| Owner | India Cements |
| Home Ground | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
| Captain | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Coach | Kepler Wessels |
| Team Value | US$ 91 million |
Boasting of Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings is one of the better sides in the tournament with the presence of Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Stephen Fleming, Jacob Oram and Muttiah Muralitharan. The team is owned by India Cements.
MS Dhoni (Captain)
Specialisation: Wicket keeper, Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Jacob Oram
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: New Zealander
Albie Morkel
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Right arm fast
Nationality: South African
Suresh Raina
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Indian
Muttiah Muralitharan
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Matthew Hayden
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: Australian
Stephen Fleming
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Right slow medium
Nationality: New Zealander
Parthiv Patel
Specialisation: Wicket keeper, Left hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Joginder Sharma
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
Makhaya Ntini
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast bowler
Nationality: South African
Michael Hussey
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: Australian
Napoleon Einstein
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm off-break
Nationality: Indian
Abhinav Mukund
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Leg-spin
Nationality: Indian
Viraj Kabde
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
L Balaji
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
S Badrinath
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm offbreak
Nationality: Indian
R Ashwin
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm offbreak
Nationality: Indian
S B Jakati
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Slow left arm orthodox
Nationality: Indian
S Vidyut
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Slow left arm orthodox
Nationality: Indian
Arun Karthik
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Leg break googly
Nationality: Indian
Jaydev Shah
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Right arm offbreak
Nationality: Indian
S Suresh Kumar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm offbreak
Nationality: Indian
P Amarnath
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Anirudha Srikkanth
Speciality: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Kepler Wessels
Coach
Nationality: South African
points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
| Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.263 |
| Chennai Superkings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.743 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.525 |
match schedule
- 5/3/2008Bangalore vs Hyderabad M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 21
- 5/3/2008Mohali vs Kolkata Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh Match 22
- 5/4/2008Mumbai vs Delhi Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai Match 23
- 5/4/2008Jaipur vs Chennai Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur Match 24
- 5/5/2008Bangalore vs Mohali M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 25