| Club: | Chennai Super Kings |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Coach: | Stephen Fleming |
| Captain: | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | Play-offs |
| Comp2: | CLT20 |
| Comp2 Result: | Champions |
| Most Runs: | Dwayne Smith (566) |
| Most Wickets: | Mohit Sharma (23) |
| Most Catches: | Faf du Plessis (13) |
| Most Dismissals: | MS Dhoni (4) |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2014 Indian Premier League. They were captained for the seventh season in succession by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The Super Kings reached the play-offs of the 2014 IPL, and qualified for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. They won their second Champions League title after defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets in the final of the Champions League.
Before the players mega-auction in 2014, the Super Kings retained five players: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo. The retention left them with a purse of INR21 crores to spend at the auction. At the auction, the franchise bought the likes of Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma among others.
Players with international caps before the start of the 2014 IPL season are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina | April 16, 2014 | Left-handed | Vice-captain | ||
| 12 | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | ||||
| 13 | Francois du Plessis | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| 29 | David Hussey | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 5 | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | ||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | April 16, 2014 | Left-handed | |||
| 11 | John Hastings | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| 41 | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | ||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament. | ||
| 50 | Dwayne Smith | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 7 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Captain | ||
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 6 | April 16, 2014 | Left-handed | ||||
| 15 | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | ||||
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | |||
| 20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| 21 | Matt Henry | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| 22 | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | ||||
| 64 | Ashish Nehra | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | |||
| 77 | Samuel Badree | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | April 16, 2014 | Right-handed | |||
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 2 | Won by 93 runs, MoM – Suresh Raina 56 (41) | Scorecard | ||||
| 3 | Won by 7 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 36* (33) & 4/33 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 4 | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Mohit Sharma 4/14 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 5 | Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Dwayne Smith 66 (46) | Scorecard | ||||
| 6 | Won by 34 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 17* (10) & 4/12 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 7 | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 79 (51) | Scorecard | ||||
| 8 | Lost by 44 runs | Scorecard | ||||
| 9 | Won by 4 wickets, MoM – Dwayne Smith 57 (51) | Scorecard | ||||
| 10 | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 11* (6) & 2/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 11 | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 12 | Lost by 8 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 13 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 14 | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – MS Dhoni 49* (28) | Scorecard | ||||
| 15 | Mumbai Indians (Eliminator) | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Suresh Raina 54* (33) | Scorecard | |||
| 16 | Kings XI Punjab (qualifier 2) | Lost by 24 runs | Scorecard | |||
| Overall record: 10–6. Reached playoffs. Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20 | ||||||
| Player | Highest Score | 50s | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 566 | 35.37 | 136.05 | 79 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 523 | 40.23 | 145.68 | 87 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 405 | 31.15 | 121.62 | 71* | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 371 | 74.20 | 148.40 | 57* | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 303 | 27.54 | 128.93 | 54* | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Best Bowling | 4w | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 8.39 | 4/14 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 19 | 23.31 | 8.15 | 4/12 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 27.31 | 7.30 | 3/30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 17.75 | 9.46 | 3/33 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 30.75 | 8.78 | 2/32 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.716 | |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +0.945 | |
| Perth Scorchers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.038 | |
| Lahore Lions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -0.051 | |
| Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.338 |
Advanced to semifinals
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2014 | Lost by 3 wickets | Scorecard | |||
| 22 September 2014 | Won by 54 runs, MoM – Suresh Raina 90 (43) | Scorecard | |||
| 25 September 2014 | Match abandoned | Scorecard | |||
| 27 September 2014 | Won by 13 runs, MoM – Ravindra Jadeja 44* (28) | Scorecard | |||
| 2 October 2014 | Kings XI Punjab (semi-final) | Won by 65 runs, MoM – Dwayne Bravo 67 (39) | Scorecard | ||
| 4 October 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders (final) | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Pawan Negi 5/22 | Scorecard | ||
| Overall Record of 4 – 1Champions of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 | |||||
| Player | Highest Score | 50s | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 234 | 58.50 | 173.33 | 109* | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 133 | 44.33 | 130.39 | 67 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 132.29 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Best Bowling | 4w | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 15.30 | 8.05 | 4/21 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 16.25 | 8.12 | 4/41 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 7.14 | 6.25 | 5/22 | 1 |