The 13th season of the Indian Premier League, also called the IPL 2020 was supposed to commence this March but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was suspended, and finally, this season is set to begin on 19th September in UAE.
As usual, eight teams are taking part in it. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are once again the favorites to win the title and other teams like Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore too are expected to give them a good fight.
Chennai Super Kings - three times champions and five times runners up have been the most ever consistent team of the Indian Premier League. They have made to play-offs in each and every season of this league and they're expected to continue their this streak. Though they are without Suresh Raina for this season and all the responsibility is now on MS Dhoni to lead this side. Though he has experienced players like Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson for support. Batting will mainly rely on the trio of Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, and MS Dhoni.
Youngsters like Ruturaj Gaikwad and all-rounder Sam Curran too have good chances to show their potential. In the bowling they have a spin dominated attack and the likes of Imran Tahir, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, Sai Kishore, and Mitchell Santner will have to play a big role.
In pace attack, they have Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood, and Dwayne Bravo. Overall they're looking for an experienced side of aged players.
All the major stats and facts you need to know about Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League :
Result Summary -
| Opponents | Mat | Won | Lost | NR + Tied | %W |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 65.2 |
| Deccan Chargers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 59.5 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Mumbai Indians | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 39.3 |
| Pune Warriors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.0 |
| Delhi Capitals | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Gujarat Lions | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 165 | 100 | 63 | 2 | 61.3 |
Season Wise Performance -
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied + Nr | Positions |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4th |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Champions |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Champions |
| 2012 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2015 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Champions |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
Highest Totals -
246/5 vs Rajasthan Royals at Chennai, 2010
240/5 vs Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, 2008
223/3 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, 2013
222/5 vs Delhi Capitals at Chennai, 2012
211/4 vs Delhi Capitals at Pune, 2018
Lowest Totals -
79 vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2013
109 vs Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur, 2008
109 vs Mumbai Indians at Chennai, 2019
110/8 vs Delhi Capitals at Delhi, 2012
112/8 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai, 2008
Most Runs -
4527 - Suresh Raina
3858 - MS Dhoni
1768 - Michael Hussey
1676 - Murali Vijay
1639 - Faf du Plessis
Highest Individual Scores -
127 - Murali Vijay vs Rajasthan Royals at Chennai, 2010
117* - Shane Watson vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Mumbai, 2018
116* - Michael Hussey vs Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, 2008
113 - Murali Vijay vs Delhi Capitals at Chennai, 2012
106 - Shane Watson vs Rajasthan Royals at Pune, 2018
Highest Batting Averages (Min 500 runs) -
44.34 - MS Dhoni (3858 runs)
42.09 - Michael Hussey (1768)
36.90 - Matthew Hayden (1107)
34.00 - Ambati Rayudu (884)
33.28 - Suresh Raina (4527)
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
33 - Suresh Raina
21 - MS Dhoni
14 - Michael Hussey
11 - S Badrinath
10 - Faf du Plessis
Most Runs in a single IPL Season -
733 - Michael Hussey, 2013
602 - Ambati Rayudu, 2018
572 - Matthew Hayden, 2009
566 - Dwayne Smith, 2014
555 - Shane Watson, 2018
Most Sixes -
179 - MS Dhoni
171 - Suresh Raina
68 - Murali Vijay
55 - Shane Watson
50 - Dwayne Smith / Faf du Plessis
Most Wickets -
104 - Dwayne Bravo
90 - R Ashwin
81 - Ravindra Jadeja
76 - Albie Morkel
58 - Mohit Sharma
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings -
5/16 - Ravindra Jadeja vs Deccan Chargers at Visakhapatnam, 2012
5/24 - L Balaji vs Kings XI Punjab at Chennai, 2008
4/10 - Ashish Nehra vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2015
4/10 - Lungi Ngidi vs Kings XI Punjab at Pune, 2018
4/11 - Ravindra Jadeja vs Rajasthan Royals at Chennai, 2015
Best Bowling Averages (Min 25 wickets) -
18.72 - Doug Bollinger (37 wickets)
19.34 - Imran Tahir (32)
19.70 - Ashish Nehra (30)
21.77 - Ben Hilfenhaus (22)
22.17 - Mohit Sharma (58)
Most Wickets in a single IPL season -
32 - Dwayne Bravo, 2013
26 - Dwayne Bravo, 2015
26 - Imran Tahir, 2019
23 - Mohit Sharma, 2014
22 - Ashish Nehra, 2015
22 - Deepak Chahar, 2019
Best Economy Rates (Min 250 balls bowled) -
6.37 - M Muralitharan
6.45 - R Ashwin
7.21 - Doug Bollinger
7.22 - Suresh Raina
7.28 - Imran Tahir
