The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most competitive T20 league in the world. The best part of the IPL is that all the teams are well-balanced. IPL teams spend a lot of money in IPL auctions to form a perfect team combination. However, it’s never easy to win matches with great consistency in the IPL.
So far, 15 different teams have been part of the Indian Premier League. The first match of the IPL was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Since then, the Indian Premier League has been an important part of cricketing calendars. So far, seven teams have won 100 or more matches in the history of the Indian Premier League (find the list here).
In this article, we will list out the first five teams to win 100 matches in the Indian Premier League.
1) Mumbai Indians in 2019
Mumbai Indians were the first team to win 100 matches in the history of the Indian Premier League. They achieved this feat during the 2019 IPL season after defeating Chennai Super Kings in a league match.
Mumbai are also the most successful team in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have won five IPL titles, which is the most by any team in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer for Mumbai Indians. At the same time, pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the highest wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians. Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh and Kieron Pollard are the other legends who played a crucial role in the success of Mumbai Indians.
2) Chennai Super Kings in 2019
Chennai Super Kings became the second team, after Mumbai Indians, to achieve this feat of 100 IPL wins. They accomplished this after defeating Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad in the IPL 2019 season. Chennai Super Kings have five IPL titles to their name and have the highest win percentage in the history of the IPL.
Suresh Raina is the leading run-scorer for Chennai Super Kings. West Indian pacer DJ Bravo has grabbed the most wickets for CSK in the IPL. The leadership and finishing skills of MS Dhoni have been one of the biggest factors in the success of Chennai Super Kings.
CSK is the most consistent team in IPL history. They have reached the playoffs on most occasions in the IPL.
3) Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders are the third greatest IPL team. KKR achieved this feat of 100 IPL wins after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League. They became the third team to do so.
KKR have three titles to its name and has made the playoffs on nine occasions. They were also the finalists of IPL 2021.
Gautam Gambhir is the leading run-scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He led from the front and did amazing captaincy to take KKR to two IPL titles. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell have been the most impactful players who played a big role in the success of KKR in the IPL.
4) Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2021
Royal Challengers Bengaluru were the fourth team to win 100 games in IPL history. The Bengaluru-based side achieved their 100th win in IPL history against Delhi Capitals in the 2021 season of Indian Premier League.
However, RCB have failed to win an IPL title. They have reached the finals of IPL 2009, 2011 and 2016 but faced defeats in all these IPL finals.
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli is the top run-scorer for RCB in the history of the IPL. He has always led from the front. Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers were the top two impactful players for the Bengaluru franchise in the IPL. Yuzvendra Chahal carried the bowling attack of RCB on his shoulders over the years.
5) Delhi Capitals in 2022
Delhi Capitals became the fifth team to win 100 IPL games after winning their match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League. Delhi Capitals have become a consistent team in the IPL since the 2019 season. They have reached the playoffs three consecutive times. However, they failed to win the IPL title.
Rishabh Pant is the leading run-scorer for Delhi Capitals in IPL. He has been one of the highly impactful players for the Delhi Capitals. Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan and Amit Mishra were the other Delhi legends who played a big role in the wins of the Delhi Capitals in IPL.
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