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Dubai, November 10: Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians managed to defend their title as they defeated Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets in the one-sided IPL 2020 Final in Dubai. This is their fifth title and first while chasing in the history of the tournament.
Rohit Sharma (68) and Trent Boult (3/30) starred for the defending champions in the marquee clash and ensured their team never let the game slip away from their grip at any stage of the game.
IPL SPECIAL PAGE | IPL 2020 STATS | Match Scorecard
After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals were once again off to a disastrous start as Trent Boult dismissed Marcus Stoinis and Ajinkya Rahane early and brought Mumbai on top. In-form Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed by Jayant Yadav for 15 and pushed Delhi on the back foot.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant slammed fifty and shared a solid stand of 96 but another clinical show by Mumbai bowlers helped them restrict the holders to a below-par 156/7 in stipulated 20 overs.
In response, Rohit with his opening partner Quinton de Kock gave Mumbai an explosive start and their 45-run opening stand gave their team just the start they needed in a run chase.
Rohit - who was dismissed for a duck in Qualifier 1 against the same side - rose to the occasion and led his team from the front to lay the foundation for a clinical run chase. Ishan Kishan (33*) remained unbeaten and ended the season as the leading run-getter for his team in the tournament.
Mumbai, however, lost Kieron Pollard (9) and Hardik Pandya (3) near the fag end of the run chase but those setbacks didn't matter as they reached home in 18.4 overs.
Both the teams finished as the top two sides in the league-stage and locked horns for the fourth time this season with the title up for grabs in Dubai. In three meetings between the two sides earlier this season, MI won all the three previous clashes and the Men in Blue and gold made it 4-0.
DC - who made it to their maiden IPL final - couldn't just crack the code on how to beat MI in the tournament.
Here are the highlights from the IPL 2020 FINAL:
VICTORY!! MUMBAI INDIANS HAMMER DELHI CAPITALS BY 5 WICKETS TO LIFT RECORD 5TH IPL TITLE
Wicket! Hardik Pandya gets caught by Rahane in the deep and Nortje gets another wicket. MI - 156/5 in 18.3 overs. Scores are levelled.
After 18 overs, MI reach 154/4. They need 3 more to win.
Four! Ishan Kishan gets a boundary off Rabada. Guides the ball towards the third man and gets a boundary.
Wicket! Kieron Pollard (9) has been clean bowled by Kagiso Rabada. MI - 147/4 in 17.1 overs. Can there be a twist in the tale or is it already too late for Delhi Capitals?
Four! Kieron Pollard gets off the mark with a boundary over long-off.
Wicket! Rohit Sharma (68) tries to pull the short-pitched delivery from Nortje and Lalit Yadav (sub) takes a brilliant catch in the deep to end MI skipper's knock. MI - 137/3 in 16.2 overs.
After 16 overs, Mumbai Indians reach 137/2.
Mumbai Indians reach 116/2 after 14 overs. They require 41 off 36 deliveries.
10 runs conceded by Ashwin from that over and Mumbai Indians reach 112/2 in 13 overs.
Rohit Sharma has played with immaculate control. Just 2% of his shots today have been edged or missed - nobody else can match his control in this final. #IPL2020 #MIvDC
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 10, 2020
Rohit gets another boundary off Kagiso Rabada and Mumbai Indians reach 102/2 in 12 overs. MI are in control in this run chase.
Fifty! Rohit Sharma hits his 3rd half-century of the tournament, 39th overall.
MI - 91/2 after 11 overs. All eyes on Rohit Sharma who's nearing his fifty.
Run Out! Mix-up into the middle. Suryakumar (19) sacrifices his wicket for skipper Rohit Sharma. There wasn't a single but Rohit kept on running towards the non-striker's end. Pravin Dubey collected the ball at mid-off and threw towards the wicketkeeper (Pant) who dislodged the bails. MI - 90/2 in 11.4 overs.
7 runs conceded by Axar Patel from his third over and Mumbai Indians reach 88/1 after 10 overs. Rohit - 46* | Surya - 18*
SIX, 0, SIX!! Rohit Sharma hits a couple of maximums off Pravin Dubey to make that over big for Mumbai. They are cruising at the moment. MI - 81/1 after 9 overs.
SIX!! Rohit Sharma hammers Pravin Dubey for a maximum over long-off. This shot released the pressure off MI.
Ater 8 overs, Mumbai Indians reach 67/1 against Delhi Capitals. The flow of runs has dropped in the last two overs.
Good positive start for Mumbai Indians in the run chase of 157 as they score 61/1 in 6 overs.
4,6! In-form Suryakumar Yadav gets off-the-mark in style. MI reach 58/1 after 5 overs.
WICKET! Marcus Stoinis removes QDK (20) on the first ball of his spell. MI - 45/1 in 4.1 overs.
MI - 33/0 after 3 overs. QDK is on fire
18 runs conceded by Rabada from his first over. MI - 27/0 after 2 overs.
SIXX! Rohit Sharma charges down the ground and hammers Ashwin over long-on for a maximum.
2nd innings! Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are into the middle to begin run chase for MI. R Ashwin to bowl with the new ball.
Run out! Kagiso Rabada (0) gets run out while taking a double. Delhi Capitals post 156/7 in 20 overs after electing to bat first. Captain's knock from Iyer as he goes unbeaten for 65. His 96-run stand with Rishabh Pant (56) revived Delhi after top-three fell cheaply. MI now need 157 to win their fifth IPL title.
Highest score by a captain in IPL final: 69 David Warner vs RCB 2016 65* Shreyas Iyer vs MI 2020 63* MS Dhoni vs MI 2013 54 Virat Kohli vs SRH 2016 51 Steve Smith vs MI 2017 50 Rohit Sharma vs CSK 2015
SIX!! Shikhar Dhawan hits a maximum off NCN and takes his team past 150 with a flat six.
Wicket! Axar Patel (9) tries to slog-sweep Nathan Coulter-Nile and Anukul Roy takes a good catch. DC - 149/6
6 runs came from Bumrah's final over. He finishes with 4-0-28-0. DC - 148/5 in 19 overs.
DRS! Bumrah appeals for LBW against Iyer, convinces captain Rohit to go upstairs. Ball tracking showed the impact was 'umpire's call'. Iyer survives.
