2010 Chennai Super Kings season

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Chennai Super Kings
2010 season
Coach Stephen Fleming
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
IPL Champions
CLT20 Champions
Most runs Suresh Raina (520)
Most wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (15)
Most catches Murali Vijay (11)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals MS Dhoni (11)

Chennai Super Kings were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the third year in succession. They won the tournament after beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the finals. With this, they qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, which they won by beating the Warriors in the finals.

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Background

Chennai Super Kings had finished as semifinalists in the 2009 edition of the IPL held in South Africa. They had failed to qualify for the inaugural CLT20 as the other losing semifinalists, Delhi Daredevils, progressed to the event having a better record than CSK in the group stages.

Pre-season player signings

The Super Kings added Justin Kemp and Thisara Perera to their roster, the former filling an empty slot while the latter serving as a substitute to Andrew Flintoff, who had planned to skip that season. They also signed former ICL cricketer Hemang Badani and local all-rounder Chandrasekar Ganapathy. Australian pacer Doug Bollinger was drafted as the replacement player for all-rounder Jacob Oram who was injured before the start of the tournament. [1]

Squad

Players with international caps before the start of the 2010 IPL season are listed in bold.

No. [2] Name [2] Nationality [2] Birth date [2] Batting style [2] Bowling style [2] Notes [2]
Batsmen
01 Murali Vijay Flag of India.svg  India 1 April 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
03 Suresh Raina Flag of India.svg  India 27 November 1986 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm off break Vice-captain
09 Arun Karthik Flag of India.svg  India 15 February 1986 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10 George Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 September 1982 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm medium Overseas
28 Matthew Hayden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 October 1971 (aged 38)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas
33 Subramaniam Badrinath Flag of India.svg  India 30 August 1980 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break
48 Michael Hussey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 May 1975 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas
77 Anirudha Srikkanth Flag of India.svg  India 14 April 1987 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
90 Abhinav Mukund Flag of India.svg  India 6 January 1990 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Jacob Oram Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 July 1978 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas. Player withdrew from the tournament.
81 Albie Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast Overseas
Thisara Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3 April 1989 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas
Justin Kemp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 October 1977 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas
Hemang Badani Flag of India.svg  India 14 November 1976 (aged 33)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Chandrasekar Ganapathy Flag of India.svg  India 10 June 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
07 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Flag of India.svg  India 7 July 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
42 Parthiv Patel Flag of India.svg  India 9 March 1985 (aged 25)Left-handed
Bowlers
14 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
16 Makhaya Ntini Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6 July 1977 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Overseas
17 Sudeep Tyagi Flag of India.svg  India 19 September 1987 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
23 Joginder Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 23 October 1983 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
24 Doug Bollinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24 July 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas
27 Shadab Jakati Flag of India.svg  India 27 November 1980 (aged 29)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
55 Lakshmipathy Balaji Flag of India.svg  India 27 August 1981 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
76 Manpreet Gony Flag of India.svg  India 4 January 1984 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
97 Thilan Thushara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 March 1981 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Overseas
800 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 April 1971 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas

Indian Premier League

The Chennai Super Kings began the 2010 season with a 31-run defeat against the defending champions Deccan Chargers. In their second match, they beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs, as captain MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 66 off 33 balls. During the match Dhoni picked up an injury after he was hit on the arm by a rising delivery from Shane Bond. [3] The injury forced Dhoni to sit out of the tournament for a week during which Suresh Raina took over the captaincy of the team. Then they also managed to beat Delhi Daredevils comfortably by 5 wickets as Matthew Hayden struck 93 off 43 deliveries. Their fourth match of the season, against Kings XI Punjab, went to the Super Over after the match ended in a tie. In the Super Over, CSK set Punjab a target of 10, which the latter chased down comfortably with two balls to spare. They lost to the Royal Challengers in the next match after RCB batsman Robin Uthappa scored an unbeaten 68 to help his team put up a big total on the board. At Mumbai, Suresh Raina scored an unbeaten 83 to take his team to 180/2 in 20 overs. But, the home team Mumbai Indians chased down this total, thanks to their openers Sachin Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan, both of whom struck fifties. This game also marked the return of their skipper Dhoni who missed the three previous games due to injury. They lost their fourth game on trot after they went down to Rajasthan Royals by 17 runs at Ahmedabad. The losing streak came to an end after Murali Vijay made a 39-ball 78 against the Royal Challengers to help his team chase down the target of 162. Vijay continued his good form in the next game against Rajasthan Royals, scoring 127 (56 balls) including eight fours and 11 sixes. He combined with Albie Morkel (62 off 34 balls) to set up the biggest total in the history of IPL (246/5). Chennai managed to win the game by 23 runs despite Rajasthan batsmen Naman Ojha's 94* and Shane Watson's quickfire 60. The match also witnessed the IPL debut of pacer Doug Bollinger, who became a vital cog in their bowling attack. He impressed with figures of 2/15 (4 overs) in the high-scoring match. [4] They could beat the consistent Mumbai Indians at Chepauk with an all-round performance by Suresh Raina. Raina impressed again in the next game against Deccan Chargers by scoring 52, but this knock could not save CSK from a 6-wicket defeat. In another home game, the Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets with 39 balls to spare. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who had a good season with the ball, delivered once again with figures of 4-0-16-3. His effort was ably supported by the CSK batsmen Vijay (50* from 40) and Raina (78* from 39). However, they lost to Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets after poor showing by the batsmen. Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir won the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 57. Their last league match, a do-or-die for Chennai, was at the picturesque Dharamsala against Kings XI Punjab. The match is remembered for CSK skipper Dhoni's innings of 54* (29) that turned the match on its head to give Chennai an improbable win. He was well supported by Raina's 46 (27) and Subramaniam Badrinath, who scored 53 (36) to set up the chase of 192. They ended their league fixtures with 14 points from as many matches, finishing with the same number of points as three other teams with two semi-final spots at stake. Chennai got the third place as they had the best Net run rate of the four teams which finished on 14 points. [5]

In the semi-final at Navi Mumbai, the Super Kings bowled out the Deccan Chargers for 102 after setting them a target of 143, winning the game by 38 runs to book their place in the finals. Bollinger won the Man of the Match for his bowling effort of 4-1-13-4. [6] The win also assured them a place in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20. At the IPL final, the Chennai Super Kings took on the tournament favorites Mumbai Indians. Chennai, electing to bat first after winning the toss, were struggling at one stage with the score of 68/3 after 12 overs. But then, Raina produced, what turned out to be a match-winning innings, 57* (35), as his team put up 168/5 in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians kept losing wickets in their run-chase and eventually lost the match by 22 runs. Chennai Super Kings were crowned champions of the tournament for the first time. [7] Raina won the Man of the Match award in the final while Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar was named Player of the Tournament.[ citation needed ]

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (R)141040201.084
2 Deccan Chargers(4th)1486016−0.297
3 Chennai Super Kings (C)14770140.274
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd)14770140.219
5 Delhi Daredevils 14770140.021
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 1477014−0.341
7 Rajasthan Royals 1468012−0.514
8 Kings XI Punjab 1441008−0.478
Source: [8]

(C) = Champion; (R) = Runner-up; (3rd) = Winner of third place playoff.
Note: Top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Note: The winner, runner-up and winner of the third place playoff qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Match log

NoDateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
114 March Deccan Chargers Chennai Lost by 31 runs Scorecard
216 March Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 55 runs, MoM Mahendra Singh Dhoni 66* (33) Scorecard
319 March Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 5 wickets, MoM Matthew Hayden 93 (43) Scorecard
421 March Kings XI Punjab Chennai Match tied, Lost the Super Over Scorecard
523 March Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Lost by 36 runs Scorecard
625 March Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
728 March Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad Lost by 17 runs Scorecard
831 March Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Won by 5 wickets, MoM Murali Vijay 78 (39) Scorecard
93 April Rajasthan Royals Chennai Won by 23 runs, MoM Murali Vijay 127 (56) Scorecard
106 April Mumbai Indians Chennai Won by 24 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 23 (18) and 1/12 (2.3 overs) Scorecard
1110 April Deccan Chargers Nagpur Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
1213 April Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai Won by 9 wickets, MoM Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16 (4 overs) Scorecard
1315 April Delhi Daredevils Chennai Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
1418 April Kings XI Punjab Dharamsala Won by 6 wickets, MoM Mahendra Singh Dhoni 54* (29) Scorecard
1522 April Deccan Chargers (semi-final) Navi Mumbai Won by 38 runs, MoM Doug Bollinger 4/13 (4 overs) Scorecard
1625 April Mumbai Indians (final) Navi Mumbai Won by 22 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 57 (35), 1/21 Scorecard
Overall record: 9–7. Champions. Qualified for 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Most runs

Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s
Suresh Raina 1652047.27142.8583*04
Murali Vijay 1545835.23156.8412712
Subramaniam Badrinath 1535632.26117.4955*02
Matthew Hayden 1634621.62124.019301
MS Dhoni 1128731.88136.6666*02

Most wickets

Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling4w
Muttiah Muralitharan 121521.936.853/160
Shadab Jakati 111322.387.652/170
Ravichandran Ashwin 121322.536.103/160
Doug Bollinger 81217.256.674/131
Albie Morkel 141136.818.492/230

Champions League T20

They topped Group A with 6 points (3 wins and 1 loss) to qualify for the semi-finals where they had to face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead, Durban. After a comprehensive victory of 52 runs by (D/L) method against the Challengers, [9] they played their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg. They beat the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets in the final, becoming the first IPL side to win the CLT20. [10] Murali Vijay won the Golden Bat for scoring the maximum runs in the tournament and Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker and he was awarded the Man of the Series.

Season Standings

TeamsPldWLNRPTSNRR
Chennai Super Kings43106+2.050
Warriors 43106+0.588
Victorian Bushrangers 43106+0.366
Wayamba Elevens 41302−1.126
Central Districts Stags 40400−1.844

Match log

DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
11 September Central Stags Durban Won by 57 runs, MoM Subramaniam Badrinath 52* (42) Scorecard
15 September Wayamba Elevens Centurion Won by 97 runs, MoM Suresh Raina 87 (44) Scorecard
18 September Victorian Bushrangers Port Elizabeth Lost by Super Over Scorecard
22 September Warriors Port Elizabeth Won by 10 runs, MoM Michael Hussey 50 (39) Scorecard
24 September Royal Challengers Bangalore (semi-final) Durban Won by 52 runs(D/L), MoM Suresh Raina 94* (48) Scorecard
26 September Warriors (final) Johannesburg Won by 8 wickets, MoM Murali Vijay 58 (53) Scorecard
Overall record: 5– 1. Champions.

Most runs

Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s
Murali Vijay 629449.00122.507303
Suresh Raina 620340.60167.7694*02
Michael Hussey 413244.00105.6051*02

Most wickets

Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best Bowling4w
Ravichandran Ashwin 61311.696.514/181
Muttiah Muralitharan 61211.005.693/160
Doug Bollinger 6917.337.033/270

References

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