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{{short description|Indian cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Chennai Super Kings
| image =
| season = [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
| coach = [[Stephen Fleming]]
| coachtitle = Coach
| captain = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
| captaintitle = Captain
| ground = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| comp1 = [[Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result = Champions (5th titles)
| most runs = [[Devon Conway]] (672)
| most wickets = [[Tushar Deshpande]] (21)
| most catches = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (17)
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2022|2022]]
| nextseason = [[Chennai Super Kings in 2024|2024]]
}}

The 2023 season was the 14th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Chennai Super Kings]]. They are one of ten teams that competed in the [[2023 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IPL 2023 Chennai Super kings retained players, ahead of Mini Auction|url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ipl-2023-chennai-super-kings-retained-players-released-players-purse-remaining-ahead-of-mini-auction-4380/|work=CricTracker|access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> The team have won the IPL title four times. This team qualified for the final of IPL 2023 for the 10th time. Chennai Super Kings won their 5th IPL Title after defeating [[Gujarat Titans]] in the rain affected [[2023 Indian Premier League final]].

==Squad==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
*Ages are given as if 31 March 2023, the date of the first match of the season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Year signed
!Notes
|-
! colspan="8" style=text-align:center;"| Captain
|-
|7|| '''[[MS Dhoni]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1981|7|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2018 ||[[Wicket-keeper]]
|-
! colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"" | Batters
|-
|9|| '''[[Ambati Rayudu]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1985|9|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 ||
|-
|21||'''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1988|6|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 ||
|-
|88 ||'''[[Devon Conway]]'''||{{cr|NZ}}|| {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|7|8|df=y}}|| Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2022 || Overseas <br> [[Wicket-keeper]]
|-
|30|| [[Subhranshu Senapati]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1996|12|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2022 ||
|-
|31|| '''[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1997|01|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2019 ||
|-
|66|| [[Shaik Rasheed]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2004|9|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Leg spin]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | All-rounders
|-
|18|| '''[[Moeen Ali]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1987|6|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || Overseas
|-
|8|| '''[[Ravindra Jadeja]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1988|12|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|slow orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2018 ||
|-
|29|| '''[[Dwaine Pretorius]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1989|3|29|df=y}}|| Right-handed|| Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]|| style="text-align:center;" |2022||Overseas
|-
|55|| '''[[Ben Stokes]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|6|4|df=y}} ||Left-handed ||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" |2023||Overseas
|-
|74|| '''[[Mitchell Santner]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1992|2|5|df=y}} ||Left-handed ||Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|slow orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" |2018||Overseas
|-
|25|| '''[[Shivam Dube]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1993|6|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2022 ||
|-
|19|| [[Ajay Mandal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1996|2|25|df=y}}||Left-handed||Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|slow orthodox]]|| style="text-align:center;" |2023||
|-
|28|| [[Bhagath Varma]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1998|09|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 ||
|-
|10|| [[Rajvardhan Hangargekar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2002|11|10|df=y}}||Right-handed||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]|| style="text-align:center;" |2022||
|-
|27|| [[Nishant Sindhu]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2004|4|9|df=y}}||Left-handed||Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|slow orthodox]]|| style="text-align:center;" |2023||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin bowlers
|-
|46|| [[Prashant Solanki]] || {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2000|2|22|df=y}} || Right-handed ||Right-arm [[leg spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|61||'''[[Maheesh Theekshana]]'''|| {{cr|SL}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2000|8|1|df=y}} ||Right-handed ||Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace bowlers
|-
|58||'''[[Sisanda Magala]]'''|| {{cr|SA}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|01|07|df=y}} ||Right-handed ||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || Overseas
|-
|90||'''[[Deepak Chahar]]'''|| {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1992|8|7|df=y}} ||Right-handed ||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 ||
|-
|12|| '''[[Kyle Jamieson]]''' || {{cr|NZ}}|| {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1994|12|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|Fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || Overseas
|-
|24|| [[Tushar Deshpande]] || {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1995|5|15|df=y}} || Left-handed||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|33|| [[Mukesh Choudhary (cricketer)|Mukesh Choudhary]] || {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1996|7|6|df=y}} ||Left-handed||Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|17|| [[Simarjeet Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1998|1|17|df=y}} ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|26||[[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]]|| {{cr|IND}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2002|4|26|df=y}} ||Right-handed ||Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 ||
|-
|81||'''[[Matheesha Pathirana]]'''|| {{cr|SL}} ||{{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2002|12|18|df=y}} ||Right-handed ||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
|}

== Administration and support staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|CEO|| Kasinath Viswanathan
|-
|Team manager|| Russell Radhakrishnan
|-
|Consultant|| [[Sundar Raman]]
|-
|Head coach|| [[Stephen Fleming]]
|-
|Batting coach || [[Michael Hussey]]
|-
|Bowling coach|| [[Dwayne Bravo]]
|-
|Fielding coach||[[Rajiv Kumar (cricketer)|Rajiv Kumar]]
|-
|}
*Source: Chennai Super Kings<ref>[http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/CSK_WEB/module/news/html/team-page.html Team], Chennai Super Kings.</ref>

== Matches ==
=== League stage ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]]).}}
The schedule for the group stages was published on 17 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=17 February 2023 |title=BCCI Announces Schedule For TATA IPL 2023 |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3860/bcci-announces-schedule-for-tata-ipl-2023 |website=IPLT20.com. |publisher=Indian Premier League. |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217132838/https://www.iplt20.com/news/3860/bcci-announces-schedule-for-tata-ipl-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 31 March 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 178/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 92 (50)
| wickets1 = [[Rashid Khan]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 182/5 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 63 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Rajvardhan Hangargekar]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359475.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rashid Khan]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Tushar Deshpande]] for [[Ambati Rayudu]] (Chennai Super Kings) and [[Sai Sudharsan]] for [[Kane Williamson]] (Gujarat Titans) were the first Impact Players to be used in the IPL.
| round = {{anchor|match1}}'''Match 1'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 217/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 57 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 205/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kyle Mayers]] 53 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Moeen Ali]] 4/26 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 12 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359480.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Moeen Ali]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match6}} '''Match 6'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = (H) [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 157/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 32 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 159/3 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 61 (27)
| wickets2 = [[Kumar Kartikeya]] 1/24 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359486.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nikhil Patwardhan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match12}} '''Match 12'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 175/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jos Buttler]] 52 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 172/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 50 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 3 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359491.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match17}} '''Match 17'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] (H)
| score1 = 226/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Devon Conway]] 83 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] 1/21 (2 overs)
| score2 = 218/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Maxwell]] 76 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Tushar Deshpande]] 3/45 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 8 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359498.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Navdeep Singh (cricketer)|Navdeep Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Devon Conway]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match24}} '''Match 24'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 134/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)|Abhishek Sharma]] 34 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 138/3 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 77[[not out|*]] (57)
| wickets2 = [[Mayank Markande]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359503.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match29}} '''Match 29'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score1 = 235/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 71[[not out|*]] (29)
| wickets1 = [[Kulwant Khejroliya]] 2/44 (3 overs)
| score2 = 186/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jason Roy]] 61 (26)
| wickets2 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 49 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359507.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Tapan Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match33}} '''Match 33'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = (H) [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 202/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] 77 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Tushar Deshpande]] 2/42 (4 overs)
| score2 = 170/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivam Dube]] 52 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Adam Zampa]] 3/22 (3 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 32 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359511.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match37}} '''Match 37'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 April 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 200/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Devon Conway]] 92[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 1/31 (3 overs)
| score2 = 201/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Prabhsimran Singh]] 42 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Tushar Deshpande]] 3/49 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359515.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Devon Conway]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match41}} '''Match 41'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = (H) [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 125/7 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ayush Badoni]] 59[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Moeen Ali]] 2/13 (4 overs)
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359519.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Nikhil Patwardhan]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = No further play was possible due to rain.
| notes = The match was shifted from May 4 to May 3 due to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Change in fixture – Match 46: LSG vs CSK |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3903/change-in-fixture-match-46-lsg-vs-csk |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=[[Indian Premier League|IPLT20]] |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418065913/https://www.iplt20.com/news/3903/change-in-fixture-match-46-lsg-vs-csk |url-status=live }}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match45}} '''Match 45'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 139/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nehal Wadhera]] 64 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Matheesha Pathirana]] 3/15 (4 overs)
| score2 = 140/4 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 44 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359523.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and [[Navdeep Singh (cricketer)|Navdeep Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Matheesha Pathirana]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Raghav Goyal (Mumbai Indians) made his T20 debut.
| round = {{anchor|match49}} '''Match 49'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 May 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 167/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shivam Dube]] 25 (12)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 3/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 140/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rilee Rossouw]] 35 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Matheesha Pathirana]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359529.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nikhil Patwardhan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match55}} '''Match 55'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 May 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 144/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shivam Dubey]] 48[[not out|*]] (34)
| wickets1 = [[Sunil Narine]] 2/15 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147/4 (18.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nitish Rana]] 57[[not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Deepak Chahar]] 3/27 (3 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359535.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Tapan Sharma]] (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match61}} '''Match 61'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| score1 = 223/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Devon Conway]] 87 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Chetan Sakariya]] 1/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 146/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 86 (58)
| wickets2 = [[Deepak Chahar]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 77 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359541.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nikhil Patwardhan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
| round = {{anchor|match67}} '''Match 67'''
}}
----

== Playoffs ==
=== Qualifier 1 ===
<section begin="match71" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 May 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 172/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 60 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 157 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 42 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 15 runs
| report =
[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370350.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Chennai Super Kings qualified for the final for the 10th time in IPL history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=CSK squeeze the Titans to enter their tenth IPL final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/chennai-super-kings-vs-gujarat-titans-qualifier-1-1370350/match-report |access-date=2023-05-24 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524044429/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/chennai-super-kings-vs-gujarat-titans-qualifier-1-1370350/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match71}}
}}<section end="match71" />
----

== Final ==
{{main|2023 Indian Premier League final}}

<section begin="match74" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 May 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 214/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 96 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Matheesha Pathirana]] 2/44 (4 overs)
| score2 = 171/5 (15 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 47 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Mohit Sharma]] 3/36 (3 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method|DLS]] method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370353.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Devon Conway]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was scheduled to be held on 28 May, but was pushed to 29 May owing to rain. It ended on 30 May at 01:35 IST, thus, becoming the longest ever IPL final.{{efn | It was the first IPL in history which had a reserved day and the game held on it}}<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 May 2023 |title=CSK vs GT IPL 2023 final moved to reserve day; title winner to be decided on Monday |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/csk-vs-gt-ipl-2023-final-moved-reserve-day-rain-no-play-possible-chennai-super-kings-gujarat-titans-ahmedabad/article66905080.ece/ |website=SportStar |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529101132/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/csk-vs-gt-ipl-2023-final-moved-reserve-day-rain-no-play-possible-chennai-super-kings-gujarat-titans-ahmedabad/article66905080.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title=‘Longest Ever IPL Final’ Fans React As Rain ‘Stretches’ CSK vs GT IPL 2023 Final to 'Three Days' |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/cricket/longest-ever-ipl-final-fans-react-as-rain-stretches-csk-vs-gt-ipl-2023-final-to-three-days-5163383.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=LatestLY |language=en |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529193152/https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/cricket/longest-ever-ipl-final-fans-react-as-rain-stretches-csk-vs-gt-ipl-2023-final-to-three-days-5163383.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Chennai Super Kings were set a revised target of 171 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
| notes = By winning in the final, Chennai Super Kings equalled Mumbai Indians for winning the most IPL trophies (5).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats - Dhoni equals Rohit, CSK level with Mumbai Indians |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-final-stats-ms-dhoni-equals-rohit-sharma-and-csk-level-with-mumbai-indians-1379035 |access-date=2023-05-30 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530115702/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-final-stats-ms-dhoni-equals-rohit-sharma-and-csk-level-with-mumbai-indians-1379035 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match74}}
}}<section end="match74" />

==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 || [[Devon Conway]] || rowspan=3|16 || rowspan=2|15 || 2
! 672
|| 92[[Not out|*]] || 51.69 || 481 || 139.70 || rowspan=5|0 || 6 || 1 || 77 || 18
|-
| 2 || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || 1
! 590
|| 92 || 42.14 || 400 || 147.50 || 4 || rowspan=4|0 || 46 || 30
|-
| 3 || [[Shivam Dube]] || 14 || 3
! 418
|| 52 || 38.00 || 264 || 158.33 || 3 || 12 || 35
|-
| 4 || [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || 14 || 11 || 1
! 326
|| 71[[Not out|*]] || 32.60 || 189 || 172.48 || 2 || 24 || 16
|-
| 5 || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || 16 || 12 || 4
! 190
|| 25[[Not out|*]] || 23.75 || 133 || 142.85 || 0 || 11 || 9
|}
* '''Source: '''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2023-15129?team=4343|title=Chennai Super Kings most runs in 2023|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=23 December 2023}}</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 || [[Tushar Deshpande]] || rowspan=2|16 || rowspan=2|16 || 56.5 || rowspan=5|0 || 564
! 21
|| 3/45 || 26.85 || 9.95 || 16.23 || rowspan=5|0 || rowspan=5|0
|-
| 2 || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || 57.0 || 431
! 20
|| 3/20 || 21.55 || 7.56 || 17.10
|-
| 3 || [[Matheesha Pathirana]] || 12 || 12 || 46.2 || 376
! 19
|| 3/15 || 19.52 || 8.00 || 14.63
|-
| 4 || [[Deepak Chahar]] || 10 || 10 || 34.0 || 297
! 13
|| 3/22 || 22.84 || 8.73 || 15.69
|-
| 5 || [[Maheesh Theekshana]] || 13 || 13 || 49.0 || 392
! 11
|| 2/23 || 35.63 || 8.00 || 26.72
|-
|}
* '''Source: '''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2023-15129?team=4343|title=Chennai Super Kings most wickets in 2023|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2023 Indian Premier League}}
{{Chennai Super Kings}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chennai Super Kings in 2023}}
[[Category:Chennai Super Kings seasons|2023]]
[[Category:2023 Indian Premier League]]

2023 Chennai Super Kings season - Revision history

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