Chennai Super Kings in 2020
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India , which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2020 Indian Premier League.[1][2] The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and have the best win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28).[3] They hold the records of most appearances in the playoffs (ten) and the Final (eight) of the IPL. They were the only IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage until 2019 of their appearance in the league. The team finished the tournament with 6 wins and 8 losses, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.
| 2020 season | |||
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | M.S.Dhoni | ||
| Ground(s) | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | ||
| Most runs | Faf du Plessis (449 Runs) | ||
| Most wickets | Sam Curran (13 Wickets) | ||
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Background
Player retention
The Chennai Super Kings retained 19 players and released five players.[4] CSK have not traded any player in 2020.[5] On 29 August 2020, Suresh Raina has returned to India due to his personal reasons and will miss whole IPL 2020.[6] On 4 September, Harbhajan Singh pulls out the tournament citing personal reasons.[7]
Retained players: MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Narayan Jagadeeshan, Harbhajan Singh, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Shane Watson, Imran Tahir, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Monu Kumar, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo.
Released players: Sam Billings, David Willey, Mohit Sharma, Dhruv Shorey and Chaitanya Bishnoi.
Auction
Chennai Super kings entered the IPL 2020 auction with a purse of ₹14.6 crore (US$1.8 million) . CSK got its first buy in the auction of Sam Curran with ₹5.50 crore (US$690,000) . Josh Hazlewood was also sold to their team at his base price of ₹2 crore (US$250,000) & CSK also heavily bidded for Piyush Chawla where they got him for ₹6.75 crore (US$850,000) crore from base price of ₹1 crore (US$130,000) . Aside from these three, CSK purchased Tamil Nadu spinner, R Sai Kishore.
Players bought: Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Josh Hazlewood.
Team Analysis
ESPNcricinfo' wrote "In the auction 2020, CSK got what they wanted. The team wisely chose Sam Curran and Josh Hazlewood for the Chennai pitch. Although some may say that Piyush Chawla was not included in the team, the franchise may have wanted more experience in the team and there would have been a better balance of Chawla as an alternative to Imran Tahir. Except for the lack of a left-arm fast bowler, the team does not have much problem."[8]
Indian Premier League
On 19 September, the Chennai started their season campaign with a 5-wickets victory over the Mumbai Indians. For Chennai MS Dhoni won the toss & elected to field first. Mumbai scored 162 runs with loss of 9 wickets. Chasing a target of 163, the team had lost two wickets in a first two overs, but Ambati Rayudu (71) and Faf du Plessis (58) brilliant inning and their century partnership (115-run) with Faf du Plessis, helped the Super Kings to beat the defending champions. For Chennai Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja took 1-1 wickets.[9]
On 22 September, the Super Kings lost their first match of the season to the Rajasthan Royals by 16 runs. MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field. Rajasthan cruised past 100, and Sanju Samson posted a 74 off 32 balls before getting out, and Smith also got 69 off 47 balls as Royals posted a daunting 216 at the end of their 20 overs. Jofra Archer 27 in 8 balls and finished strongly for the royals, scoring 30 runs in the last over. Super Kings started off rapidly in their chase, getting 56 runs in the first six overs without losing a wicket. Once again Faf du Plessis got a half-century, and at the end they got to 200/6.[10]
On 25 September, the Super Kings suffered their second successive defeat, to the Delhi Capitals by 44-run. Dhoni won the toss and elected to field. Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43 balls) got the support from Shikhar Dhawan ( 35 off 27 balls) to build a 94-run partnership for first wicket and helped the Delhi finish the inning at 175/3 in their 20 overs. chasing the target of 176, Super Kings got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers quickly, but du plessis ( 43 off 35 balls) and Kedar Jadhav stitched a partnership to keep Super Kings hopes and Super Kings could manage only 131/7 in 20 overs.[11] The team witnessed a roller-coaster ride with just 2 wins and 6 losses.Chennai Super Kings were poorly humiliated against Mumbai Indians by a 10 wicket loss with Trent Boult taking 4 wickets against CSK.CSK next played against Royal Challengers Bangalore and were back in the game with a good performance from Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored a half century to keep CSK alive in the playoff race.However their hopes were broken,when Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians,eliminating CSK.However, CSKdefeated Kolkata Knight Riders and played their last game against Kings XI Punjab, the team won by 9 wickets,ending their dismal IPL campaign on a winning note.
Preseason
On 2 March 2020, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium situated in Chepauk facilitated a large number of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans as any semblance of MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina among others players kept preparing for the upcoming period of Indian Premier League (IPL).[12][13]
Offseason
The schedule for the league stage of this season were released on 15 February with the Chennai Super Kings playing their first match against the Mumbai Indians on 29 March 2020, away from home at Mumbai.[14]
On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[15] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[16] with the tournament postponed further.[17] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[18]
On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[19] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[20] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[21] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[22]
In an interview, Dhoni said on the StarSports show,[23]
CSK has helped me improve in every way, whether as a human being or as a cricketer. My CSK has also helped me learn how to handle difficult situations on the field and off the field. Whenever I live in Chennai or anywhere in the South, everyone calls me by the name of Thala, no one calls me in my name. Whenever someone calls me Thala, he shows his love and respect for me.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina |  India | 27 November 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million) | Vice-captain |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | India | 23 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$276,000) | |
| 1 | Murali Vijay | India | 1 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| 13 | Faf du Plessis |  South Africa | 13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1.6 crore (US$200,000) | Overseas |
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | 31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$877,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran |  England | 3 June 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹5.5 crore (US$689,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India | 7 July 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) | Captain |
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | India | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 36 | Karn Sharma | India | 23 October 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹5 crore (US$626,000) | |
| 27 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 3 July 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 27 March 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$125,000) | Overseas |
| 74 | Mitchell Santner |  New Zealand | 5 February 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | India | 24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹6.75 crore (US$845,000) | |
| 96 | R Sai Kishore | India | 6 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$801,000) | |
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India | 16 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$326,000) | |
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | India | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$100,000) | |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | KM Asif | India | 24 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| 2 | Monu Kumar | India | 5 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 38 | Josh Hazlewood | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 8 January 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. Srinivasan, Rupa Gurunath, |
| CEO | Kasinath Viswanathan |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Brand ambassador | Vijay, Nayanthara, Laxmi Rai |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
| Bowling coach | Lakshmipathy Balaji |
| Bowling consultant | Eric Simons |
| Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
| Physical trainer | Greg King |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Teams and standings
Results by match
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
League stage
The full schedule of the 2020 season was published on the IPL website.[24]
Matches
Mumbai Indians 162/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 166/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 216/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 200/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
Delhi Capitals 175/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 131/7 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 157/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 178/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 181/0 (17.4 overs) |
Faf du Plessis 87* (53) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 167 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 157/5 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 169/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 132/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 167/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 147/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 179/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 185/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) scored his first century in T20s.[25]
Chennai Super Kings 125/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 126/3 (17.3 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings 114/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 116/0 (12.2 overs) |
Ishan Kishan 68* (37) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 150/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 178/4 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[27]
Kings XI Punjab 153/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 154/1 (18.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of this match.[28]
Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faf du Plessis | 13 | 13 | 2 | 449 | 87* | 40.81 | 319 | 140.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 |
| 2 | Ambati Rayudu | 12 | 11 | 2 | 359 | 71 | 39.88 | 282 | 127.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 |
| 3 | Shane Watson | 11 | 11 | 1 | 299 | 83* | 29.90 | 247 | 121.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
| 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | 14 | 11 | 6 | 232 | 50 | 46.40 | 135 | 171.85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 5 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 6 | 6 | 2 | 204 | 72 | 51.00 | 169 | 120.71 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
- Source:Cricinfo[29]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Curran | 14 | 13 | 42.0 | 0 | 344 | 13 | 3/19 | 26.46 | 8.19 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Deepak Chahar | 14 | 14 | 52.0 | 2 | 396 | 12 | 2/18 | 33.00 | 7.61 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SN Thakur | 9 | 9 | 32.2 | 0 | 275 | 10 | 2/28 | 27.50 | 8.50 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 167 | 9 | 3/38 | 18.55 | 10.43 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 0 | 180 | 6 | 3/37 | 30.00 | 8.57 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:Cricinfo[30]
Awards and achievements
Awards
- Man of the Match
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 September 2020 | Ambati Rayudu | Mumbai Indians | Won By 5 wickets | 71 (48) | |
| 2 | 4 October 2020 | Shane Watson | Kings XI Punjab | Won By 10 wickets | 83* (53) | [32] |
| 3 | 13 October 2020 | Ravindra Jadeja | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 20 runs | 25* (10) and 1/21 (3 overs) | [33] |
| 4 | 25 October 2020 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 8 wickets | 65* (51) | [34] |
| 5 | 29 October 2020 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 6 wickets | 72 (53) | [35] |
| 6 | 1 November 2020 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Kings XI Punjab | Won by 9 wickets | 62* (49) | [36] |
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