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2018
Finished Champions

IPL 2018

A comprehensive look at the Yellow Army's journey, match results, and key player performances during the 2018 IPL campaign.

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

Season Info

Home Wins1
Away Wins8
Top CSK ScorerAT Rayudu (602)
Top CSK Wicket TakerSN Thakur (16)
ChampionChennai Super Kings

Season Matches

Final
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wankhede Stadium · 27 May 2018
CSK
181/2
(18.3 ov)
1st inn
SR Watson (117)
L Ngidi 26-2
Won by 8 wickets
SRH
178/6
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
KS Williamson (47)
Sandeep Sharma 53-1
Player of the Match: SR Watson
Qualifier 1
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wankhede Stadium · 22 May 2018
CSK
140/8
(19.1 ov)
1st inn
F du Plessis (67)
SN Thakur 50-2
Won by 2 wickets
SRH
139/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
CR Brathwaite (43)
Sandeep Sharma 30-2
Player of the Match: F du Plessis
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 20 May 2018
CSK
159/5
(19.1 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (61)
L Ngidi 11-4
Won by 5 wickets
KXP
153/10
(19.4 ov)
2nd inn
KK Nair (54)
R Ashwin 36-2
Player of the Match: L Ngidi
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Arun Jaitley Stadium · 18 May 2018
CSK
128/6
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
AT Rayudu (50)
L Ngidi 16-2
Lost by 34 runs
DD
162/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
RR Pant (38)
TA Boult 21-2
Player of the Match: HV Patel
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 13 May 2018
CSK
180/2
(19.0 ov)
1st inn
AT Rayudu (100)
SN Thakur 32-2
Won by 8 wickets
SRH
179/4
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
S Dhawan (79)
Shakib Al Hasan 41-1
Player of the Match: AT Rayudu
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Sawai Mansingh Stadium · 11 May 2018
CSK
176/4
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (52)
DJ Bravo 31-2
Lost by 4 wickets
RR
177/6
(19.5 ov)
2nd inn
JC Buttler (95)
JC Archer 42-2
Player of the Match: JC Buttler
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 05 May 2018
CSK
128/4
(18.0 ov)
1st inn
AT Rayudu (32)
RA Jadeja 18-3
Won by 6 wickets
RCB
127/9
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
PA Patel (53)
UT Yadav 16-2
Player of the Match: RA Jadeja
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Eden Gardens · 03 May 2018
CSK
177/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
MS Dhoni (43)
RA Jadeja 39-1
Lost by 6 wickets
KKR
180/4
(17.4 ov)
2nd inn
Shubman Gill (57)
SP Narine 20-2
Player of the Match: SP Narine
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 30 Apr 2018
CSK
211/4
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SR Watson (78)
RA Jadeja 32-2
Won by 13 runs
DD
198/5
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
RR Pant (79)
V Shankar 22-1
Player of the Match: SR Watson
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 28 Apr 2018
CSK
169/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SK Raina (75)
Harbhajan Singh 20-1
Lost by 8 wickets
MI
170/2
(19.4 ov)
2nd inn
RG Sharma (56)
MJ McClenaghan 26-2
Player of the Match: RG Sharma
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 25 Apr 2018
CSK
207/5
(19.4 ov)
1st inn
AT Rayudu (82)
DJ Bravo 33-4
Won by 5 wickets
RCB
205/8
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
AB de Villiers (68)
YS Chahal 27-2
Player of the Match: MS Dhoni
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 22 Apr 2018
CSK
182/3
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
AT Rayudu (79)
DL Chahar 15-3
Won by 4 runs
SRH
178/6
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
KS Williamson (84)
S Kaul 33-1
Player of the Match: AT Rayudu
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium · 20 Apr 2018
CSK
204/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
SR Watson (106)
SN Thakur 18-2
Won by 64 runs
RR
140/10
(18.3 ov)
2nd inn
BA Stokes (45)
S Gopal 20-3
Player of the Match: SR Watson
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium · 15 Apr 2018
CSK
193/5
(20.0 ov)
1st inn
MS Dhoni (79)
SN Thakur 33-2
Lost by 4 runs
KXP
197/7
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
CH Gayle (63)
AJ Tye 47-2
Player of the Match: CH Gayle
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium · 10 Apr 2018
CSK
205/5
(19.5 ov)
1st inn
SW Billings (56)
SR Watson 39-3
Won by 5 wickets
KKR
202/6
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
AD Russell (88)
TK Curran 39-2
Player of the Match: SW Billings
League
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Wankhede Stadium · 07 Apr 2018
CSK
169/9
(19.5 ov)
1st inn
DJ Bravo (68)
SR Watson 29-2
Won by 1 wickets
MI
165/4
(20.0 ov)
2nd inn
SA Yadav (43)
M Markande 24-3
Player of the Match: DJ Bravo

CSK Batting Leaders

#
Player
Runs
SR
Inns
4s / 6s
1
AT Rayudu
602
149.8
16
53 / 34
2
SR Watson
555
154.6
15
44 / 35
3
MS Dhoni
455
150.7
15
24 / 30
4
SK Raina
445
132.4
15
46 / 12
5
F du Plessis
162
125.6
6
17 / 6
6
DJ Bravo
141
154.9
10
8 / 10
7
SW Billings
108
138.5
8
8 / 5
8
RA Jadeja
89
120.3
8
3 / 4

Who Scored CSK's Runs

Who scored CSK's runs — IPL 2018

Share of CSK's total runs off the bat. AT Rayudu led the way with 22.3%.

  • AT Rayudu602 · 22.3%
  • SR Watson555 · 20.6%
  • MS Dhoni455 · 16.9%
  • SK Raina445 · 16.5%
  • F du Plessis162 · 6%
  • DJ Bravo141 · 5.2%
  • SW Billings108 · 4%
  • RA Jadeja89 · 3.3%
  • Others141 · 5.2%

CSK Scoring by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs scored by phase, match by match — IPL 2018

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 49 · Middle 74 · Death 53 · Total 176 runs.

CSK Bowling Leaders

#
Bowler
Wkts
Econ
Ov
Inns
1
SN Thakur
16
9.24
46.4
13
2
DJ Bravo
14
9.96
53.3
16
3
L Ngidi
11
6.00
26.0
7
4
RA Jadeja
11
7.39
41.0
14
5
DL Chahar
10
7.28
38.1
12
6
Harbhajan Singh
7
8.48
31.5
12
7
Imran Tahir
6
9.10
20.4
6
8
SR Watson
6
8.96
28.0
11

CSK Runs Conceded by Phase, Match by Match

CSK runs conceded by phase, match by match — IPL 2018

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 52 · Total 172 runs.

How CSK Compared to the Playoff Teams

CSK reached the 2018 playoffs. These charts compare them to the other qualifiers (Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals) — CSK is not counted in its own benchmark.

Batting run rate by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2018)

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

Avg innings score
175.56
CSK
vs
163.21
Playoff avg
12.35
Boundary %
18.9%
CSK
vs
17.6%
Playoff avg
1.3%

Bowling economy by phase — CSK vs playoff average (2018)

Runs conceded per over. Lower is better.

Economy rate
8.62
CSK
vs
8.45
Playoff avg
0.17
Wickets / innings
5.63
CSK
vs
5.45
Playoff avg
0.18
Dot-ball %
35.9%
CSK
vs
34.9%
Playoff avg
1.0%

Season Squad

23 Players
AR
AT Rayudu
Batter
DB
DJ Bravo
All-Rounder
DW
DJ Willey
Bowler
DC
DL Chahar
All-Rounder
DS
DR Shorey
Batter
FdP
F du Plessis
All-Rounder
HS
Harbhajan Singh
All-Rounder
IT
Imran Tahir
All-Rounder
KA
KM Asif
Bowler
KJ
KM Jadhav
Batter
KS
KV Sharma
Bowler
LN
L Ngidi
Bowler
MV
M Vijay
All-Rounder
MW
MA Wood
All-Rounder
MS
MM Sharma
All-Rounder
MD
MS Dhoni
Wicket-Keeper
RA
R Ashwin
All-Rounder
RJ
RA Jadeja
All-Rounder
SR
SK Raina
All-Rounder
ST
SN Thakur
All-Rounder
SW
SR Watson
All-Rounder
SB
SW Billings
Batter
VS
V Shankar
All-Rounder