Meet the heroes of Chennai Super Kings’ who helped Dhoni lift IPL 2023

May 30, 2023

By: Sourabh Jain

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Best batsmen this season

The CSK openers fired on both cylinders and led from the front. Here is a look at the top performers with the bat for the Chennai-based franchise. However, when it mattered the middle order stood up and shouldered responsibility in crucial phases.

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Devon Conway

Devon Conway scored 672 runs for CSK this season, with a high score of 92 runs not out and a strike rate of 139.7.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad emerged as the second highest scorer for CSK and the highest scoring Indian, with a total score of 590 runs. He scored with a strike rate of 147.5 and a high score of 92 runs.

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Shivam Dube

Shivam Dube scored 418 runs during IPL 2023, with a high score of 52 runs and a strike rate of 158.3.

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Ajinkya Rahane

With an impressive comeback, Ajinkya Rahane scored 326 runs for CSK with a high score of 71 runs not out and a strike rate of 172.5.

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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja, who hit the winning runs for the team during the finals scored a total of 190 runs with a high score of 25 and a strike rate of 142.9.

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Best bowlers this season

Apart from the batsmen, the relatively inexperienced bowling lineup stuck to the plans set by MS Dhoni, the captain and played a huge role in the team’s success. Here are the top performing bowlers.

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Tushar Deshpande

Tushar Deshpande emerged as the leading wicket taker for CSK with 21 wickets. However, Deshpande had an expensive economy of 9.92.

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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja, popularly known as "Sir Jadeja" also played a key role with the ball. He took 20 wickets during the season with an economy of 7.56.

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Matheesha Pathirana

Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana emerged as a great find for CSK, taking 19 wickets with an economy of 8.

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Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar continued to impress with the ball and took 13 wickets during the season with an economy of 8.73.

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Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana, another Sri Lankan player had a major impact for the team. He took 11 wickets with an economy of 8.

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