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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Chennai Super Kings
| image =
| season = [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
| captain = [[MS Dhoni]]
| coach = [[Stephen Fleming]]
| ground = [[M A Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| comp1 = [[2021 Indian Premier League|Tournament performance]]
| comp1 result = Champions
| most runs = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (635)
| most wickets = [[Shardul Thakur]] (21)
| prevseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2020|2020]]
| nextseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2022|2022]]
}}
[[Chennai Super Kings]] (CSK) is the franchise cricket team based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India, which has been playing in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) since the first edition of the tournament in [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]. They were one of the eight teams to compete in the [[2021 Indian Premier League]]. The Super Kings have previously lifted the IPL title thrice (in [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] and [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]). In [[2021 Indian Premier League final|the final]], they beat [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] to win their fourth IPL title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-final-1254117/match-report |title=Faf du Plessis and bowlers stifle KKR to seal CSK's fourth IPL title |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Chennai Super Kings]] kicked off 2021 season by releasing 6 players on 20 January after that they traded in<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-retention-february-auction-rajasthan-royals-trade-robin-uthappa-to-csk-chennai-super-kings-in-all-cash-deal-1248743|access-date=22 February 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>[[Robin Uthappa]] from [[Rajasthan Royals]] and looking ready for Auction at 18 February with Rs 19.90 crores left in purse.

'''Slots left : 6''' (5 Indians) (1 Overseas).

'''Retained Players : '''[[MS Dhoni]] (c), [[Suresh Raina]] (Vc), [[Faf du Plessis]], [[Ravindra Jadeja]], [[Mitchell Santner]], [[Lungi Ngidi]], [[Ambati Rayudu]], [[Narayan Jagadeesan|Narayan Jagadeeshan]], [[KM Asif]], [[Shardul Thakur]], [[Imran Tahir]], [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]], [[Deepak Chahar]], [[Karn Sharma]], [[Dwayne Bravo]], [[Sam Curran]], [[Josh Hazlewood]], [[Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore]], [[Robin Uthappa]](Traded).<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 February 2021|title=IPL 2021 Player Retention: Full list of Retained, Released Players List of all teams and Purse Remaining|url=https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-player-retention-full-list-of-retained-released-players-list-of-all-teams-and-purse-remaining/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-retention-february-auction-rajasthan-royals-trade-robin-uthappa-to-csk-chennai-super-kings-in-all-cash-deal-1248743|access-date=22 February 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

'''Released Players : '''[[Murali Vijay]], [[Piyush Chawla]], [[Kedar Jadhav]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], [[Monu Kumar]], [[Shane Watson]](Retired).<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 February 2021|title=IPL 2021 Player Retention: Full list of Retained, Released Players List of all teams and Purse Remaining|url=https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-player-retention-full-list-of-retained-released-players-list-of-all-teams-and-purse-remaining/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref>

'''Auctioned Players : '''[[Moeen Ali]], [[Cheteshwar Pujara]], [[Krishnappa Gowtham]], [[Hari Nishanth]], [[Bhagath Varma]], [[Harishankar Reddy]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

== COVID-19 impact ==
On 3 May 2021 three non-playing members of the team tested positive for [[COVID-19]], including bowling coach [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] and CEO Kasi Vishwanathan.

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Year signed
!Salary
!Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style=text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Suresh Raina]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1986|11|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|11|c|1}} || Vice Captain
|-
|9|| '''[[Ambati Rayudu]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1985|9|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.2|c|-3}}||
|-
|13|| '''[[Faf du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1984|7|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.6|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|16|| [[Chezhian Hari Nishanth]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|08|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|25|| '''[[Cheteshwar Pujara]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1988|1|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} ||
|-
|31|| '''[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|01|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|8|| '''[[Ravindra Jadeja]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1988|12|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7|c|-3}} ||
|-
|10|| '''[[Moeen Ali]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1987|6|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7|c}} || Overseas
|-
|27|| [[Bhagath Varma]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1998|09|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|47|| '''[[Dwayne Bravo]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1983|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6.4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|58|| '''[[Sam Curran]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1998|6|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5.5|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|74|| '''[[Mitchell Santner]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1992|2|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|79|| [[Krishnappa Gowtham]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1988|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|9.25|c}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|7|| '''[[MS Dhoni]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1981|7|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|15|c|1}}|| [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|18|| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|12|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|77|| '''[[Robin Uthappa]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1985|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3|c|1}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
|36|| '''[[Karn Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1987|10|23|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5|c|-3}} ||
|-
|99|| '''[[Imran Tahir]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1979|3|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|96|| [[Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore|R Sai Kishore]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|11|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
|5|| '''[[Jason Behrendorff]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1990|4|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c|-3}} || Overseas, Replacement for Josh Hazlewood<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai Super Kings sign Jason Behrendorff as replacement for Josh Hazlewood|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228551/chennai-super-kings-sign-jason-behrendorff-as-replacement-for-josh-hazlewood|access-date=9 April 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|22|| '''[[Lungi Ngidi]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|3|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|24|| [[KM Asif]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|7|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|40|l|-3}} ||
|-
|38|| '''[[Josh Hazlewood]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|1|8|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2|c|-3}} || Overseas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2021-chennai-super-kings-confirm-josh-hazlewood-s-availability-for-remainder-of-tournament-in-uae-1843815-2021-08-21|title=Chennai Super Kings confirm Josh Hazlewood's availability for remainder of tournament in UAE|url-status=live|access-date=21 August 2021|website=Indiatoday|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822015248/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2021-chennai-super-kings-confirm-josh-hazlewood-s-availability-for-remainder-of-tournament-in-uae-1843815-2021-08-21 |archive-date=22 August 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|46|| [[Harishankar Reddy]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1998|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|54|| '''[[Shardul Thakur]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|10|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.6|c|-3}} ||
|-
|90|| '''[[Deepak Chahar]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1992|8|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|80|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"| Source:[http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/CSK_WEB/module/news/html/team-page.html CSK Players]
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
!Position
!Name
|-
|Owner|| [[N. Srinivasan]] ([[India Cements]])
|-
| CEO|| Kasinath Viswanathan
|-
|Team manager|| Russell Radhakrishnan
|-
| Head coach|| [[Stephen Fleming]]
|-
|Batting coach || [[Michael Hussey]]
|-
| Bowling coach|| [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]]
|-
| Bowling consultant|| [[Eric Simons]]
|-
| Fielding coach|| [[Rajiv Kumar (cricketer)|Rajiv Kumar]]
|-
| Supportive Player || Shantanu Bhardwaj
|-
|Physical trainer || [[Greg King (cricketer)|Greg King]]
|-
|Team doctor || Dr Madhu Thottappillil
|-
|Physio || Tommy Simsek
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Source:[http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/CSK_WEB/module/news/html/team-page.html CSKStaffs]
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor (Front)
!Shirt sponsor (Back)
!Chest Branding
|-
|[[SEVEN (brand)|SEVEN]]
|[[Myntra]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Myntra takes centre stage on the Chennai Super Kings jersey as official fashion partner|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/ipl-news/myntra-takes-centre-stage-on-the-chennai-super-kings-jersey-as-official-fashion-partner-111422.html|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Exchange 4Media|language=en}}</ref>
|[[India Cements]]
|[[Gulf Oil]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source:[https://www.chennaisuperkings.com/CSK_WEB/module/news/html/newsdetails.html?newsId=1048&news_providerId=3 www.chennaisuperkings.com]
|}
{{col-2}}
|{{Cricket uniform
| pattern_la =
| pattern_b = _collar
| pattern_ra =
| pattern_pants =
| leftarm = fff100
| body = fff100
| rightarm = fff100
| pants = fff100
| title = T20 uniform
}}
{{col-end}}

==Teams and standings==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label2= Result
| res2=
[[#match2|L]]/[[#match8|W]]/[[#match12|W]]/[[#match15|W]]/[[#match19|W]]/[[#match23|W]]/[[#match27|L]]/[[#match30|W]]/[[#match35|W]]/[[#match38|W]]/[[#matc44|W]]/[[#match47|L]]/[[#match50|L]]/[[#match53|L]]

|label3= Position
| pos3=
8/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2

| color_W = green2|text_W=Win
| color_NR = yellow2|text_NR=No Result
| color_L = red2|text_L=Loss
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc

| source = Fixtures
}}

===League table===
{{2021 Indian Premier League Points table|team=CSK}}

==League stage==
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228478/bcci-announces-schedule-for-vivo-ipl-2021|title=IPL schedule|access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

{{main|2021 Indian Premier League #League stage}}

=== Matches ===
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match2}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match8}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match12}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match15}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match19}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match23}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match27}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match30}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match35}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match38}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match44}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match47}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match50}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match53}}

==Playoffs==

{{main|2021 Indian Premier League #Playoffs}}

;Qualifier 1
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match57}}
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=== Final ===
{{main|2021 Indian Premier League final}}
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match60}}

==Statistics==
===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! NO
! Runs
! HS
! Ave.
! BF
! SR
! 100s
! 50s
! 0
! 4s
! 6s
|-
| 1 || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || 16 || 16 || 2
! 635
|| 101[[Not out|*]] || 45.35 || 466 || 136.26 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 64 || 23
|-
| 2 || [[Faf du Plessis]] || 16 || 16 || 2
! 633
|| 95[[Not out|*]] || 45.21 || 458 || 138.20 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 60 || 23
|-
| 3 || [[Moeen Ali]] || 15 || 15 || 1
! 357
|| 58 || 25.50 || 260 || 137.30 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 31 || 19
|-
| 4 ||[[Ambati Rayudu]] || 16 || 13 || 4
! 257
|| 72[[Not out|*]] || 28.55 || 170 || 151.17 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 16 || 17
|-
| 5 || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || 16 || 12 || 9
! 227
|| 62[[Not out|*]] || 75.66 || 156 || 145.51 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 19 || 9
|}
*Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap award as the player who scored the highest number of runs in the tournament
* '''Source: '''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSK Most runs in IPL 2021|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4343&type=year|access-date=15 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! Overs
! Maidens
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Ave.
! Econ.
! SR
! 4W
! 5W
|-
| 1 || [[Shardul Thakur]] || 16 || 16 || 59.5 || 1 || 527
! 21
|| 3/28 || 25.09 || 8.80 || 17.0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 2 ||[[Dwayne Bravo]] || 11 || 11 || 33.4 || 0 || 263
! 14
|| 3/24 || 18.78 || 7.81 || 14.4 || 0 || 0
|-
| 3 || [[Deepak Chahar]] || 15 || 15 || 54.0 || 1 || 451
! 14
|| 4/13 || 32.21 || 8.35 || 23.1 || 2 || 0
|-
| 4 || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || 16 || 16 || 49.0 || 1 || 346
! 13
|| 3/13 || 26.61 || 7.06 || 22.6 || 0 || 0
|-
| 5 || [[Josh Hazlewood]] || 9 || 9 || 35.0 || 0 || 293
! 11
|| 3/24 || 26.63 || 8.37 || 19.0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}

* Source: ESPNcricinfo <ref name="CricInfo">{{Cite web |title=CSK Most wickets in IPL 2021 |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4343&type=year |access-date=15 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
The following players won player of the match awards whilst playing for the team:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=16|format=dmy}} || [[Deepak Chahar]] || [[Punjab Kings]] || Won by 6 wickets || 4/13 (4 overs) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deepak Chahar's 4 for 13 sets up big CSK win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/punjab-kings-vs-chennai-super-kings-8th-match-1254065/match-report|access-date=16 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=19|format=dmy}} || [[Moeen Ali]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || Won by 45 runs || 3/7 (3 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-rajasthan-royals-12th-match-1254069/match-report|title=Batting depth, spin twins Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja seal it for Chennai Super Kings|access-date=20 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=21|format=dmy}} || [[Faf du Plessis]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || Won by 18 runs || 95[[not out|*]] (60) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-chennai-super-kings-15th-match-1254072/match-report|title=Deepar Chahar makes it CSK's night despite stunning Andre Russell and Pat Cummins counterattacks
|access-date=21 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=25|format=dmy}} || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || Won by 69 runs || 62[[not out|*]] (28) and 3/13 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-19th-match-1254076/match-report|title=Ravindra Jadeja's all-round brilliance lifts CSK to top of table
|access-date=25 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=28|format=dmy}} || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || Won by 7 wickets || 75 (44) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-23rd-match-1254080/match-report|title=CSK canter to target of 172 to move to No. 1 on points table
|access-date=28 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 6 || 19 September 2021 || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] || Won by 20 runs || 88[[Not out|*]] (58) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-mumbai-indians-30th-match-1254104/match-report|title=Chennai Super Kings go from 7 for 3 to victory courtesy Ruturaj Gaikwad|access-date=19 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 7 || 24 September 2021 || [[Dwayne Bravo]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || Won by 6 wickets || 3/24 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-chennai-super-kings-35th-match-1254113/match-report|title=Dwayne Bravo-led attack does the job, Super Kings return to No. 1|access-date=25 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
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| 8 || 26 September 2021 || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || Won by 2 wickets || 1/21 (4 overs) and 22 (8) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-38th-match-1254098/match-report|title=Jadeja magic takes CSK back to first spot with last-ball win over KKR|access-date=26 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
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| 9 || 30 September 2021 || [[Josh Hazlewood]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || Won by 6 wickets || 3/24 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-chennai-super-kings-44th-match-1254091/match-report |title=Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood lead dominant CSK into playoffs |access-date=30 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
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| 10 || 2 October 2021 || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || Lost by 7 wickets || 101[[not out|*]] (60) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-chennai-super-kings-47th-match-1254089/match-report |title=Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube blitz CSK to lift Rajasthan Royals above Mumbai Indians |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>
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| 11 || {{dts|1=2021|2=10|3=10|format=dmy}} – Qualifier 1 || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || [[Delhi Capitals]] || Won by 4 wickets and advanced to the Finals || 70 (50) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=MS Dhoni turns it on at the close, puts CSK in IPL 2021 final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-chennai-super-kings-qualifier-1-1254114/match-report |access-date=11 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
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| 12 || {{dts|1=2021|2=10|3=15|format=dmy}} – Final || [[Faf du Plessis]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || Won by 27 runs and won the title || 86 (59) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-final-1254117/match-report |title=Faf du Plessis and bowlers stifle KKR to seal CSK's fourth IPL title |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
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==References==
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2021 Chennai Super Kings season - Revision history

Sergkwi at 03:24, 26 December 2025