IPL Rivalries and Historical Matches

The Indian Premier League (IPL) as a tournament has seen great confrontations and many memorable games since the beginning year of 2008. The combination of cosmopolitan stars, along with franchise feeling and hard-fought battles, has created many most memorable cricketing clashes.

As shown by the IPL event above, one of the most fierce rivalries is the El Clásico IPL, which has been formed from the face-off between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. In their matches, there are always quite explosive because both teams are packed full of stars. The fans might still not be over the last year’s final in which Mumbai Indians prevailed over CSK by just one run.

Due to interest in the Khiladi’s battle, another rising fierce battle is Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Fans are still able to have a chill up their spine when remembering this fixture’s 2012 match, KKR, and limitations chasing a phase 190+ target.

Some of the other memorable rivalries are Delhi Capitals Vs Kings XI Punjab; just like in other IPL tournaments, the north Delhi teams generally earn large scores and are always exciting games when they meet. Rajasthan Royals Vs. Gujarat Lions, any game that is played between the two Gujarat-based teams, always have surprise upsets.

Some of the most historic matches are the 2016 final between Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB, where Ben Cutting ensured SRH’s victory, and the 2013 RCB & Pune Warriors game, where Gayle smashed a record 175* off just 66 balls.

The fact that IPL has been able to serve up such awesome rivalries and cracker of games is proof of the T20 league well and truly on the global stage. With the growth of the tournament in the future, it will be possible to witness many such scenes that will immediately become memorable and unforgettable.