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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Chennai Super Kings
| season = 2011
| coach = [[Stephen Fleming]]
| captain = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
| comp1 = [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = Champions
| comp2 = [[Champions League Twenty20|CLT20]]
| comp2 result = Group stage
| most runs = [[Mike Hussey]] (495)
| most wickets = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (25)
| most catches = [[Shadab Jakati]] (9)
| most dismissals = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] (10)
| prevseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2010|2010]]
| nextseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2012|2012]]
}}

[[Chennai Super Kings]] were one of the ten teams that took part in the [[2011 Indian Premier League]]. They were captained for the fourth season in succession by Indian skipper [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. The Super Kings had won both [[2010 Indian Premier League]] and [[2010 Champions League Twenty20]] under Dhoni's captaincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/squad/495836.html|title=Chennai Super Kings in 2011: Squad and details|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

The Super Kings completed a hat-trick of titles by winning the [[2011 Indian Premier League]]. Thus, they became the first team in the history of IPL to successfully defend their title. They also won all the matches held at their home ground in Chennai that season and created a new record of becoming the first IPL team to win all of its home games. With this, they earned a direct qualification for the main event of [[2011 Champions League Twenty20]] where they could not replicate similar consistency before crashing out of the event in the group stages.

==Background==
Chennai had a highly successful 2010 season where they emerged victorious in both [[Indian Premier League]] as well as [[Champions League Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/ipl2010/matchreports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3858790|title=Chennai crowned as IPL-3 champs|work=MSN Sports news|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510232726/http://sports.in.msn.com/ipl2010/matchreports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3858790|archive-date=10 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, with the addition of two more teams in the IPL for the 2011 season, it was declared by the IPL Governing Council that each franchise can retain a maximum of four players of their squad for the 2011 season, only three of whom can be Indian players, and the rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction. The spending power for each franchise at the mega-auction was restricted to $9 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=258337 |title=IPL mega auction 2011 |work=Indian Cricket Fans |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813161155/http://indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=258337 |archive-date=13 August 2014 }}</ref> The player retention clause also stated that if a franchise decides to retain four players, $4.5 million will be charged, leaving the franchise with only $4.5 million to spend at the auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/491223.html|title=IPL player retention rules tilt level playing field|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Dubey2011">{{cite book|last=Dubey|first=Abhishek|author2=Dubey|editor=Dubey|title=The IPL Story: Cricket, Glamour and Big Money|edition=I|series=1|year=2011|publisher=Pearson Education India|location=India|pages=226–}}</ref>

The Chennai franchise, keen to have the same set of core players, decided to retain the maximum number of players through the retention process. CSK retained captain [[MS Dhoni]], vice-captain [[Suresh Raina]], [[Murali Vijay]] and [[Albie Morkel]] for a total of $4.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3416/stories/20110421502100400.htm|title=Lion King of the Jungle|work=Sport Star|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603032706/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3416/stories/20110421502100400.htm|archive-date=3 June 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref> This left them with the power of spending only $4.5 million at the mega-auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/490973.html|title=Ganguly, Dravid shown the door, Kohli stays on|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> At the mega-auction which was held on 8 and 9 January 2011 in Bangalore, the Chennai franchise could successfully bid for 14 players, eight of whom were part of their 2010 squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/495897.html|title=IPL player list|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

Chennai Super Kings also managed to get back three domestic players who had been a part of their team in the first three years in [[Shadab Jakati]], [[Anirudha Srikkanth]] and [[Abhinav Mukund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/497685.html|title=Mumbai sign Rayudu, Sathish|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> Apart from these three, they also signed contracts with Tamil Nadu players [[Yo Mahesh]], [[K. Vasudevadas]] and [[Ganapathi Vignesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/97446645/2012-Indian-Premier-League|title=Chennai Super Kings on the hunt|work=Scribd|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

Before the start of the IPL season, CSK signed up New Zealand pacer [[Tim Southee]] as a replacement to [[Ben Hilfenhaus]] who was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/508862.html|title=Chennai sign up Tim Southee|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> They also appointed former Australian fast bowler [[Andy Bichel]] as their bowling coach, replacing [[Venkatesh Prasad]] who moved to the newly formed [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] franchise. Bichel had previously worked as [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]' bowling coach in 2009 before getting sacked after the team's disastrous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/508966.html|title=Andy Bichel appointed Chennai's bowling coach|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===List of players bought at the auction===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player<ref name="esp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/495897.html|title=IPL player list|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="pay1">{{cite web|url=http://m.paycheck.in/main/salary/salarycheckers/five-most-costly-players-of-ipl-2012|title=Five most costly cricket players of IPL 2011|work=Paycheck|access-date=8 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601001620/http://m.paycheck.in/main/salary/salarycheckers/five-most-costly-players-of-ipl-2012|archive-date=1 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! Cost<ref name="esp1"/><ref name="pay1"/>
|-
| [[MS Dhoni]] (retained)
| $1,800,000
|-
| [[Suresh Raina]] (retained)
| $1,300,000
|-
| [[Murali Vijay]] (retained)
| $900,000
|-
| [[Albie Morkel]] (retained)
| $500,000
|-
| [[Michael Hussey]]
| $425,000
|-
| [[Wriddhiman Saha]]
| $100,000
|-
|[[Dwayne Bravo]]
| $200,000
|-
| [[Doug Bollinger]]
| $700,000
|-
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
| $850,000
|-
| [[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
| $850,000
|-
|[[Scott Styris]]
| $200,000
|-
| [[Ben Hilfenhaus]]
| $100,000
|-
| [[Joginder Sharma]]
| $150,000
|-
|[[Nuwan Kulasekara]]
| $100,000
|-
| [[Sudeep Tyagi]]
| $240,000
|-
|[[Suraj Randiv]]
| $80,000
|-
| [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]]
| $50,000
|-
| [[Francois du Plessis]]
| $120,000
|}

==Squad==
Players with international caps before the start of the 2011 IPL season are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.<ref name="esp2">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/squad/495836.html|title=Indian Premier League 2011 / Chennai Super Kings Squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
!Name<ref name="esp2"/>
!Nationality<ref name="esp2"/>
!Birth date<ref name="esp2"/>
!Batting style<ref name="esp2"/>
!Bowling style<ref name="esp2"/>
!Notes<ref name="esp2"/>
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Batsmen
|-
|03|| '''[[Suresh Raina]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1986|11|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]]
|-
|05|| [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1982|9|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas
|-
|08||'''[[Murali Vijay]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1984|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|13|| '''[[Francois du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1984|7|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Overseas
|-
|33|| '''[[Subramaniam Badrinath]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1980|8|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|35|| [[K. Vasudevadas]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1985|1|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
|48|| '''[[Michael Hussey]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1975|5|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas
|-
|77|| [[Anirudha Srikkanth]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1987|4|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|90|| [[Abhinav Mukund]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1990|1|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| All-rounders
|-
|47|| '''[[Dwayne Bravo]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1983|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Overseas
|-
|56|| '''[[Scott Styris]]''' || {{cr|NZL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1975|7|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas
|-
|81|| '''[[Albie Morkel]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1981|6|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium-fast]] || Overseas
|-
|24|| [[Ganapathi Vignesh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1981|9|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium-fast]] ||.
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Wicket-keepers
|-
|06|| '''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1984|10|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || – ||
|-
|07|| '''[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1981|7|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Bowlers
|-
|04|| '''[[Doug Bollinger]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1981|7|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|09|| [[Yo Mahesh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1987|12|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|17|| '''[[Sudeep Tyagi]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1987|9|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|23|| '''[[Joginder Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1983|10|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
|27|| [[Shadab Jakati]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1980|11|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|38|| '''[[Tim Southee]]''' || {{cr|NZL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1988|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|88|| '''[[Suraj Randiv]]''' || {{cr|SRI}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1985|1|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
|92|| '''[[Nuwan Kulasekara]]''' || {{cr|SRI}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1982|7|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|99|| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2011|04|01|1986|9|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|}

==Indian Premier League==
[[File:Mike Hussey 4.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Michael Hussey]] took over from the retired [[Matthew Hayden]] as CSK's opener in 2011.]]
The Super Kings started their IPL 2011 campaign with a two-run win against the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in Chennai. Opener [[Anirudha Srikkanth]] won the Man of the match for scoring 64. But the Super Kings lost their second game of the season to the [[Kings XI Punjab]], despite setting KXIP a target of 189, after Punjab's [[Paul Valthaty]] hit the first century of the season (an unbeaten 62-ball 120). [[Michael Hussey]]'s 83* took them to a comfortable win over the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] before a defeat at the hands of the [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] in a rain-affected match at the latter's home ground. This match was followed by another close match against [[Mumbai Indians]], which the Super Kings lost by 8 runs. Mumbai's spinner [[Harbhajan Singh]] achieved his career-best T20 figures of 5/18 in 4 overs during the match. However, in their next match at home against [[Pune Warriors India]], [[Michael Hussey]] scored a half-century and the bowlers bowled economically to defend a total of 142. Two days later, against the same team in an away match, a spell of 3/21 by the Man of the match [[Doug Bollinger]] and a match-winning partnership between [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] and [[Suresh Raina]] saw the Super Kings complete a double over the Pune team. Against the [[Deccan Chargers]], they registered their third straight win thanks to the all-round effort of [[Albie Morkel]] who took three wickets and then scored 19 from just 6 deliveries. Bollinger and Jakati also picked up two wickets each and bowled economically which helped them to overcome a quickfire half-century from the Chargers' opener [[Sunny Sohal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/513301.html |title=Chennai v Deccan: Smart Chennai withstand Sohal blinder. Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers, IPL 2011, Chennai Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> They secured their fifth straight home victory in their next match against the [[Rajasthan Royals]]. Chasing a modest target of 148, Hussey, who struck 79* off just 55 balls, and Raina, 61* off 51 balls, put on an unbeaten century partnership to take Chennai to a comfortable eight-wicket win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/513663.html |title=Chennai v Rajasthan: All-round Chennai cruise to fourth straight win. Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2011, Chennai Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> This was followed by a defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-affected match at the [[Eden Gardens]]. A couple of days later, their batting came good in an away game against the Rajasthan Royals at [[Jaipur]], where all the top-four batsmen scored 40-plus runs helping them win by 63 runs. The Chennai Super Kings extended their unbeaten home record by defeating the [[Delhi Daredevils]] and moving to the top of the table. [[MS Dhoni]] won the [[Man of the match]] for his knock of 63* (31), which was supported by Badrinath who also struck a half-century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/514816.html |title=Chennai v Delhi, IPL 2011: Chennai closer to play-offs with comprehensive win. Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2011, Chennai Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> The Super Kings played their last home game against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala and won it by eleven runs. [[Wriddhiman Saha]] top-scored for CSK with a resilient 46*. With this win, they created a new record of becoming the first team to win all their home matches in the history of the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref name="espncricinfo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/515701.html |title=Chennai v Kochi: Determined Chennai surge to top spot. Chennai v Kochi, IPL 2011, Chennai Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> They faced the toppers of the points table, Royal Challengers Bangalore in their final league game at [[Bangalore]]. Dhoni's innings of 70* (40) was responsible for Chennai's total of 128/8 which was chased down with ease by the home side with [[Chris Gayle]] scoring an unbeaten half-century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/516178.html |title=Bangalore v Chennai, IPL 2011: Bangalore finish on top of table. Bangalore v Chennai, IPL 2011, Bangalore Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> The Super Kings finished second on the league table with 18 points from 14 matches as they had a better [[net run rate]] than the [[Mumbai Indians]] who also had the same number of points.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

The Chennai team faced the table-toppers Royal Challengers in the first Qualifier at the [[Wankhede Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]]. Dhoni, who won the toss, asked RCB to bat first. RCB lost Chris Gayle early but managed to put on 175 on board riding on an unbeaten 70 by [[Virat Kohli]]. Chennai's run-chase got off to a disastrous start as both the openers were dismissed within the second over. But then, Suresh Raina put on crucial fifty-run partnerships with Badrinath and Dhoni, taking CSK closer to the target. But after the dismissal of Dhoni, 45 was required from 20 deliveries and a victory seemed improbable. Then Albie Morkel hit 28* from just 10 deliveries which took the Super Kings to a six-wicket win with two balls to spare. Raina won the [[Man of the match]] for his unbeaten 73. The win took them to the finals which was to be played at their home ground. This was the third time in four seasons that they had entered the finals of the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/516480.html |title=Bangalore v Chennai, 1st qualifier, IPL: Raina stuns Bangalore to power Chennai into final. Bangalore v Chennai, 1st qualifier, IPL 2011, Mumbai Report. Cricket News |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref> They met the same team, [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] at the final, after RCB defeated the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the second Qualifier. CSK won the toss once again, this time elected to bat first. They got off to a brisk start as openers Michael Hussey and [[Murali Vijay]] shared a record first-wicket partnership of 159 runs before Hussey got out for 63. Vijay continued his big hitting and struck four fours and six sixes in his innings of 95. Chennai ended their 20 overs on 202/5, which was the highest total at the venue in that season. [[Ravichandran Ashwin|R Ashwin]] struck in the very first over of the RCB innings, removing Gayle for a duck. The Super Kings bowlers kept picking up wickets regularly in the innings and eventually won the game by 63 runs and were crowned champions for the second time in succession. Murali Vijay was declared the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutinformation.in/man-of-match-ipl-2011/|title=Man of the Matches in IPL 4|work=All About Information|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

Thus, the [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011 season]] ended up as Chennai's most successful season because, not only did they successfully defend the title, but also assert their dominance in the league with a win percentage of 64.11, their highest in four seasons. They maintained an absolute home record in the season and became the first team to win the tournament at home. They also won the Fairplay Award for the third time in four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contentcarry.com/tag/ipl-2011-kingfisher-fair-play-award|title=IPL 2011 Kingfisher fair play award|work=Content Carry|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331091629/http://www.contentcarry.com/tag/ipl-2011-kingfisher-fair-play-award|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Season standings===
{{2011 Indian Premier League Points Table|team=CSK}}

===Match log===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
!Scorecard Link
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || 8 April || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 2 runs, MoM – [[Anirudha Srikkanth]] 64 (55) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501198.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2 || 13 April || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium|Mohali]] || Lost by 6 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501206.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 3 || 16 April || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 21 runs, MoM – [[Michael Hussey]] 83* (56) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501211.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4 || 18 April || [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Kochi]] || Lost by 7 wickets ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501215.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 5 || 22 April || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 8 runs
|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/501221.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 6 || 25 April || [[Pune Warriors India]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 25 runs, MoM – [[Michael Hussey]] 61 (48) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501226.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || 27 April || [[Pune Warriors India]] || [[DY Patil Cricket Stadium|Navi Mumbai]] || Won by 8 wickets, MoM – [[Doug Bollinger]] 3/21 (4 overs) ||
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501228.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 8 || 1 May || [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 19 runs, MoM – [[Albie Morkel]] 19 (6) and 3/38 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501236.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || 4 May || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 8 wickets, MoM – [[Michael Hussey]] 79* (55) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501240.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 10 || 7 May || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 10 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501245.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 11 || 9 May || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Won by 63 runs, MoM – [[Murali Vijay]] 53 (40) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501249.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 12 || 12 May || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 18 runs, MoM – [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] 63* (31) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501253.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 13 || 18 May || [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 11 runs, MoM – [[Wriddhiman Saha]] 46* (33) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501261.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 14 || 22 May || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Lost by 8 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501266.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 15 || 24 May || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] (Qualifier #1) || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Won by 6 wickets, MoM – [[Suresh Raina]] 73* (50) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501268.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 16 || 28 May || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] (Final) || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 58 runs, MoM – [[Murali Vijay]] 95 (52) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/current/match/501271.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#FFE87C;"
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Overall record: 11– 5. Champions. Qualified for 2011 Champions League Twenty20
|}
[[File:Mike Hussey 3.jpg|thumb|Hussey scored the most runs for CSK]]

===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)#Half-century|50s]]
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Hussey}} || 14 || '''492''' || 41.00 || 118.84 || 83* || 0 || 4
|-
| {{sortname|Suresh|Raina}} || 16 || '''438''' || 31.28 || 134.76 || 73* || 0 || 4
|-
| {{sortname|Murali|Vijay}} || 16 || '''434''' || 27.12 || 128.02 || 95 || 0 || 3
|-
| {{sortname|Subramaniam|Badrinath}} || 13 || '''396''' || 56.57 || 126.51 || 71* || 0 || 5
|-
| {{sortname|MS|Dhoni}} || 13 || '''392''' || 43.55 || 158.70 || 70* || 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|Ravichandran|Ashwin}} || 16 || '''20''' || 19.40 || 6.15 || 3/16 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Doug|Bollinger}} || 13 || '''17''' || 19.35 || 7.00 || 3/21 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Albie|Morkel}} || 14 || '''15''' || 25.46 || 8.48 || 3/29 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Shadab|Jakati}} || 14 || '''10''' || 33.60 || 7.60 || 2/21 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Dwayne|Bravo}} || 6 || '''6''' || 26.16 || 7.85 || 2/21 || 0
|}

==Champions League Twenty20==
After finishing as the [[2011 Indian Premier League]] champions, the team qualified for the [[2011 Champions League Twenty20]]. They had previously qualified for the [[2008 Champions League Twenty20|2008 Season]] which was subsequently cancelled and also the [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010 Season]] which they went on to become the Champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headlines24x7.com/sports/champions-league-t20-trophy-winner-chennai-super-kings|title=Champions League T20 Winners are again the majestic Chennai Super Kings|work=Headlines24X7|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

Starting as the defending champions, the Super Kings faced IPL rivals [[Mumbai Indians]] in their first game. Mumbai won the close match mainly due to [[Lasith Malinga]]'s batting performances towards the end. Chennai were involved in another close match and ended up victorious against the South African side of [[Cape Cobras]] with a man of the match performance from [[Dwayne Bravo]]. However Chennai's lost their next match to [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]]. CSK then faced the 2009 champions [[New South Wales cricket team|NSW Blues]] in a must-win encounter. CSK were eliminated after a decisive win for the visitors who were led by a hundred from [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2012/05/19/CSK_has_been_belowpar_in_league_stage/|title=CSK has been below par in league stage|work=Articles (WN)|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

In the end, Chennai finished at the bottom of the Group with just 2 points while IPL counterparts Mumbai Indians and NSW Blues proceeded to the knockout phase.<ref name="The Shorter Wisden 2011: Selected writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2011">{{cite book|title=The Shorter Wisden 2011: Selected writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2011|date=14 April 2011|isbn=978-1-4081-9699-1|pages=240–|publisher=Bloomsbury }}</ref>

===Season standings===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="7" | Group A
|-
!Team
!{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!{{Tooltip| NR | No Result}}
!{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
!{{Tooltip| NRR | Net Run Rate}}
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left| [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || '''6''' || +0.627
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left| [[Mumbai Indians]]
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || '''5''' || –0.280
|-
|align=left| [[Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel]]
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || '''4''' || +0.176
|-
|align=left| [[Cape Cobras]]
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''3''' || +0.229
|-
|align=left| '''Chennai Super Kings'''
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || '''2''' || –0.712
|-
| colspan="8" align="left" |<small>Teams marked {{Color box|#ccffcc|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|border=darkgray}} progressed to the next stage of the competition.<br>Team marked {{Color box|#f9f9f9|†|border=darkgray}} were eliminated from the competition.</small>
|}

===Match log===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
!Scorecard Link
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 24 September || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Chennai]] || Lost by 3 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/521328.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 28 September || [[Cape Cobras]]|| [[Chennai]] || Won by 4 wickets, MoM – [[Dwayne Bravo]] 46* (25) and 2/23 || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/engine/current/match/521334.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2 October || [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] || [[Chennai]] || Lost by 12 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/521340.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4 October || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || [[Chennai]] || Lost by 46 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/521343.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#FFE87C;"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|'''Overall Record of 1 – 3'''
'''Failed to make Semi-Finals'''
|}

===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|Michael|Hussey}} || 4 || '''160''' || 40.00 || 133.33 || 81 || 0 || 1
|-
| {{sortname|Dwayne|Bravo}} || 3 || '''94''' || 94.00 || 162.06 || 46* || 0 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Suresh|Raina}} || 4 || '''68''' || 17.00 || 109.67 || 28 || 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|Ravichandran|Ashwin}} || 4 || '''5''' || 21.20 || 5.75 || 2/23 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Dwayne|Bravo}} || 4 || '''5''' || 22.60 || 7.53 || 2/22 || 0
|-
| {{sortname|Doug|Bollinger}} || 4 || '''5''' || 28.00 || 9.43 || 3/30 || 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Chennai Super Kings seasons]]
[[Category:2011 Indian Premier League]]

2011 Chennai Super Kings season - Revision history

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