2009 Chennai Super Kings season
2009 season | |||
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Coach | 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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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.[citation needed]
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 | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
03 | Suresh Raina | ![]() |
27 November 1986 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Vice-captain |
08 | Murali Vijay | ![]() |
1 April 1984 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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10 | George Bailey | ![]() |
7 September 1982 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
12 | Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan | ![]() |
3 December 1981 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Player withdrew from the tournament. |
28 | Matthew Hayden | ![]() |
29 October 1971 (aged 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
33 | Subramaniam Badrinath | ![]() |
30 August 1980 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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42 | Arun Karthik | ![]() |
15 February 1986 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
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All-rounders | ||||||
11 | Andrew Flintoff | ![]() |
6 December 1977 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Overseas. Player withdrew from the tournament. |
24 | Jacob Oram | ![]() |
28 July 1978 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Overseas |
81 | Albie Morkel | ![]() |
10 June 1981 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Overseas |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
07 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
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7 July 1981 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Captain | |
09 | Parthiv Patel | ![]() |
9 March 1985 (aged 24) | Left-handed | – | |
Bowlers | ||||||
08 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ![]() |
17 April 1971 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Overseas |
11 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | ![]() |
27 August 1981 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
13 | Joginder Sharma | ![]() |
23 October 1983 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
14 | Ravichandran Ashwin | ![]() |
17 September 1986 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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16 | Makhaya Ntini | ![]() |
6 July 1977 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
17 | Sudeep Tyagi | ![]() |
19 September 1987 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
21 | Palani Amarnath | ![]() |
1 June 1982 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
25 | Shadab Jakati | ![]() |
27 November 1980 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
76 | Manpreet Gony | ![]() |
4 January 1984 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
97 | Thilan Thushara | ![]() |
1 March 1981 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
Viraj Kadbe | ![]() |
19 November 1989 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Indian Premier League
The Chennai Super Kings were defeated in their first game of the tournament by the
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.[citation needed]
Season standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Delhi Daredevils
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14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.311 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings
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14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.951 |
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R)
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14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.191 |
4 | Deccan Chargers (C)
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14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.203 |
5 | Kings XI Punjab
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14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.483 |
6 | Rajasthan Royals
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14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.352 |
7 | Mumbai Indians
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14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0.297 |
8 | Kolkata Knight Riders
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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 |
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1 | 18 April | Mumbai Indians | Cape Town | Lost by 19 runs | Scorecard |
2 | 20 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Port Elizabeth |
Won by 92 runs, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
3 | 23 April | Delhi Daredevils |
Durban | Lost by 9 runs | Scorecard |
4 | 25 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Cape Town | Match Abandoned without a ball bowled | Scorecard |
5 | 27 April | Deccan Chargers | Durban | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard |
6 | 30 April | Rajasthan Royals | Centurion |
Won by 38 runs, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
7 | 2 May | Delhi Daredevils |
Johannesburg | Won by 18 runs, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
8 | 4 May | Deccan Chargers | East London | Won by 78 runs, MoM – Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58* (37) |
Scorecard |
9 | 7 May | Kings XI Punjab |
Centurion |
Won by 12 runs (D/L method), MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
10 | 9 May | Rajasthan Royals | Kimberley | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
11 | 14 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | Lost by 2 wickets | Scorecard |
12 | 16 May | Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth |
Won by 7 wickets, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
13 | 18 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Centurion |
Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
14 | 20 May | Kings XI Punjab |
Durban | Won by 24 runs, MoM – ![]() |
Scorecard |
15 | 23 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore (semi-final) | Johannesburg | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard |
Overall record: 8–6. Failed to make finals, ending fourth. |
Most runs
Player | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
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Matthew Hayden | 12 | 572 | 52.00 | 144.81 | 89 | 0 | 5 |
Suresh Raina | 14 | 434 | 31.00 | 140.90 | 98 | 0 | 2 |
MS Dhoni | 13 | 332 | 41.50 | 127.20 | 58* | 0 | 2 |
Subramaniam Badrinath | 11 | 177 | 19.66 | 107.92 | 59* | 0 | 1 |
Parthiv Patel | 9 | 142 | 15.77 | 112.69 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Most wickets
Player | Innings | Wickets |
Average | Economy rate | Best Bowling | 4w |
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Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 14 | 18.64 | 5.22 | 3/11 | 0 |
Shadab Jakati | 8 | 13 | 16.69 | 7.48 | 4/22 | 2 |
Lakshmipathy Balaji | 13 | 13 | 24.30 | 8.46 | 4/21 | 1 |
Albie Morkel | 12 | 13 | 25.23 | 8.20 | 2/13 | 0 |
Suresh Raina | 10 | 7 | 23.42 | 5.92 | 2/17 | 0 |
References
- ^ Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys
- ^ Worn down Hussey won't play in IPL
- ^ "Tendulkar's experience sets up Mumbai's win. Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Cape Town Report. Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Chennai deal Punjab killer blow in low-scorer. Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, IPL, Durban Report. Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Efficient Bangalore outplay Chennai. Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings, IPL semi-final Report. Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ IPL 2009 – Most Runs Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine