Chennai Super Kings (CSK) the three-time champions couldn't live up to their expecations and had their worst ever season in Indian Premier League (IPL)'s history as for the first ever time they didn't qualify for the play-offs and finished at seventh position.
CSK began their campaign with an impressive win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi but after that they couldn't maintain the momentum and kept losing matches after matches, and resultant they were the first team to get eliminated from play-offs race. Although they finished their disappointing season with three back-to-back wins.
When it comes to performances, Sam Curran was their stand out performer as he stepped up both with bat and ball. The likes of Faf du Plessis and youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad too did well with the bat.
Captain MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar didn't do well and that's the major reason behind their poor performance and the likes of Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi and Josh Hazlewood didn't get enough games to show their talent.
A Statistical look at Chennai Super Kings' Indian Premier League 2020 campaign :
Result Summary -
Matches - 14
Won - 6
Lost - 8
Position - 7th
Highest Totals -
200/6 vs RR at Sharjah
181/0 vs KXIP at Dubai
179/4 vs DC at Sharjah
178/4 vs KKR at Dubai
167/6 vs SRH at Dubai
Most Runs -
449 - Faf du Plessis
359 - Ambati Rayudu
299 - Shane Watson
232 - Ravindra Jadeja
204 - Ruturaj Gaikwad
Highest Batting Averages (Min 50 Runs) -
51.0 - Ruturaj Gaikwad (204 runs)
46.4 - Ravindra Jadeja (232 runs)
40.81 - Faf du Plessis (449 runs)
39.88 - Ambati Rayudu (359 runs)
29.90 - Shane Watson (299 runs)
Highest Individual Scores -
87* - Faf du Plessis vs KXIP at Dubai
83* - Shane Watson vs KXIP at Dubai
72 - Faf du Plessis vs RR at Sharjah
72 - Ruturaj Gaikwad vs KKR at Dubai
71 - Ambati Rayudu vs MI at Abu Dhabi
Highest Batting Strike Rate -
171.85 - Ravindra Jadeja (232 runs)
140.75 - Faf du Plessis (449 runs)
131.91 - Sam Curran (186 runs)
127.30 - Ambati Rayudu (359 runs)
121.05 - Shane Watson (299 runs)
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
4 - Faf du Plessis
3 - Ruturaj Gaikwad
2 - Shane Watson
1 - Sam Curran / Ravindra Jadeja / Ambati Rayudu
Most Sixes -
14 - Faf du Plessis
13 - Shane Watson
12 - Sam Curran
12 - Ambati Rayudu
11 - Ravindra Jadeja
Most Wickets -
13 - Sam Curran
12 - Deepak Chahar
10 - Shardul Thakur
9 - Lungi Ngidi
6 - Piyush Chawla / Ravindra Jadeja / Dwayne Bravo
Best Bowling Averages (Min 5 Wickets) -
18.55 - Lungi Ngidi (9 wickets)
26.46 - Sam Curran (13 wickets)
27.50 - Shardul Thakur (10 wickets)
30.00 - Dwayne Bravo (6 wickets)
31.83 - Piyush Chawla (6 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures in an innings -
3/19 - Sam Curran vs RCB at Dubai
3/33 - Sam Curran vs RR at Sharjah
3/37 - Dwayne Bravo vs KKR at Abu Dhabi
3/38 - Lungi Ngidi vs MI at Abu Dhabi
3/39 - Lungi Ngidi vs KXIP at Abu Dhabi
Best Economy Rates -
6.40 - Josh Hazlewood
6.90 - Imran Tahir
7.57 - Mitchell Santner
7.61 - Deepak Chahar
8.19 - Sam Curran
