| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Stephen Fleming[1] | ||
| Captain | MS Dhoni | ||
| Ground(s) | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai MCA Stadium,Pune | ||
| IPL League | Champions | ||
| Mostruns | Ambati Rayudu (602) | ||
| Mostwickets | Shardul Thakur (16) | ||
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise cricket team based inChennai,Tamil Nadu, India, plays in theIndian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the2018 Indian Premier League. It was revealed thatMahendra Singh Dhoni would lead the team for the ninth season in succession, whileMichael Hussey is in his first season as the team's batting coach.
Kings retained their former skipper MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and all rounder Ravindra Jadeja from theirIPL 2015 squad for 33 crores before2018 player auction.[2]
The home matches of the Chennai Super Kings were under threat following the2018 Cauvery water dispute and about 4000 security personnel were deployed in wake of the homecoming match for CSK against theKolkata Knight Riders on April 10, 2018, at theM. A. Chidambaram Stadium.[3][4][5] However, later BCCI announced thatPune would be the new temporary home ground for CSK for the remainder of the tournament following the ongoing protests in the state which couldn't be controlled by the security officials.[6][7][8]
In March 2019, a webseries titledRoar of The Lion (documentary) is set to be released based on CSK's epic success at the 2018 IPL where they managed to clinch the 2018 IPL trophy after serving a 2-year suspension.[9][10]

Chennai Super Kings bought the following players in the2018 auction:*Kedar Jadhav
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina | (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | ||
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) | ||
| 13 | Faf du Plessis | (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | 2018 | ₹1.6 crore (US$189,000) | Overseas | |
| 66 | Dhruv Shorey | (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 81 | Kedar Jadhav | (1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹7.8 crore (US$922,593.40) | ||
| 1 | Murali Vijay | (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$237,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 5 | Kshitiz Sharma | (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$827,968.40) | ||
| 33 | Shane Watson | (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-armfast medium | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$473,000) | Overseas | |
| 36 | Karn Sharma | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | 2018 | ₹5 crore (US$591,000) | ||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$757,000) | Overseas | |
| 72 | David Willey | (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-armfast | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$237,000) | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Captain | |
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 22) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |||
| 77 | Sam Billings | (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$118,000) | Overseas | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 10 | Chaitanya Bishnoi | (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 11 | Mark Wood | (1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-armfast | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$177,000) | Overseas | |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-armfast | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas | |
| 23 | Monu Kumar | (1994-11-05)5 November 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 24 | KM Asif | (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-armfast medium | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,000) | ||
| 27 | Harbhajan Singh | (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$237,000) | ||
| 34 | Kanishk Seth | (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$308,000) | ||
| 74 | Mitchell Santner | (1992-02-05)5 February 1992 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas | |
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$95,000) | ||
| 99 | Imran Tahir | (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$118,000) | Overseas | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad(RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | Advanced toQualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings(C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders(3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 | Advanced to theEliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals(4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 | |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 | |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
(H) Mumbai Indians 165/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 169/9 (19.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) andNand Kishore (India) Player of the match:Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 202/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 205/5 (19.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (India) andChris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Player of the match:Sam Billings (Chennai Super Kings) |
(H) Kings XI Punjab 197/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 193/5 (20 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium,Mohali Umpires:Vineet Kulkarni (India) andC. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match:Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab) |
(H) Chennai Super Kings 204/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 140 (18.3 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 64 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) andNitin Menon (India) Player of the match:Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings) |
Chennai Super Kings 182/3 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 178/6 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (India) andVineet Kulkarni (India) Player of the match:Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 207/5 (19.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bangalore Umpires:Nigel Llong (England) andVirender Sharma (India) Player of the match:MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
(H) Chennai Super Kings 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 170/2 (19.4 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) andNitin Menon (India) Player of the match:Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
(H) Chennai Super Kings 211/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 198/5 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:Anil Dandekar (India) andChettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match:Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings) |
Chennai Super Kings 177/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 180/4 (17.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens,Kolkata Umpires:Abhijit Deshmukh (India) andKumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match:Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 127/9 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 128/4 (18 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:Yeshwant Barde (India) andNitin Menon (India) Player of the match:Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings) |
Chennai Super Kings 176/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 177/6 (19.5 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur Umpires:Yeshwant Barde (India) andMarais Erasmus (South Africa) Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 179/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 180/2 (19 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:Yeshwant Barde (India) andMarais Erasmus (South Africa) Player of the match:Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 128/6 (20 overs) |
Delhi Daredevils won by 34 runs Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) andVineet Kulkarni (India) Player of the match:Harshal Patel (Delhi Daredevils) |
Kings XI Punjab 153 (19.4 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 159/5 (19.1 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Pune Umpires:Yeshwant Barde (India) andNitin Menon (India) Player of the match:Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 139/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 140/8 (19.1 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Marais Erasmus (South Africa) andChettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match:Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 178/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 181/2 (18.3 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Marais Erasmus (South Africa) andSundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match:Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings) |
| Name | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambati Rayudu | 16 | 16 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 149.75 |
| Shane Watson | 15 | 15 | 555 | 117* | 39.64 | 154.59 |
| MS Dhoni | 16 | 15 | 455 | 79* | 75.83 | 150.66 |
| Suresh Raina | 15 | 15 | 445 | 75* | 37.08 | 132.44 |
| Faf du Plessis | 6 | 6 | 162 | 67* | 32.40 | 125.58 |
| Name | Mat | Inn | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | 13 | 13 | 16 | 2/18 | 26.93 | 9.23 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2/16 | 38.07 | 9.96 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4/10 | 14.18 | 6.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3/18 | 27.54 | 7.39 |
| Deepak Chahar | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3/15 | 27.80 | 7.28 |