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2015
Finished Runner-up

IPL 2015

A comprehensive look at the Yellow Army's journey, match results, and key player performances during the 2015 IPL campaign.

All Seasons
14
Matches
9
Wins
5
Losses
64%
Win Rate

Season Info

Home Wins6
Away Wins3
Top CSK ScorerBB McCullum (436)
Top CSK Wicket TakerDJ Bravo (26)
ChampionMumbai Indians

Season Matches

Final
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens · 24 May 2015
CSK
161/8
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
DR Smith (57)
DJ Bravo 40-2
Lost by 41 runs
MI
202/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
LMP Simmons (68)
MJ McClenaghan 25-3
Player of the Match: RG Sharma
Qualifier 2
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
JSCA International Stadium Complex · 22 May 2015
CSK
140/7
(19.5 ov)
1st inn
MEK Hussey (56)
A Nehra 28-3
Won by 3 wickets
RCB
139/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
CH Gayle (41)
YS Chahal 28-2
Player of the Match: A Nehra
Qualifier 1
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Wankhede Stadium · 19 May 2015
CSK
162/10
(19.0 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (45)
DJ Bravo 40-3
Lost by 25 runs
MI
187/6
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
LMP Simmons (65)
SL Malinga 23-3
Player of the Match: KA Pollard
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali · 16 May 2015
CSK
134/3
(16.5 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (55)
P Negi 30-2
Won by 7 wickets
KXP
130/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
AR Patel (32)
Sandeep Sharma 9-1
Player of the Match: P Negi
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium · 12 May 2015
CSK
119/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (29)
P Negi 28-2
Lost by 6 wickets
DD
120/4
(16.4 ov)
2nd inn
SS Iyer (70)
Z Khan 10-2
Player of the Match: Z Khan
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 10 May 2015
CSK
157/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
BB McCullum (81)
RA Jadeja 13-4
Won by 12 runs
RR
145/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
SR Watson (28)
CH Morris 19-3
Player of the Match: RA Jadeja
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 08 May 2015
CSK
158/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
MS Dhoni (39)
R Ashwin 17-2
Lost by 6 wickets
MI
159/4
(19.2 ov)
2nd inn
PA Patel (45)
R Vinay Kumar 33-1
Player of the Match: HH Pandya
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 04 May 2015
CSK
148/9
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (52)
DJ Bravo 18-3
Won by 24 runs
RCB
124/10
(19.4 ov)
2nd inn
V Kohli (48)
MA Starc 24-4
Player of the Match: SK Raina
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal · 02 May 2015
CSK
170/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (33)
DJ Bravo 25-3
Lost by 22 runs
SRH
192/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
DA Warner (61)
MC Henriques 20-2
Player of the Match: DA Warner
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Eden Gardens · 30 Apr 2015
CSK
165/9
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
BB McCullum (32)
RG More 35-1
Lost by 7 wickets
KKR
169/3
(19.5 ov)
2nd inn
RV Uthappa (80)
GB Hogg 30-4
Player of the Match: AD Russell
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 28 Apr 2015
CSK
134/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (29)
DJ Bravo 23-3
Won by 2 runs
KKR
132/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
RV Uthappa (39)
PP Chawla 26-2
Player of the Match: DJ Bravo
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 25 Apr 2015
CSK
192/3
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
BB McCullum (66)
RA Jadeja 23-3
Won by 97 runs
KXP
95/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
M Vijay (34)
Karanveer Singh 44-1
Player of the Match: BB McCullum
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
M Chinnaswamy Stadium · 22 Apr 2015
CSK
181/8
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (62)
A Nehra 11-4
Won by 27 runs
RCB
154/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
V Kohli (51)
YS Chahal 40-3
Player of the Match: SK Raina
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera · 19 Apr 2015
CSK
156/4
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
DJ Bravo (62)
RA Jadeja 29-1
Lost by 8 wickets
RR
157/2
(18.2 ov)
2nd inn
AM Rahane (76)
PV Tambe 36-1
Player of the Match: AM Rahane
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Wankhede Stadium · 17 Apr 2015
CSK
189/4
(16.4 ov)
1st inn
DR Smith (62)
A Nehra 23-3
Won by 6 wickets
MI
183/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
KA Pollard (64)
Harbhajan Singh 44-2
Player of the Match: A Nehra
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 11 Apr 2015
CSK
209/4
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
BB McCullum (100)
MM Sharma 36-2
Won by 45 runs
SRH
164/6
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
DA Warner (53)
TA Boult 35-2
Player of the Match: BB McCullum
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk · 09 Apr 2015
CSK
150/7
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
DR Smith (34)
A Nehra 25-4
Won by 1 runs
DD
149/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
JA Morkel (73)
NM Coulter-Nile 33-3
Player of the Match: A Nehra

CSK Batting Leaders

#
Player
Runs
SR
Inns
4s / 6s
1
Brendon McCullum
436
155.7
14
51 / 23
2
Dwayne Smith
399
119.1
16
52 / 16
3
Faf du Plessis
380
125.0
15
37 / 5
4
Suresh Raina
374
122.6
17
31 / 16
5
MS Dhoni
372
122.0
17
27 / 17
6
Dwayne Bravo
195
131.8
13
22 / 5
7
Ravindra Jadeja
132
104.8
11
7 / 3
8
Pawan Negi
116
158.9
9
10 / 5

Who Scored CSK's Runs

Who scored CSK's runs — IPL 2015

Share of CSK's total runs off the bat. BB McCullum led the way with 17%.

  • BB McCullum436 · 17%
  • DR Smith399 · 15.6%
  • F du Plessis380 · 14.8%
  • SK Raina374 · 14.6%
  • MS Dhoni372 · 14.5%
  • DJ Bravo195 · 7.6%
  • RA Jadeja132 · 5.1%
  • P Negi116 · 4.5%
  • Others160 · 6.2%

CSK Scoring by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs scored by phase, match by match — IPL 2015

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 48 · Middle 69 · Death 44 · Total 160 runs.

CSK Bowling Leaders

#
Bowler
Wkts
Econ
Ov
Inns
1
Dwayne Bravo
26
8.14
52.2
16
2
Ashish Nehra
22
7.24
62.0
16
3
Mohit Sharma
14
8.44
57.0
16
4
Ishwar Pandey
11
7.19
31.0
10
5
Ravindra Jadeja
11
7.73
42.4
15
6
Ravichandran Ashwin
10
5.85
39.0
13
7
Pawan Negi
6
8.40
30.0
10
8
Suresh Raina
2
7.75
12.0
5

CSK Runs Conceded by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs conceded by phase, match by match — IPL 2015

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 45 · Middle 66 · Death 43 · Total 153 runs.

How CSK Compared to the Playoff Teams

CSK reached the 2015 playoffs. These charts compare them to the other qualifiers (Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals) — CSK is not counted in its own benchmark.

Batting run rate by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2015)

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

Avg innings score
160.29
CSK
vs
159.90
Playoff avg
0.39
Boundary %
17.3%
CSK
vs
18.8%
Playoff avg
1.4%

Bowling economy by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2015)

Runs conceded per over. Lower is better.

Economy rate
7.66
CSK
vs
8.40
Playoff avg
0.74
Wickets / innings
6.12
CSK
vs
5.34
Playoff avg
0.78
Dot-ball %
37.7%
CSK
vs
35.9%
Playoff avg
1.8%

Season Squad

17 Players
AN
Ashish Nehra
All-Rounder · India
BM
Brendon McCullum
Batter · New Zealand
DB
Dwayne Bravo
All-Rounder · West Indies
DS
Dwayne Smith
All-Rounder · West Indies
FdP
Faf du Plessis
All-Rounder · South Africa
IP
Ishwar Pandey
Bowler · India
MM
Mithun Manhas
Batter · India
MH
Michael Hussey
Batter · Australia
MH
Matt Henry
All-Rounder · New Zealand
MS
Mohit Sharma
All-Rounder · India
MD
MS Dhoni
Wicket-Keeper · India
PN
Pawan Negi
All-Rounder · India
RA
Ravichandran Ashwin
All-Rounder · India
RJ
Ravindra Jadeja
All-Rounder · India
RM
Ronit More
All-Rounder · India
SB
Samuel Badree
Bowler · West Indies
SR
Suresh Raina
All-Rounder · India