Chennai’s distinction – becomes the first team to bag 75 Man of the Match Awards in the history of IPL
Chennai became the first team to bag 75 Man of the Match Awards in the history of IPL, when BB McCullum got the award for his 66 against Punjab at Chennai on 25.04.15. The following table details out the awards won by Chennai cricketers with their batting and bowling performances.
| No | Player | Team | Score | W-R | Opposition | Ground | season |
| 1 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 116* | 0-00 | Punjab | Mohali | 2007-08 |
| 2 | Hayden ML | Chennai | 81 | 0-00 | Mumbai | Chennai | 2007-08 |
| 3 | Oram JDP | Chennai | 0 | 3-32 | Kolkata | Chennai | 2007-08 |
| 4 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 65 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 2007-08 |
| 5 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 33 | 0-00 | Delhi | Delhi | 2007-08 |
| 6 | Balaji L | Chennai | 0 | 5-24 | Punjab | Chennai | 2007-08 |
| 7 | Ntini M | Chennai | 0 | 4-21 | Kolkata | Kolkata | 2007-08 |
| 8 | Morkel JA | Chennai | 71 | 2-35 | Rajasthan | Chennai | 2007-08 |
| 9 | Raina SK | Chennai | 54* | 0-00 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 2007-08 |
| 10 | Ntini M | Chennai | 0 | 2-23 | Punjab | Mum-WS | 2007-08 |
| 11 | Muralitharan M | Chennai | 0 | 3-11 | Bangalore | P Elizabeth | 2008-09 |
| 12 | Raina SK | Chennai | 98 | 1-11 | Rajasthan | Centurion | 2008-09 |
| 13 | Jakati SB | Chennai | 13 | 4-24 | Delhi | Jo’burg | 2008-09 |
| 14 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 58* | 0-00 | Deccan | East LondJon | 2008-09 |
| 15 | Hayden ML | Chennai | 89 | 0-00 | Punjab | Centurion | 2008-09 |
| 16 | Badrinath S | Chennai | 59* | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Kimberley | 2008-09 |
| 17 | Hayden ML | Chennai | 60* | 0-00 | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 2008-09 |
| 18 | Muralitharan M | Chennai | 1* | 2-08 | Punjab | Kingsmead | 2008-09 |
| 19 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 66* | 0-00 | Kolkata | Kolkata | 2009-10 |
| 20 | Hayden ML | Chennai | 93 | 0-00 | Delhi | Delhi | 2009-10 |
| 21 | Vijay M | Chennai | 78 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Chennai | 2009-10 |
| 22 | Vijay M | Chennai | 127 | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | 2009-10 |
| 23 | Raina SK | Chennai | 23 | 1-12 | Mumbai | Chennai | 2009-10 |
| 24 | Ashwin R | Chennai | 0 | 3-16 | Kolkata | Chennai | 2009-10 |
| 25 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 54* | 0-00 | Punjab | Dharamsala | 2009-10 |
| 26 | Bollinger DE | Chennai | 0 | 4-13 | Deccan | Mum-DYP | 2009-10 |
| 27 | Raina SK | Chennai | 57* | 1-21 | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 2009-10 |
| 28 | Srikkanth A | Chennai | 64 | 0-00 | Kolkata | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 29 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 83* | 0-00 | Bangalore | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 30 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 61 | 0-61 | Pune | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 31 | Bollinger DE | Chennai | 0 | 3-21 | Pune | Mum-DYP | 2010-11 |
| 32 | Morkel JA | Chennai | 19 | 3-38 | Deccan | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 33 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 79* | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 34 | Vijay M | Chennai | 53 | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 2010-11 |
| 35 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 63* | 0-00 | Delhi | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 36 | Saha WP | Chennai | 46 | 0-00 | Kochi | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 37 | Raina SK | Chennai | 73 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Mum-WS | 2010-11 |
| 38 | Vijay M | Chennai | 95 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Chennai | 2010-11 |
| 39 | Jadeja RA | Chennai | 48 | 5-26 | Deccan | Vizag | 2011-12 |
| 40 | du Plessis F | Chennai | 71 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 41 | Kulasekara KMDN | Chennai | 0 | 2-10 | Pune | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 42 | du Plessis F | Chennai | 73 | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 43 | Raina SK | Chennai | 32 | 1-05 | Deccan | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 44 | Hilfenhaus BW | Chennai | 0 | 2-08 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 2011-12 |
| 45 | Hilfenhaus BW | Chennai | 0 | 3-27 | Delhi | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 46 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 56 | 0-00 | Kolkata | Kolkata | 2011-12 |
| 47 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 51* | 0-00 | Mumbai | Bangalore | 2011-12 |
| 48 | Vijay M | Chennai | 113 | 0-00 | Delhi | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| 49 | MEK Hussey | Chennai | 86* | 0-00 | Punjab | Mohali | 2012-13 |
| 50 | RA Jadeja | Chennai | 38* | 0-00 | Bangalore | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 51 | MEK Hussey | Chennai | 65* | 0-00 | Delhi | Delhi | 2012-13 |
| 52 | RA Jadeja | Chennai | 36* | 3-20 | Kolkata | Kolkata | 2012-13 |
| 53 | MEK Hussey | Chennai | 88 | 0-00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 54 | MS Dhoni | Chennai | 67* | 0-00 | Sunrisers | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 55 | MEK Hussey | Chennai | 95 | 0-00 | Kolkata | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 56 | MS Dhoni | Chennai | 45* | 0-00 | Pune | Pune-SRS | 2012-13 |
| 57 | SK Raina | Chennai | 100* | 0-00 | Punjab | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 58 | SK Raina | Chennai | 99* | 0-00 | Sunrisers | HYd-RGS | 2012-13 |
| 59 | Dhoni MS | Chennai | 58* | 0-00 | Delhi | Chennai | 2012-13 |
| 60 | Hussey MEK | Chennai | 86* | 0-00 | Mumbai | Delhi | 2012-13 |
| 61 | SK Raina | Chennai | 56 | 0-00 | Delhi | Abu Dhabi | 21.04.14 |
| 62 | RA Jadeja | Chennai | 36* | 4-33 | Rajasthan | Dubai-DSC | 23.04.14 |
| 63 | MM Sharma | Chennai | 4-14 | Mumbai | Dubai-DSC | 25.04.14 | |
| 64 | DR Smith | Chennai | 66 | 1-11 | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 27.04.14 |
| 65 | RA Jadeja | Chennai | 17* | 4-12 | Kolkata | Ranchi | 02.05.14 |
| 66 | DR Smith | Chennai | 79 | 0-00 | Delhi | Delhi | 05.05.14 |
| 67 | DR Smith | Chennai | 57 | 0-00 | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.05.14 |
| 68 | RA Jadeja | Chennai | 11* | 2-18 | Rajasthan | Ranchi | 13.05.14 |
| 69 | MS Dhoni | Chennai | 49* | 0-00 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 24.05.14 |
| 70 | SK Raina | Chennai | 54* | 0-00 | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 28.05.14 |
| 71 | A Nehra | Chennai | 3-25 | Delhi | Chennai | 09.04.15 | |
| 72 | BB McCullum | Chennai | 100* | 0-00 | Sunrisers | Chennai | 11.04.15 |
| 73 | A Nehra | Chennai | 3-2 | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 17.04.15 | |
| 74 | SK Raina | Chennai | 62 | 0-00 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.04.15 |
| 75 | BB McCullum | Chennai | 66 | 0-00 | Punjab | Chennai | 25.04.15 |