Batting: CSK's one discipline to rule them all
Chennai Super Kings had won three finals out of six before this. They were hungry for a fourth title, and they bulldozed their way there with the help of a consistently powerful batting line-up, led by Suresh Raina

Chennai Super Kings' batting is possibly more explosive than the fireworks that follow their title triumphs • BCCI
Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo