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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Chennai Super Kings
| season = 2014
| coach = [[Stephen Fleming]]
| captain = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
| comp1 = [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = Play-offs
| comp2 = [[Champions League Twenty20|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 = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2013|2013]]
| nextseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2015|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.

==Background==
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.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==Squad==
Players with international caps before the start of the 2014 IPL season are listed in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Notes
|-
! colspan="7"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Suresh Raina]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1986|11|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||  [[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]]
|-
|12|| [[Mithun Manhas]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1979|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|13|| '''[[Francois du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1984|07|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Overseas
|-
|29|| '''[[David Hussey]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1977|07|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
! colspan="7"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|5|| [[Baba Aparajith]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1994|7|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|8|| '''[[Ravindra Jadeja]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1988|12|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|11|| '''[[John Hastings (cricketer)|John Hastings]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1985|11|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|41|| [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1991|01|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|47|| '''[[Dwayne Bravo]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1983|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament.
|-
|50|| '''[[Dwayne Smith]]''' || {{cr|BAR}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1983|04|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Overseas
|-
! colspan="7"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|7|| '''[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1981|7|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|42|| '''[[Brendon McCullum]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1981|09|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas
|-
! colspan="7"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|6|| [[Pawan Negi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1993|01|06|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|- 
|15|| [[Ishwar Pandey]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1989|08|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || 
|-
|18|| '''[[Mohit Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1988|09|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || 
|-
|20|| '''[[Ben Hilfenhaus]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1983|03|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|21|| '''[[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1991|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|22|| [[Ronit More]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1992|02|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || 
|-
|64|| '''[[Ashish Nehra]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1979|04|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || 
|- 
|77|| '''[[Samuel Badree]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1981|3|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Overseas
|-
|99|| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2014|04|16|1986|9|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|- 
|}

==Indian Premier League==
===Season standings===
{{2014 Indian Premier League Points table|team=CSK}}

===Match log===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
!Scorecard
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 1 || {{dts|1=2014|2=4|3=18|format=dmy}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || Lost by 6 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729283.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 2 || {{dts|1=2014|2=4|3=21|format=dmy}} || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || Won by 93 runs, MoM –  [[Suresh Raina]] 56 (41) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729293.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 3 || {{dts|1=2014|2=4|3=23|format=dmy}} || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|Dubai]] || Won by 7 runs, MoM –  [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 36* (33) & 4/33 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729297.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 4 || {{dts|1=2014|2=4|3=25|format=dmy}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|Dubai]] || Won by 7 wickets, MoM –  [[Mohit Sharma]] 4/14 (4 overs)||  [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729303.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 5 || {{dts|1=2014|2=4|3=27|format=dmy}} || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]] || Won by 5 wickets, MoM-  [[Dwayne Smith]] 66 (46) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729311.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 6 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=2|format=dmy}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium|Ranchi]] || Won by 34 runs, MoM –  [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 17* (10) & 4/12 (4 overs)  || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/733971.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=5|format=dmy}} || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] || Won by 8 wickets, MoM –  [[Dwayne Smith]] 79 (51) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/733981.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 8 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=7|format=dmy}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Barabati Stadium|Cuttack]] || Lost by 44 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/733987.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=10|format=dmy}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Won by 4 wickets, MoM –  [[Dwayne Smith]] 57 (51) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/733995.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 10 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=13|format=dmy}} || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium|Ranchi]] || Won by 5 wickets, MoM –  [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 11* (6) & 2/18 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734003.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 11 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=18|format=dmy}} || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium|Ranchi]] || Lost by 5 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734013.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 12 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=20|format=dmy}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 8 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734023.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 13 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=22|format=dmy}} || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium|Ranchi]] || Lost by 6 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734029.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=24|format=dmy}} || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Won by 8 wickets, MoM –  [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] 49* (28)|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734035.html Scorecard]
|-align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 15 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=28|format=dmy}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] (Eliminator) || [[Brabourne Stadium|Mumbai]] || Won by 7 wickets, MoM –  [[Suresh Raina]] 54* (33)|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734045.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 16 || {{dts|1=2014|2=5|3=30|format=dmy}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] (qualifier 2) || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 24 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734047.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#FFE87C;"
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Overall record: 10–6. Reached playoffs. Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20
|}

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player !! [[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] !! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]] !! [[Batting average (cricket)|Average]] !! [[Strike rate]] !! Highest Score !! [[Century (cricket)|100s]] !! [[Century (cricket)#Half-century|50s]]
|-
| {{sortname|Dwayne|Smith}} || 16 || '''566''' || 35.37 || 136.05 || 79 || 0 || 5
|-
| {{sortname|Suresh|Raina}} || 16 || '''523''' || 40.23 || 145.68 || 87 || 0 || 5
|-
| {{sortname|Brendon|McCullum}} || 14 || '''405''' || 31.15 || 121.62 || 71* || 0 || 3
|-
| {{sortname|MS|Dhoni}} || 15 || '''371''' || 74.20 || 148.40 || 57* || 0 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Faf|du Plessis}} || 12 || '''303''' || 27.54 || 128.93 || 54* || 0 || 2
|}

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player !! [[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] !! [[Wicket (cricket)|Wickets]] !! [[Bowling average|Average]] !! [[Economy rate]] !! Best Bowling !! 4w
|-
| {{sortname|Mohit|Sharma}} || 16 || '''23''' || 19.65 || 8.39 || 4/14 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Ravindra|Jadeja}} || 16 || '''19''' || 23.31 || 8.15 || 4/12 || 2
|-
| {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}} || 16 || '''16''' || 27.31 || 7.30 || 3/30 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Ashish|Nehra}} || 4 || '''8''' || 17.75 || 9.46 || 3/33 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Ben|Hilfenhaus}} || 8 || '''8''' || 30.75 || 8.78 || 2/32 || 0
|}

==Champions League Twenty20==
===Group standings===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Team
! style="width:20px"| {{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
! style="width:20px"| {{Tooltip| W | Won}}
! style="width:20px"| {{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
! style="width:20px"| {{Tooltip| NR | No result}}
! style="width:20px"| {{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
! style="width:50px"| {{Tooltip| NRR | Net run rate}}
|- style="background:#cfc"
|! style="text-align:left;"| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || '''16'''|| +0.716
|- style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left;" ! | '''Chennai Super Kings'''
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || '''10''' || +0.945
|- 
|! style="text-align:left;"| [[Perth Scorchers]]
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || '''8''' || −0.038
|- 
| style="text-align:left;" ! | [[Lahore Lions]]
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''6''' || -0.051
|- 
|! style="text-align:left;"| [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]]
| 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || '''0''' || −1.338
|}

{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Advanced to [[#Knockout stage|semifinals]]

===Match log===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
!Scorecard
|- align= style="background:#fbb;"
| 17 September 2014  ||  [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Hyderabad]] || Lost by 3 wickets || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/763589.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 22 September 2014 ||  [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] || [[Bangalore]] || Won by 54 runs, MoM&nbsp;–  [[Suresh Raina]] 90 (43) || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/763603.html Scorecard]
|-
| 25 September 2014 ||  [[Lahore Lions]] || [[Bangalore]] || Match abandoned || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/763609.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 27 September 2014 ||  [[Perth Scorchers]] || [[Bangalore]] || Won by 13 runs, MoM&nbsp;–  [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 44* (28) || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/763617.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 2 October 2014 ||  [[Kings XI Punjab]] (semi-final) || [[Hyderabad]] || Won by 65 runs, MoM&nbsp;– [[Dwayne Bravo]] 67 (39) || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/763631.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 4 October 2014 ||  [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (final) || [[Bangalore]] || Won by 8 wickets, MoM&nbsp;–  [[Pawan Negi]] 5/22 || [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/763633.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#FFE87C;"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|'''Overall Record of 4&nbsp;– 1'''
'''Champions of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20'''
|}

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player !! [[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] !! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]] !! [[Batting average (cricket)|Average]] !! [[Strike rate]] !! Highest Score !! [[Century (cricket)|100s]] !! [[Century (cricket)#Half-century|50s]]
|-
| {{sortname|Suresh|Raina}} || 5 || '''234''' || 58.50 || 173.33 || 109* || 1 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Dwayne|Bravo}} || 4 || '''133''' || 44.33 || 130.39 || 67 || 0 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Brendon|McCullum}} || 5 || '''127''' || 25.40 || 132.29 || 49 || 0 || 0
|}

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player !! [[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] !! [[Wicket (cricket)|Wickets]] !! [[Bowling average|Average]] !! [[Economy rate]] !! Best Bowling !! 4w
|-
| {{sortname|Ashish|Nehra}} || 5 || '''10''' || 15.30 || 8.05 || 4/21 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Mohit|Sharma}} || 5 || '''8''' || 16.25 || 8.12 || 4/41 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Pawan|Negi}} || 2 || '''7''' || 7.14 || 6.25 || 5/22 || 1
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Chennai Super Kings}}

[[Category:Chennai Super Kings seasons]]
[[Category:2014 Indian Premier League]]