IPL Stats: Top 11 records in 11 years of IPL history

#6 Most wins and defeats

Mumbai Indians (MI) have played the most number of games and have the most number of wins as well. They have 97 wins in the 171 games they’ve played in 11 seasons so far. However, it is the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who have the best win percentage. The MS Dhoni-led franchise have a win percentage of 61.56 as they’ve won 90 games in nine seasons they’ve played. MI and CSK are also the most successful teams as they have won the IPL title three times each while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have won it twice.

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals (previously known as Delhi Daredevils) have the most number of losses. They have lost 91 matches in the last 11 seasons. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are the other two teams who have lost more than 80 games – 86 and 84 respectively. Incidentally, they are the only three sides who have never won an IPL title.

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#7 Most successful captains

You won't need to dig deep to know who are the most successful captains in the history of the IPL. Three captains have in excess of 50 wins as IPL captains and they are MS Dhoni (94 wins), Gautam Gambhir (71 wins) and Rohit Sharma (51 wins). Dhoni and Rohit have won three IPL titles (for CSK and MI respectively) each while Gambhir has led the KKR to the title twice.

As far as win percentages are concerned (at least five matches), Steve Smith and Sachin Tendulkar top the list with 66.67% and 60.78% with Dhoni coming a close third with 59.11%.