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		MS Dhoni Captain

Subramaniam Badrinath

Parthiv Patel (wk)

Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan

Sudeep Tyagi

Kepler Wessels (Coach)

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South African Emerging Players squad announced

Wessels undecided on continuing with IPL

Kepler Wessels, the coach of the Chennai Super Kings who helped guide the team to the final of the inaugural IPL, has said he has not yet decided on committing to another season with the franchise

Coach admits stress after hectic season with Chennai

The death of one-day internationals?

Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger

Chennai v Rajasthan scorecard | Bulletin | Match home

Clinical Chennai send Punjab packing

Scorecard | Bulletin | Cut-price Gony outshines pricey stars | Losing the plot when it counts | Match home

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Matthew Varghese reviews how players fared in IPL

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Records
Highest totals	Most runs
Highest strike rates	Most wickets
Best economy rates	Most dismissals
Most catches	Highest partnership by runs

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About Team
Owner: India Cements Franchise fee: $91 million Most expensive player: Mahendra Singh Dhoni - $1.5 million

Results

Final: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai - Jun 1, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 163/5 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 164/7 (20/20 ov)

2nd Semi-Final: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai - May 31, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining). Kings XI Punjab 112/8 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 116/1 (14.5/20 ov)

54th match: Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings at Hyderabad (Decc) - May 27, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Deccan Chargers 147/8 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 148/3 (19.2/20 ov)

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49th match: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Chennai - May 24, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 10 runs. Rajasthan Royals 211/5 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 201/7 (20/20 ov)

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46th match: Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Chennai - May 21, 2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 14 runs. Bangalore Royal Challengers 126/8 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 112/8 (20/20 ov)

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41st match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata - May 18, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 3 runs (D/L method). Kolkata Knight Riders 149/5 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 55/0 (8/8 ov)

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36th match: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai - May 14, 2008
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20/20 ov); Mumbai Indians 158/1 (13.5/20 ov)

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31st match: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Chennai - May 10, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs. Chennai Super Kings 181/4 (20/20 ov); Kings XI Punjab 163/9 (20/20 ov)

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28th match: Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at Delhi - May 8, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 188/6 (20/20 ov)

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26th match: Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers at Chennai - May 6, 2008
Deccan Chargers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 144/7 (20/20 ov); Deccan Chargers 148/3 (18/20 ov)

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24th match: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur - May 4, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 109 (19/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 110/2 (14.2/20 ov)

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20th match: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils at Chennai - May 2, 2008
Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 169/6 (20/20 ov); Delhi Daredevils 172/2 (19/20 ov)

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15th match: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore - Apr 28, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs. Chennai Super Kings 178/5 (20/20 ov); Bangalore Royal Challengers 165 (19.4/20 ov)

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11th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai - Apr 26, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Kolkata Knight Riders 147/9 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 152/1 (17/20 ov)

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8th match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Chennai - Apr 23, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 runs. Chennai Super Kings 208/5 (20/20 ov); Mumbai Indians 202/7 (20/20 ov)

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2nd match: Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings at Mohali - Apr 19, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 33 runs. Chennai Super Kings 240/5 (20/20 ov); Kings XI Punjab 207/4 (20/20 ov)

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Team	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Bangalore	14	4	10	0	8	-1.160	1983/272.4	2205/261.3
Chennai	14	8	6	0	16	-0.192	2241/264.2	2195/253.1
Deccan Chargers	14	2	12	0	4	-0.467	2229/270.0	2307/264.3
Delhi Daredevils	14	7	6	1	15	+0.342	2001/233.2	2031/246.4
Kings XI Punjab	14	10	4	0	20	+0.509	2352/259.5	2271/265.5
Kolkata	14	6	7	1	13	-0.147	1845/242.4	1718/221.4
Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	14	+0.570	2080/249.1	2096/269.3
Rajasthan Royals	14	11	3	0	22	+0.632	2245/261.1	2153/270.2

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Home Ground

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
The spiritual home of cricket in the state since the start of the Presidency matches in 1916, the MA Chidambaram Stadium, noted for its sporting pitches. Better known as Chepauk, taken from the area of its existence, the first Test played here was in 1933-34 between Douglas Jardine's England and CK Nayudu's India. For long, Test matches at Chepauk were synonymous with the Pongal (Harvest) festival. There have been records galore at this venue. History was made with the first ever Ranji Trophy match played at the venue when AG Ram Singh, with 11 wickets, bowled Madras to victory over Mysore within a day. India recorded their first Test win at the ground in 1951-52 when they defeated England by an innings and eight runs. Sunil Gavaskar notched up his record breaking 30th Test h... More

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