Chennai Super Kings in 2009

Chennai Super Kings
2009 season
Coach Stephen Fleming
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
IPL Semifinalists
CLT20 DNQ
Most runs Matthew Hayden (572)
Most wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (14)
Most catches Suresh Raina (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals MS Dhoni (8)
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The Chennai Super Kings were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the second season in succession.

Background

Chennai Super Kings had finished as runners-up in the 2008 season of IPL. They had qualified for the 2008 CLT20, but the tournament was cancelled in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Pre-season player signings

The Super Kings bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million at the 2009 auction making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with English teammate Kevin Pietersen who was bought for the same amount by Royal Challengers Bangalore.[1] Apart from Flintoff, the Chennai Super Kings also bought Murali Vijay, Thilan Thushara and George Bailey. Stephen Fleming, who had decided to retire from all forms of the game after the first season of the IPL, took over as the coach of the Super Kings team from Kepler Wessels. Their batting department was further weakened as Michael Hussey decided to skip the season in order to focus on international cricket ahead of the Ashes.[2]

Squad

Players with international caps before the start of the 2009 IPL season are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
03Suresh RainaIndia27 November 1986 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm off breakVice-captain
08Murali VijayIndia1 April 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
10George BaileyAustralia7 September 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
12Vidyut SivaramakrishnanIndia3 December 1981 (aged 27)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxWithdrawn Player
28Matthew HaydenAustralia29 October 1971 (aged 37)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
33Subramaniam BadrinathIndia30 August 1980 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
42Arun KarthikIndia15 February 1986 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
11Andrew FlintoffEngland6 December 1977 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
Withdrawn Player
24Jacob OramNew Zealand28 July 1978 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
81Albie MorkelSouth Africa10 June 1981 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
Wicket-keepers
07Mahendra Singh DhoniIndia7 July 1981 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
09Parthiv PatelIndia9 March 1985 (aged 24)Left-handed–
Bowlers
08Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka17 April 1971 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
11Lakshmipathy BalajiIndia27 August 1981 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
13Joginder SharmaIndia23 October 1983 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
14Ravichandran AshwinIndia17 September 1986 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
16Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa6 July 1977 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
17Sudeep TyagiIndia19 September 1987 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
21Palani AmarnathIndia1 June 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
25Shadab JakatiIndia27 November 1980 (aged 28)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
76Manpreet GonyIndia4 January 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
97Thilan ThusharaSri Lanka1 March 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Viraj KadbeIndia19 November 1989 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Indian Premier League

The Chennai Super Kings were defeated in their first game of the tournament by the Mumbai Indians by 19 runs. Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten half-century and fast bowler Lasith Malinga picked up 3/15 in 4 overs.[3] The Super Kings defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next game by 92 runs, thanks to Matthew Hayden's 65 (35). CSK, however, lost against the Delhi Daredevils by 9 runs at Durban, where Delhi batsman AB de Villiers scored the first century of the season. Hayden, once again starred with the bat as he scored 57 off 27 balls in the same match. After an abandoned game against Kolkata Knight Riders at Cape Town, CSK lost to the Deccan Chargers by 6 wickets, giving the latter their fourth consecutive win of the season. The Super Kings then returned to form by winning their next five games. Riding on Suresh Raina's 98 (55), Chennai beat Rajasthan Royals by 38 runs at SuperSport Park in Centurion. In the next match against the Delhi Daredevils, left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati impressed with figures of 4/24 as he picked up the crucial wickets of Warner, Dilshan and Dinesh Karthik, giving his team an 18-run victory. At East London, the Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers by 78 runs, with skipper MS Dhoni scoring 58* and spinner Jakati taking 4/22 in 4 overs. They won their next game against Kings XI Punjab by 12 runs in an 18-overs-a-side match. CSK opener Matthew Hayden top-scored with 89 (58), a knock that overpowered half-centuries from KXIP's Yuvraj Singh and Simon Katich. With Subramaniam Badrinath scoring an unbeaten fifty, Chennai cruised to their fifth consecutive win, by beating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets. Their winning streak came to an end against the Royal Challengers in a low-scoring game at Durban where RCB won the match by two wickets with two balls to spare after Chennai were bundled out for 129 in the first innings. The Super Kings were able to beat the Mumbai Indians at Port Elizabeth by 7 wickets, thanks once again to Hayden who scored another half-century. Despite scoring 188/3 in 20 overs, the Super Kings went down on the last ball of the match to Kolkata Knight Riders, who were helped by fifties from Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge. In their last league match, the Chennai Super Kings successfully defended a score of 116/9 against Kings XI Punjab. This still remains the record for the lowest successfully defended total in the history of IPL. This win also ended Punjab's chances of reaching the semi-finals.[4]

The Super Kings finished with 17 points from 14 matches and earned a second place at the league table. At the semi-finals, the Super Kings met the Royal Challengers Bangalore who beat them by 6 wickets. CSK put up 146 on the board despite getting a brisk start from the openers. The Challengers chased down the total with 7 balls to spare after Manish Pandey and Rahul Dravid set the platform for the run-chase with scores of 48 and 44 respectively.[5] Matthew Hayden of CSK, who scored 572 runs in 12 innings with 5 half-centuries at an average of 52 and strike-rate of 145, won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the season.[6] He was also adjudged Player of the Tournament.

Season standings

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Delhi Daredevils 14 10 4 0 20 +0.311
Chennai Super Kings 14 8 5 1 17 +0.951
Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 14 8 6 0 16 –0.191
Deccan Chargers (C) 14 7 7 0 14 +0.203
Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 –0.483
Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 1 13 –0.352
Mumbai Indians 14 5 8 1 11 +0.297
Kolkata Knight Riders 14 3 10 1 7 –0.789
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Match log

No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
118 AprilMumbai Indians in 2009Cape TownLost by 19 runsScorecard
220 AprilRoyal Challengers Bangalore in 2009Port ElizabethWon by 92 runs, MoM – Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan 3/11Scorecard
323 AprilDelhi DaredevilsDurbanLost by 9 runsScorecard
425 AprilKolkata Knight Riders in 2008Cape TownMatch Abandoned without a ball bowledScorecard
527 AprilDeccan ChargersDurbanLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
630 AprilRajasthan RoyalsCenturionWon by 38 runs, MoM – India Suresh Raina 98 (55)Scorecard
72 MayDelhi DaredevilsJohannesburgWon by 18 runs, MoM – India Shadab Jakati 4/24Scorecard
84 MayDeccan ChargersEast LondonWon by 78 runs, MoM – India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58* (37)Scorecard
97 MayKings XI PunjabCenturionWon by 12 runs (D/L method), MoM – Australia Matthew Hayden 89 (58)Scorecard
109 MayRajasthan RoyalsKimberleyWon by 7 wickets, MoM – India S. Badrinath 59* (41)Scorecard
1114 MayRoyal Challengers Bangalore in 2009DurbanLost by 2 wicketsScorecard
1216 MayMumbai Indians in 2009Port ElizabethWon by 7 wickets, MoM – Australia Matthew Hayden 60 (57)Scorecard
1318 MayKolkata Knight Riders in 2008CenturionLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1420 MayKings XI PunjabDurbanWon by 24 runs, MoM – Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan 2/8Scorecard
1523 MayRoyal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 (Semi Final)JohannesburgLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
Overall Record of 8 – 6 (One match no result)

Failed to make Finals, ended 4/8

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsAverageStrike rateHighest Score100s50s
Matthew Hayden1257252.00144.818905
Suresh Raina1443431.00140.909802
MS Dhoni1333241.50127.2058*02
Subramaniam Badrinath1117719.66107.9259*01
Parthiv Patel914215.77112.693600

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsAverageEconomy rateBest Bowling4w
Muttiah Muralitharan131418.645.223/110
Shadab Jakati81316.697.484/222
Lakshmipathy Balaji131324.308.464/211
Albie Morkel121325.238.202/130
Suresh Raina10723.425.922/170

References

  1. ↑ Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys
  2. ↑ Worn down Hussey won't play in IPL
  3. ↑ "Tendulkar's experience sets up Mumbai's win | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Cape Town Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Chennai deal Punjab killer blow in low-scorer | Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, IPL, Durban Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Efficient Bangalore outplay Chennai | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings, IPL semi-final Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  6. ↑ IPL 2009 – Most Runs Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.
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