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 2014 Indian Premier League. They were captained for the seventh season in succession by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The Super Kings reached the play-offs of the 2014 IPL, and qualified for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. They won their second Champions League title after defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets in the final of the Champions League.
Background Before the players mega-auction in 2014, the Super Kings retained five players: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo. The retention left them with a purse of INR21 crores to spend at the auction. At the auction, the franchise bought the likes of Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma among others.
Squad Players with international caps before the start of the 2014 IPL season are listed in bold.
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen3 Suresh Raina Left-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain12 Mithun Manhas Right-handed Right-arm off break 13 Francois du Plessis Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas29 David Hussey Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas All-rounders5 Baba Aparajith Right-handed Right-arm off break 8 Ravindra Jadeja Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 11 John Hastings Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas41 Vijay Shankar Right-handed Right-arm off break 47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament.50 Dwayne Smith Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas Wicket-keepers7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain42 Brendon McCullum Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas Bowlers6 Pawan Negi Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 15 Ishwar Pandey Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 18 Mohit Sharma Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 20 Ben Hilfenhaus Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas21 Matt Henry Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas22 Ronit More Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 64 Ashish Nehra Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 77 Samuel Badree Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas99 Ravichandran Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm off break
Indian Premier League Season standings
Match log No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard 1 Kings XI Punjab Abu Dhabi Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard 2 Delhi Daredevils Abu Dhabi Won by 93 runs, MoM – Suresh Raina 56 (41) Scorecard 3 Rajasthan Royals Dubai Won by 7 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 36* (33) & 4/33 (4 overs) Scorecard 4 Mumbai Indians Dubai Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Mohit Sharma 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard 5 Sunrisers Hyderabad Sharjah Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Dwayne Smith 66 (46) Scorecard 6 Kolkata Knight Riders Ranchi Won by 34 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 17* (10) & 4/12 (4 overs) Scorecard 7 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 79 (51) Scorecard 8 Kings XI Punjab Cuttack Lost by 44 runs Scorecard 9 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 4 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 57 (51) Scorecard 10 Rajasthan Royals Ranchi Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 11* (6) & 2/18 (4 overs) Scorecard 11 Royal Challengers Bangalore Ranchi Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard 12 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard 13 Sunrisers Hyderabad Ranchi Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard 14 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 8 wickets, MoM – MS Dhoni 49* (28) Scorecard 15 Mumbai Indians (Eliminator) Mumbai Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Suresh Raina 54* (33) Scorecard 16 Kings XI Punjab (qualifier 2) Mumbai Lost by 24 runs Scorecard Overall record: 10–6. Reached playoffs. Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20
Most runs Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s 16 566 35.37 136.05 79 0 5 16 523 40.23 145.68 87 0 5 14 405 31.15 121.62 71* 0 3 15 371 74.20 148.40 57* 0 1 12 303 27.54 128.93 54* 0 2
Most wickets Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling 4w 16 23 19.65 8.39 4/14 1 16 19 23.31 8.15 4/12 2 16 16 27.31 7.30 3/30 0 4 8 17.75 9.46 3/33 0 8 8 30.75 8.78 2/32 0
Champions League Twenty20 Group standings
Team Kolkata Knight Riders 4 4 0 0 16 +0.716 Chennai Super Kings 4 2 1 1 10 +0.945 Perth Scorchers 4 2 2 0 8 −0.038 Lahore Lions 4 1 2 1 6 -0.051 Dolphins 4 0 4 0 0 −1.338
Advanced to semifinals
Match log DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard 17 September 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard 22 September 2014 Dolphins Bangalore Won by 54 runs, MoM – Suresh Raina 90 (43) Scorecard 25 September 2014 Lahore Lions Bangalore Match abandoned Scorecard 27 September 2014 Perth Scorchers Bangalore Won by 13 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 44* (28) Scorecard 2 October 2014 Kings XI Punjab (semi-final) Hyderabad Won by 65 runs, MoM – Dwayne Bravo 67 (39) Scorecard 4 October 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders (final) Bangalore Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Pawan Negi 5/22 ScorecardOverall Record of 4 – 1 Champions of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20
Most runs Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s 5 234 58.50 173.33 109* 1 1 4 133 44.33 130.39 67 0 1 5 127 25.40 132.29 49 0 0
Most wickets Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling 4w 5 10 15.30 8.05 4/21 1 5 8 16.25 8.12 4/41 1 2 7 7.14 6.25 5/22 1
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