The rivalry between the teams of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Chennai Super Kings is an intense and thrilling one. Both teams have massive fan bases, namely “Whistle Podu” and “12th Man Army”, who are loyal and pretty crazy about the competition between the teams. CSK has lifted the trophy 5 times, whereas RCB has won the trophy once in the season of 2025. The competition between the teams is filled with intensity, grit, and passion. To know more about the rivalry between the teams, take a look at the Royal Challengers Bangaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Timeline, which provides the highlights of the clashes of the teams from the year 2008 to 2025.
2008 to 2015: Dominance of the Chennai Super Kings
Between the time period from 2008-2015, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Chennai Super Kings have played a total of 20 matches. Out of which, CSK has won 12 matches, whereas RCB has been able to bag only 7 victories to their name, and 1 match gave no result. The Royal Challengers Bangaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Timeline provides the highlights of the encounters between the teams for the given time period.
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2008: The first ever encounter between the teams was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 28th April, 2008. The rivalry started with the victory of CSK by 13 runs. The key performers for the CSK team were Michael Hussey(47 runs) and M S Dhoni(65 runs), Manpreet Gony(3 wickets), Palani Amarnath(2 wickets), and Joginder Sharma(2 wickets).
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2009 (2nd Semi-final): In their second encounter in the 2009 season of IPL, both teams faced each other in the 5th match played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, on 20th April, 2009. CSK won the match by a huge margin of 92 runs, and Muttiah Muralitharan was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 11 runs, and 3 wickets with a strike rate of 2.75.
The teams of CSK and RCB faced each other again in the 2nd Semi-final match of the season, played at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on 23rd May, 2009. RCB won the match by 6 wickets and progressed further in the season to 3rd place. Manish Pandey was given the Player of the Match award for his splendid knock of 48 runs off 35 balls.
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2010: The 18th match of the 2010 season of IPL was played on 23rd March, 2010, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Batting first, RCB set the target of 171 runs with a useful knock from Robin Uthappa(68 runs). In the run chase, CSK was restricted to a total of 135 runs, with the major wicket-taker being Vinay Kumar(4 wickets).
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2011 (1st Qualifying Final and Final): In the 2011 season of the Indian Premier League, the teams of CSK and RCB have played in the 1st Qualifying Final and the Final, played at the Wankhede Stadium and the MA Chidambaram Stadium, respectively. CSK won both matches and lifted the IPL trophy for the 2011 season. The key performers for CSK were Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Shadab Jakati.
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2012: The 13th match of the 2012 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, RCB set a total of 205 runs with knocks from Mayank Agarwal(45 runs), Chris Gayle(68 runs), and Virat Kohli(57 runs). In reply, CSK chased down the target with the loss of 5 wickets, with crucial knocks from Faf du Plessis(71 runs) and M S Dhoni(41 runs).
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2013: Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangaluru set the target of 106 runs as the match was reduced to 8 overs due to rain, with crucial knocks from Virat Kohli(56 runs*) and Chris Gayle(28 runs). CSK was bundled up to a total of 82 runs, with the major wicket-taker being Zaheer Khan(4 wickets).
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2015 (2nd Qualifying Final): The 2nd Qualifying Final of the 2015 season of IPL was played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex. CSK played the match by 3 wickets, and Ashish Nehra was given the Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance of 4 overs, 28 runs, and 3 wickets.
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Royal Challengers Bangaluru vs Chennai Super Kings 2018 to 2025: Recent Clashes
From 2018-2025, the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played a set of 15 matches. CSK has maintained its dominance by winning 9 matches, while RCB has only won 6 matches. The Royal Challengers Bangaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Timeline sheds light on the recent encounters between the teams from the IPL season 2018 to the present edition 2025.
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2018: The 24th match of the 2018 season of IPL was played between the teams of CSK and RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. CSK won the match by 5 wickets. The key performers for the Chennai Super Kings were Shardul Thakur(2 wickets), Imran Tahir(2 wickets), Dwayne Bravo(2 wickets), Dwayne Bravo(82 runs), and M S Dhoni(70 runs*).
- RCB vs CSK, Season 2019: RCB won the match by a close margin of 1 run at the 39th match played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The key performers for the RCB team were Parthiv Patel(53 runs), Dale Steyn(2 wickets), and Umesh Yadav(2 wickets).
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2020: Batting first, RCB set the target of 169 runs with knocks from Devdutt Padikkal(33 runs) and Virat Kohli(90 runs*). In the run chase, CSK was restricted to a total of 132 runs, with major wicket-takers being Chris Morris(3wickets) and Washington Sundar(2 wickets). Virat Kohli was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant unbeaten knock of 90 runs off 52 balls.
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2021: The 19th match of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League that was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 25th April 2021, was won by CSK by 69 runs. The key performers for the CSK team were Ruturaj Gaikwad(33 runs), Faf du Plessis(50 runs), Ravindra Jadeja(62 runs and 3 wickets), and Imran Tahir(2 wickets).
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2022: RCB won the match by 13 runs, in the 49th match of the 2022 season of IPL at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Batting first, RCB set the target of 173 runs with knocks from Virat Kohli(30 runs), Faf du Plessis(38 runs), and Mahipal Lomror(42 runs). In reply, CSK was restricted to a total of 160 runs, with major wicket-takers being Harshal Patel(3 wickets) and Glenn Maxwell(2 wickets).
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2023: The 24th match of the 2023 season of IPL was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 17th April, 2023 between the teams of CSK and RCB. Chennai Super Kings won the match by 8 runs, and Devon Conway was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant knock of 83 runs off 45 balls.
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2024: The inaugural match of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK won the match by 6 wickets, and the key performers for the CSK team were Mustafizur Rahman(4 wickets), Rachin Ravindra(37 runs), and Shivam Dube(34 runs).
- CSK vs RCB, Season 2025: The 8th and the 52nd league match was played between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and M Chinnaswamy Stadium, respectively. RCB won both the matches by margins of 50 runs and 2 runs. The key performers for the RCB team were Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, and Lungi Ngidi.
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