Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[1] The Super Kings have previously lifted the IPL title four times (in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021)[2][3] and were the defending champions in 2022.
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
| Captain | Ravindra Jadeja (8 matches) MS Dhoni (remaining matches) | ||
| Ground(s) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||
| Most runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (368) | ||
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (16) | ||
| Most catches | Ravindra Jadeja (7) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | MS Dhoni (9) | ||
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The season was the first time since the inaugural season of the tournament that Suresh Raina was not a member of the team as he was not picked in the mega auction. Part way through the season Ravindra Jadeja resigned as the team's captain, with MS Dhoni, the side's long-term captain, taking back the position.[4][5]
Background
editThe side retained four players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.
- Retained
- MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad.[6]
- Released
- Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Narayan Jagadeeshan, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishanth, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy.
- Acquired during the auction
- Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Ambati Rayudu, Tushar Deshpande, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Chezhian Harinishanth, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Narayan Jagadeesan, Maheesh Theekshana, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma.[7]
Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad |  India |
31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹6 crore (US$720,000) | |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | India |
23 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹6.75 crore (US$810,000) | |
| 88 | Devon Conway |  New Zealand |
8 July 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 30 | Subhranshu Senapati | India |
30 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 16 | Chezhian Harinishanth | India |
16 August 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India |
6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Left-arm slow orthodox | 2022 | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) | |
| 10 | Moeen Ali |  England |
18 June 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | Overseas |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  Trinidad and Tobago |
7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ₹4.4 crore (US$530,000) | Overseas |
| 25 | Shivam Dube | India |
26 June 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | India |
10 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | ||
| 29 | Dwaine Pretorius |  South Africa |
29 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 74 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand |
5 February 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India
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7 July 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Captain[a] |
| 77 | Robin Uthappa | India |
11 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
| 6 | Narayan Jagadeesan | India |
24 December 1995 | Right-handed | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 61 | Maheesh Theekshana |  Sri Lanka |
1 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹70 lakh (US$84,000) | Overseas |
| 46 | Prashant Solanki | India |
22 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 27 | Bhagath Varma | India |
21 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | India |
7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| 24 | KM Asif | India |
24 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 42 | Tushar Deshpande | India |
15 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 98 | Simarjeet Singh | India |
17 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 99 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka |
18 December 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakh or US$25,000 in 2023) | Overseas; Replacement for Adam Milne[8] |
| 20 | Adam Milne | New Zealand |
13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹1.9 crore (equivalent to ₹2.0 crore or US$240,000 in 2023) | Overseas |
| 33 | Mukesh Choudhary | India |
6 July 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | England |
4 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹3.6 crore (equivalent to ₹3.8 crore or US$460,000 in 2023) | Overseas |
| Source:CSK Players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | Kasinath Viswanathan | |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan | |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming | |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey | |
| Bowling coach | DJ Bravo | |
| Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar | |
| Source:CSK Staff | ||
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Season standings
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Group stage
editThe schedule for the group stages of IPL 2022 was published 7 March 2022.[9]
Matches
editChennai Super Kings
131/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
210/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lucknow Super Giants
211/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
180/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
126 (18 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
154/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
155/2 (17.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
216/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
193/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gujarat Titans
170/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field
Mumbai Indians
155/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
156/7 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Hrithik Shokeen (Mumbai Indians) made his T20 debut.
Punjab Kings
187/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
176/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
202/2 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
189/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
208/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
117 (17.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
97 (16 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians
103/5 (14.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.[10]
Chennai Super Kings
133/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Titans
137/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings
150/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
151/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[11]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 14 | 14 | 0 | 368 | 99 | 26.28 | 291 | 126.46 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 |
| 2 | Shivam Dube | 11 | 11 | 1 | 289 | 95* | 28.90 | 185 | 152.97 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 |
| 3 | Ambati Rayudu | 13 | 11 | 0 | 274 | 78 | 24.90 | 224 | 122.32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| 4 | Devon Conway | 7 | 7 | 1 | 252 | 87 | 42.00 | 173 | 145.66 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (5 September 2010). "Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: Ravindra Jadeja hands over CSK captaincy back to MS Dhoni". Hindustantimes. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Jadeja hands back CSK captaincy to Dhoni". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Auction". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "CSK sign up Matheesha Pathirana as replacement for Adam Milne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "BCCI announce schedule for TATA IPL 2022". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "CSK vs MI Highlights IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings knocked out of playoffs race; Mumbai Indians win by five wickets". Hindustantimes. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Jaiswal, Ashwin secure second spot for RR". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 21 May 2022.