizabeth
Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Matthew Hayden 60* (57)

13 18 May Kolkata Knight Riders
Pretoria
Lost by 7 wickets
14 20 May Kings XI Punjab
Durban
Won by 24 runs, MoM - Muralitharan- 2/8 (4 overs)

15 23 May Royal Challengers Bangalore (Semi Final) Johannesburg
Lost by 6 wickets
Chennai Superkings were the Semi-Finalists in the IPL edition 2009
[edit]2010 season
No
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result

1 14 March Deccan Chargers
Chennai
Lost by 31 runs Scorecard

2 16 March Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata
Won by 55 runs, MoM- M S Dhoni66* (33) Scorecard

3 19 March Delhi Daredevils
Delhi
Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Matthew Hayden 93 (43) Scorecard

4 21 March Kings XI Punjab
Chennai
Match tied, Lost (In The Superover)Scorecard

5 23 March Royal Challengers Bangalore
Bangalore
Lost by 36 runs Scorecard

6 25 March Mumbai Indians
Mumbai
Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard

7 28 March Rajasthan Royals
Ahmedabad
Lost by 17 runs Scorecard

8 31 March Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai
Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Murali Vijay 78 (39) Scorecard

9 3 April Rajasthan Royals
Chennai
Won by 23 runs, MoM- Murali Vijay 127 (56) Scorecard

10 6 April Mumbai Indians
Chennai
Won by 24 runs, MoM- Suresh Raina - 23 (18), 1/12 (2.3 overs)Scorecard

11 10 April Deccan Chargers
Nagpur
Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard

12 13 April Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai
Won by 9 Wickets, MoM- Ravichandran Ashwin - 3/16 (4 overs)Scorecard

13 15 April Delhi Daredevils
Chennai
Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard

14 18 April Kings XI Punjab
Dharamsala
Won by 6 Wickets, MoM- M S Dhoni 54* (29) Scorecard

15 22 April Deccan Chargers (Semi Final #2) Navi Mumbai
Won by 38 runs, MoM- Doug Bollinger - 4/13 (4 overs) Scorecard

16 25 April Mumbai Indians(Final)
Navi Mumbai
Won by 22 runs, MoM- Suresh Raina - 57 (35), 1/21 Scorecard

Total Overall Record 9-7, Chennai Super Kings Won the IPL 2010
Cricket academy in Chennai
Matthew Hayden has planned to set up a youth academy in Chennai and wants to take the help of Rahul Dravid and his Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming in the venture.
Hayden said he had decided to give back to the city where he had practised playing on turning tracks ten years ago on Australia's 2000-01 tour to India. "About a decade back, when I came here to practise on turning tracks, I told myself standing in an empty Chepauk stadium that I would score a century for Australia one day," Hayden told the Times of India. "I did that, and now this is a way of giving something back to the city from where I have got so much." [3]
Financial worth
The Economic Times commissioned UK-based Brand Finance to carry out brand evaluation of the IPL and also each of the eight franchise teams (that will increase to 10 in 2011).
Chennai Super Kings, has been rated as this year’s “most valuable team” in Indian Premier League cricket with a brand value of USD 48.4 Million (app 224 Crores).[4] which is 2.4 million more than Kolkata Knight Riders whose brand value stood at 46 Million.
New stadium
A new stadium will come up at a Chennai suburb in addition to the famous Chepauk Ground located in the heart of the city. The new stadium, located at Karunkuzhipallam, about 25 km from Chennai, on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) plot on the IT corridor, is being built as the present lease of the Chepauk stadium expires in 2015. The new stadium is expected to cost over 100 crore. The TNCA would get 50 per cent subsidy from the Board of Control for Cricket in India. which may then be the home ground for Chennai Super Kings [5]
Trivia
2008 Indian Premier League
 Runners-Up Of The Tournament
 Fair Play Awards Winner
 Highest Total Of The Tournament(240/5)
 2008 CLT20 participant
 Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament(Ms Dhoni)
 2nd Tournament Centurion(Michael Hussey)
 1st Tournament hat-trick(Lakshmipaty Balaji)
 3rd Tournament hat-trick(Makhaya Ntini)
2009 Indian Premier League
 Semi-finalists Of The Tournament
 Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament(Andrew Flintoff)
 Orange Cap Player Of The Tournament(Matthew Hayden)
2010 Indian Premier League
 CHAMPIONS of the tournament
 Fair Play Awards Winner
 Highest Total Of The Tournament(246/5)
 2010 CLT20 participant & CHAMPIONS
 3rd Tournament Centurion(Murali Vijay)
 IPL AWARDS:Best Fielder(Suresh Raina)
 IPL AWARDS:Most Economical Bowler(Ravichndran Ashwin)