2021 Chennai Super Kings season
Indian cricket team
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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 were 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). In the final, they beat Kolkata Knight Riders to win their fourth IPL title.[1]
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
| Captain | MS Dhoni | ||
| Ground(s) | M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||
| Tournament performance | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (635) | ||
| Most wickets | Shardul Thakur (21) | ||
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Background
Chennai Super Kings kicked off 2021 season by releasing 6 players on 20 January after that they traded in[2]Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals and looking ready for Auction at 18 February 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).[3][4]
Released Players : Murali Vijay, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson(Retired).[5]
Auctioned Players : Moeen Ali, Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishanth, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy.[citation needed]
COVID-19 impact
On 3 May 2021 three non-playing members of the team tested positive for COVID-19, including bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and CEO Kasi Vishwanathan.
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 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.1 million) | Vice Captain | ||
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | India | 23 September 1985 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | |||
| 13 | Faf du Plessis |  South Africa | 13 July 1984 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1.6 crore (US$166,000) | Overseas | ||
| 16 | Chezhian Hari Nishanth | India | 16 August 1996 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| 25 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | 25 January 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | |||
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | 31 January 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 6 December 1988 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$727,000) | |||
| 10 | Moeen Ali |  England | 18 June 1987 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm Off-break | 2021 | ₹7 crore (US$730,000) | Overseas | ||
| 27 | Bhagath Varma | India | 21 September 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  West Indies | 7 October 1983 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$665,000) | Overseas | ||
| 58 | Sam Curran | England | 3 June 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹5.5 crore (US$571,000) | Overseas | ||
| 74 | Mitchell Santner |  New Zealand | 5 February 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas | ||
| 79 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India | 20 October 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break | 2021 | ₹9.25 crore (US$960,000) | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India | 7 July 1981 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.6 million) | Captain | ||
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | India | 24 December 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | ||||
| 77 | Robin Uthappa | India | 11 November 1985 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹3 crore (US$311,527.50) | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||||
| 36 | Karn Sharma | India | 23 October 1987 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹5 crore (US$519,000) | |||
| 99 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 27 March 1979 (aged 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | Overseas | ||
| 96 | R Sai Kishore | India | 6 November 1996 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||||
| 5 | Jason Behrendorff |  Australia | 20 April 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Josh Hazlewood[6] | ||
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 29 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas | ||
| 24 | KM Asif | India | 24 July 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$42,000) | |||
| 38 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 8 January 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$208,000) | Overseas[7] | ||
| 46 | Harishankar Reddy | India | 2 June 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India | 16 October 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$270,000) | |||
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | India | 7 August 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$83,000) | |||
| Source:CSK Players | ||||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. Srinivasan (India Cements) |
| CEO | Kasinath Viswanathan |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
| Bowling coach | Lakshmipathy Balaji |
| Bowling consultant | Eric Simons |
| Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
| Supportive Player | Shantanu Bhardwaj |
| Physical trainer | Greg King |
| Team doctor | Dr Madhu Thottappillil |
| Physio | Tommy Simsek |
| Source:CSKStaffs | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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     T20 uniform
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Teams and standings
Results by match
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[9]
Matches
Chennai Super Kings 188/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 190/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 106/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 107/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 188/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 143/9 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings 220/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 202 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 191/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.[11]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 171/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 173/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the first player to hit fifty fifties in the IPL, and fourth to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[12]
Chennai Super Kings 218/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 219/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 136/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 157/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 172/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 139/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[13]
Chennai Super Kings 189/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 190/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 136/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 139/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 134/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 139/4 (13 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[14]
Playoffs
- Qualifier 1
Delhi Capitals 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 173/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Chennai Super Kings 192/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 165/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 16 | 16 | 2 | 635 | 101* | 45.35 | 466 | 136.26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 23 |
| 2 | Faf du Plessis | 16 | 16 | 2 | 633 | 95* | 45.21 | 458 | 138.20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 23 |
| 3 | Moeen Ali | 15 | 15 | 1 | 357 | 58 | 25.50 | 260 | 137.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 19 |
| 4 | Ambati Rayudu | 16 | 13 | 4 | 257 | 72* | 28.55 | 170 | 151.17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 12 | 9 | 227 | 62* | 75.66 | 156 | 145.51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
- Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap award as the player who scored the highest number of runs in the tournament
- Source: Cricinfo[15]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shardul Thakur | 16 | 16 | 59.5 | 1 | 527 | 21 | 3/28 | 25.09 | 8.80 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dwayne Bravo | 11 | 11 | 33.4 | 0 | 263 | 14 | 3/24 | 18.78 | 7.81 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deepak Chahar | 15 | 15 | 54.0 | 1 | 451 | 14 | 4/13 | 32.21 | 8.35 | 23.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 16 | 49.0 | 1 | 346 | 13 | 3/13 | 26.61 | 7.06 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Josh Hazlewood | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 0 | 293 | 11 | 3/24 | 26.63 | 8.37 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]
Awards and achievements
The following players won player of the match awards whilst playing for the team:
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 April 2021 | Deepak Chahar | Punjab Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 4/13 (4 overs) | [17] |
| 2 | 19 April 2021 | Moeen Ali | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 45 runs | 3/7 (3 overs) | [18] |
| 3 | 21 April 2021 | Faf du Plessis | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 18 runs | 95* (60) | [19] |
| 4 | 25 April 2021 | Ravindra Jadeja | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 69 runs | 62* (28) and 3/13 (4 overs) | [20] |
| 5 | 28 April 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 7 wickets | 75 (44) | [21] |
| 6 | 19 September 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Mumbai Indians | Won by 20 runs | 88* (58) | [22] |
| 7 | 24 September 2021 | Dwayne Bravo | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 6 wickets | 3/24 (4 overs) | [23] |
| 8 | 26 September 2021 | Ravindra Jadeja | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 2 wickets | 1/21 (4 overs) and 22 (8) | [24] |
| 9 | 30 September 2021 | Josh Hazlewood | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 wickets | 3/24 (4 overs) | [25] |
| 10 | 2 October 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Rajasthan Royals | Lost by 7 wickets | 101* (60) | [26] |
| 11 | 10 October 2021 – Qualifier 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Delhi Capitals | Won by 4 wickets and advanced to the Finals | 70 (50) | [27] |
| 12 | 15 October 2021 – Final | Faf du Plessis | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 27 runs and won the title | 86 (59) | [28] |