Chennai Super Kings in 2010

Chennai Super Kings were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the third year in succession. They won the tournament after beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the finals. With this, they qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, which they won by beating the Warriors in the finals.

Chennai Super Kings
2010 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni
IPLChampions
CLT20Champions
Most runsSuresh Raina (520)
Most wicketsMuttiah Muralitharan (15)
Most catchesMurali Vijay (11)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMS Dhoni (11)

Background

Chennai Super Kings had finished as semifinalists in the 2009 edition of the IPL held in South Africa. They had failed to qualify for the inaugural CLT20 as the other losing semifinalists, Delhi Daredevils, progressed to the event having a better record than CSK in the group stages.

Pre-season player signings

The Super Kings added Justin Kemp and Thisara Perera to their roster, the former filling an empty slot while the latter serving as a substitute to Andrew Flintoff, who had planned to skip that season. They also signed former ICL cricketer Hemang Badani and local all-rounder Chandrasekar Ganapathy. Australian pacer Doug Bollinger was drafted as the replacement player for all-rounder Jacob Oram who was injured before the start of the tournament.[1]

Squad

Players with international caps before the start of the 2010 IPL season are listed in bold.

No.[2] Name[2] Nationality[2] Birth date[2] Batting style[2] Bowling style[2] Notes[2]
Batsmen
01Murali Vijay India (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
03Suresh Raina India (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm off breakVice-captain
09Arun Karthik India (1986-02-15)15 February 1986 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10George Bailey Australia (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas
28Matthew Hayden Australia (1971-10-29)29 October 1971 (aged 38)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
33Subramaniam Badrinath India (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break
48Michael Hussey Australia (1975-05-27)27 May 1975 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
77Anirudha Srikkanth India (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
90Abhinav Mukund India (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Jacob Oram New Zealand (1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas. Player withdrew from the tournament.
81Albie Morkel South Africa (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedRight arm medium-fastOverseas
Thisara Perera Sri Lanka (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
Justin Kemp South Africa (1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
Hemang Badani India (1976-11-14)14 November 1976 (aged 33)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Chandrasekar Ganapathy India (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
07Mahendra Singh Dhoni India (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
42Parthiv Patel India (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 25)Left-handed
Bowlers
14Ravichandran Ashwin India (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
16Makhaya Ntini South Africa (1977-07-06)6 July 1977 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumOverseas
17Sudeep Tyagi India (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
23Joginder Sharma India (1983-10-23)23 October 1983 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
24Doug Bollinger Australia (1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
27Shadab Jakati India (1980-11-27)27 November 1980 (aged 29)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
55Lakshmipathy Balaji India (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
76Manpreet Gony India (1984-01-04)4 January 1984 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
97Thilan Thushara Sri Lanka (1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastOverseas
800Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka (1971-04-17)17 April 1971 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas

Indian Premier League

The Chennai Super Kings began the 2010 season with a 31-run defeat against the defending champions Deccan Chargers. In their second match, they beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs, as captain MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 66 off 33 balls. During the match Dhoni picked up an injury after he was hit on the arm by a rising delivery from Shane Bond.[3] The injury forced Dhoni to sit out of the tournament for a week during which Suresh Raina took over the captaincy of the team. Then they also managed to beat Delhi Daredevils comfortably by 5 wickets as Matthew Hayden struck 93 off 43 deliveries. Their fourth match of the season, against Kings XI Punjab, went to the Super Over after the match ended in a tie. In the Super Over, CSK set Punjab a target of 10, which the latter chased down comfortably with two balls to spare. They lost to the Royal Challengers in the next match after RCB batsman Robin Uthappa scored an unbeaten 68 to help his team put up a big total on the board. At Mumbai, Suresh Raina scored an unbeaten 83 to take his team to 180/2 in 20 overs. But, the home team Mumbai Indians chased down this total, thanks to their openers Sachin Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan, both of whom struck fifties. This game also marked the return of their skipper Dhoni who missed the three previous games due to injury. They lost their fourth game on trot after they went down to Rajasthan Royals by 17 runs at Ahmedabad. The losing streak came to an end after Murali Vijay made a 39-ball 78 against the Royal Challengers to help his team chase down the target of 162. Vijay continued his good form in the next game against Rajasthan Royals, scoring 127 (56 balls) including eight fours and 11 sixes. He combined with Albie Morkel (62 off 34 balls) to set up the biggest total in the history of IPL (246/5). Chennai managed to win the game by 23 runs despite Rajasthan batsmen Naman Ojha's 94* and Shane Watson's quickfire 60. The match also witnessed the IPL debut of pacer Doug Bollinger, who became a vital cog in their bowling attack. He impressed with figures of 2/15 (4 overs) in the high-scoring match.[4] They could beat the consistent Mumbai Indians at Chepauk with an all-round performance by Suresh Raina. Raina impressed again in the next game against Deccan Chargers by scoring 52, but this knock could not save CSK from a 6-wicket defeat. In another home game, the Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets with 39 balls to spare. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who had a good season with the ball, delivered once again with figures of 4-0-16-3. His effort was ably supported by the CSK batsmen Vijay (50* from 40) and Raina (78* from 39). However, they lost to Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets after poor showing by the batsmen. Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir won the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 57. Their last league match, a do-or-die for Chennai, was at the picturesque Dharamsala against Kings XI Punjab. The match is remembered for CSK skipper Dhoni's innings of 54* (29) that turned the match on its head to give Chennai an improbable win. He was well supported by Raina's 46 (27) and Subramaniam Badrinath, who scored 53 (36) to set up the chase of 192. They ended their league fixtures with 14 points from as many matches, finishing with the same number of points as three other teams with two semi-final spots at stake. Chennai got the third place as they had the best Net run rate of the four teams which finished on 14 points.[5]

In the semi-final at Navi Mumbai, the Super Kings bowled out the Deccan Chargers for 102 after setting them a target of 143, winning the game by 38 runs to book their place in the finals. Bollinger won the Man of the Match for his bowling effort of 4-1-13-4.[6] The win also assured them a place in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20. At the IPL final, the Chennai Super Kings took on the tournament favorites Mumbai Indians. Chennai, electing to bat first after winning the toss, were struggling at one stage with the score of 68/3 after 12 overs. But then, Raina produced, what turned out to be a match-winning innings, 57* (35), as his team put up 168/5 in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians kept losing wickets in their run-chase and eventually lost the match by 22 runs. Chennai Super Kings were crowned champions of the tournament for the first time.[7] Raina won the Man of the Match award in the final while Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar was named Player of the Tournament.

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (R) 14 10 4 0 20 1.084
2 Deccan Chargers(4th) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.297
3 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 7 7 0 14 0.274
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) 14 7 7 0 14 0.219
5 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 7 0 14 0.021
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 7 0 14 −0.341
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 8 0 12 −0.514
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 4 10 0 8 −0.478
Source: [8]

(C) = Champion; (R) = Runner-up; (3rd) = Winner of third place playoff.
Note: Top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Note: The winner, runner-up and winner of the third place playoff qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Match log

No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
114 MarchDeccan ChargersChennaiLost by 31 runsScorecard
216 MarchKolkata Knight RidersKolkataWon by 55 runs, MoM Mahendra Singh Dhoni 66* (33)Scorecard
319 MarchDelhi DaredevilsDelhiWon by 5 wickets, MoM Matthew Hayden 93 (43)Scorecard
421 MarchKings XI PunjabChennaiMatch tied, Lost the Super OverScorecard
523 MarchRoyal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreLost by 36 runsScorecard
625 MarchMumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
728 MarchRajasthan RoyalsAhmedabadLost by 17 runsScorecard
831 MarchRoyal Challengers BangaloreChennaiWon by 5 wickets, MoM Murali Vijay 78 (39)Scorecard
93 AprilRajasthan RoyalsChennaiWon by 23 runs, MoM Murali Vijay 127 (56)Scorecard
106 AprilMumbai IndiansChennaiWon by 24 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 23 (18) and 1/12 (2.3 overs)Scorecard
1110 AprilDeccan ChargersNagpurLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
1213 AprilKolkata Knight RidersChennaiWon by 9 wickets, MoM Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16 (4 overs)Scorecard
1315 AprilDelhi DaredevilsChennaiLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
1418 AprilKings XI PunjabDharamsalaWon by 6 wickets, MoM Mahendra Singh Dhoni 54* (29)Scorecard
1522 AprilDeccan Chargers (semi-final)Navi MumbaiWon by 38 runs, MoM Doug Bollinger 4/13 (4 overs)Scorecard
1625 AprilMumbai Indians (final)Navi MumbaiWon by 22 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 57 (35), 1/21Scorecard
Overall record: 9–7. Champions. Qualified for 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsAverageStrike rateHighest Score100s50s
Suresh Raina1652047.27142.8583*04
Murali Vijay1545835.23156.8412712
Subramaniam Badrinath1535632.26117.4955*02
Matthew Hayden1634621.62124.019301
MS Dhoni1128731.88136.6666*02

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsAverageEconomy rateBest Bowling4w
Muttiah Muralitharan121521.936.853/160
Shadab Jakati111322.387.652/170
Ravichandran Ashwin121322.536.103/160
Doug Bollinger81217.256.674/131
Albie Morkel141136.818.492/230

Champions League T20

They topped Group A with 6 points (3 wins and 1 loss) to qualify for the semi-finals where they had to face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead, Durban. After a comprehensive victory of 52 runs by (D/L) method against the Challengers,[9] they played their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg. They beat the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets in the final, becoming the first IPL side to win the CLT20.[10] Murali Vijay won the Golden Bat for scoring the maximum runs in the tournament and Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker and he was awarded the Man of the Series.

Season Standings

Teams Pld W L NR PTS NRR
Chennai Super Kings 4 3 1 0 6 +2.050
Warriors 4 3 1 0 6 +0.588
Victorian Bushrangers 4 3 1 0 6 +0.366
Wayamba Elevens 4 1 3 0 2 −1.126
Central Districts Stags 4 0 4 0 0 −1.844

Match log

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
11 SeptemberCentral StagsDurbanWon by 57 runs, MoM Subramaniam Badrinath 52* (42)Scorecard
15 SeptemberWayamba ElevensCenturionWon by 97 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 87 (44)Scorecard
18 SeptemberVictorian BushrangersPort ElizabethLost by Super OverScorecard
22 SeptemberWarriorsPort ElizabethWon by 10 runs, MoM Michael Hussey 50 (39)Scorecard
24 SeptemberRoyal Challengers Bangalore (semi-final)DurbanWon by 52 runs(D/L), MoM Suresh Raina 94* (48)Scorecard
26 SeptemberWarriors (final)JohannesburgWon by 8 wickets, MoM Murali Vijay 58 (53)Scorecard
Overall record: 5– 1. Champions.

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsAverageStrike rateHighest Score100s50s
Murali Vijay629449.00122.507303
Suresh Raina620340.60167.7694*02
Michael Hussey413244.00105.6051*02

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsAverageEconomy rateBest Bowling4w
Ravichandran Ashwin61311.696.514/181
Muttiah Muralitharan61211.005.693/160
Doug Bollinger6917.337.033/270

References

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