The Star-Studded Classic · IPL only · Record through the 2026 season
Mumbai versus Bengaluru has always been the IPL's glamour fixture — the league's two biggest fan bases, its two most valuable squads, and a generation of matches defined by individual brilliance. Mumbai's great sides of the 2010s built a lead in this fixture through the Rohit Sharma era, and they still hold it, 19-17. But the recent record reads very differently: Bengaluru won the 2025 meeting and both games in 2026, including a 240/4 at the Wankhede — the highest total in the fixture — as their back-to-back title sides outplayed Mumbai home and away. The 2020 Dubai tie, settled by a Super Over in RCB's favour, remains the fixture's signature night: the only time these two have finished level.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| IPL meetings | 36 |
| Mumbai Indians wins | 19 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins | 17 |
| No result | 0 |
| Meetings | 36 |
| The tied game | Dubai, September 2020 — scores level at 201 each; RCB won the Super Over (counted as an RCB win) |
| Highest team total | 240/4 — RCB, Wankhede, 12 April 2026 |
| MI highest total | 222 |
| Latest meetings | RCB won both 2026 fixtures |
The teams have never met in an IPL final, but they have produced two playoff classics: Mumbai won the 2010 semi-final, and Bengaluru won Qualifier 2 in 2011.
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The teams have met 36 times in the IPL: Mumbai Indians have won 19 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru 17. Mumbai Indians lead the all-time record.
The teams have never met in an IPL final, but they have produced two playoff classics: Mumbai won the 2010 semi-final, and Bengaluru won Qualifier 2 in 2011.
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.