1. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are two of the biggest teams in IPL. The two franchises share a total of 7 titles. Both franchises will be looking forward to making it 8 out of 13. Mumbai Indians have won the tournament 4 times while Super Kings are just behind with 3 titles. These two teams have the biggest IPL Rivalries in the history of this tournament
Mumbai Indians did not enjoy the best of the campaigns in the early editions of IPL. Ever since Rohit Sharma led the team as the captain, they’ve been a dominant force. MI is also one of the few teams to get the better of CSK overall.
The two teams have met a total of 30 times in IPL. No two other teams have played so many games head to head. MI has 18 wins against CSK who has won only 12 of their games versus the Mumbai side. The teams have met at all stages including league rounds, qualifiers, knockouts and even finals.
This rivalry is popularly referred to as the El Clasico of IPL. El Clasico (The Classic) is the name given to a meeting between the two biggest football clubs, Real Madrid FC and FC Barcelona. Likewise, the two teams have attracted the biggest players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni etc.
Suresh Raina of Chennai Super Kings has scored the most runs (722) in history of MI vs CSK. Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians is the leading wicket-taker (36). The last time these two teams met in the IPL 2019 final that MI won in nail-biting fashion. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns on match-day 1st for IPL 2020.
