Chennai Super Kings Are Three Time Title Winners:
In IPL history, the Chennai Super Kings has got a special place. They have played in 10 seasons. In those ten seasons, the team reached the final in almost eight seasons. Even their record in finals has been underwhelming. In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, they won the title. So the Chennai Super Kings is the only team to defend their title in league history. In 2018 they won their third title. With the third title, they proved that the CSK team stands as the 2nd most successful IPL team.
Here we look at the happenings of the Chennai Super Kings for the first time in the IPL history:
First ball:
In Brett Lee’s bowling Parthiv Patel faced the first ball in the IPL for CSK. Parthiv shouldered his arms and let Kumar Sangakkara, the keeper, get it. (Over 0.1 – Inns No.1 vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
The First run:
Parthiv Patel made the first run for CSK off Brett Lee with one single towards mid-off. (Over 0.3 – Inns No.1 vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
First four:
Matthew Hayden hit the first four of the IPL at CSK when he smashed Brett Lee in their first over of the season towards the mid-wicket. (Over 0.5 – Inns No.1 vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
First six:
Matthew Hayden has made the first six of James Hopes’ bowling for CSK when he hit one over the long-off. (Over 5.2 – Inns No.1 vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
First wicket and catch:
CSK’s first wicket came from Karan Goel, who skied one off Manpreet Gony and was picked by Parthiv Patel. (Over 5.5 – Inns No.2 vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
First stumping:
Throughout the 2009 season, MS Dhoni impacted first stumping for CSK at the IPL. David Warner has stumped in Shadab Jakati’s bowling.(Over 15.5 – Inns No.2 vs DD in Johannesburg on May 2, 2009)
First runout:
In their 2nd match of the 2008 season, S Badrinath performed the first runout of CSK to dismiss Luke Ronchi. (Over 0.6 – Inns No.2 vs MI in Chennai on April 23, 2008)
First 50 and 100:
In their first IPL game, Mike Hussey scored CSK’s first fifty, and also the first century. He scored 116 out of 54 shots, with a combination of 8 fours and nine maximums. (vs KXIP in Mohali on April 19, 2008)
First maiden over:
Throughout their home game against MI, Manpreet Gony bowled CSK’s first maiden in the IPL in the 2nd over of the MI innings. Robin Uthappa failed to score a run on the pitch. The first shot, though, yielded four passes by leg byes. (2nd over – Inns No.2 vs MI in Chennai on April 23, 2008)
First 5-wicket haul and hat-trick:
During the inaugural season, which was the first 5-wicket haul for CSK in the IPL, Lakshmipathy Balaji took 5/24 in his four overs against Kings XI Punjab. He also made a hat-trick with Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and VRV Singh wickets in the same series. (in Chennai on May 10, 2008)
First title:
For the first time in the 2008 season, CSK qualified to the final where they lost to Rajasthan Royals. (in Mumbai on June 1, 2008)
In the 2010 edition, they clinched their first championship by beating the Mumbai Indians in the final. (in Mumbai on April 24, 2010)
