MI vs CSK in numbers: 10 titles, unique 3-1 lead, Raina topping charts - All you need to know about IPL's 'El Clasico'
Hindustan TimesIt is the greatest rivalry in the grandest T20 league in the world. From CSK’s six-run win in the inaugural edition in 2008 to MI scraping to a two-wicket victory off the final delivery in 2012, from Dwayne Bravo powering CSK to a pulsating win off the penultimate delivery of the match in 2018 to Lasith Malinga’s sensational final over resulting in a thrilling win for MI by one solitary run in the final of the 2019 edition in Hyderabad – MI and CSK have produced some memorable matches over the years. 10: CSK and MI have won 10 of the 16 IPL titles between them. 3-1: MI and CSK have faced each other in four finals in the IPL – the most for any two teams in the league’s history. Above 50% - MI and CSK are the only two teams in the IPL who have a Success Percentage of greater than 50% against all opposition teams with whom they have played a minimum of 10 matches.