Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is one of the very popular sides in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. They are one of the most successful T20 teams in world cricket history. In IPL history, they have always shown consistent performances and never disappointed their fans.
CSK has won the IPL title for the three times – the joint-most number of IPL trophies for any team along with Mumbai Indians.
Eight teams will participate in IPL 2019 which will begin on 23rd March. CSK will start the tournament as the defending champions and like every year, this time also they will start their journey as the favourite side. CSK will play the opening game of the tournament against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chennai.
Before the beginning of the tournament, let’s look at some crucial stats involving Chennai Super Kings
(Team Stats)
Final position in each IPL season
| Year | Final position in the points table | Final position in the tournament |
| 2008 | 3rd | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 2nd | Semi-finalists |
| 2010 | 3rd | Champions |
| 2011 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2012 | 4th | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 1st | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 2015 | 1st | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2017 | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2018 | 2nd | Champions |
Result summary against each side
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied (W/L) | No results | Win% |
| Deccan Chargers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 (0/1) | 0 | 60.52 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Mumbai Indians | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Pune Warriors India | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63.15 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
(Win% – tied matches are counted as half-win, and no result matches are excluded)
Highest Totals
| Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 246/5 (20) | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 3 April 2010 |
| 240/5 (20) | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 19 April 2008 |
| 223/3 (20) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 8 May 2013 |
| 222/5 (20) | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 25 May 2012 |
| 211/4 (20) | Delhi Daredevils | Pune | 30 April 2018 |
Lowest Completed Totals
| Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 79 (15.2) | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 5 May 2013 |
| 109 (19) | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 4 May 2008 |
| 110/8 (20) | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 10 April 2012 |
| 112/8 (20) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai | 21 May 2008 |
| 112/9 (20) | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 15 April 2010 |
Largest Victories (By Runs)
| Winning margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 97 runs | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | 25 April 2015 |
| 93 runs | Delhi Daredevils | Abu Dhabi | 21 April 2014 |
| 92 runs | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Port Elizabeth | 20 April 2009 |
| 86 runs | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 25 May 2012 |
| 86 runs | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 18 April 2013 |
Largest Victories (By Wickets)
| Winning margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 10 wickets | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 10 April 2013 |
| 9 Wickets | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 26 April 2008 |
| 9 Wickets | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | 31 May 2008 |
| 9 Wickets | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 13 April 2010 |
| 9 Wickets | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 12 May 2012 |
Other stats
Fair Play Awards: Six times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015)
(Players’ Stats)
Highest Scores
| Player | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Murali Vijay | 127 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 3 April 2010 |
| Shane Watson | 117* | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 27 May 2018 |
| Michael Hussey | 116* | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 19 April 2008 |
| Murali Vijay | 113 | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 25 May 2012 |
| Shane Watson | 106 | Rajasthan Royals | Pune | 20 April 2018 |
Most Runs
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s |
| Suresh Raina | 147 (143) | 4,144 | 100* | 34.53 | 138.96 | 1/29 |
| MS Dhoni | 145 (131) | 3,442 | 79* | 41.97 | 140.71 | 0/18 |
| Michael Hussey | 50 (49) | 1,768 | 116* | 42.09 | 123.63 | 1/13 |
| Murali Vijay | 65 (65) | 1,612 | 127 | 26.42 | 127.83 | 2/7 |
| Subramaniam Badrinath | 95 (67) | 1,441 | 71* | 30.65 | 118.89 | 0/11 |
Best Bowling Figures
| Player | Bowling figures | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4-0-16-5 | Deccan Chargers | Visakhapatnam | 7 April 2012 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 4-0-24-5 | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | 10 May 2008 |
| Ashish Nehra | 4-0-10-4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 22 April 2015 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4-1-10-4 | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | 20 May 2018 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4-0-11-4 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 10 May 2015 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling in an innings | Average | 4wks/5wks |
| Dwayne Bravo | 77 (74) | 93 | 4/42 | 22.31 | 1/0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 97 (94) | 90 | 3/16 | 24.22 | 0/0 |
| Albie Morkel | 78 (75) | 76 | 4/32 | 27.07 | 1/0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 86 (74) | 66 | 5/16 | 25.33 | 3/1 |
| Mohit Sharma | 47 (47) | 57 | 4/14 | 22.08 | 1/0 |
Other stats
- Orange Cap – Matthew Hayden in 2009 (572 runs); Michael Hussey in 2013 (733 runs)
- Purple Cap – Dwayne Bravo in 2013 (32 wickets) and 2015 (24 wickets); Mohit Sharma in 2014 (23 wickets)
- Maximum Sixes Award – None
- Most Valuable Player – None
- Emerging Player of the Year – None