Use stream of consciousness to answer the following. There have been eleven seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Chennai Super Kings, who won the 2018 season. The most successful franchises in the tournament are the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with 3 tournament wins each.

Answer this question based on the passage: who has won the ipl cricket league a record 3 times since its inception in 2009?
The important part for answering this question is: The most successful franchises in the tournament are the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with 3 tournament wins each. Final answer: the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.