The Southern Derby · IPL only · Record through the 2026 season
For fifteen years this was the IPL's most one-sided big rivalry: Chennai's machine against Bengaluru's heartbreak, with CSK winning 21 of the first 33 meetings and the 2011 final between them in Chennai. Then the story flipped. RCB won the crucial 2024 league game that eliminated CSK, swept both meetings in 2025 — including a 50-run win at Chepauk, their first there in 17 years — and won again in 2026, piling up 250/3, the highest total in the fixture's history. Chennai still lead the all-time record 21-14, but the momentum, the trophies and the recent noise all belong to Bengaluru: RCB arrive in 2027 as back-to-back champions, and this derby now doubles as a meeting of the league's past and its present.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| IPL meetings | 36 |
| Chennai Super Kings wins | 21 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins | 14 |
| No result | 1 |
| Meetings | 36 (one no-result) |
| Highest team total | 250/3 — RCB, Bengaluru, 5 April 2026 — the highest total in the fixture |
| CSK highest total | 226 |
| Top run-scorer in the fixture | Virat Kohli — more than 1,100 runs against CSK, the most by any batter in this rivalry |
| Latest meeting | 5 April 2026, Bengaluru — RCB won by 43 runs |
The teams have met in one IPL final: Chennai beat Bengaluru in the 2011 final in Chennai to win back-to-back titles.
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The teams have met 36 times in the IPL: Chennai Super Kings have won 21 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru 14, with 1 match(es) ending in no result. Chennai Super Kings lead the all-time record.
The teams have met in one IPL final: Chennai beat Bengaluru in the 2011 final in Chennai to win back-to-back titles.
Their next meeting comes in IPL 2027, but the fixture list is PENDING official BCCI release — the season window is 10 March to 15 May 2027. Ticket guidance for when dates land: our IPL tickets guide.