Chennai Super Kings in 2015
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2015 Indian Premier League. They were captained for the eighth season in succession by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
| 2015 season | |||
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ||
| Overseas player | Brendon McCullum Faf du Plessis Michael Hussey Dwayne Bravo Dwayne Smith Samuel Badree Andrew Tye Kyle Abbott Matt Henry | ||
| Ground(s) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||
| IPL | Runner's up | ||
| CLT20 | TBD | ||
| Most runs | Brendon McCullum (436)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (26)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Dwayne Bravo (13) Ravindra Jadeja (13)[3] | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Mahendra Singh Dhoni (11)[4] | ||
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The Super Kings reached the final of the 2015 IPL where they lost to Mumbai Indians.
IPL auction 2015
Chennai Super Kings bought the following players in the 2015 auction:[5]
| Name | Nat | IPL Matches |
Capped / uncapped |
Base Price in ₹ (in lakhs)[6] |
Auctioned price in ₹ (in lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hussey | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 55 | Capped | 150 | 150 |
| Irfan Pathan |  | 98 | Capped | 150 | 150 |
| Rahul Sharma | | 44 | Capped | 30 | 30 |
| Kyle Abbott |  | 0 | Capped | 30 | 30 |
| Andrew Tye | | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Pratyush Singh | | 0 | Uncapped | 10 | 10 |
| Ankush Bains | | 0 | Uncapped | 10 | 10 |
| Eklavya Dwivedi | | 0 | Uncapped | 10 | 10 |
Squad
- Players with international caps before the 2015 IPL season are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who was unavailable for the season.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina | | 27 November 1986 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) | Vice-captain |
| 12 | Mithun Manhas | | 12 October 1979 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 13 | Faf du Plessis | | 13 July 1984 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹47.5 million (US$670,000) | Overseas |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  | 27 September 1981 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹32.5 million (US$460,000) | Overseas |
| 48 | Michael Hussey | | 27 May 1975 (aged 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | ₹15 million (US$210,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 5 | Baba Aparajith | | 8 July 1994 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | | 6 December 1988 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹75 million (US$1.1 million) | |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  | 7 October 1983 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹40 million (US$560,000) | Overseas |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith |  | 12 April 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹45 million (US$630,000) | Overseas |
| 56 | Irfan Pathan | | 27 October 1984 (aged 30) | Left- | Left-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹15 million (US$210,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | | 12 December 1986 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹2 million (US$28,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Eklavya Dwivedi | | 22 July 1988 (aged 26) | Right-handed | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | ||
| 7 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | | 7 July 1981 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹125 million (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 9 | Ankush Bains | | 6 December 1995 (aged 19) | Right-handed | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 6 | Pawan Negi | | 6 January 1993 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 15 | Ishwar Pandey | | 15 August 1989 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹15 million (US$210,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | | 18 September 1988 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹30 million (US$420,000) | |
| 19 | Pratyush Singh | | 4 September 1994 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 21 | Matt Henry | | 14 December 1991 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | Overseas |
| 22 | Ronit More | | 11 February 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 27 | Rahul Sharma | | 30 September 1986 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | |
| 64 | Ashish Nehra | | 30 April 1979 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹20 million (US$280,000) | |
| 77 | Samuel Badree | | 9 March 1981 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | Overseas |
| 87 | Kyle Abbott | | 18 June 1987 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | Overseas |
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | | 17 September 1986 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹55 million (US$770,000) | |
IPL
Standings
Chennai Super Kings finished first in the league stage of IPL 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.709 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.043 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1.037 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0.062 |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.253 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.239 |
| 7 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.049 |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −1.436 |
Source: [7]
- Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)
League Matches
Playoffs
| Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 24 May — Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| 19 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 162 (19 ov) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (H) | 187/6 (20 ov) | 2 | Mumbai Indians | 202/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
| Mumbai won by 25 runs | 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 161/8 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Mumbai won by 41 runs | ||||||||||||
| 22 May — JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 140/7 (19.5 ov) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 139/8 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| Chennai won by 3 wickets | ||||||||||||
| 20 May — MCA Stadium, Pune | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 180/4 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 109 (19 ov) | ||||||||||
| Bangalore won by 71 runs | ||||||||||||
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
Royal Challengers Bangalore 139/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 140/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Final
Mumbai Indians 202/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 161/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum |
Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 14 | 436 | 33.53 | 155.71 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 23 |
| Dwayne Smith |
Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 399 | 24.93 | 119.10 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 16 |
| Faf du Plessis |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 15 | 280 | 29.23 | 125.00 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
- Last Update: 24 May 2015.
- Source: Cricinfo[8]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 16 | 26 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 3/22 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra |
Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20.40 | 7.24 | 4/10 | 16.90 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohit Sharma |
Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 14 | 34.35 | 8.43 | 3/25 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 |
- Last Update: 24 May 2015.
- The player with the most wickets at the end of the tournament receives the Purple Cap.
- Source: Cricinfo[9]
Most catches
| Player | Team | Mat | Ctch | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Suresh Raina |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 11 | 2 |
- Last Update: 24 May 2015
- Source: Cricinfo[10]
References
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