Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are an Indian franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 this team led by Dhoni. The team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
After serving a two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 2013 IPL betting case (along with Rajasthan Royals), the Super Kings returned to the league in 2018, winning the championship in the comeback season. The team is captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and coached by Stephen Fleming.
The brand value of the Super Kings in 2018 was estimated at $95 million, making them one of the most valuable franchises in the IPL. in January 2022 CSK became the first sports Unicorn in India.
Listing criteria In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation Team notation (180–3) indicates that a team scored 180 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained (200) indicates that a team scored 200 runs and was all out
Team Performance
Year Total Wins Losses No result Tied and won Tied and lost Win % Position Summary 2008 16 9 7 0 0 0 56.25% 2nd Runners-up 2009 15 8 6 1 0 0 53.33% 4th 3rd Runners-up 2010 16 9 7 0 0 0 56.25% 1st Champions 2011 16 11 5 0 0 0 68.75% 2012 19 10 8 1 0 0 52.63% 2nd Runners-up 2013 18 12 6 0 0 0 66.66% 2014 16 10 6 0 0 0 62.50% 3rd 2nd Runners-up 2015 17 10 7 0 0 0 58.82% 2nd Runners-up 2018 16 11 5 0 0 0 68.75% 1st Champions 2019 17 10 7 0 0 0 58.82% 2nd Runners-up 2020 14 6 8 0 0 0 42.85% 7th League Stage 2021 16 11 5 0 0 0 68.75% 1st Champions 2022 14 4 10 0 0 0 28.57% 9th League Stage2023 16 10 5 1 0 0 62.50% 1st Champions 2024 14 7 7 0 0 0 50.00% 5th League Stage 2025 14 5 9 0 0 0 33.33% 10th Total 241 139 99 3 0 0 57.67 5 Times Champion Last Updated: 23 June 2025
Team wins, losses and draws
Opponent Span Matches Won Lost No Result Tied and won Tied and lost Win % DC† 2008-2012 10 6 4 0 0 0 60.00 DC 2008-2026 30 18 12 0 0 0 60.00 KTK† 2011 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00 KKR 2008-2026 31 20 11 0 0 0 64.51 MI 2008-2026 41 20 21 0 0 0 48.78 PWI† 2011–2013 6 4 2 0 0 0 66.66 PBKS 2008–2025 33 17 15 0 0 1 51.51 RR 2008–2015, 2018–2025 32 16 16 0 0 0 50.00 RCB 2008–2025 36 21 13 1 0 0 58.34 SRH 2013–2025 22 15 7 0 0 0 68.18LSG 2022–2025 4 2 1 1 0 0 50.00GT 2022–2025 8 4 4 0 0 0 50.00
Result records
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date103 runsMIWankhede Stadium, Mumbai23 April 2026 97 runs PBKS M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 93 runs DD Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 92 runs RCB St. George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 91 runsDD DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India Last Updated: 23 April 2026
Greatest win margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 399 wickets KKR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 31 PBKS Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 28 DD M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 266 wickets PBKS Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 20 MI Last Updated: 16 April 2021
Greatest win margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date10 wicketsPBKS Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE 9 wickets KKR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India PBKS Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India KKR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India DD PBKS Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last Updated: 2 November 2020
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 run DD M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 2 runs KKR 3 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 4 runs SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India Last Updated: 1 October 2020
Narrowest win margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date0 ball 4 wickets DD Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 5 wickets RCB M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 7 wickets RR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 5 wickets KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 4 wickets RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India 6 wickets KKR Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE 2 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 3 wickets MI DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India 21 April 2022 5 wickets GT Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Last Updated: 30 May 2023
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 wicket MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 wickets SRH KKR Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 3 wickets RCB JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India 4 wickets DD Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India RCB M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India DD Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE MI M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Last Updated: 23 March 2025
Tied Matches
Team 1 Team 2 Venue Date CSK PBKS M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Last Updated: 21 September 2020
Greatest loss margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 60 runs MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 50 runs RCB M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chenai, India 46 runs MI 44 runs PBKS Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India DD Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE Last Updated: 3 April 2022
Greatest loss margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 4610 wickets MI Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 42 6 wickets PBKS Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 408 wickets DD Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 379 wickets MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 348 wickets RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India Last Updated: 7 October 2021
Greatest loss margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 10 wicketsMI Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 9 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 8 wickets DD M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India RCB M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India MI M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India DD Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India RR Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India MI Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India SRH DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India Last Updated: 9 April 2022
Narrowest loss margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date1 run RCB M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India MI Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 3 runs RR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 4 runs PBKS Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India 7 runs PBKS M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India SRH Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE Last Updated: 12 April 2023
Narrowest loss margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date0 balls 3 wickets RR DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, India 7 wickets KKR Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 2 wickets MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 4 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India PBKS M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Last Updated: 30 April 2023
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date2 wickets RCB Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 wickets RR DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India DD Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, India GT Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India Last Updated: 17 April 2022
Team scoring records
Highest Totals
Score Opposition Venue Date 246/5 RR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 240/5 PBKS I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 235/4 KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 230/5 GT Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 223/3 SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India DC Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India Last updated: 20 May 2023
Lowest Totals
Score Opposition Venue Date 79MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 97 103/9 KKR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 109 RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India MI M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Last updated: 12 April 2025
Highest Totals Conceded
Score Opposition Venue Date 250/3 RCB M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 231/4 PBKS Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India 231/3 GT Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 226/6 PBKS Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 223/5 RR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Last updated: 5 April 2026
Lowest Totals Conceded
Score Opposition Venue Date 70 RCB M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 83DD Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India 84 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 87 RCB St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa 92/8 PBKS Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa Last updated: 1 October 2020
Highest match aggregate
Aggregate Team 1 Team 2 Venue Date 469/10 CSK (246/5) RR (223/5) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 447/9 CSK (240/5) KXIP (207/4) I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 444/14 CSK (226/6) RCB (218/8) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 437/10 CSK (218/4) MI (219/6) Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India 428/13 PBKS (226/6) CSK (202/7) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Last updated: 1 May 2021
Lowest match aggregate
Aggregate Team 1 Team 2 Venue Date 141/13 RCB (70) CSK (71/3) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 175/6 CSK (114/4) KKR (61/2) Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 188/8 RCB (106/2) CSK (82/6) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 200/15 MI (103/5) CSK (97) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 204/5 KKR (149/5) CSK (55/0) Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Last updated: 12 May 2022
Individual Records (Batting)
Most runs
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period 1 4,865 MS Dhoni 248 215 2008–2025 2 4,687 Suresh Raina 176 171 2008–2021 3 2,839 Ruturaj Gaikwad 85 84 2020–2026 4 2,721 92 86 2012–2021 5 2,198 Ravindra Jadeja 186 139 2012–2025 Last Updated:23 May 2026
Fastest runs getter
RunsBatsmanInningsRecord Date 1,000Devon Conway248 April 2025 2,000Ruturaj Gaikwad5714 April 2024 3,000Suresh Raina103 7 March 2014 4,00015110 May 2019
Highest individual score
RankRunsPlayerOppositionVenueDate 1 127 RR M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 2 117* SRH Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 116* PBKS I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 4115*Sanju SamsonDCM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India11 April 2026 5 113 Last Updated: 11 April 2026
Highest career average
RankAveragePlayerInningsNot outRunsPeriod153.75Sanju Samson1134302026 2 43.20 Devon Conway 28 3 1080 2022–2025 3 42.09 Michael Hussey 49 7 1768 2008–2015 4 39.23 215 91 4865 2008–2025 5 38.36 84 10 2,839 2020–2026 Qualification: 10 innings. Last Updated: 23 May 2026
Highest strike rates
RankStrike ratePlayerRunsBallsPeriod 1 151.60 1460 963 2022–2025 2 144.83 827 571 2008–2013 3 139.71 1080 773 2022–2025 4 139.11 4865 3497 2008–2025 5 137.51 1107 805 2008–2010 Qualification= 500 balls faced. Last Updated: 28 February 2026
Most 50+ scores
Rank50+ scoresPlayerInningsPeriod 1 34 171 2008–2021 2 24 79 2020–2026322MS Dhoni2152008-2025 4 20 86 2012–2021 5 14 49 2008–2015 Last Updated: 2 May 2026
Most centuries
RankCenturiesPlayerInningsPeriod12Sanju Samson72026 43 2018–2020 70 2020–2025 70 2009–2020 4 1 28 2014–2015 49 2008–2015 Last Updated: 22 April 2026
Most Sixes
RankSixesPlayerInningsPeriod 1 234 215 2008–2025 2 180 171 2008–2021 3 106 54 2022–2026 4 101 78 2020–2026 5 94 80 2018–2023 Last Updated: 26 April 2026
Most Fours
RankFoursPlayerInningsPeriod 1 425 171 2008–2021 2 342 215 2008–2025 3 253 Ruturaj Gaikwad 79 2020–2026 4 247 86 2012–2021 5 181 49 2008–2015 Last Updated: 26 April 2026
Highest strike rates in an innings