With the advent of cash-rich tournaments like the IPL, the fate of the T20 tournament has changed completely. IPL betting has gained popularity among normal audiences as well. One of the notable aspects to make note of is the team rivalries.
As the tournament progresses over the years, the rivalry between all the ten franchises has become more intense, and as a result, the excitement among cricket enthusiasts has gone to the next level. Since every franchise tries to compete against one another at a much deeper level, Making the tournament an intense one filled with the edge of thriller excitement.
Through this piece of writing, we will discuss the old rivalries that exist between two franchises that have won the coveted title five times each, i.e., the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the “whistle podu” team.
MI vs CSK: A Clash of The Titans
Over the years, the Mumbai Indians have established themselves as the most prolific team in the history of the IPL.
- As a result, they have completely outplayed their opponents for the last few seasons by winning the title in consecutive years in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
- Before this, they also won the title in 2013, 2015, and 2017.
- Whenever a match between the Mumbai Indians and CSK takes place, it is often referred to by cricket enthusiasts as the clash of the titans because of their previous rivalry within the league.
- In other words, it is regarded as one of the most anticipated clashes of the league every year, attracting huge numbers of fans across the Indian states.
- Unlike the Mumbai Indians, CSK appears to be another successful side that has already grabbed the coveted trophy in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
CSk vs MI Head-to-Head List
CSK and Mumbai Indians had their very first encounter in the first edition of the IPL, back in 2008.
The match was played on April 23, 2008, which was a high-scoring venture, where CSK posted a huge total of 208 runs as MI tried to achieve that score, but it was CSK who won that thriller by a winning margin of 6 runs.
- Since then, there have been a total of 36 IPL games played between both teams.
- Out of the 36 matches, the MS Dhoni-led CSK team won 16 games, while the Rohit Sharma-led MI team has already won 20 matches or so.
- Both of these teams appear to be the most successful teams in the history of the IPL, as they have won the title a minimum of five times.
- CSK has won this title five times so far in the years 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
- Whereas MI won it in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
| Matched Played | CSK Won | MI won | No Result | Tie |
| 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
MI vs CSK: Memorable Final Clashes
Let us now look at some of the memorable knockout clashes that took place between MI and CSK, especially in the grand finale of the tournament.
1. IPL 2010 Final:
In the IPL 2010 final, it was the first time the Mumbai Indians met CSK in the knockout stage.
- Further, it turned out to be the edge of a thriller game.
- While batting first, CSK scored a modest total of 168 runs for the loss of five wickets.
- It was their bowler who produced a stunning display of bowling and restricted the CSK team by 146 for the loss of nine wickets.
- The Super Kings won the match as well as the IPL 2010 title by 22 runs.
- This was the first title that was won by the CSK team.
2. IPL 2013 final:
In the IPL 2013 final, the Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first.
- The Mumbai Indians were able to score only 148 runs for the loss of nine wickets.
- Kieron Pollard played a scintillating knock of 60 runs.
- CSK, while batting second, ended their innings on 125 runs for the loss of nine wickets.
- MSD top scored with 63 runs.
- MI won the title and the match by 23 runs.
3. IPL 2019 Final:
In the year 2019, once again, the final match was played between MI and CSK.
- In this particular game, the Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first.
- The Mumbai Indians scored a meager total of 149 runs for the loss of eight wickets.
- While batting second, the Chennai Super Kings fell short by 1 run to win the match and the coveted title as they scored 148 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
- The Mumbai Indians not only lifted the trophy, but they also won the match by a narrow margin.
Most-run getters & wicket-takers for both CSK & Mumbai Indians against each other
- Most Runs: From the CSK camp, it is Suresh Raina, who scored a total run of 710 against the Mumbai Indians, whereas from the Mumbai Indian camp, Rohit Sharma scored around 700 runs against the CSK.
- Most Wickets: In the bowling department, Dwayne Bravo for the CSK team has picked up 35 wickets against the MI team, and Lasith Malinga for the MI team has picked up around 31 wickets when they take on the CSK.
Bottom Line
It can be concluded that whenever both of these giants meet each other in the tournament, it is the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians who have dominated the MSD-led CSK team in terms of numbers. On the other hand, CSK is just four wins away from reaching the MI numbers.
It will be pretty interesting to find out who will dominate in IPL 2024!