Chennai Super Kings CSK
Chennai Super Kings are at their best chasing — 61.2% wins running down a target against 51.4% setting one, across 265 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
CSK's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 44.4% | 7 | 71.4% |
| 2009 | 10 | 60.0% | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | 62.5% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 75.0% |
| 2012 | 12 | 41.7% | 6 | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | 87.5% | 10 | 50.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | 42.9% | 9 | 77.8% |
| 2015 | 11 | 63.6% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 50.0% | 10 | 80.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | 50.0% | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 25.0% | 10 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | 50.0% | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | 30.0% | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | 66.7% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | 50.0% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 16.7% | 8 | 37.5% |
| 2026 | 8 | 37.5% | 6 | 50.0% |
No Settled Split — Chasing Better in 10 of 17 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
CSK have never settled into one way of winning — the better side chasing in ten of 17 seasons and defending in five, with two seasons split even. Nothing shows the swing better than 2021: 100.0% (6 of 6) chasing against 50.0% (5 of 10) batting first, 50.0 percentage points apart. Split the run in two and neither half settles either: chasing edged both, narrowly. Recent seasons lean one way: chasing has had the better rate in each of the last two.
CSK's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Defending — 160–179 (59.0%, 12.3% above average)
5+ matches per band
No defending range has brought CSK a higher win rate than a total of 200 or more — 24 of 30 matches (80.0%). They sit furthest above the league average with a total of 160–179 — 23 of 39 (59.0%), 12.3% ↑ above the 46.7% league average in this band.
CSK's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Chasing — Below 160 (82.7%, 6.6% above average)
5+ matches per band
CSK are most dangerous against targets below 160, winning 43 of 52 matches there (82.7%) — 6.6% clear of the 76.1% league average in this band. That drops to 7 of 19 (36.8%) against targets of 180–199, 4.1% below the 40.9% league average for this scoring range.