CSK vs MI head to head: IPL record, results and stats (Oct 2026)

CSK vs MI head to head record in IPL

Mumbai Indians lead the all-time IPL head to head against Chennai Super Kings 21-20. No two teams have met more often in the IPL, and the fixture has never produced a tie or a no result. CSK closed the gap to one by winning both games of IPL 2026.

CSK vs MI head to head: last 5 matches

CSK lead the last five meetings 4-1. MI's only win in that run was a nine-wicket chase at the Wankhede in April 2025.

CSK vs MI last 10 matches

Stretch the window to ten games and CSK lead 8-2. MI have not won back-to-back games against Chennai since 2019.

CSK vs MI head to head since 2020

The rivalry has been competitive since the very start, making IPL match predictions tricky. Since the start of IPL 2020, CSK have won nine of 13 meetings. Before 2020, MI led the fixture 17-11.

CSK vs MI head to head in IPL 2026

The sides met twice in IPL 2026. They sat in opposite groups, and the season format paired teams from opposite groups twice. CSK won both games, their first season double over MI since 2023.

23 April, Wankhede: CSK posted 207/6 and bowled MI out for 104 in 19 overs. Sanju Samson hit 101 not out, and Akeal Hosein took 4/17. The 103-run margin is the biggest win by runs in the history of the fixture and MI's heaviest defeat in the IPL.

2 May, Chepauk: MI were held to 159/7, and CSK reached 160/2 with 11 balls to spare. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was named player of the match.

CSK vs MI all results from 2008 to 2026

Every IPL meeting between the two franchises, grouped by season. CSK and MI did not play in 2016 and 2017, when Chennai served a two-year suspension.

Between April 2018 and May 2019, MI won five straight games against CSK, including all four meetings in 2019. That remains the longest winning run by either side. CSK's best is four in a row, achieved twice: from April 2014 to April 2015, and from April 2023 to March 2025.

CSK vs MI head to head by venue

Home advantage counts for little in this rivalry. Chepauk is split down the middle, and CSK have won six times at the Wankhede.

CSK vs MI head to head in Chepauk

The record at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is level at 5-5. That hides two very different eras. MI won five straight games in Chennai between 2012 and 2019, including Qualifier 1 in 2019.

CSK have since won the last three meetings at Chepauk, in 2023, 2025 and 2026. All three were successful chases.

CSK vs MI head to head at Wankhede Stadium

MI lead 8-6 at the Wankhede. CSK have won three of the last four meetings there, including the 103-run win in 2026.

The ground has produced both extremes of this fixture. CSK's two lowest totals against MI, 79 in 2013 and 97 in 2022, came at the Wankhede. So did Rohit Sharma's 105 not out in 2024 and Samson's century in 2026.

CSK vs MI head to head at neutral venues

MI lead 7-6 across 13 games at neutral grounds. These include two matches in South Africa in 2009, four in the UAE between 2014 and 2021, two finals in Kolkata, the 2019 final in Hyderabad, two games in Delhi and one each in Bengaluru and Pune.

CSK also hold a 3-1 lead at Mumbai's other grounds. They won the 2010 final and a 2022 league game at the DY Patil Stadium, and the 2014 Eliminator at the Brabourne.

CSK vs MI head to head in IPL finals and playoffs

The teams have met nine times in the knockouts. MI lead those games 5-4, and their edge comes entirely from finals.

CSK vs MI in IPL finals

Four finals, three MI wins. CSK's only victory in a title decider against Mumbai came in the first one.

The team batting first won all four finals. MI's wins in 2013 and 2015 delivered their first two IPL titles, both at Eden Gardens.

CSK vs MI in other playoff matches

CSK knocked MI out in the Eliminator in both 2012 and 2014. In 2013 they won Qualifier 1 by 48 runs, with Michael Hussey on 86 not out and Suresh Raina on 82 not out, then lost the final to the same opponents five days later.

CSK vs MI team records

Batting first vs chasing

Chasing sides have won 23 of 41 games. CSK lean on the chase more heavily, with 12 of their 20 wins coming while batting second. MI's wins are split almost evenly.

Highest and lowest totals

The two highest totals came in the same game. CSK made 218/4 in Delhi in 2021, and MI chased it off the last ball for a 437-run aggregate, the highest in the fixture. The very first meeting in 2008 is next on 410.

Biggest victories

CSK: 103 runs (Mumbai, 2026), 48 runs (2013 Qualifier 1), 38 runs (2012 Eliminator). By wickets: 8 wickets (Chennai, 2026).

MI: 60 runs (Mumbai, 2013), 46 runs (Chennai, 2019), 41 runs (2015 final). By wickets: 10 wickets (Sharjah, 2020).

Closest finishes

• 1 run: MI, 2019 final, Hyderabad
• 1 wicket: CSK, Mumbai, 2018
• 2 wickets: MI, Mumbai, 2012
• 6 runs: CSK, Chennai, 2008
• 8 runs: MI, Mumbai, 2011

CSK vs MI player records

Most runs in CSK vs MI matches

Rohit Sharma is the leading scorer in this fixture, with 881 IPL runs against CSK. Three CSK greats sit behind him, and Kieron Pollard has the best strike rate of the top five at 171.97.

Figures cover IPL matches only, up to the first meeting of IPL 2026. Totals that include the two Champions League T20 games are slightly higher.

Highest individual scores

• Sanath Jayasuriya (MI): 114*, Mumbai, 2008
• Rohit Sharma (MI): 105*, Mumbai, 2024
• Sanju Samson (CSK): 101*, Mumbai, 2026
• Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK): 88*, Dubai, 2021
• Kieron Pollard (MI): 87*, Delhi, 2021

All three centuries in this rivalry were scored at the Wankhede. Jayasuriya's hundred came off 45 balls, still the fastest in the fixture. Pollard holds the fastest fifty, off 17 balls in 2021.

Most wickets in CSK vs MI matches

Harbhajan Singh's 5/18 at the Wankhede in 2011 is the only IPL five-wicket haul in the fixture. The best figures for CSK belong to Mohit Sharma, who took 4/14 in Dubai in 2014, followed by Akeal Hosein's 4/17 in 2026 and Noor Ahmad's 4/18 in 2025.

Players who have represented both teams

More than 30 players have appeared for both franchises. The most notable are Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Michael Hussey, Deepak Chahar and Mitchell Santner. Chahar and Santner both moved from CSK to MI in 2025.

Most memorable CSK vs MI matches

2010 final: CSK's first title

CSK were 68/3 after 12 overs at the DY Patil Stadium. Suresh Raina's 57 off 35 balls lifted them to 168/5, and spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Muttiah Muralitharan conceded just 41 runs in eight overs. CSK won by 22 runs.

2013: 79 all out at the Wankhede

Mitchell Johnson tore through the CSK top order and Chennai were dismissed for 79 in 15.2 overs. It is still the lowest total by either side in this fixture.

2013 final: MI's first title

MI made only 148/9 at Eden Gardens. CSK then crashed to 39/6. MS Dhoni hit an unbeaten fifty, but MI won by 23 runs to lift the trophy for the first time.

2018: Bravo and Jadhav steal the season opener

CSK returned from a two-year suspension and chased 166 at the Wankhede with one wicket and one ball left. Dwayne Bravo was player of the match, and an injured Kedar Jadhav hit the winning runs.

2019 final: MI win by one run

MI defended 149 in Hyderabad. Shane Watson made 80 off 59 balls with a bleeding knee that later needed six stitches. CSK needed two off the final ball, and Lasith Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur lbw. MI became the first team to win four titles.

2021: Pollard chases 219 in Delhi

CSK posted 218/4. Kieron Pollard reached his fifty in 17 balls and finished on 87 not out as MI won off the last ball. It is the highest successful chase in CSK vs MI history.

2026: The 103-run rout

Sanju Samson's 101 not out took CSK to 207/6 at the Wankhede. MI folded for 104, and Akeal Hosein finished with 4/17. No team had ever beaten MI by a bigger margin in the IPL.

CSK vs MI titles and finals compared

These are the two most successful franchises in IPL history, level on five titles each. CSK have reached four more finals.

Three of CSK's five lost finals were against MI. MI's only defeat in a final was against CSK.

Using CSK vs MI head to head stats for betting

Head to head data works best as one input alongside current form, team news and pitch reports. Three trends stand out for staking on IPL betting apps ahead of the next meeting.

Recent form beats the all-time record

MI lead 21-20 overall, but CSK have won eight of the last 10. Seventeen of MI's 21 wins came before 2020, with squads built around Rohit, Pollard and Malinga.

Chasing sides have the edge in league games

The team batting second has won 23 of 41 meetings, and CSK's last three wins at Chepauk were all chases. Finals are the exception: the side batting first won all four. Check the toss result before placing live bets.

Venue shapes the total runs market

Chepauk has produced low first innings scores in recent meetings: 139, 155 and 159 across the last three games. The Wankhede is less predictable, with totals in this fixture ranging from 79 to 207.

Raja Babu Cricket Expert

Do not read too much into MI's one-win lead. Their 17-11 record before 2020 belongs to a different era, and CSK have dominated since. The last three seasons give a clearer picture of this matchup. Bet only with money you can afford to lose. Betting is for adults aged 18 and over, so check the gambling laws where you live before placing a bet.

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