When it comes to IPL rivalries, nothing beats the one shared by Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. The two most successful IPL franchises have spawned wonderful individual competitions since the first IPL edition 12 years ago. MI and CSK have topped the IPL final on three separate occasions with MI leading their rivals 2-1. The two teams feature some of the biggest stars from T20 and while three of them – Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Lasith Malinga – will miss out on this year’s edition, don’t expect there to be a shortage of excitement when they meet in the Emirates. United Arab.
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Ahead of the tournament opening on Saturday, here’s an in-depth look at their rivalry over the years.
Face-to-face record
MI and CSK have met 28 times in the IPL with MI leading the way with 17 wins, while CSK has won 11 times. As a result, MI has enjoyed a higher winning percentage of 60.71, compared to CSK. However, now we come to a bigger trivia that highlights just how dominant IM has been over CSK in the recent past. In their last five meetings, MI has taken an unprecedented 5-0 lead by recording victories in all matches of IPL 2019 and Match No. 27 of IPL 2018. No other active team has a winning percentage of more than 40 against CSK other than MI.
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Rohit, Raina, the most prolific hitters
MI and CSK have always brought out the best in each other and this can be measured by the fact that two of the most supreme players of the two franchises have been between races each time they meet. MI captain Rohit Sharma is MI’s leading run scorer against CSK, accumulating 614 runs. As far as CSK goes, Raina has been burning the charts, scoring 704 runs. With Raina out, all eyes will be on Dhoni, who is not far behind with 663 races to his name. In fact, Dhoni’s account against the Mumbai Indians is the third most against the team in IPL after Raina and Shikhar Dhawan.
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Caribbean Calypso
With 31 wickets, Lasith Malinga is IM’s biggest wicket receiver against Chennai. Second on the list is Pollard, who has taken 12 wickets from CSK. His West Indies teammate Dwayne Bravo with 25 wickets is CSK’s top wicket taker against MI.
Best Bowling Figures
Harbhajan may be a part of CSK now, but for years, the veteran was with MI. His 5/18 figures against CSK in the 2011 edition remain the best individual bowling figures by a player in MI-CSK games. India quick Mohit Sharma’s 4/14 at IPL 2014 is still the best figure for a CSK bowler against MI
Higher individual scores
Matara Mauler’s Sanath Jayasuriya lit up the first edition of the IPL, scoring 114, while Michael Hussey’s 86 unbeaten during his fabulous 2013 season remain CSK’s highest individual score. Of the current team, Rohit’s 87 in 2011 and Shane Watson’s 80 during last year’s final are still the respective highest IM and CSK scores by an individual.
Individual records await
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and speedy pitcher Jasprit Bumrah have individual feats awaiting them at IPL 2020. CSK’s all-rounder Jadeja is 73 races away from becoming the first IPL player with more than 100 terrains and 2,000 races, while Bumrah is He will become the first Indian racer to reach 200 wickets in T20 if he can pick 18 this season. Furthermore, Dhoni, with 190 games, is four games away from surpassing Raina (193) as the IPL player with the most games. IM captain Rohit is 102 races away from completing 5,000 races in IPL. He will join Virat Kohli and Raina on the list and IM’s first to break the 5K barrier.
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