The world's biggest and best T20 league, the Indian Premier League is around the corner. The 2018 season will be the 11th season of IPL and will be held from 7 April to 27 May 2018.
Chennai Super Kings is back after serving two years of suspension for the spot-fixing scandal in 2015. They are the only IPL team to qualify for the play-offs in all the eight seasons they played in.
Here is a look at Chennai Super Kings' IPL history
Champions : 2 Times (2010 & 2011)
Runners-up : 4 Times (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Semifinalists : 2 Times (2009 & 2014)
Team Records:
1. Result summary:
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | %W |
| Mumbai Indians | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Kolkata Kngiht Riders | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.70 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Deccan Chargers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Gujarat Lions | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Pune Warriors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 132 | 79 | 52 | 1 | 65.83 |
2. Performance summary in IPL:
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Position |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4th |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Champions |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Champions |
| 2012 | 19 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
(CSK didn't take part in IPL season 2016 and 2017 due to suspension)
3. Highest Team Total:
| Score | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 246/5 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 2010 |
| 240/5 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 2008 |
| 223/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 2013 |
4. Lowest Team Total:
| Score | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 79 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 109 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 2008 |
| 110/8 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 2012 |
Batting Records:
1. Most Runs
| Player | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Suresh Raina | 132 | 3699 | 34.25 | 139.84 | 100* | 1 | 25 |
| MS Dhoni | 129 | 2987 | 39.30 | 139.31 | 70* | 0 | 15 |
| Michael Hussey | 50 | 1768 | 42.09 | 124.85 | 116* | 1 | 13 |
2. Highest Individual Scores:
- Murali Vijay - 127 vs Rajasthan Royals at Chennai (2010)
- Michael Hussey - 116* vs Kings Xi Punjab at Mohali (2008)
- Murali Vijay - 113 vs Delhi Daredevils at Chennai (2012)
3. Most Runs in a season (for CSK):
| Player | Mat | Runs | Avg | HS | 50+ | Year |
| Michael Hussey | 17 | 733 | 52.35 | 95 | 6 | 2013 |
| Matthew Hayden | 12 | 572 | 52.00 | 89 | 5 | 2009 |
| Dwayne Smith | 16 | 566 | 35.37 | 79 | 5 | 2014 |
4. Best Batting Average (Min 25 innings played):
- Michael Hussey - 42.09
- MS Dhoni - 39.30
- Matthew Hayden - 36.90
- Suresh Raina - 34.25
5. Highest Strike Rate (Min 250 balls faced):
- Albie Morkel - 146.25
- Suresh Raina - 139.84
- MS Dhoni - 139.31
- Matthew Hayden : 137.51
Bowling Records:
1. Most wickets
| Player | Mat | Wkts | Avg | Eco | BBi | 4-fers |
| R Ashwin | 97 | 90 | 24.23 | 6.45 | 3/16 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 60 | 79 | 19.50 | 8.00 | 4/42 | 1 |
| Albie Morkel | 82 | 76 | 27.07 | 8.09 | 4/32 | 1 |
2. Best bowling figures in an innings
- R Jadeja - 5/16 vs Deccan Chargers at Visakhapatnam (2012)
- Pawan Negi - 5/22 vs KKR at Bangalore (2014)
- L Balaji - 5/24 vs Kings Xi Punjab at Mohali (2008)
3. Most wickets in a season (for CSK)
| Player | Mat | Wkts | Avg | Eco | BBi | Year |
| Dwayne Bravo | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 4/42 | 2013 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 3/22 | 2015 |
| Mohit Sharma | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 8.39 | 4/14 | 2014 |
4. Best Bowling Avg (Min 25 Wkts)
- Doug Bollinger - 18.72
- Dwayne Bravo - 19.50
- Ashish Nehra - 19.70
- Mohit Sharma - 22.08
5. Best Economy Rate (Min 20 Wkts)
- M Muralitharan - 6.37
- R Ashwin - 6.45
- Doug Bollinger - 7.21
- Suresh Raina - 7.23
