Three times IPL champions Chennai Super Kings had yet another brilliant season of Indian Premier League as they finished as runners-up after losing to Mumbai Indians by just 1 run in the final.
Chennai Super Kings was defending champions and they started their IPL 2019 campaign with a big win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at home ground Chennai. Chennai continued to play good cricket throughout the season and with nine wins from fourteen matches they finished at the second position in the points table. And then lost to Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 but beat Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2 to reach to the final but once again lost to Mumbai Indians and failed to defend their title.
Chennai Super Kings' backbone was MS Dhoni who was excellent throughout the season with bat as well as with his captaincy. Bowlers Deepak Chahar and Imran Tahir too were outstanding and were among top three leading wicket-takers.
Opener Shane Watson had a poor season but he came good in playoffs and scored the fifties in Qualifier 2 and final. Faf du Plessis too had a good season but Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu disappointed most as both the batsmen couldn't step up when it mattered most. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo too couldn't make an impact with bat and ball.
All the major stats and facts that were recorded by Chennai Super Kings and players in IPL 2019 :
Result summary -
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| Delhi Capitals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Highest totals -
179/4 vs DC at Chennai
176/4 vs SRH at Chennai
175/5 vs RR at Chennai
Lowest totals -
109 vs MI at Chennai
131/4 vs MI at Chennai
132/5 vs SRH at Hyderabad
Most runs -
416 - MS Dhoni
398 - Shane Watson
396 - Faf du Plessis
383 - Suresh Raina
282 - Ambati Rayudu
Highest individual scores -
96 - Shane Watson vs SRH at Chennai
96 - Faf du Plessis vs KXIP at Mohali
84* - MS Dhoni vs RCB at Bangalore
80 - Shane Watson vs MI at Hyderabad
75* - MS Dhoni vs RR at Chennai
Highest batting average (Min 150 runs) -
83.20 - MS Dhoni
36.00 - Faf du Plessis
23.93 - Suresh Raina
23.50 - Ambati Rayudu
23.41 - Shane Watson
Most fifty-plus scores -
3 - MS Dhoni
3 - Shane Watson
3 - Faf du Plessis
3 - Suresh Raina
1 - Ambati Rayudu / Kedar Jadhav
Most wickets -
26 - Imran Tahir
22 - Deepak Chahar
16 - Harbhajan Singh
15 - Ravindra Jadeja
11 - Dwayne Bravo
Best bowling figures in an innings -
4/12 - Imran Tahir vs DC at Chennai
4/27 - Imran Tahir vs KKR at Kolkata
3/9 - Imran Tahir vs RCB at Chennai
3/9 - Ravindra Jadeja vs DC at Chennai
3/20 - Harbhajan Singh vs RCB at Chennai
Best bowling average (Min 5 wickets) -
16.57 - Imran Tahir
19.50 - Harbhajan Singh
21.90 - Deepak Chahar
22.86 - Ravindra Jadeja
30.00 - Dwayne Bravo
Best economy rate (Min 5 overs bowled) -
6.35 - Ravindra Jadeja
6.71 - Mitchell Santner
7.09 - Harbhajan Singh
7.47 - Deepak Chahar
8.01 - Dwayne Bravo
