in 2013, the super kings strengthened their bowling attack by signing up five overseas and five indian bowlers. in the ipl season, they finished first in the points table with 11 wins from 16 matches and qualified for the playoffs and 2013 clt20. this was the first time in six seasons that the super kings had was at the top of the league table of the ipl. during the season, they also equaled royal challengers bangalore's 2011 record for most wins in succession in the ipl (7 wins on trot). in the first qualifier at delhi against mumbai indians, the super kings posted 192/1 in 20 overs riding on unbeaten half-centuries from hussey (86* off 58 balls) and raina (82* off 42 balls) before bowling out their opponents for 144. thus they entered the final of the ipl for the fourth time in succession where they would play the same opponents, mumbai indians, at kolkata. at the final, batting first, the mumbai indians made 148/9 in their 20 overs. in reply, the super kings were reduced to 39/6 at one stage before an unbeaten half-century from skipper dhoni took them close to the target. however, mumbai indians won the match by 23 runs to win their first ever ipl title. super kings opening batsman michael hussey, who scored 733 runs that season at an average of 52, won the orange cap for the most runs in the season while all-rounder dwayne bravo won the purple cap for bagging the most wickets (32). the super kings gained direct qualification for the 2013 clt20 which was held in india in september–october. they were placed in group b alongside brisbane heat, sunrisers hyderabad, titans and trinidad &amp; tobago. they won their first three games before losing the final group match against trinidad &amp; tobago. with 12 points from four matches, the super kings progressed to the semifinals where they suffered a 14-run defeat at the hands of the rajasthan royals at jaipur.