Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the five-time IPL champions and two-time now-defunct Champions League T20 champions, are among the most successful teams in the T20 cricket world. However, this successful T20 team has also experienced some shocking low totals, and we will see their lowest completed totals here.
CSK Lowest Totals
In the IPL 2013, Chennai Super Kings recorded their lowest completed total after Mumbai Indians bundled them out for only 79 runs in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing down the 140-run target, only three CSK batters managed to reach double-digit scores who were Michael Hussey (22), captain MS Dhoni (10), and Ravindra Jadeja (20). Among Mumbai Indians bowlers, Pragyan Ojha (3/11) and Mitchell Johnson (3/27) bagged three wickets each.
Total | Opposition | Venue | Year |
79 | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede | 2013 |
97 | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede | 2022 |
103/9 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 2025 |
109 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 2008 |
109 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 2019 |
CSK Lowest Home Totals (M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai)
During the IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders restricted Chennai Super Kings to 103/9 in 20 overs in Chennai. It was the lowest completed total for CSK at home. Among the CSK batters, only Vijay Shankar (29) and Shivam Dube (31*) reached the 20+ mark, and all from the no.6 to no.10 batters failed to cross 1 run. Among the KKR bowlers, Sunil Narine (3/13) took three wickets, while Harshit Rana (2/16) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/22) picked up two wickets each.
Total | Opposition | Year |
103/9 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2025 |
109 | Mumbai Indians | 2019 |
111/6 | Trinidad & Tobago | 2011 |
112/8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2008 |
112/9 | Delhi Daredevils | 2010 |
CSK Lowest Successful Defended Totals
During their IPL 2009 match against Kings XI Punjab in Durban, CSK successfully defended their first innings total of 116/9 by restricting KXIP to 92/8. Among the CSK bowlers, Muthiah Muralidaran (2/8), Ravichandran Ashwin (2/13), Suresh Raina (2/17), and Thilan Thushara (2/28) all took two wickets each. Only Luke Pomersbach (26) and Irfan Pathan (14) managed double-digit scores in the unsuccessful chase.
Total | Opposition | Venue | Year |
116/9 | Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 2009 |
134/6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 2015 |
136/6 | Warriors | Gqeberha | 2010 |
140/6 | Rajasthan Royals | Dubai (DICS) | 2014 |
142/7 | Deccan Chargers | DY Patil | 2010 |
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