Three-time champions, Chennai Super Kings, will be aiming for their fourth title. They will be missing the services of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh (both have withdrawn due to personal reasons). CSK bounced back to lift the title after banned for two years i.e. 2016 and 2017.
Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Champions - 2010, 2011, 2018
Total matches - 165
Wins - 100
Losses - 64 and NR 1
Coach - Stephen Fleming
Captain - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
The schedule
September 19 : Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
September 22: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
September 25: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 2: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 4: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 7: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 10: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 13: Sunrisers Hyderbad vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 17: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
October 19: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 23: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
October 25: Royal Challengres Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings - 3.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 29: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
November 1: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab - 3.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
Team
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk and Captain), Ambati Rayudu, K.M. Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood, R. Sai Kishore
