# 2014 Chennai Super Kings season

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

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.

## Squad

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
### Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
* Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
* advanced to the Qualifier and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Group Stage
* advanced to the Eliminator and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Group Stage
* advanced to the Eliminator and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Qualifying Stage

### Match log

| 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

| 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

| 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
### Group standings

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |