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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Chennai Super Kings
| season = 2015
| coach = [[Stephen Fleming]]
| captain = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
| ground = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| comp1 = [[2015 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = Runners-up
| comp2 = [[Champions League T20|CLT20]]
| comp2 result = Defunct
| most runs = [[Brendon McCullum]] (436)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420223218/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=20 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Dwayne Bravo]] (26)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811015143/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=11 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| most catches = [[Dwayne Bravo]] (13) <br> [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (13)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most catches|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422191635/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=22 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| most dismissals = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] (11)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ipl-2015-most-dismissals-by-wicketkeeper-list-of-best-wicketkeeper-in-ipl-8-272113|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most dismissals|date=8 April 2015 |publisher=Cricketcountry |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2014|2014]]
| nextseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2018|2018]]
}}

[[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 [[2015 Indian Premier League]]. They were captained by [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] for the eight consecutive season.

The Super Kings reached the [[2015 Indian Premier League final|final]] of the 2015 IPL where they lost to [[Mumbai Indians]].

==IPL auction 2015==
Chennai Super Kings bought the following players in the [[List of 2015 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2015 auction]]:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.iplt20.com/playerauction |title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Auction 2015 |date=16 February 2015 |publisher=IPLT20.com |access-date=13 April 2015 |archive-date=14 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314024937/http://www.iplt20.com/playerAuction |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Michael Hussey]]
*[[Irfan Pathan]]
*[[Rahul Sharma (cricketer, born 1986)|Rahul Sharma]]
*[[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]]
*[[Andrew Tye]]
*[[Pratyush Singh]]
*[[Ankush Bains]]
*[[Eklavya Dwivedi]]

==Squad==
* Players with international caps before the 2015 IPL season are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Signed year
!Salary
!Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Suresh Raina]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1986|11|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|9.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical}} || [[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]]
|-
|12|| [[Mithun Manhas]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1979|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|13|| '''[[Faf du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1984|07|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.75|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|42|| '''[[Brendon McCullum]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1981|09|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.25|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|48|| '''[[Michael Hussey]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1975|05|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}}|| Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|5|| [[Baba Aparajith]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1994|7|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|8|| '''[[Ravindra Jadeja]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1988|12|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical}} ||
|-
|47|| '''[[Dwayne Bravo]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1983|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|50|| '''[[Dwayne Smith]]''' || {{cr|BAR}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1983|04|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|56|| '''[[Irfan Pathan]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1984|10|27}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|68|| [[Andrew Tye]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1986|12|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|1|| [[Eklavya Dwivedi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1988|7|22}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|7|| '''[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1981|7|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical}}|| [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|9|| [[Ankush Bains]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1995|12|6}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|6|| [[Pawan Negi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1993|01|06|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|15|| [[Ishwar Pandey]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1989|08|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|18|| '''[[Mohit Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1988|09|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|19|| [[Pratyush Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1994|9|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] googly || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|21|| '''[[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1991|12|14}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|22|| [[Ronit More]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1992|02|11}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|27|| '''[[Rahul Sharma (cricketer, born 1986)|Rahul Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1986|9|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] googly || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|64|| '''[[Ashish Nehra]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1979|04|30}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|77|| '''[[Samuel Badree]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1981|3|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} || Overseas
|-
|87|| '''[[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|df=yes|1987|6|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}}|| Overseas
|-
|99|| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2015|04|16|1986|9|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5.5|c|year=2015|mode=historical|round=-4}} ||
|-
|}

==IPL==

===Standings===
Chennai Super Kings finished first in the league stage of IPL 2015.
{{:2015 Indian Premier League|team=CSK}}

===Results===

====League matches====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match2}} 9 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 150/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 149/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dwayne Smith]] 34 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] 3/30 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Albie Morkel]] 73[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Ashish Nehra]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Vineet Kulkarni]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829707.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 1 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match4}} 11 April | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 209/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 164/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 100[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets1 = [[Trent Boult]] 1/34 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 53 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Brendon McCullum]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Vineet Kulkarni]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829711.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 45 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match12}} 17 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Mumbai Indians]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 183/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 189/4 (16.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kieron Pollard]] 64 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dwayne Smith]] 62 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/44 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Ashish Nehra]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829729.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match15}} 19 April | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]{{sp}}(H)
| score1 = 156/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 157/2 (18.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 62[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] 1/19 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 76[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 1/29 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (RR)
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829735.html Scorecard]
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match20}} 22 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]{{sp}}(H)
| score1 = 181/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 154/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 62 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 3/40 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 51 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 4/10 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Suresh Raina]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Johan Cloete]] (SA) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829745.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match24}} 25 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 192/3 (20 overs)
| score2 = 95/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 66 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Axar Patel]] 1/35 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Murali Vijay]] 34 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Brendon McCullum]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Johan Cloete]] (SA) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829753.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 97 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match28}} 28 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 134/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 132/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 29[[not out|*]] (29)
| wickets1 = [[Andre Russell]], [[Piyush Chawla]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 39 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 3/22 (3 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Dwayne Bravo]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Rajesh Deshpande]] (Ind) and [[Vineet Kulkarni]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829765.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 2 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match30}} 30 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]{{sp}}(H)
| score1 = 165/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 169/3 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 32 (12)
| wickets1 = [[Brad Hogg]] 4/29 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 80[[Not out|*]] (58)
| wickets2 = [[Mohit Sharma]] 1/22 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Andre Russell]] (KKR)
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829723.html Scorecard]
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match34}} 2 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 192/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 170/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 61 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 33 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Moises Henriques]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] (SRH)
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Krishnamachari Srinivasan]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829773.html Scorecard]
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 22 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match37}} 4 May | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 148/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 124 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 52 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 48 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/19 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Suresh Raina]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind) and [[Krishnaraj Srinath]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829779.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 24 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match43}} 8 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 158/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 159/4 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] 39 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Jagadeesha Suchith]] 1/21 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Parthiv Patel]] 45 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Hardik Pandya]] (MI)
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[CK Nandan]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829789.html Scorecard]
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match47}} 10 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 157/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 145/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 81 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] 3/19 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 28 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 4/11 (4 overs)
| venue = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)and [[CK Nandan]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829797.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 12 runs
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible |stack=y | date = {{anchor|match49}} 12 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]{{sp}}(H)
| score1 = 119/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 120/4 (16.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 29 (23)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/9 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 70[[Not out|*]] (49)
| wickets2 = [[Ishwar Pandey]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium]], [[Raipur]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Zaheer Khan]] (DD)
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Vineet Kulkarni]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829801.html Scorecard]
| result = Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets
}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = {{anchor|match53}} 16 May | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Kings XI Punjab]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 130/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 134/3 (16.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Axar Patel]] 32 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Pawan Negi]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 55 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Sandeep Sharma]] 1/9 (2 overs)
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Pawan Negi]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[CK Nandan]] (Ind) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829809.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
}}

====Playoffs====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
{{4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
| team-width=230
| score-width=120

| RD1-text1 = 19 May — [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| RD1-score1 = 162 (19 ov)
| RD1-seed2 = '''2'''
| RD1-team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]{{sp}}(H)
| RD1-score2 = '''187/6 (20 ov)'''
| P1Winner = Mumbai
| P1Margin = 25 runs
| P1Matchno = 57

| RD1-text2 = 20 May — [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| RD1-seed3 = '''3'''
| RD1-team3 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| RD1-score3 = '''180/4 (20 ov)'''
| RD1-seed4 = 4
| RD1-team4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| RD1-score4 = 109 (19 ov)
| P2Winner = Bangalore
| P2Margin = 71 runs
| P2Matchno= 58

| RD2-text1 = 22 May — [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium]], [[Ranchi]]
| RD2-seed1 = '''1'''
| RD2-team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| RD2-score1 = '''140/7 (19.5 ov)'''
| RD2-seed2 = 3
| RD2-team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| RD2-score2 = 139/8 (20 ov)
| P3Winner = Chennai
| P3Margin = 3 wickets
| P3Matchno= 59

| RD3-text1 = 24 May — [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| RD3-seed1 = 2
| RD3-team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| RD3-score1 = '''202/5 (20 ov)'''
| RD3-seed2 = 1
| RD3-team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| RD3-score2 = 161/8 (20 ov)
| FinalWinner = Mumbai
| FinalMargin = 41 runs
| FinalMatchno= 60
}}

;Qualifier 1
{{Limited overs matches | date = {{Anchor|match57}} 19 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Mumbai Indians]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 187/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Lendl Simmons]] 65 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 3/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 45 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Kieron Pollard]] (MI)
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829817.html Scorecard]
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 25 runs
| notes =
}}

;Qualifier 2
{{Limited overs matches | date = {{Anchor|match59}} 22 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes |team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 139/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 140/7 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 41 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Hussey]] 56 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| venue = [[JSCA International Cricket Stadium]], [[Ranchi]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Ashish Nehra]] (CSK)
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829821.html Scorecard]
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 3 wickets
| notes =
}}

====Final====
{{main|2015 Indian Premier League final}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{Anchor|match60}} 24 May | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes |team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 =202/5 (20 overs)
| score2 =161/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Lendl Simmons]] 68 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dwayne Smith]] 57 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Mitchell McClenaghan]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Rohit Sharma]] (MI)
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829823.html Scorecard]
| result = [[2015 Indian Premier League final|Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs]]
| notes =
}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! class="unsortable" | Player !! {{Tooltip | Mat | Matches}} !! {{Tooltip | Inns | Innings}} !! Runs !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | HS | High score }} !! {{Tooltip | 100 | Hundreds scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 50 | Fifties scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 4s | Boundary fours}} !! {{Tooltip | 6s | Boundary sixes}}
|-
|style="text-align:left" | [[Brendon McCullum]]
| 14 || 14 || '''436''' || 33.53 || 155.71 || 100 || 1 || 2 || 51 || 23
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Dwayne Smith]]
| 16 || 16 || '''399''' || 24.93 || 119.10 || 62 || 0 || 2 || 52 || 16
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Faf du Plessis]]
| 17 || 15 || '''280''' || 29.23 || 125.00 || 55 || 0 || 1 || 37 || 5
|-
|}
* '''Source:''' ESPNcricinfo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420223218/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=20 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! class="unsortable" | Player !! {{Tooltip | Mat | Matches}} !! {{Tooltip | Inns | Innings}} !! {{Tooltip | Wkts | Wickets}} !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | Econ | Economy}} !! {{Tooltip | BBI | Best innings bowling }} !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | 4WI | Four wickets in an innings}} !! {{Tooltip | 5WI | Five wickets in an innings}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Dwayne Bravo]]
| 17 || 16 || '''26''' || 16.38 || 8.14 || {{ntsh|{{#expr:1+1/20}}}}3/22 || 12.00 || 0 || 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Ashish Nehra]]
| 16 || 16 || '''22''' || 20.40 || 7.24 || {{ntsh|{{#expr:1+1/20}}}}4/10 || 16.90 || 1 || 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Mohit Sharma]]
| 16 || 16 || '''14''' || 34.35 || 8.43 || {{ntsh|{{#expr:1+1/20}}}}3/25 || 24.40 || 0 || 0
|}
* Bravo won the Purple Cap award as the player who took the most wickets in the tournament
* '''Source:''' ESPNcricinfo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811015143/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=11 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Super Kings}}

[[Category:Chennai Super Kings seasons]]
[[Category:2015 Indian Premier League]]

2015 Chennai Super Kings season - Revision history

TajWagstaff at 23:39, 13 June 2025