Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry
The Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry is a cricket rivalry between the IPL teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the defunct Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).[1] The rivalry with Chennai Super Kings stems from the Kaveri River water dispute between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The rivalry is also called "Kaveri derby" and "South Indian derby".[2][3] The two teams have played each other 32 times in IPL, with the Chennai Super Kings having more victories (21).[4] Chennai and Bangalore are also considered as two of the biggest metropolitan cities in South India.[5]
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Teams | CSK RCB |
| First meeting | 28 April 2008 Chennai won by 13 runs |
| Latest meeting | 17 April 2023 Chennai Super Kings won by 8 runs |
| Next meeting | IPL 2023 |
| Stadiums | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Total Matches: 32 |
| Most wins | Chennai Super Kings (21 wins) |
| Top scorer | Runs: Wickets: |
| All-time series (IPL & CLT20 only) | CSK: 21 wins RCB: 10 wins |
| Largest victory | CSK wins by 92 runs Port Elizabeth (20 April 2009) |
| Longest win streak | 7 Chennai Super Kings (24 May 2014 to 23 March 2019) |
| Current win streak | 1 Chennai Super Kings (17 April 2023–present) |
Location of the two teams in India | |
Summary of results
| Total wins | In Chennai | In Bangalore | Neutral Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK Won | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| RCB Won | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Total Matches | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
- Bold indicates most wins.
Head-to-head points table ranking in IPL (2008–2022)
Sns. Pos. |
08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||
- Total: Chennai Super Kings with 10 higher finishes, Royal Challengers Bangalore with 3 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022 IPL).
- The biggest difference in positions for Chennai Super Kings from Royal Challengers Bangalore is 6 places (2019 IPL ), The biggest difference in positions for Mumbai Indians from Chennai Super Kings is 4 places (2022 IPL).
- There was no Head to Head clash between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016 and 2017 seasons due to the former team was suspended.
Summary of Championships
Most IPL Titles
| Team | Title(s) | Runner-up | Seasons Won | Seasons runner-up | No. of seasons played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 5 | 2010 2011 2018 2021 |
2008 2012 2013 2015 2019 |
13 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | — | 3 | — | 2009 2011 2016 |
15 | |
| Year | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Runners-up | League stage |
| 2009 | Semi-finalists | Runners-up |
| 2010 | Champions | Semi-finalists |
| 2011 | Champions | Runners-up |
| 2012 | Runners-up | League stage |
| 2013 | Runners-up | League stage |
| 2014 | Playoffs | League stage |
| 2015 | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
| 2016 | Suspended | Runners-up |
| 2017 | League stage | |
| 2018 | Champions | League stage |
| 2019 | Runners-up | League stage |
| 2020 | League stage | Playoffs |
| 2021 | Champions | Playoffs |
| 2022 | League Stage | Semi-finalists |
Most Champions League T20 Titles
| Team | Total Titles | Winning Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 2010 2014 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | — | — | |
List of meetings in IPL and CLT20
| No. | Year | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Margin | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | 2008 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 13 runs | MS Dhoni – CSK – 65 (30) |
| 2 | 2008 | 2008 IPL | Chennai | RCB | 14 runs | Anil Kumble – RCB – 3/14 |
| 3 | 2009 | 2009 IPL | Port Elizabeth | CSK | 92 runs | Muttiah Muralitharan – CSK – 3/11 |
| 4 | 2009 | 2009 IPL | Durban | RCB | 2 wickets | Ross Taylor – RCB – 46* (50) |
| 5 | 2009 | 2009 IPL | Johannesburg | RCB | 6 wickets | Manish Pandey – RCB – 48 (35) |
| 6 | 2010 | 2010 IPL | Bangalore | RCB | 36 runs | Robin Uthappa – RCB – 68* (38) |
| 7 | 2010 | 2010 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 5 wickets | Murali Vijay – CSK – 78 (39) |
| 8 | 2010 | 2010 CLT20 | Durban | CSK | 52 runs | Suresh Raina – CSK – 94* (48) |
| 9 | 2011 | 2011 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 21 runs | Michael Hussey – CSK – 83* (56) |
| 10 | 2011 | 2011 IPL | Bangalore | RCB | 8 wickets | Chris Gayle – RCB – 75* (50) |
| 11 | 2011 | 2011 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 6 wickets | Suresh Raina – CSK – 73* (50) |
| 12 | 2011 | 2011 IPL Final | Chennai | CSK | 58 runs | Murali Vijay – CSK – 95 (52) |
| 13 | 2012 | 2012 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 5 wickets | Faf du Plessis – CSK – 71 (46) |
| 14 | 2012 | 2012 IPL | Bangalore | N/R | No result | None |
| 15 | 2013 | 2013 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 4 wickets | Ravindra Jadeja – CSK – 38* (20) |
| 16 | 2013 | 2013 IPL | Bangalore | RCB | 24 runs | Virat Kohli – RCB – 56* (29) |
| 17 | 2014 | 2014 IPL | Ranchi | RCB | 5 wickets | AB de Villiers – RCB – 28 (14) |
| 18 | 2014 | 2014 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 8 wickets | MS Dhoni – CSK – 49* (28) |
| 19 | 2015 | 2015 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 27 runs | Suresh Raina – CSK – 62 (32) |
| 20 | 2015 | 2015 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 24 runs | Suresh Raina – CSK – 52 (46) |
| 21 | 2015 | 2015 IPL | Ranchi | CSK | 3 wickets | Samuel Badree – CSK – 3/28 |
| 22 | 2018 | 2018 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 5 wickets | MS Dhoni – CSK – 70* (34) |
| 23 | 2018 | 2018 IPL | Pune | CSK | 6 wickets | Ravindra Jadeja – CSK – 3/18 |
| 24 | 2019 | 2019 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 7 wickets | Harbhajan Singh – CSK – 3/20 |
| 25 | 2019 | 2019 IPL | Bangalore | RCB | 1 run | Parthiv Patel – RCB – 53 (37) |
| 26 | 2020 | 2020 IPL | Dubai | RCB | 37 runs | Virat Kohli – RCB – 90* (52) |
| 27 | 2020 | 2020 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 8 wickets | Ruturaj Gaikwad – CSK – 65* (51) |
| 28 | 2021 | 2021 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 69 runs | Ravindra Jadeja – CSK – 3/13 |
| 29 | 2022 | 2022 IPL | Navi Mumbai | CSK | 23 runs | Shivam Dube – CSK – 95* (46) |
| 30 | 2022 | 2022 IPL | Pune | RCB | 13 runs | Harshal Patel – RCB – 3/35 |
| 31 | 2023 | 2023 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 8 runs | Devon Conway – CSK – 83 (45) |
Individual records
Most Runs
| Player | Runs |
|---|---|
| 993 | |
| 750 | |
| 710 | |
| 399 | |
Most Wickets
| Player | Wickets |
|---|---|
| 18 | |
| 17 | |
| 16 | |
| 15 | |
References
- "The battle of the Kaveri". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Bitter rivals square off in marquee southern derby". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Chennai Super Kings face royal challenge". The Times of India. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Royal Challengers Bangalore Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "India's growth set to be driven by Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad". India Today. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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