With the end of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League, the talks of the rivalries of different teams are also making their way into the conversations. One such rivalry that has become the talk of the town is the Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangaluru, which is a very competitive, heated, and most looked-upon contest in IPL. CSK has lifted the IPL trophy 5 times, whereas RCB has lifted the trophy for the first time in the 2025 season after waiting for 18 years. Also, the association of players like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli makes the rivalry a spicier affair, especially among the fans. The CSK vs RCB head to head record provides a detailed analysis of this rivalry – total encounters, standings, highest run-getters, and many more. Let’s take a look at the statistics to know more about the rivalry between the CSK and RCB teams.
CSK vs RCB Head to Head Record
The Royal Challengers Bangaluru and the Chennai Super Kings have played a total of 35 matches from the inaugural season of 2008 till the present year 2025. CSK has kept its grip on the game by winning 21 matches, whereas RCB has only won 13 matches.
Total Matches | 35 |
RCB Won | 13 |
CSK Won | 21 |
RCB Lost | 21 |
CSK Lost | 13 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 1 |
CSK vs RCB Head to Head Record at Home Ground
RCB Record at Home Ground Against CSK
The competition between RCB and CSK at the home ground of RCB is very close. RCB has won 6 out of 12 matches at their home ground, which is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Whereas CSK has won 5 out of 12 matches, and 1 match ended with no result.
Total Matches | 12 |
RCB Won | 6 |
CSK Won | 5 |
RCB Lost | 5 |
CSK Lost | 6 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 1 |
CSK Record at Home Ground Against RCB
The Chennai Super Kings have asserted their dominance on their home ground by winning 8 out of 10 matches at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. On the other hand, RCB only managed to win 2 matches.
Total Matches | 10 |
RCB Won | 2 |
CSK Won | 8 |
RCB Lost | 8 |
CSK Lost | 2 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 0 |
CSK vs RCB Head to Head Record at Away Ground
RCB Record at Away Ground Against CSK
Out of the 10 matches played between RCB and CSK, at the away ground against CSK, the Chennai Super Kings have won 8 matches, whereas the Royal Challengers Bangaluru have won 2 matches.
Total Matches | 10 |
RCB Won | 2 |
CSK Won | 8 |
RCB Lost | 8 |
CSK Lost | 2 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 0 |
CSK Record at Away Ground Against RCB
CSK’s record at the away ground against RCB is almost head-to-head. Out of 12 matches played, CSK has won 5 matches, whereas RCB has won 6 matches, and 1 match gave no result.
Total Matches | 12 |
RCB Won | 6 |
CSK Won | 5 |
RCB Lost | 5 |
CSK Lost | 6 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 1 |
CSK vs RCB Head to Head Record at Neutral Venues
The Royal Challengers Bangaluru and the Chennai Super Kings have met each other a total of 13 times at neutral venues. RCB has won 5 matches, whereas CSK has won 8 matches.
Total Matches | 13 |
RCB Won | 5 |
CSK Won | 8 |
RCB Lost | 8 |
CSK Lost | 5 |
Draw | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 0 |
CSK vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians Records & Stats
Highest Score in CSK vs RCB Rivalry
The highest score in the rivalry between CSK and RCB was attained by the Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on 17th April 2023, with a score of 226/6.
Highest Score by RCB Against CSK
The Royal Challengers Bangaluru team’s highest score against the Chennai Super Kings is 218/8, which was attained on the 17th April 2023, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Highest Score by CSK Against RCB
The highest score achieved by CSK against RCB is 226/6, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The highest score by CSK and RCB against each other was attained in the same match.
Lowest Score in CSK vs RCB Rivalry
Royal Challengers Bangaluru set the lowest score of 70 runs all out in the history of the CSK vs RCB rivalry, where the RCB batting lineup was clean-swept by the CSK bowling lineup.
Lowest Score by RCB Against CSK
The lowest score by the Royal Challengers Bangaluru team against the Chennai Super Kings was 70 runs all out. The lowest score was set during the match between RCB and CSK at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
Lowest Score by CSK Against RCB
The lowest score by CSK against RCB was attained at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, with the score of 82 runs all out.
Individual Records in CSK vs RCB Rivalry
Most Runs & Highest Score in CSK vs RCB Rivalry
Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter with 1146 runs for the RCB team, whereas Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the leading run-getter for the CSK team, with 807 runs. The highest run-scorer in an innings for RCB is also Virat Kohli, and Shivam Dube for CSK.
STATS | CSK | RCB |
Most Runs | MS Dhoni (807 runs) | Virat Kohli (1146 runs) |
Highest scorer | Shivam Dube (95 runs) | Virat Kohli (90 runs) |
Most Wickets & Best Bowling in CSK vs RCB Rivalry
Ravindra Jadeja of CSK and Yuzvendra Chahal of RCB are the top wicket-takers in the CSK vs RCB rivalry. Whereas, the best bowling stats were by Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan, each with a spell of 4 wickets.
STATS | CSK | RCB |
Highest Wicket Takers | Ravindra Jadeja (18 wickets) | Yuzvendra Chahal (14 wickets) |
Best Bowling | Ashish Nehra (4/10) | Zaheer Khan (4/17) |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Standings
The standings of the teams of RCB and CSK from the seasons 2008 to 2025 are given in the table below:
RCB POSITION | IPL SEASON | CSK POSITION |
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7th | 2008 | 3rd |
3rd | 2009 | 2nd |
4th | 2010 | 3rd |
1st | 2011 | 2nd |
5th | 2012 | 4th |
5th | 2013 | 1st |
7th | 2014 | 3rd |
3rd | 2015 | 1st |
2nd | 2016 | DNP |
8th | 2017 | DNP |
6th | 2018 | 2nd |
8th | 2019 | 2nd |
4th | 2020 | 7th |
3rd | 2021 | 2nd |
4th | 2022 | 9th |
6th | 2023 | 2nd |
4th | 2024 | 5th |
2nd | 2025 | 10th |
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