After finishing at the bottom of the points table for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year (2025), five-time champions Chennai Super Kings will look to come up with a big show in the cash-rich
league this time around and aim to win the cash-rich league title for the record-extending sixth time. The Chennai-based team signed as many as nine players in the IPL 2026 auction besides securing Sanju Samson in a trade deal with the Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
There will be high expectations from Samson in his first season as a CSK player after he bagged the Player Of The Tournament award in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In addition to the 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Kerala, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni and Noor Ahmad will be key players for the Men in Yellow.
CSK are the joint-most successful team in IPL history in terms of titles won, and they have also qualified for the IPL finals for a record number of 10 times.
Here’s a look at CSK’s record in the IPL and who the top performers and record holders are for them in the cash-rich league:
Titles: 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Runners-up finish: 5 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)
Playoffs: 12 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Result summary: 142 wins, 109 defeats and 2 draws in 253 IPL matches.
Highest total: 246/5 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 3, 2010.
Lowest total: 79/10 in 15.2 overs against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 5, 2013.
Biggest win (by runs): CSK crush Punjab Kings by 97 runs (193-run target) in Chennai on April 25, 2015.
Biggest win (by wickets): CSK hammer Punjab Kings by 10 wickets (179-run target) in Dubai on October 4, 2020.
Smallest win (by runs): CSK secured a 1-run win over Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 9, 2015.
Smallest win (by wickets): CSK defeated the Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket (166-run target) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 7, 2018.
Most runs: 4865 runs in 215 innings of 248 matches by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Highest score: 127 runs from 56 balls by Murali Vijay against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 3, 2010.
Highest batting average (minimum 25 innings): 43.20 by Devon Conway (1080 runs in 29 matches).
Highest batting strike rate (minimum 500 balls): 151.6 by Shivam Dube (1460 runs in 55 matches).
Most 100s: 2 centuries each for Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, and Murali Vijay.
Most 50s: 33 half-centuries in 176 matches by Suresh Raina.
Most ducks: 8 zeroes in 176 matches by Suresh Raina.
Most sixes: 234 maximums in 248 matches by MS Dhoni.
Most sixes in an innings: 11 sixes by Murali Vijay during his 127-run knock against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 3, 2010.
Most runs in an edition: 733 runs in 17 matches of the 2013 IPL by Michael Hussey.
Most wickets: 143 wickets in 186 matches by Ravindra Jadeja.
Best bowling figures: 5 for 16 in four overs by Ravindra Jadeja against Deccan Chargers in Visakhapatnam on April 7, 2012.
Most five-wicket hauls: 1 fifer each for Lakshmipathy Balaji and Ravindra Jadeja.
Most wickets in an edition: 32 wickets in 18 matches of 2013 IPL by Dwayne Bravo.
Most dismissals: 176 (136 catches and 20 stumpings) in 241 innings by MS Dhoni.
Most catches: 98 catches in 176 matches by Suresh Raina.
Highest partnership: 182 runs for the first wicket between Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad against Sunrisers Hyderabad at MCA Stadium in Pune on May 1, 2022.
Most matches: 248 IPL games by MS Dhoni.
Most matches as captain: 221 matches by MS Dhoni.
Most wins as captain: 131 wins in 221 matches by MS Dhoni.
CSK’s squad for IPL 2026
MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes
