Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are the two most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with five titles each. Notably, their rivalry is also considered best among all other rivalries in the tournament throughout the years. Fans also refer to this rivalry as El – Classico of cricket because of the immense popularity among fans. The excitement is always high during the MI-CSK match and both teams always produce high-octane clash whenever they face each other.
Both MI and CSK also have most appearances in the final with CSK leading the chart by qualifying for the final 10 times, while MI have been a part of the title clash six times. Both teams met in the 2010 final where CSK defeated MI by 22 runs to clinch their maiden IPL title. However, after that, MI have defeated CSK in the final three times in 2013, 2015, and 2019. Both CSK and MI will be seen again locking horns with each other in IPL 2024 and looking to produce another edge of the seat thriller.
CSK vs MI Head to Head in IPL
Since the start of IPL in 2008, CSK and MI have faced each other 36 times throughout the seasons with MI taking the lead with 20 wins, while CSK come out victorious on 16 occasions. Some thrilling encounters between MI and CSK include the one in the opening match of IPL 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium, where Dwayne Bravo played a sensational knock of 68 runs off 30 balls during regular fall of wickets as CSK clinched a memorable victory by just 1 wickets. The other one took place in the 2019 IPL final in Hyderabad where MI registered just 1-run victory against CSK to clinch their fourth IPL title in a most dramatic manner. Coming to 2021, MI registered the second highest successful run chase in IPL as they chased down the target of 219 runs against CSK in a last ball thriller in Delhi.
CSK vs MI Top Performers
Most Runs
Former CSK player Suresh Raina is the leading run scorer in MI vs CSK rivalry in IPL with 710 runs. While the MI skipper Rohit Sharma is not too far away from leading the chart as he already amassed 700 runs. Meanwhile, CSK’s Ambati Rayadu, who played his last IPL season in 2023, finds himself on the third spot with 658 runs.
Most Wickets
Former cricketer Dwayne Bravo, who has been a part of both CSK and MI is currently leading the chart in the list of most wickets among both teams with 35 scalps. Bravo is followed by the former MI pacer Lasith Malinga who picked 31 wickets and the third spot belongs to Harbhajan Singh for picking up 26 wickets by playing for both franchises.
CSK vs MI Head to Head Total Matches
Tournament | Venue | Winner | Margin |
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2023 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 6 Wickets |
2023 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 7 Wickets |
2022 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 5 Wickets |
2022 IPL | Navi Mumbai | CSK | 3 Wickets |
2021 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 20 runs |
2021 IPL | Delhi | MI | 4 Wickets |
2020 IPL | Abu Dhabi | CSK | 5 Wickets |
2020 IPL | Sharjah | MI | 10 Wickets |
2019 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 37 runs |
2019 IPL | Chennai | MI | 46 runs |
2019 IPL | Chennai | MI | 6 Wickets |
2019 IPL | Hyderabad | MI | 1 Run |
2018 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 1 wicket |
2018 IPL | Pune | MI | 8 wickets |
2015 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 6 wickets |
2015 IPL | Chennai | MI | 6 wickets |
2015 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 25 runs |
2015 IPL | Kolkata | MI | 41 runs |
2014 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 7 wickets |
2014 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 4 wickets |
2014 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 7 wickets |
2013 IPL | Chennai | MI | 9 runs |
2013 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 60 runs |
2013 IPL | Delhi | CSK | 48 runs |
2013 IPL | Kolkata | MI | 23 runs |
2012 IPL | Chennai | MI | 8 wickets |
2012 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 2 wickets |
2012 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 38 runs |
2011 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 8 runs |
2010 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 5 wickets |
2010 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 24 runs |
2010 IPL | Navi Mumbai | CSK | 22 runs |
2009 IPL | Cape Town | MI | 19 runs |
2009 IPL | Port Elizabeth | CSK | 7 wickets |
2008 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 6 runs |
2008 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 9 wickets |