2011–2015 Chennai Super Kings

suresh raina leading run-scorer super kings

in 2011, 2 new teams added ipl, ipl governing council declared each franchise retain maximum of 4 players of squad, 3 of whom can indian players, , rest of international players put in mega-auction. chennai franchise, keen have same set of core players, retained captain ms dhoni, vice-captain suresh raina, murali vijay , all-rounder albie morkel total of $4.5 million. retention left them power of spending $4.5 million @ mega-auction. @ auction, bought of star players of previous seasons such hussey, ashwin, bollinger , subramaniam badrinath. in 2011 ipl, lost 3 of first 5 games placed them @ bottom of ten-team points table. then, went on win 7 of next 8 games finish second , register spot in knockout stages. faced top-ranked team royal challengers bangalore in qualifying final won 6 wickets unbeaten 73 suresh raina. in final, faced same opponents again, held @ home ground chepauk. vijay , hussey put on 133-run first-wicket partnership helped super kings post total of 205/5. bowlers, then, restricted bangalore 147 take super kings second consecutive title in ipl. vijay awarded man of match match-winning innings of 95. csk won home games season becoming first team in ipl achieve feat. @ champions league later year, won 1 out of 4 group matches , finished @ bottom.

in 2012, franchise signed indian all-rounder ravindra jadeja $2 million @ players auction. got off rather slow start in regular season, winning 5 of first 12 games put them in doubt of qualifying playoffs. won 3 of last 4 matches , qualified playoffs better net run rate royal challengers finished same number of points. in eliminator, beat mumbai indians 38 runs before comprehensively beating table-toppers delhi daredevils in qualifying final 86 runs. murali vijay, struck second ipl hundred (113 off 58 balls), won man of match. @ final, super kings defeated 5 wickets kolkata knight riders chased down target of 191 2 balls spare, denying super kings hat-trick of titles in ipl. @ champions league, once again not progress past group stage 2 wins , 2 defeats.

in 2013, super kings strengthened bowling attack signing 5 overseas , 5 indian bowlers. in ipl season, finished first in points table 11 wins 16 matches , qualified playoffs , 2013 clt20. first time in 6 seasons super kings had topped league table of ipl. during season, equaled royal challengers bangalore s 2011 record wins in succession in ipl (7 wins on trot). in first qualifier @ delhi against mumbai indians, super kings posted 192/1 in 20 overs riding on unbeaten half-centuries hussey (86* off 58 balls) , raina (82* off 42 balls) before bowling out opponents 144. entered final of ipl fourth time in succession play same opponents, mumbai indians, @ kolkata. @ final, batting first, mumbai indians made 148/9 in 20 overs. in reply, super kings reduced 39/6 @ 1 stage before unbeaten half-century skipper dhoni took them close target. however, mumbai indians won match 23 runs win first ever ipl title. super kings opening batsman michael hussey, scored 733 runs season @ average of 52, won orange cap runs in season while all-rounder dwayne bravo won purple cap bagging wickets (32). super kings gained direct qualification 2013 clt20 held in india in september–october. placed in group b alongside brisbane heat, sunrisers hyderabad, titans , trinidad & tobago. won first 3 games before losing final group match against trinidad & tobago. 12 points 4 matches, super kings progressed semifinals suffered 14-run defeat @ hands of rajasthan royals @ jaipur.

in 2014, before players mega-auction, chennai retained dhoni, raina, jadeja, ashwin , bravo. retention left them purse of ₹21 crores spend @ auction. @ auction, franchise bought likes of brendon mccullum, dwayne smith, faf du plessis, ashish nehra, mohit sharma among others. first phase of ipl season, coincided general elections, held in uae. second phase returned india, super kings home matches shifted chennai, due deadlock between stadium authorities , state administration , jsca international stadium in ranchi. super kings started season defeat in opening match, after went on win 8 of next 9 matches take first spot in points table. however, suffered loss of form towards end of regular season resulted in 3 consecutive defeats. won last league fixture , finished third in points table , qualified eliminator against fourth-placed mumbai indians. won eliminator @ mumbai 7 wickets , qualified qualifier. @ qualifier against kings xi punjab, super kings won toss , elected field. punjab went on score 226/6 in 20 overs. super kings, in reply, manage 202/7 despite 25-ball 87 raina. crashed out of ipl, but, on account of finishing third, qualified main event of 2014 clt20. in group stage of clt20, super kings won 2 matches, lost 1 while match no result. 10 points finished second in group table , qualified semifinal met unbeaten team of other group, kings xi punjab. after being put in bat, super kings posted 182/7 in 20 overs bravo scored 39-ball 67. bowlers reduced punjab 34/6 in eighth over, , punjab bowled out 117. @ final in bangalore, super kings faced ipl champions kolkata knight riders set them target of 181 in 20 overs. raina guided run-chase unbeaten 109 off 62 balls, helping team eight-wicket win , second clt20 title. super kings spinner pawan negi took 5/22 during kolkata s innings won man of match, , raina, finished highest run-getter of tournament, awarded man of tournament.

in 2015, before players auction, chennai super kings gave away ben hilfenhaus, john hastings, vijay shankar , david hussey. @ auction bought michael hussey price of rs.1.5 crores. bought kyle abbott, irfan pathan, andrew tye, eklavya dwivedi, ankush bains, pratyush singh , rahul sharma. in final, lost against mumbai.