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Chennai Super Kings in 2021

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Chennai Super Kings
2021 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMS Dhoni
Ground(s)M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
← 2020

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, which has been playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2008. They are one of the eight teams to compete in the 2021 Indian Premier League. The Super Kings have previously lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018).

Background

Chennai Super Kings kicked off 2021 season by releasing 6 players on January 20 after that they traded in[1]Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals and looking ready for Auction at February 18 with Rs 19.90 crores left in purse.

Slots left : 6 (5 Indians) (1 Overseas).

Retained Players : MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina (Vc), Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Narayan Jagadeeshan, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Robin Uthappa(Traded).[2][3]

Released Players : Murali Vijay, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson(Retired).[4]

Auctioned Players : Moeen Ali, Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishanth, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy.

Supportive Players : Hardus Viljoen, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Shantanu Bhardwaj, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana added for training camp.[5]

COVID-19 impact

On 3rd May 2021, it was declared officially that 3 non-playing members of the team were tested positive for COVID-19 including their bowling coach and former Indian cricketer Lakshmipathy Balaji and their CEO Kasi Vishwanathan.

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
13 Faf du Plessis South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹1.6 crore (US$224,000) Overseas
9 Ambati Rayudu India (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$308,000)
3 Suresh Raina India (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) Vice Captain
25 Cheteshwar Pujara India (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
31 Ruturaj Gaikwad India (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
16 Chezhian Harinishanth India (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
All-rounders
47 Dwayne Bravo Trinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹6.4 crore (US$897,000) Overseas
10 Moeen Ali England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 ₹7 crore (US$980,000) Overseas
79 Krishnappa Gowtham India (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 ₹9.25 crore (US$1.3 million)
8 Ravindra Jadeja India (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹7 crore (US$981,000)
74 Mitchell Santner New Zealand (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas
58 Sam Curran England (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 23) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹5.5 crore (US$771,000) Overseas
27 Bhagath Varma India (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
7 MS Dhoni India (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million) Captain
77 Robin Uthappa India (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)
18 Narayan Jagadeesan India (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 25) Right-handed 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Spin Bowlers
99 Imran Tahir South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 42) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹1 crore (US$140,000) Overseas
36 Karn Sharma India (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹5 crore (US$701,000)
96 R Sai Kishore India (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Pace Bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹1 crore (US$140,000) Overseas, Replacement for Josh Hazlewood[6]
38 Josh Hazlewood Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹2 crore (US$280,000) Overseas[7]
54 Shardul Thakur India (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.6 crore (US$365,000)
90 Deepak Chahar India (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹80 lakh (US$112,000)
24 KM Asif India (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹40 lakh (US$56,000)
22 Lungi Ngidi South Africa (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas
46 Harishankar Reddy India (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Source:CSK Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner India N. Srinivasan (India Cements)
CEO India Kasinath Viswanathan
Team manager India Russell Radhakrishnan
Consultant India Sundar Raman
Brand ambassador
Captain India Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Head coach New Zealand Stephen Fleming
Batting coach Australia Michael Hussey
Bowling coach India Lakshmipathy Balaji
Bowling consultant South Africa Eric Simons
Fielding coach India Rajiv Kumar
Throwdown specialist India Narasimhan V,

Kondappa Raj

Physio Australia Tommy Simsek
Assistant physiotherapist
Physical trainer South Africa Greg King
Assistant trainer
Analyst India Lakshmi Narayanan
Massuer Bangladesh Khalil Khan
Team doctor India Dr Madhu Thottappillil
Logistics manager India Sanjay Natarajan
Source:CSKStaffs

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

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Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals 8 6 2 0 12 0.547
2 Chennai Super Kings 7 5 2 0 10 1.263
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 7 5 2 0 10 −0.171
4 Mumbai Indians 7 4 3 0 8 0.062
5 Rajasthan Royals 7 3 4 0 6 −0.190
6 Punjab Kings 8 3 5 0 6 −0.368
7 Kolkata Knight Riders 7 2 5 0 4 −0.494
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 7 1 6 0 2 −0.623
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2021. Source: IPLT20.com
  • The four top-ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
  •   advance to Qualifier 1
  •   advance to the Eliminator


League Stage

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[9]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

India

Match 2
10 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
188/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
190/3 (18.4 overs)
Suresh Raina 54 (36)
Chris Woakes 2/18 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 85 (54)
Shardul Thakur 2/53 (3.4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 8
16 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
106/8 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
107/4 (15.4 overs)
Shahrukh Khan 47 (36)
Deepak Chahar 4/13 (4 overs)
Moeen Ali 46 (31)
Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 12
19 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
188/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
143/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 33 (17)
Chetan Sakariya 3/36 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 49 (35)
Moeen Ali 3/7 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 45 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
21 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
220/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
202 (19.1 overs)
Faf du Plessis 95* (60)
Andre Russell 1/27 (2 overs)
Pat Cummins 66* (34)
Deepak Chahar 4/29 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
25 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
191/4 (20 overs)
v
Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)
Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.[10]
Match 23
28 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
171/3 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
173/3 (18.3 overs)
Manish Pandey 61 (46)
Lungi Ngidi 2/35 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 75 (44)
Rashid Khan 3/36 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the fourth player to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[11]
Main article: Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry
Match 27
1 May 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
218/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
219/6 (20 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 72* (27)
Kieron Pollard 2/12 (2 overs)
Kieron Pollard 87* (34)
Sam Curran 3/34 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

UAE

Main article: Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry

Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Faf du Plessis 7 7 2 320 95* 64.00 220 145.45 0 4 1 29 13
2 Moeen Ali 6 6 0 206 58 34.33 131 157.25 0 1 0 22 12
3 Ruturaj Gaikwad 7 7 0 196 75 28.00 152 128.94 0 2 0 25 5
4 Ambati Rayudu 7 5 1 136 72* 34.00 68 200.00 0 1 1 6 13
5 Ravindra Jadeja 7 6 5 131 62* 131.00 81 161.72 0 1 0 11 6
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021
  • Source: Cricinfo[12]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Sam Curran 7 7 25.0 0 217 9 3/34 24.11 8.68 16.6 0 0
2 Deepak Chahar 7 7 24.0 1 193 8 4/13 24.12 8.04 18.0 2 0
3 Ravindra Jadeja 7 7 24.0 1 161 6 3/13 26.83 6.70 24.0 0 0
4 Moeen Ali 6 5 12.0 0 74 5 3/7 14.80 6.16 14.4 0 0
5 Lungi Ngidi 3 3 12.0 0 125 5 3/28 25.00 10.41 14.4 0 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021
  • Source: Cricinfo[13]

Awards and achievements

Awards

Man of the Match

League Stage

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 16 April 2021 Deepak Chahar Punjab Kings Won by 6 wickets 4/13 (4 overs) [14]
2 19 April 2021 Moeen Ali Rajasthan Royals Won by 45 runs 3/7 (3 overs) [15]
3 21 April 2021 Faf du Plessis Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 18 runs 95* (60) [16]
4 25 April 2021 Ravindra Jadeja Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 69 runs 62* (28) and 3/13 (4 overs) [17]
5 28 April 2021 Ruturaj Gaikwad Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 7 wickets 75 (44) [18]

References

  1. ^ "Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "IPL 2021 Player Retention: Full list of Retained, Released Players List of all teams and Purse Remaining". CricTracker. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "IPL 2021 Player Retention: Full list of Retained, Released Players List of all teams and Purse Remaining". CricTracker. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "IPL 2021: CSK rope in Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad and Fazalhaq Farooqi as net bowlers". CricTracker. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Chennai Super Kings sign Jason Behrendorff as replacement for Josh Hazlewood". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Chennai Super Kings confirm Josh Hazlewood's availability for remainder of tournament in UAE". Indiatoday. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Myntra takes centre stage on the Chennai Super Kings jersey as official fashion partner". Exchange 4Media. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "IPL schedule". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "IPL 2021: Ravindra Jadeja slams 37 runs in Harshal Patel's single over". CricTracker. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  11. ^ "CSK vs SRH: David Warner becomes 1st batsman to hit 50 IPL fifties, 4th player to 10,000 T20 runs". India Today. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ "CSK Most runs in IPL 2021". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  13. ^ "CSK Most wickets in IPL 2021". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Deepak Chahar's 4 for 13 sets up big CSK win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Batting depth, spin twins Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja seal it for Chennai Super Kings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Deepar Chahar makes it CSK's night despite stunning Andre Russell and Pat Cummins counterattacks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Ravindra Jadeja's all-round brilliance lifts CSK to top of table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ^ "CSK canter to target of 172 to move to No. 1 on points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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