CSK vs RCB head to head: Complete IPL Match Results and Stats

History of this heavyweight rivalry goes back to the first season back in 2008. Though Chennai was able to instil early dominance, Bengaluru has pulled its socks during encounters with high stakes. Few call the IPL clash between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru the “Southern Derby”, but very few rivalries elicit as much passion as the two teams take to each other. CSK have traditionally dominated this matchup but there has been a new wave around RCB and you would be foolish not to think of RCB as a formidable opponent given their fairytale run in 2025.

Here is the full detail of CSK vs RCB head to head and all-time record.

Category	Statistics
Total Matches Played	35
Matches Won by CSK	21
Matches Won by RCB	13
No Result / Abandoned	1
CSK Highest Score	226
RCB Highest Score	218
CSK Lowest Score	82
RCB Lowest Score	70

CSK RCB Head to Head: Complete IPL Match Results and Stats

Overall in the IPL, the two sides have faced each other 35 times over 17 seasons.

Season	Winner	Margin	Venue	Player of the Match
2025	RCB	50 runs	Chennai	Rajat Patidar
2025	RCB	2 runs	Bengaluru	Romario Shepherd
2024	RCB	27 runs	Bengaluru	Yash Dayal
2024	CSK	6 wickets	Chennai	Rachin Ravindra
2023	CSK	8 runs	Bengaluru	Devon Conway
2022	CSK	13 runs	Pune	Moeen Ali
2022	RCB	23 runs	Navi Mumbai	Glenn Maxwell
2021	CSK	6 wickets	Sharjah	Dwayne Bravo
2021	CSK	69 runs	Mumbai	Ravindra Jadeja
2020	CSK	8 wickets	Dubai	Ruturaj Gaikwad
2020	RCB	37 runs	Dubai	Virat Kohli
2019	RCB	1 run	Bengaluru	Parthiv Patel
2019	CSK	7 wickets	Chennai	Harbhajan Singh
2018	CSK	6 wickets	Pune	Ambati Rayudu
2018	CSK	5 wickets	Bengaluru	MS Dhoni
2015	CSK	3 wickets	Ranchi	MS Dhoni
2015	CSK	24 runs	Chennai	Ashish Nehra
2015	CSK	27 runs	Bengaluru	Suresh Raina
2014	CSK	5 wickets	Bengaluru	Ravindra Jadeja
2014	RCB	8 wickets	Ranchi	AB de Villiers
2013	RCB	24 runs	Bengaluru	M. Muralitharan
2013	CSK	4 wickets	Chennai	Ravindra Jadeja
2012	No Result	–	Bengaluru	N/A
2012	CSK	5 wickets	Chennai	Faf du Plessis
2011	CSK	58 runs	Chennai	Murali Vijay
2011	CSK	6 wickets	Mumbai	Suresh Raina
2011	RCB	8 wickets	Bengaluru	Chris Gayle
2011	CSK	21 runs	Chennai	Tim Southee
2010	CSK	5 wickets	Chennai	Suresh Raina
2010	RCB	36 runs	Bengaluru	Jacques Kallis
2009	RCB	2 wickets	Durban	Robin Uthappa
2009	RCB	6 wickets	Johannesburg	Jacques Kallis
2009	CSK	92 runs	Port Elizabeth	Matthew Hayden
2008	RCB	14 runs	Chennai	Anil Kumble
2008	CSK	13 runs	Bengaluru	MS Dhoni

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Overall Records vs CSK

RCB has been the master of perseverance vs CSK They recently, however, made up some ground after being in the dust for close to a decade.

Category	Record Details
Highest Team Total	218/8 (IPL 2023)
Lowest Team Total	70 (IPL 2019)
Most Runs	Virat Kohli (1,084 runs)
Highest Individual Score	90* (Virat Kohli)
Most Wickets	Yuzvendra Chahal (14 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures	Zaheer Khan (4/17)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Overall Records vs RCB

CSK, still on paper a better side thank you tactics and home record.

Category	Record Details
Highest Team Total	226/6 (IPL 2012)
Lowest Team Total	82 (IPL 2013)
Most Runs	MS Dhoni (765 runs)
Highest Individual Score	95 (Shivam Dube & Murali Vijay)
Most Wickets	Ravindra Jadeja (18 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures	Ashish Nehra (4/10)

CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head at Home Ground

CSK Record at Home Ground (Chepauk) Against RCB

The MA Chidambaram Stadium, will always be “Chepauk” for Chennai.

Category	Statistics
Matches Played	10
Matches Won by CSK	8
Matches Won by RCB	2

RCB Record at Home Ground (Chinnaswamy) Against CSK

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium gives a more even contest due to its short square boundaries and batting paradise deck.

Category	Statistics
Matches Played	12
Matches Won by RCB	6
Matches Won by CSK	5
No Result	1

CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head at Away/Neutral Venues

Of the matches played at their other ground but at neutral venues (UAE and South Africa), it still favours the Men in Yellow.

Category	Statistics
Matches Played	14
Matches Won by CSK	9
Matches Won by RCB	5

Player Contributions in CSK vs RCB Fixtures

Virat Kohli (RCB)

This rivalry is headlined by none other than Virat Kohli, who is the undisputed king of it and also holds the record for most runs scored by any batter against CSK in IPL history. He became the first player to score more than 1,000 runs against the Men in Yellow and always looks to play anchor for RCB, but will have to deal with CSK likely fielding their usual spin-heavy attack in Chennai. His knack of taking his time early on and accelerating later has made him the main target for the CSK bowlers in every meeting.

MS Dhoni (CSK)

However, the legendary finisher has often been the pain in RCB’s side, producing some of the most thrilling match-winning cameos in this rivalry’s history. Some of the biggest knocks by Dhoni have come on the opposite end of the pitch, most famously a career-best 84* against RCB in 2019 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, when on the face of it an improbable chase was almost pulled off in a last-over game. His tactical nous as a captain and wicketkeeper has often curbed the aggressive top-order of RCB, which is what makes him the player in the CSK-RCB context, far beyond his pyrotechnics with the bat.

Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)

Ravindra Jadeja has been a regular thorn in the side of RCB’s batting in this rivalry, with the left-arm orthodox spinner having picked up the most wickets between the sides. Beyond bowling, he has also made several game-changing lower-order knocks to turn the match towards CSK. He memorably hit 37 runs in an over to change the course of a 2021 game and remains pivotal to how CSK plans to control middle overs vs. Bengaluru.

Glenn Maxwell (RCB)

Glenn Maxwell has brought the much-needed ‘X-factor’ to RCB by attacking CSK’s spinners in the middle-overs, when the wickets seemed to be dragging the game to a stalemate. His fearless batting at the crease often keeps RCB ahead of the required run rate, regardless of the tightening pressure applied by CSK’s highly disciplined bowling unit. Moreover, his ever-reliable off-spin has frequently been used to disrupt partnerships, making him a multi-pronged threat which CSK must eradicate early in each contest.

Suresh Raina (CSK)

Suresh Raina, or rather Mr. IPL, was a RCB bowler’s nightmare for more than a decade and slaughtered the RCB bowlers with his attacking game. With a combination of flowing drives and even more muscular pull shots, he had scored upwards of 700 runs against RCB including the powerplay over the past few years, and knew how to negate their pace attack. His never failing performances at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium were instrumental in CSK’s dominance over his arch-rivals during his playing career.

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Conclusion

The all-time head-to-head count is weighted firmly towards the Chennai Super Kings (21-13), but the rivalry is entering new levels of competitiveness. RCB finally broke their Chepauk jinx in 2025 and have been in complete control for the last two years, making the “Southern Derby” evenly poised as ever.

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