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2008
Finished Runner-up

IPL 2008

A comprehensive look at the Yellow Army's journey, match results, and key player performances during the 2008 IPL campaign.

All Seasons
14
Matches
8
Wins
6
Losses
57%
Win Rate

Season Info

Home Wins3
Away Wins5
Top CSK ScorerSK Raina (421)
Top CSK Wicket TakerMS Gony (17)
ChampionRajasthan Royals

Season Matches

Final
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy · 01 Jun 2008
CSK
163/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (43)
JA Morkel 27-4
Lost by 3 wickets
RR
164/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
YK Pathan (56)
YK Pathan 22-3
Player of the Match: YK Pathan
Semi-final 2
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium · 31 May 2008
CSK
116/1
(14.5 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (55)
MS Gony 14-3
Won by 9 wickets
KXP
112/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
RR Powar (28)
IK Pathan 24-1
Player of the Match: M Ntini
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal · 27 May 2008
CSK
148/3
(19.2 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (54)
JA Morkel 41-3
Won by 7 wickets
DCH
147/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
Y Venugopal Rao (46)
PP Ojha 29-1
Player of the Match: SK Raina
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 24 May 2008
CSK
201/7
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
JA Morkel (71)
SK Raina 20-2
Lost by 10 runs
RR
211/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
GC Smith (91)
Sohail Tanvir 33-3
Player of the Match: JA Morkel
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 21 May 2008
CSK
112/8
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SP Fleming (45)
JA Morkel 32-4
Lost by 14 runs
RCB
126/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
R Dravid (47)
DW Steyn 28-3
Player of the Match: A Kumble
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Eden Gardens · 18 May 2008
CSK
55/0
(8.0 ov)
1st inn
SP Fleming (32)
M Ntini 24-4
Won by 3 runs
(D/L)
KKR
149/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
Salman Butt (73)
Shoaib Akhtar 14-0
Player of the Match: M Ntini
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Wankhede Stadium · 14 May 2008
CSK
156/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
S Badrinath (53)
Joginder Sharma 25-1
Lost by 9 wickets
MI
158/1
(13.5 ov)
2nd inn
ST Jayasuriya (114)
DS Kulkarni 33-3
Player of the Match: ST Jayasuriya
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 10 May 2008
CSK
181/4
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
S Badrinath (64)
L Balaji 25-5
Won by 18 runs
KXP
163/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
SE Marsh (58)
S Sreesanth 30-2
Player of the Match: L Balaji
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Feroz Shah Kotla · 08 May 2008
CSK
188/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SP Fleming (44)
L Balaji 36-2
Won by 4 wickets
DD
187/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
G Gambhir (80)
VY Mahesh 41-2
Player of the Match: MS Dhoni
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 06 May 2008
CSK
144/7
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (32)
MS Gony 15-1
Lost by 7 wickets
DCH
148/3
(18.0 ov)
2nd inn
AC Gilchrist (54)
RP Singh 16-2
Player of the Match: AC Gilchrist
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Sawai Mansingh Stadium · 04 May 2008
CSK
109/10
(19.0 ov)
1st inn
JA Morkel (42)
S Vidyut 22-1
Lost by 8 wickets
RR
110/2
(14.2 ov)
2nd inn
GC Smith (35)
Sohail Tanvir 15-6
Player of the Match: Sohail Tanvir
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 02 May 2008
CSK
169/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
S Vidyut (54)
MS Gony 39-1
Lost by 8 wickets
DD
172/2
(19.0 ov)
2nd inn
V Sehwag (71)
VY Mahesh 31-1
Player of the Match: V Sehwag
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
M Chinnaswamy Stadium · 28 Apr 2008
CSK
178/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
MS Dhoni (65)
MS Gony 34-3
Won by 13 runs
RCB
165/10
(19.4 ov)
2nd inn
LRPL Taylor (53)
Z Khan 39-3
Player of the Match: MS Dhoni
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 26 Apr 2008
CSK
152/1
(17.0 ov)
1st inn
ML Hayden (70)
JDP Oram 32-3
Won by 9 wickets
KKR
147/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
LR Shukla (42)
AB Agarkar 20-1
Player of the Match: JDP Oram
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 23 Apr 2008
CSK
208/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
ML Hayden (81)
M Muralitharan 40-2
Won by 6 runs
MI
202/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
AM Nayar (45)
MA Khote 30-2
Player of the Match: ML Hayden
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali · 19 Apr 2008
CSK
240/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
MEK Hussey (116)
P Amarnath 45-1
Won by 33 runs
KXP
207/4
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
JR Hopes (71)
IK Pathan 47-2
Player of the Match: MEK Hussey

CSK Batting Leaders

#
Player
Runs
SR
Inns
4s / 6s
1
SK Raina
421
142.7
14
35 / 18
2
MS Dhoni
414
133.6
14
38 / 15
3
PA Patel
302
101.7
13
42 / 3
4
JA Morkel
241
147.8
10
18 / 14
5
SP Fleming
196
118.8
10
27 / 3
6
S Badrinath
192
147.7
11
21 / 8
7
ML Hayden
189
144.3
4
24 / 6
8
MEK Hussey
168
168.0
3
12 / 11

Who Scored CSK's Runs

Who scored CSK's runs — IPL 2008

Share of CSK's total runs off the bat. SK Raina led the way with 17.8%.

  • SK Raina421 · 17.8%
  • MS Dhoni414 · 17.5%
  • PA Patel302 · 12.8%
  • JA Morkel241 · 10.2%
  • SP Fleming196 · 8.3%
  • S Badrinath192 · 8.1%
  • ML Hayden189 · 8%
  • MEK Hussey168 · 7.1%
  • Others242 · 10.2%

CSK Scoring by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs scored by phase, match by match — IPL 2008

Each bar is one innings, split into powerplay, middle and death overs (runs scored). The number on top is the total.

Powerplay Middle Death
Season averages per innings (scored) — Powerplay 45 · Middle 71 · Death 42 · Total 158 runs.

CSK Bowling Leaders

#
Bowler
Wkts
Econ
Ov
Inns
1
JA Morkel
17
8.31
48.0
13
2
MS Gony
17
7.38
60.0
16
3
L Balaji
11
8.67
33.0
9
4
M Muralitharan
11
6.97
58.0
15
5
Joginder Sharma
8
9.69
24.4
7
6
M Ntini
7
6.91
35.0
9
7
P Amarnath
7
10.73
22.0
6
8
JDP Oram
3
9.31
16.0
4

CSK Runs Conceded by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs conceded by phase, match by match — IPL 2008

Each bar is one innings, split into powerplay, middle and death overs (runs conceded). The number on top is the total.

Powerplay Middle Death
Season averages per innings (conceded) — Powerplay 48 · Middle 72 · Death 40 · Total 161 runs.

How CSK Compared to the Playoff Teams

CSK reached the 2008 playoffs. These charts compare them to the other qualifiers (Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab) — CSK is not counted in its own benchmark.

Batting run rate by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2008)

Runs per over. Playoff average = the four teams that reached the playoffs.

Avg innings score
157.50
CSK
vs
159.37
Playoff avg
1.87
Boundary %
18.4%
CSK
vs
19.0%
Playoff avg
0.5%

Bowling economy by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2008)

Runs conceded per over. Lower is better.

Economy rate
8.20
CSK
vs
8.09
Playoff avg
0.11
Wickets / innings
5.19
CSK
vs
5.80
Playoff avg
0.61
Dot-ball %
35.7%
CSK
vs
38.7%
Playoff avg
3.0%

Season Squad

19 Players
AM
A Mukund
Batter
CK
CK Kapugedera
All-Rounder
JM
JA Morkel
All-Rounder
JO
JDP Oram
All-Rounder
JS
Joginder Sharma
All-Rounder
LB
L Balaji
All-Rounder
MM
M Muralitharan
All-Rounder
MN
M Ntini
All-Rounder
MH
MEK Hussey
Batter
MH
ML Hayden
Batter
MD
MS Dhoni
Wicket-Keeper
MG
MS Gony
All-Rounder
PA
P Amarnath
Bowler
PP
PA Patel
Batter
SA
S Anirudha
Batter
SB
S Badrinath
Batter
SV
S Vidyut
All-Rounder
SR
SK Raina
All-Rounder
SF
SP Fleming
Batter