IPL Match 2018 Mumbai vs Kolkata Rohit Century

Lore & Background

The two teams have played each other 41 times in IPL and 2 times in CLT20, which is the most number of times any two IPL teams have faced off each other, with MI having more victories with 22, while CSK have won 21 matches. Mumbai and Chennai are two of the biggest metropolitan cities in India, being the largest ones in western and eastern coast respectively. They are also the capital cities of the two largest states in India by GDP, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. They are the two most successful teams in IPL winning a combined 10 titles out of the 18, with 5 titles each. The two sides are known to have a large fan following across the country. The highest run scorers from these fixtures are Rohit Sharma (MI) with 913 runs in 30 innings with 1 century, and Suresh Raina (CSK) with 736 runs in 32 outings.

Reader's Guide

The spark for the CSK-MI rivalry was lit at their first IPL meeting in 2008. A stacked CSK batting order fired to rack up a massive 208 for five at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Opener Matthew Hayden's belligerent 46-ball 81 set the base before Suresh Raina's fifty (53) and skipper MS Dhoni's 16-ball 30 cameo put MI under pressure. Mumbai required 19 to win in the final over, but only managed 12 as CSK eked out the visitor by six runs. The two teams have met in four IPL finals: 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2019.

Did You Know?

• In the 2013 final, Mumbai Indians made 148/9, and CSK were reduced to 39/6 before an unbeaten half-century from skipper Dhoni took them close, but MI won by 23 runs to win their first IPL title.
• In the 2015 final, Mumbai defeated Chennai by 41 runs to win their second IPL title. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded man of the match for his innings of 50.
• In the 2019 final, Mumbai Indians won by 1 run. Shane Watson scored 80 off 59 balls for CSK, and Jasprit Bumrah was awarded Player of the Match.