Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry

Kaveri Derby

Other names	South Indian Derby, Namma Derby
Locale	Chennai Bangalore
Teams	Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore
First meeting	28 April 2008 CSK won by 13 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Latest meeting	22 May 2015 CSK won by 3 wickets at JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
Next meeting	IPL 2018 ( as CSK has been banned for 2 tournaments for spot fixing and irregular betting )
Broadcasters	Sony MAX
Stadiums	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total	21
Most wins	Chennai Super Kings (13)
Most player appearances	Suresh Raina (21) Virat Kohli (21)
All-time series	CSK: 13 RCB: 7 No Result:1
Largest victory	By runs: CSK beat RCB by 92 runs at Port Elizabeth, 20 April 2009. By wickets: RCB beat CSK by 8 wickets at Bangalore, 22 May 2011. CSK beat RCB by 8 wickets at Bangalore, 24 May 2014.

The Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry is a sports rivalry between the cricket teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The two teams have played each other 20 times with CSK winning the most number of times (13).^[1][2]

Background

The intensity of this rivalry is so intense that has its past political reasons also. The two teams CSK and RCB are from the neighboring South Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. One of the reasons of the political tensions between these two states lies in the dispute in sharing the river Kaveri's water resources which escalates and pervades into all aspects of lives of the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This is why the rivalry is often termed as the "Kaveri Derby". The first time these two teams met in IPL was on 28 April 2008 where CSK won by 13 runs. The rivalry is also termed as the South Indian Derby.^[3][4][5][6]

Summary of results

	Total	In Chennai	In Bangalore	Neutral
Matches	21	6	8	7
Won by CSK	13	6	3	4
Won by RCB	7	1	3	3
Tie/No result	1	0	1	0

List of matches

No.	Year	Tournament	Venue	Winner	Margin	MoM
1	2008	2008 IPL	Bangalore	CSK	13 runs	MS Dhoni – CSK – 65 (30)
2	2008	2008 IPL	Chennai	RCB	14 runs	Anil Kumble – RCB – 3/14
3	2009	2009 IPL	Port Elizabeth	CSK	92 runs	Muttiah Muralitharan – CSK – 3/11
4	2009	2009 IPL	Durban	RCB	2 wickets	Ross Taylor – RCB – 46* (50)
5	2009	2009 IPL	Johannesburg	RCB	6 wickets	Manish Pandey – RCB – 48 (35)
6	2010	2010 IPL	Bangalore	RCB	36 runs	Robin Uthappa – RCB – 68* (38)
7	2010	2010 IPL	Chennai	CSK	5 wickets	Murali Vijay – CSK – 78 (39)
8	2010	2010 CLT20	Durban	CSK	52 runs	Suresh Raina – CSK – 94* (48)
9	2011	2011 IPL	Chennai	CSK	21 runs	Michael Hussey – CSK – 83* (56)
10	2011	2011 IPL	Bangalore	RCB	8 wickets	Chris Gayle – RCB – 75* (50)
11	2011	2011 IPL	Mumbai	CSK	6 wickets	Suresh Raina – CSK – 73* (50)
12	2011	2011 IPL	Chennai	CSK	58 runs	Murali Vijay – CSK – 95 (52)
13	2012	2012 IPL	Chennai	CSK	5 wickets	Faf du Plessis – CSK – 71 (46)
14	2012	2012 IPL	Bangalore	N/R	No result	None
15	2013	2013 IPL	Chennai	CSK	4 wickets	Ravindra Jadeja – CSK – 38* (20)
16	2013	2013 IPL	Bangalore	RCB	24 runs	Virat Kohli – RCB – 56* (29)
17	2014	2014 IPL	Ranchi	RCB	5 wickets	AB de Villiers – RCB – 28 (14)
18	2014	2014 IPL	Bangalore	CSK	8 wickets	MS Dhoni – CSK – 49* (28)
19	2015	2015 IPL	Bangalore	CSK	27 runs	Suresh Raina - CSK - 62 (32)
20	2015	2015 IPL	Chennai	CSK	24 runs	Suresh Raina - CSK - 52 (46)
21	2015	2015 IPL	Ranchi	CSK	3 wickets

Statistics

Players who have played for both sides

• Albie Morkel: CSK 2008-2013; RCB 2014
• Muttiah Muralitharan: CSK 2008-2010; RCB 2012-2014
• Parthiv Patel: CSK 2008-2010; RCB 2014
• Dirk Nannes:CSK 2013; RCB 2012

See also

• Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry
• The Ashes

References

1. "RCB vs CSK: Spice guaranteed in fire-and-ice contest". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. "IPL 8: Preview- RCB to face CSK in a high-voltage encounter". DNA India. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. "The Greatest IPL Rivalries". sportalink. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. "Bangalore vs Chennai: A Rivalry to Savour". Wisden India. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. "The Classic CSK-RCB Rivalry Continues". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. "Preview: M20 - RCB vs CSK". iplt20.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.