2014 Chennai Super Kings season

Chennai Super Kings
2014 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni
IPLPlay-offs
CLT20Champions
Most runsDwayne Smith (566)
Most wicketsMohit Sharma (23)
Most catchesFaf du Plessis (13)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMS Dhoni (4)
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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

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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.[citation needed]

Squad

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Players with international caps before the start of the 2014 IPL season are listed in bold.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
3 Suresh Raina  India (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain
12 Mithun Manhas  India (1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break
13 Francois du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas
29 David Hussey  Australia (1977-07-15)15 July 1977 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
All-rounders
5 Baba Aparajith  India (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break
8 Ravindra Jadeja  India (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
11 John Hastings  Australia (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
41 Vijay Shankar  India (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
47 Dwayne Bravo  Trinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament.
50 Dwayne Smith  Barbados (1983-04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Wicket-keepers
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni  India (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
42 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Bowlers
6 Pawan Negi  India (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
15 Ishwar Pandey  India (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
18 Mohit Sharma  India (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
20 Ben Hilfenhaus  Australia (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
21 Matt Henry  New Zealand (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
22 Ronit More  India (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
64 Ashish Nehra  India (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 34) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
77 Samuel Badree  Trinidad and Tobago (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas
99 Ravichandran Ashwin  India (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Indian Premier League

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Season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Kings XI Punjab (R) 14 11 3 0 22 0.968
2 Kolkata Knight Riders (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.418
3 Chennai Super Kings (3) 14 9 5 0 18 0.385
4 Mumbai Indians (4) 14 7 7 0 14 0.095
5 Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 14 0.060
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 −0.399
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 5 9 0 10 −0.428
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 2 12 0 4 −1.182
Source: [1]


Match log

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 18 April 2014 Kings XI Punjab Abu Dhabi Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
2 21 April 2014 Delhi Daredevils Abu Dhabi Won by 93 runs, MoM – Suresh Raina 56 (41) Scorecard
3 23 April 2014 Rajasthan Royals Dubai Won by 7 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 36* (33) & 4/33 (4 overs) Scorecard
4 25 April 2014 Mumbai Indians Dubai Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Mohit Sharma 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
5 27 April 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Sharjah Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Dwayne Smith 66 (46) Scorecard
6 2 May 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Ranchi Won by 34 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 17* (10) & 4/12 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 5 May 2014 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 79 (51) Scorecard
8 7 May 2014 Kings XI Punjab Cuttack Lost by 44 runs Scorecard
9 10 May 2014 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 4 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 57 (51) Scorecard
10 13 May 2014 Rajasthan Royals Ranchi Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 11* (6) & 2/18 (4 overs) Scorecard
11 18 May 2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore Ranchi Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
12 20 May 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
13 22 May 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Ranchi Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
14 24 May 2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 8 wickets, MoM – MS Dhoni 49* (28) Scorecard
15 28 May 2014 Mumbai Indians (Eliminator) Mumbai Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Suresh Raina 54* (33) Scorecard
16 30 May 2014 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

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Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s
Dwayne Smith 16 566 35.37 136.05 79 0 5
Suresh Raina 16 523 40.23 145.68 87 0 5
Brendon McCullum 14 405 31.15 121.62 71* 0 3
MS Dhoni 15 371 74.20 148.40 57* 0 1
Faf du Plessis 12 303 27.54 128.93 54* 0 2

Most wickets

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Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling 4w
Mohit Sharma 16 23 19.65 8.39 4/14 1
Ravindra Jadeja 16 19 23.31 8.15 4/12 2
Ravichandran Ashwin 16 16 27.31 7.30 3/30 0
Ashish Nehra 4 8 17.75 9.46 3/33 0
Ben Hilfenhaus 8 8 30.75 8.78 2/32 0

Champions League Twenty20

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Group standings

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Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
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 Scorecard
Overall Record of 4 – 1

Champions of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20

Most runs

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Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s
Suresh Raina 5 234 58.50 173.33 109* 1 1
Dwayne Bravo 4 133 44.33 130.39 67 0 1
Brendon McCullum 5 127 25.40 132.29 49 0 0

Most wickets

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Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling 4w
Ashish Nehra 5 10 15.30 8.05 4/21 1
Mohit Sharma 5 8 16.25 8.12 4/41 1
Pawan Negi 2 7 7.14 6.25 5/22 1

References

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  1. ^ "IPL 2014 Point Table". IPL. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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