Chennai Super Kings
CSKChennai Super Kings have won 5 IPL titles (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023), with a 55.6% win rate from 266 matches (148 wins, 116 losses) across 17 seasons (2008–2026).
Finals contested
10 finals: 5 won, 5 lost.
| Season | Result | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lost | Rajasthan Royals | 3 wickets |
| 2010 | Won | Mumbai Indians | 22 runs |
| 2011 | Won | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 58 runs |
| 2012 | Lost | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 wickets |
| 2013 | Lost | Mumbai Indians | 23 runs |
| 2015 | Lost | Mumbai Indians | 41 runs |
| 2018 | Won | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 wickets |
| 2019 | Lost | Mumbai Indians | 1 run |
| 2021 | Won | Kolkata Knight Riders | 27 runs |
| 2023 | Won | Gujarat Titans | 5 wickets |
Head-to-head record
All-time results against other franchises.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 41 | 20 | 21 | 48.8% |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 35 | 21 | 14 | 60% |
| Delhi Capitals | 33 | 21 | 12 | 63.6% |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 32 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% |
| Punjab Kings | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50% |
| Rajasthan Royals | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% |
| Gujarat Titans | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
Head-to-head totals cover matches between the ten major current franchises; ties/no-results may make won + lost differ from played.
Best record, over ten meetings or more: Kolkata Knight Riders, 21 wins from 32 (65.6%). Weakest: Gujarat Titans, 4 from 10 (40%).
Chennai Super Kings — from The IPL Story
The Dhoni dynasty: how CSK became the IPL's constant
Chennai Super Kings just won their fifth IPL crown, and the story is always the same one — MS Dhoni's stillness, a core that never leaves, and a franchise that survived even a two-year ban to keep winning.
Ten off two, past midnight: Dhoni's fifth arrives on the reserve day
Needing ten off the last two balls of a final that had already survived a washout and a reserve day, Ravindra Jadeja struck six then four to beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets and hand MS Dhoni a fifth IPL crown, level with Mumbai Indians.
Exiles no more: CSK win a fourth title in the Dubai night
Twelve months after their worst-ever campaign, Chennai Super Kings are champions again — Faf du Plessis's 86 the spine of a 192, and a 27-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Dubai that seals a fourth crown.
Return from exile: CSK's 'dad's army' wins it at the first attempt
Two years in exile, a squad written off as a 'dad's army', a home ripped away by protests — and still Chennai Super Kings came back and won it, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets as Shane Watson hammered an unbeaten 117.
Chennai go back-to-back: CSK maul RCB to defend their crown
Chennai Super Kings became the first side to win back-to-back IPL titles, thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium — Murali Vijay's 95 the hammer that broke the chase before it began.
Whistle Podu: CSK convert two years of hurt into a first crown
MS Dhoni finally has his IPL crown — Chennai Super Kings beat league-toppers Mumbai Indians by 22 runs at the DY Patil Stadium, with a cool Suresh Raina 57 not out the difference in the first CSK–MI final.