Dwayne Smith (CSK) : The Caribbean hard hitter who was brought by the Chennai franchise proved to be a fruitful buy for the team as he along with Kiwi batsman Brendon Mc Cullum formed on of the most dangerous opening pair of the IPL 7. Smith has scored a total of 566 runs from the 16 matches that he has played at a strike rate of 136.05. He has hit a total of 34 maximums which goes on to show s his hard hitting ability.