User:Thine Antique Pen/CSK

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M.S. Dhoni, the current captain of Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings (often abbreviated as "CSK") is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was founded in 2008 and is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer.[1][2] The brand value of Chennai Super Kings was estimated to be US$75.13 million, making them the most valuable franchise in the IPL.[3] The team has reached finals of IPL four times and semi-finals once, while they have won the championship twice.[4][5][6][7][8]

Chennai Super Kings played their first match in the first season of IPL as the opening match of the series. In the season, they reached the final after topping the points table, and lost against Rajasthan Royals.[9] While in the second edition, the team reached the semi-final where they lost it to Royal Challengers Bangalore.[10] The team became the champions of the IPL for the first time in the third season where they reached the final and won the match by defeating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs.[11] In 2011 also, the team became champions of the fourth edition of IPL after winning the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[12] They reached the final of IPL for the fourth and third consecutive time in the fifth edition. However, they lost the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, who won it by five wickets and with two balls remaining.[13]

Suresh Raina is the CSK's leading run scorer, with 2525 runs. He is followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has 1919 runs, 606 less than Raina.[14] Dwayne Bravo has the highest batting average, 47.60%. Bravo and Michael Hussey are the only two people to get over a 40% batting average. Hussey has an average of 40.32%.[15] Albie Morkel with 78 wickets in 77 matches, is the highest wicket taker from the team. He is followed by Ravichandran Ashwin, who has taken 67 wickets, and shares the record of having the best economy rate; 6.28, with Muttiah Muralitharan.[16] Raina with his appearance in 91 matches has batted in 88 innings, the most in the franchise.[17]

Key[edit]

General

  • § – Member of the current squad[18]
  • † – Captain[19]
  • ‡ – Wicket-keeper[20]
  • First – Year of Twenty20 debut for CSK
  • Last – Year of latest Twenty20 match for CSK
  • Mat – Number of matches played

Fielding

Batting

Bowling

Captains

  • Won – Number of games won
  • Lost – Number of games lost
  • NR – Number of games with no result
  • Win% – Percentage of games won to those captained[ii]

List[edit]

Chennai Super Kings cricketers
General Batting[17] Bowling[16] Fielding[16]
Name[21] First Last Mat Inn NO Runs HS 100[i] 50[i] Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
Palani Amarnath 2008 2008 6  —  — — —  —  — — 188 7 2/29 33.71 2 0
Arun Karthik 2010 2010 1 1 1 3 3* 0 0 — — — — — 0 0
Ravichandran Ashwin 2010 2010 59 17 6 64 11* 0 0 5.81 197 67 4/81 20.64 14 0
Subramaniam Badrinath § 2008 2012 87 66 20 1417 71* 0 12 30.80 — — — — 17 0
George Bailey 2009 2010 4 3 0 63 30 0 0 21.00 — — — — 0 0

Captains[edit]

Chennai Super Kings captains
No. Name[22] First Last Mat Won Lost NR Win%
1 Suresh Raina 2010 2010 3 1 1 1 50.00
2 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 2008 2012 88 52 34 1 60.34
Total 91 53 35 2 58.24

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d A century made is not listed as an additional half century.
  2. ^ Games that did not have a result are not included in calculating the win percentage.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "We didn't expect the onslaught from Bisla: Stephen Fleming". The Times of India. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "CSK's form a worry for coach Fleming". ESPNcricinfo. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "IPL victory puts KKR in the black". Business Standard. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "2008 - Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Match results". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^ "2009 - Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Match results". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ^ "2010 - Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Match results". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. ^ "2011 - Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Match results". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  8. ^ "2012 - Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Match results". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Final: Indian Premier League, 2007/08 / Scorecard". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. ^ "2nd Semi-Final: Indian Premier League, 2009 / Scorecard". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Final: Indian Premier League, 2009/10 / Scorecard". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Final: Indian Premier League, 2011 / Scorecard". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Final: Indian Premier League, 2012 / Scorecard". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  16. ^ a b c "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Batting averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Chennai Super Kings Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  19. ^ "Records / Twenty20 matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  20. ^ "Records / Twenty20 matches / Wicketkeeping records / Most dismissals in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  21. ^ "Players who have played for Chennai Super Kings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  22. ^ "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most matches as captain". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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