The 3-time IPL Champions will be bidding to equal Mumbai Indians record for 4 IPL titles, the most by any franchisee in the history of the league. CSK ended up as the losing finalist in the previous edition of the IPL where they were edged by Rohit-Sharma led Mumbai Indians in the title clash played out at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
CSK have been fortunate to be led by arguably one of the most dependable and in MS Dhoni. The recipe behind CSK's success has been a core group of players who have been very consistent with their performances over the years with both the willow and red cherry.
On the batting front, CSK has always had a power-packed unit with a excellent blend of Indian and foreign batsmen who have assumed their roles to perfection, be it opening the batting, playing the sheet anchor's role in the middle order or unleashing carnage at the death of an innings.
Apart from skipper MS Dhoni, the likes of Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Faf Du Plessis, Matthew Hayden, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath have been the batting stalwarts of a highly successful CSK team over the years.
With under a fortnight to go for the IPL, here is a look at the major batting records held by CSK in the Indian Premier League
Leading Run Scorers: Suresh Raina has been the leading run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. The hard hitting left hander has scored 4527 runs in 164 IPL games for CSK.With 5369 runs in 188 IPL games, Raina also happens to be the leading run getter in the history of the IPL since its inception back in 2008.
Most Sixes: CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for hitting the most sixes for his franchisee in the history of the IPL. The brutal assaulter and finisher par excellence has tonked a staggering 179 sixes in 143 innings for CSK.
Most 50s: Suresh Raina has scored the most half centuries for CSK in the history of the Indian Premier League. The pugnacious strokemaker has notched up 32 half tons in 160 innings for the 'Yellow Brigade' in history of IPL.
Most Tons: Shane Watson holds the record for the most centuries struck by a CSK batsman in the Indian Premier League. The multi-role Australian opener has hit 2 tons while doning the yellow jersey for CSK in the IPL.
Highest Individual Score: Chennai Super Kings opener Murali Vijay's whirlwind knock of 127 runs of just 56 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 edition of the Indian Premier League is the highest individual score by a Chennai Super King batsman in the IPL.
