Locale Chennai
Bangalore | ||
Other names South Indian Derby, Namma Derby Teams Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore First meeting 28 April 2008
CSK won by 13 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Latest meeting 22 May 2015
CSK won by 3 wickets at JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi Next meeting IPL 2018 ( as CSK has been banned for 2 tournaments for spot fixing and irregular betting ) | ||
The Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry is a sports rivalry between the cricket teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The two teams have played each other 20 times with CSK winning the most number of times (13).
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Background
The intensity of this rivalry is so intense that has its past political reasons also. The two teams CSK and RCB are from the neighboring South Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. One of the reasons of the political tensions between these two states lies in the dispute in sharing the river Kaveri's water resources which escalates and pervades into all aspects of lives of the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This is why the rivalry is often termed as the "Kaveri Derby". The first time these two teams met in IPL was on 28 April 2008 where CSK won by 13 runs. The rivalry is also termed as the South Indian Derby.