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Best Matches from the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Superkings rivalry

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Matches between Mumbai and Chennai are never short of excitement

The most consistent and best franchises in the history of Indian Premier League are Mumbai Indians(MI) and Chennai Super Kings(CSK).

Rivalries are something that makes this sport exciting, and the matches against the rivals are even more. 

The rivalry between Mumbai and Chennai is familiarly known as the Super Indian derby. 

There is a reason too for this. These teams are considered as rivals as both sides look equally competitive on the paper and display the brand of cricket that a fan of this game waits craves for.

Let us look into the famous matches of this rivalry.


#3 IPL 2015 Finals (Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs)

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Mumbai clinched their second IPL title with a win over Chennai

The king of comebacks, Mumbai Indians completed one of the most astonishing comebacks in the history of the tournament with an IPL trophy in 2015.

The legendary captain of Indian national team and CSK, MS Dhoni decided to bowl first on the pitch of Eden Gardens.

Ashish Nehra proved his captain's decision right by giving just a single run in the first over. In the same over, Faf du Plessis ran out Parthiv Patel through his splendid fielding.

However, Rohit Sharma and Lendl Simmons had other plans. The duo tore apart the CSK bowlers, stitched a partnership of 119 runs in just 66 balls.

Mumbai amassed 202 runs in their allocated 20 overs. 

Chasing a daunting target of 203, Chennai Super Kings were never in the game. Hussey was dismissed in the fourth over, and the asking rate started to increase. Dwayne Smith tried to hold the other end, but Harbhajan Singh sent him back in the 15th over.

After the dismissal of Smith, everything happened right for Mumbai and they ended up clinching their second title after they had a terrible start to the season.

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