Chennai Super Kings in 2012

The 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 nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were defeated by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the final at Chennai. Thus, they qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 where they could not progress past the group stage.

Chennai Super Kings
2012 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni
IPLRunners-up
CLT20Group stage
Most runsSuresh Raina (441)
Most wicketsDwayne Bravo (15)
Most catchesSuresh Raina (11)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMS Dhoni (14)

They were captained for the fifth season in succession by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Super Kings had emerged IPL champions in both 2010 and 2011 under his captaincy.

Pre-season player signings

At the 2012 players auction, the Super Kings bought Ravindra Jadeja, for a whopping $2 million ( 97.2 million), the bid which turned out to be the biggest draw in the players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.[1] They also bought out the contract of Tim Southee who was signed as a replacement player in the previous season.

Squad

Players with international caps before the start of the 2012 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 25)Left-handedRight-arm off breakVice-captain
05George Bailey (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas
08Murali Vijay (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
13Francois du Plessis (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas
33Subramaniam Badrinath (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
35K. Vasudevadas (1985-01-26)26 January 1985 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
48Michael Hussey (1975-05-27)27 May 1975 (aged 36)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
77Anirudha Srikkanth (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
90Abhinav Mukund (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
12Ravindra Jadeja (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
47Dwayne Bravo (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
56Scott Styris (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
81Albie Morkel (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 30)Left-handedRight arm medium-fastOverseas
Ganapathi Vignesh (1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 30)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
06Wriddhiman Saha (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 27)Right-handed
07Mahendra Singh Dhoni (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Bowlers
04Doug Bollinger (1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 30)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
09Yo Mahesh (1987-12-21)21 December 1987 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
17Sudeep Tyagi (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
23Joginder Sharma (1983-10-23)23 October 1983 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
27Shadab Jakati (1980-11-27)27 November 1980 (aged 31)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
88Suraj Randiv (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
92Nuwan Kulasekara (1982-07-22)22 July 1982 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
99Ravichandran Ashwin (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break

Indian Premier League

Ravindra Jadeja was the only player bought by the Super Kings in 2012.

The Super Kings started their IPL 2012 campaign with an 8-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener in Chennai. CSK were bundled out for 112 before Richard Levi struck a fifty to set up the victory for the visiting team.[2] Ravindra Jadeja came up with a match-winning all-round performance (48 off 29, 5/16) to help his team to a resounding 74-run win over Deccan Chargers in their second home game. In their first away game of the season, the Super Kings lost to Delhi Daredevils by 8 wickets after a poor show by the batsmen. Their win against Royal Challengers Bangalore was made possible by Albie Morkel, who scored 28 runs from the 19th over bowled by Virat Kohli, and Jadeja who hit a boundary off the last ball of the match to see his side chase down the target of 206. South African Francois du Plessis was adjudged Man of the match for his innings of 71. At Pune, after restricting the Super Kings to 155, Jesse Ryder and Steve Smith took the Pune Warriors home with four balls to spare to hand a third defeat to CSK in five games. However they beat the same opponents at home by 13 runs after du Plessis and Subramaniam Badrinath scored fifties in the first innings. du Plessis struck another half-century (73 off 52) to take Chennai to their second consecutive win. Their next game, which was supposed to be played at Bangalore against the Royal Challengers, was washed out without a ball bowled due to rain. They suffered a home defeat against Kings XI Punjab after they failed to chase the target of 157. KXIP's Mandeep Singh was awarded the Man of the match for his innings of 56. They lost another home game by 5 wickets to Kolkata Knight Riders whose run chase was anchored by skipper Gautam Gambhir's half-century. Chennai got back to winning ways with a 10-run win over the struggling Deccan Chargers despite a fighting knock by the Chargers' vice-captain Cameron White. The Super Kings then lost to Mumbai Indians off the last ball of the match. Dwayne Smith, who was playing his first match of the season for Mumbai, hit 14 runs off the last three balls bowled by Ben Hilfenhaus to take his team to a dramatic victory. The loss severely dented CSK's chances of progressing to the Playoffs. In another thrilling match, Chennai beat Rajasthan Royals by four wickets mainly due to cameos by Albie Morkel and Anirudha Srikkanth, each of them scoring unbeaten six-ball 18. In their last home match of the league stage, Chennai comprehensively beat the Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets. Against Kolkata Knight Riders, needing five to win on the last ball for CSK, Dwayne Bravo hit a six over long-on off the bowling of Rajat Bhatia to take the Super Kings to a 5-wicket win. Needing a win in their last league match to assure their place in the Playoffs, the Super Kings lost to Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets at Dharamsala. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, both ended up with 17 points from 16 games, but the latter managed to get the fourth spot on the points table due to a better net run rate.

The Super Kings played Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator at Bangalore. After losing two early wickets, Hussey and Badrinath shared a 94-run third-wicket partnership to take the team to a respectable position. Then, the skipper MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo scored 73 runs in the last five overs to set up a score of 187/5 in 20 overs. Mumbai in their run-chase got off to a brisk start before a dramatic batting collapse. CSK spinners Ashwin and Jakati picked up one wicket each and bowled seven economical overs between them that proved decisive in the context of the match. CSK won the match by 38 runs and Dhoni was given the Man of the Match for his innings of 51* (20). The win took them to the second Qualifier at Chennai, a match against Delhi Daredevils, to decide who plays in the final. Daredevils won the toss and put Chennai into bat and this decision backfired. Opener Murali Vijay, who had a quiet season until then, came to his own striking a century (113 runs from 60 deliveries, 15 fours and four sixes) to take his team to 222/5. The bowlers backed up the good batting by bowling tight line and length and picking up wickets at regular intervals. Only Mahela Jayawardene showed some resistance for Delhi with a knock of 55 but to see his team lose by 86 runs. The win booked CSK's place in the final at their home ground Chennai against the Kolkata Knight Riders. This was the fourth time in five seasons, that CSK had made it to the final of the IPL.

Chennai elected to bat in the final after winning the toss. After a solid opening partnership between Hussey and Vijay, Suresh Raina played his best innings of the season scoring an unbeaten 38-ball 73. Chennai went on to make 190/3 in 20 overs. Kolkata lost the wicket of their skipper Gambhir in the first over of the run-chase. Then Manvinder Bisla, who was playing his first game in two weeks, took on the bowlers single-handedly and scored 89 from 48 balls. Batting at three, Jacques Kallis not only scored 69 (49) but also put up a crucial second-wicket stand of 136 runs with Bisla. However, the game swung CSK's way after KKR lost four wickets in as many overs. After the fall of Kallis in the 19th over, KKR needed 16 runs to win from 7 balls. KKR went on to win the game by five wickets with two balls to spare thanks to two consecutive boundaries from Manoj Tiwary in the last over. The Knight Riders secured their maiden IPL title with this win and Bisla won the Man of the Match award.[3][4]

Suresh Raina finished as Chennai's leading run scorer with 441 runs. Dwayne Bravo lead the bowling tables with 15 wickets.

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
14 AprilMumbai IndiansChennaiLost by 8 wicketsScorecard
27 AprilDeccan ChargersVisakhapatnamWon by 74 runs, MoM  Ravindra Jadeja 48 (29) and 5/16 (4 overs)Scorecard
310 AprilDelhi DaredevilsNew DelhiLost by 8 wicketsScorecard
412 AprilRoyal Challengers BangaloreChennaiWon by 5 wickets, MoM  Francois du Plessis 71 (46)Scorecard
514 AprilPune Warriors IndiaPuneLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
619 AprilPune Warriors IndiaChennaiWon By 13 runs, MoM  Nuwan Kulasekara 2/10 and 2 catchesScorecard
721 AprilRajasthan RoyalsChennaiWon by 7 wickets, MoM  Francois du Plessis 73 (52)Scorecard
825 AprilRoyal Challengers BangaloreBengaluruMatch Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rainScorecard
928 AprilKings XI PunjabChennaiLost by 7 runsScorecard
1030 AprilKolkata Knight RidersChennaiLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
114 MayDeccan ChargersChennaiWon by 10 runs, MoM  Suresh Raina 32 (24) and 1/5Scorecard
126 MayMumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 2 wicketsScorecard
1310 MayRajasthan RoyalsJaipurWon by 4 wickets, MoM  Ben Hilfenhaus 2/8Scorecard
1412 MayDelhi DaredevilsChennaiWon by 9 wickets, MoM  Ben Hilfenhaus 3/27Scorecard
1514 MayKolkata Knight RidersKolkataWon by 5 wickets, MoM  Mike Hussey 56 (39)Scorecard
1617 MayKings XI PunjabDharamsalaLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1723 MayMumbai Indians (Eliminator)BengaluruWon by 38 runs, MoM  Mahendra Singh Dhoni 53* (20)Scorecard
1825 MayDelhi Daredevils (Qualifier #2)ChennaiWon by 86 runs, MoM  Murali Vijay 113 (58)Scorecard
1927 MayKolkata Knight Riders (Final)ChennaiLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
Overall Record of 10 – 8 (One match no result)

Runners-up of the 2012 Indian Premier League

Qualified for 2012 Champions League Twenty20

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsAverageStrike rateHighest Score100s50s
Suresh Raina1844125.94135.697301
Francois du Plessis1239833.16118.847303
Dwayne Bravo1637146.37140.534800
MS Dhoni1735729.75128.4151*01
Murali Vijay1433625.84125.8411310

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsAverageEconomy rateBest Bowling4w
Dwayne Bravo181530.808.012/100
Ravichandran Ashwin181430.786.543/230
Ben Hilfenhaus91416.646.853/270
Albie Morkel151329.617.773/290
Ravindra Jadeja141222.757.805/161

Champions League Twenty20

Match log

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
14 October Sydney SixersJohannesburgLost by 14 runs

Scorecard

16 October Highveld LionsCape TownLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
20 October Mumbai IndiansJohannesburgWon by 6 runs, MoM  Ben Hilfenhaus 2/14 (4 overs)Scorecard
22 October Yorkshire CarnegieDurbanWon by 4 wickets, MoM  Subramaniam Badrinath 47 (38)Scorecard
Overall Record of 2 – 2

Failed to make semi-finals

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsAverageStrike rateHighest Score100s50s
Francois du Plessis412130.25147.565201
Suresh Raina411629.00134.885701
MS Dhoni410827.00142.103500

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsAverageEconomy rateBest Bowling4w
Albie Morkel3515.006.522/120
Doug Bollinger4424.756.182/160
Ben Hilfenhaus4424.256.462/140

See also

References

  1. PTI (4 February 2012). "IPL auction 2012: Ravindra Jadeja becomes costliest player". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. ESPNCricinfo. "Indian Premier League – 1st match Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians C". 4 April 2012. ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. Bhaskar, Rohit (27 May 2012). "KKR beat defending champs CSK to win maiden IPL title". Hindustan Times. Chennai, India. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. "I wanted to prove it, says Bisla". The Times of India.
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