Chennai Super Kings in 2009

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.

Chennai Super Kings
2009 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni
IPLSemifinalists
CLT20DNQ
Most runsMatthew Hayden (572)
Most wicketsMuttiah Muralitharan (14)
Most catchesSuresh Raina (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMS Dhoni (8)

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 Raina (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm off breakVice-captain
08Murali Vijay (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
10George Bailey (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
12Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 27)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxWithdrawn Player
28Matthew Hayden (1971-10-29)29 October 1971 (aged 37)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
33Subramaniam Badrinath (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
42Arun Karthik (1986-02-15)15 February 1986 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
11Andrew Flintoff (1977-12-06)6 December 1977 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
Withdrawn Player
24Jacob Oram (1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
81Albie Morkel (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
Wicket-keepers
07Mahendra Singh Dhoni (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
09Parthiv Patel (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 24)Left-handed
Bowlers
08Muttiah Muralitharan (1971-04-17)17 April 1971 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
11Lakshmipathy Balaji (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
13Joginder Sharma (1983-10-23)23 October 1983 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
14Ravichandran Ashwin (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
16Makhaya Ntini (1977-07-06)6 July 1977 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
17Sudeep Tyagi (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
21Palani Amarnath (1982-06-01)1 June 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
25Shadab Jakati (1980-11-27)27 November 1980 (aged 28)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
76Manpreet Gony (1984-01-04)4 January 1984 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
97Thilan Thushara (1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Viraj Kadbe (1989-11-19)19 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

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Daredevils 14 10 4 0 20 0.311
2 Chennai Super Kings 14 8 5 1 17 0.951
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.191
4 Deccan Chargers (C) 14 7 7 0 14 0.203
5 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.483
6 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 1 13 −0.352
7 Mumbai Indians 14 5 8 1 11 0.297
8 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 IndiansCape TownLost by 19 runsScorecard
220 AprilRoyal Challengers BangalorePort ElizabethWon by 92 runs, MoM  Muttiah Muralitharan 3/11Scorecard
323 AprilDelhi DaredevilsDurbanLost by 9 runsScorecard
425 AprilKolkata Knight RidersCape TownMatch Abandoned without a ball bowledScorecard
527 AprilDeccan ChargersDurbanLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
630 AprilRajasthan RoyalsCenturionWon by 38 runs, MoM  Suresh Raina 98 (55)Scorecard
72 MayDelhi DaredevilsJohannesburgWon by 18 runs, MoM  Shadab Jakati 4/24Scorecard
84 MayDeccan ChargersEast LondonWon by 78 runs, MoM  Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58* (37)Scorecard
97 MayKings XI PunjabCenturionWon by 12 runs (D/L method), MoM  Matthew Hayden 89 (58)Scorecard
109 MayRajasthan RoyalsKimberleyWon by 7 wickets, MoM  S. Badrinath 59* (41)Scorecard
1114 MayRoyal Challengers BangaloreDurbanLost by 2 wicketsScorecard
1216 MayMumbai IndiansPort ElizabethWon by 7 wickets, MoM  Matthew Hayden 60 (57)Scorecard
1318 MayKolkata Knight RidersCenturionLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1420 MayKings XI PunjabDurbanWon by 24 runs, MoM  Muttiah Muralitharan 2/8Scorecard
1523 MayRoyal Challengers Bangalore (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

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