Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are the best two teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) statistically since its inception in 2008. These two teams have been consistent with their performances throughout and have had some fierce battles in the IPL and the now-defunct Champions League T20 (CLT20), with both teams winning the CLT20 twice. There are 10 IPL trophies won between these two teams, MI and CSK both won 5 IPL trophies each as of March 2025.
MI vs CSK head-to-head
The two teams have reportedly faced each other 38 times, with the Mumbai Indians dominating the Men in Yellow, winning 21 matches and losing 17, as of March 2025. They faced each other for the first time on 23 April, 2008, at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK won a high-scoring thriller by 6 runs as their total of 208 proved to be too much for Mumbai in the end. In their last encounter, CSK defeated MI quite comfortably on Wankhede by 20 runs, and Matheesha Pathirana was adjudged the player-of-the-match for his match-winning figures of 4/28.
MI and CSK have met four times in an IPL final— barring the first encounter which CSK won by 22 runs, MI has dominated CSK in the other three encounters, winning the IPL in 2013, 2015, and 2019. The highest total in MI v CSK games is 208 by CSK and the lowest total is 79, also by CSK.
| Matches Played | Matches won by MI | Matches won by CSK |
| 38 | 21 | 17 |
Note: Stats include both IPL and CLT20 matches
MI vs CSK match results
| Date | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Margin | Player of the Match |
| 14-Apr-2024 | 2024 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 20 Runs | Matheesha Pathirana - CSK - 4/28 |
| 06-May-2023 | 2023 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 6 wickets | Matheesha Pathirana - CSK -3/15 |
| 08-Apr-2023 | 2023 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 7 wickets | Ravindra Jadeja - CSK - 3/20 |
| 12-May-2022 | 2022 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 5 Wickets | Daniel Sams - MI - 3/16 |
| 21-Apr-2022 | 2022 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 3 wickets | Mukesh Choudhary - CSK- 3/19 |
| 19-Sep-2021 | 2021 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 20 runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad - CSK- 88*(58) |
| 1-May-2021 | 2021 IPL | Delhi | MI | 4 Wickets | Keiron Pollard - MI - 87(34) |
| 23-Oct-2020 | 2020 IPL | Sharjah | MI | 10 Wickets | Trent Boult- MI- 4/18 |
| 19-Sep-2020 | 2020 IPL | Abu Dhabi | CSK | 5 Wickets | Ambati Raydu-CSK- 71 (48) |
| 12-May-2019 | 2019 IPL | Hyderabad | MI | 1 Run | Jasprit Bumrah-MI- 2/14 |
| 7-May-2019 | 2019 IPL | Chennai | MI | 6 Wickets | Surya Kumar Yadav-MI- 71*(54) |
| 26-Apr-2019 | 2019 IPL | Chennai | MI | 46 runs | Rohit Sharma- MI - 67(48) |
| 3-Apr-2019 | 2019 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 37 runs | Hardik Pandya - MI - 25 (8) |
| 28-Apr-2018 | 2018 IPL | Pune | MI | 8 wickets | Rohit Sharma - MI - 53 (33) |
| 7-Apr-2018 | 2018 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 1 wicket | DJ Bravo - CSK - 68 (30) |
| 23-May-2015 | 2015 IPL | Kolkata | MI | 41 runs | Rohit Sharma - MI - 40 (26) |
| 18-May-2015 | 2015 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 25 runs | Kieron Pollard - MI - 41 (17) |
| 7-May-2015 | 2015 IPL | Chennai | MI | 6 wickets | Hardik Pandya – MI – 21* (8) |
| 16-Apr-2015 | 2015 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 6 wickets | Ashish Nehra - CSK - 3/23 |
| 27-May-2014 | 2014 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 7 wickets | Suresh Raina – CSK – 54* (33) |
| 9-May-2014 | 2014 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 4 wickets | Dwayne Smith – CSK – 57 (51) |
| 24-Apr-2014 | 2014 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 7 wickets | Mohit Sharma – CSK – 4/14 |
| 25-May-2013 | 2013 IPL | Kolkata | MI | 23 runs | Kieron Pollard – MI – 60* (32) and 1/34 |
| 20-May-2013 | 2013 IPL | Delhi | CSK | 48 runs | Michael Hussey – CSK – 86* (58) |
| 4-May-2013 | 2013 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 60 runs | Mitchell Johnson – MI – 3/27 |
| 5-Apr-2013 | 2013 IPL | Chennai | MI | 9 runs | Kieron Pollard – MI – 57* (38) and 1/40 |
| 19-Oct-2012 | 2012 CLT20 | Johannesburg | CSK* | 6 runs | Ben Hilfenhaus– CSK – 2/14 |
| 22-May-2012 | 2012 IPL | Bangalore | CSK | 38 runs | Mahendra Singh Dhoni – CSK – 51* (20) |
| 5-May-2012 | 2012 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 2 wickets | Dwayne Smith – MI – 24* (9) |
| 3-Apr-2012 | 2012 IPL | Chennai | MI | 8 wickets | Richard Levi – MI – 50 (35) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | 2011 CLT20 | Chennai | MI* | 3 wickets | Lasith Malinga – MI – 1/29 and 37* (18) |
| 21-Apr-2011 | 2011 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 8 runs | Harbhajan Singh – MI – 5/18 |
| 24-May-2010 | 2010 IPL | Navi Mumbai | CSK | 22 runs | Suresh Raina – CSK – 57* (35) and 1/21 |
| 5-May-2010 | 2010 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 24 runs | Suresh Raina – CSK – 73 (28) and 1/12 |
| 24-Apr-2010 | 2010 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 5 wickets | Sachin Tendulkar– MI – 72 (52) |
| 15-May-2009 | 2009 IPL | Port Elizabeth | CSK | 7 wickets | Matthew Hayden – CSK – 60* (57) |
| 17-Apr-2009 | 2009 IPL | Cape Town | MI | 19 runs | Sachin Tendulkar– MI – 59* (49) |
| 13-May-2008 | 2008 IPL | Mumbai | MI | 9 wickets | Sanath Jayasuriya– MI – 114* (48) |
| 22-Apr-2008 | 2008 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 6 runs | Matthew Hayden – CSK – 81 (46) |
(*) - Champions League Twenty20
MI vs CSK head-to-head in MI’s home ground, Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai Indians have had an edge over their counterparts CSK at their home ground Wankhede Stadium, winning 7 and losing 6, as of March 2025.
| Matches Played | Matches won by MI | Matches won by CSK | Last Meeting |
| 13 | 07 | 06 | CSK won by 20 Runs |
MI vs CSK head-to-head in CSK’s home ground, MA Chidambaram Stadium
MI is the only team to breach CSK’s fortress MA Chidambaram Stadium, reportedly beating them in their own backyard. Post IPL 2010, CSK had not won a match at their home ground against MI until the last season where CSK comfortably defeated MI by 6 wickets and broke their record of losing to their arch-rivals since 2010.
| Matches Played | Matches won by CSK | Matches won by MI | Last Meeting |
| 08 | 03 | 05 | CSK won by 6 wickets |
MI vs CSK head-to-head in neutral venues
Unlike home and away records, CSK has a slight edge over MI having won 9 and losing 8 to MI, as of March 2025.
| Matches Played | Matches won by MI | Matches won by CSK | No Result | Last Meeting |
| 17 | 09 | 08 | 0 | CSK won by 20 runs |
MI vs CSK head-to-head: Highest run scorer
In MI v CSK games, the highest run-scorers from these two teams is former MI captain Rohit Sharma with 837 runs in 29 matches against CSK, followed by former CSK player Suresh Raina with 736 runs in 32 matches as of March 2025.
| Batter | Matches | Runs |
| Rohit Sharma | 29 | 837 |
| Suresh Raina | 32 | 736 |
| MS Dhoni | 38 | 732 |
MI vs CSK head-to-head: Highest wicket-taker
In MI vs CSK games, the highest wicket-taker is Lasith Malinga with 37 wickets in 23 matches, as of March 2025. The second spot is held by Dwayne Bravo who played for both teams. Bravo took 37 wickets in 27 matches in the clashes between the two teams.
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets |
| Lasith Malinga | 23 | 37 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 27 | 37 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 28 | 26 |
FAQs on MI vs CSK Head-to-Head
A. Rohit Sharma (105*) and Sanath Jayasuriya (114*) are the only centurions in matches involving MI and CSK as of March 2025.
A. Rohit Sharma has scored the most number of runs in MI vs CSK Head-to-Head, 837 runs in 29 matches.
A. Lasith Malinga has taken the most number of wickets in MI vs CSK Head-to-Head with 37 as of March 2025.
A. There are 10 IPL trophies won between MI and CSK, equally shared among the IPL giants as of March 2025.
A. MI and CSK have met four times in an IPL final as of March 2025.
