Mumbai Indians defended their title to the prestigious IPL trophy for the fifth time – the most by any franchise by beating Delhi Capitals in Dubai. The social media was on fire as cricketers from Irfan Pathan to Harsha Bhogle took to microblogging site Twitter to congratulate Mumbai on their emphatic title win.
Mumbai Indians looked completely under control in the run chase as it looked like they belong to this place. Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front steering the run chase with a fine knock – probably his best of the tournament. Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav departed after brisk starts but Rohit kept up the pressure.
Ishan Kishan, who once again had an outstanding season complemented well to take the chase deep. Although Rohit departed thanks to a brilliant catch from substitute fielder Lalit Yadav, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya ensured Mumbai lift the trophy convincingly.
Mumbai Indians lift their fifth title
Batting first, Trent Boult got Mumbai Indians off to another fiery start with a wicket off the first ball negating the Marcus Stoinis threat. Delhi Capitals were in danger of being blown away on the big stage reeling at 22 for three in their first IPL final ever.
While Mumbai Indians unleashed all their cards, Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer held the fort high alongside Rishabh Pant, who was due for a big knock. They led the recovery steadily before threatening to explode towards the end.
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However, Mumbai found joy out of taking pace off and bowling into the pitch, giving away just 20 runs off the final three overs. Pant perished after his first IPL 2020 fifty while Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten on 65 runs to post 156 runs on the board.
The runs were not enough to seal the victory as Mumbai Indians dominated the run chase to cruise through to the IPL title. Meanwhile, Twitter was on fire as legendary cricketers showered praise on Mumbai on another title-winning campaign.
Here are the reactions:
#Mi isn’t just the best team in the #IPL, they’re the best team on the planet. Head and shoulders above the rest. Winning the crown is difficult…defending it is even tougher. Only the second team to do so in the IPL. 👏👏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 10, 2020
Many congratulations to @mipaltan for winning #IPL2020 under the great leadership of brother man @ImRo45 .. Superb efforts by @DelhiCapitals for reaching the finals .. ✌️🤝
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 10, 2020
Congratulations @mipaltan @ImRo45 and entire team for winning the 5th 🏆.. Outstanding
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 10, 2020
High 5 to @mipaltan #Congratulations #IPL2020
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 10, 2020
Rarely has a team dominated an #IPL as @mipaltan have this one. Just too powerful and a staggering top 7.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2020
I reckon the @mipaltan would Win the T20 World Cup …. #Justsaying #IPL2020final
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 10, 2020
You have to say it is @mipaltan and then the rest. That’s the truth in this tournament. They have been clinical and @ImRo45 5th title. Wow! #MumbaiIndians
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 10, 2020
Great #IPL … The best team in the world won at a canter … Full credit to all players for producing an incredible standard in these testing times … Without question the IPL is the best T20 tournament by a country mile … #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/hershybru/status/1326212700456804354?s=20
Congratulations @mipaltan for winning @IPL for 5th time in #IPL history….. 👍👍 #IPLfinal #MumbaiIndians #IPL2020
— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth) November 10, 2020
Congratulations @mipaltan! Now go take a couple of years off, you've earned it. 😉 #IPL2020 #IPLfinal #MIvsDC #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/rZYnpoRk9A
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 10, 2020
Congratulations @mipaltan by far the best team in the #IPL2020 and congrats also to @MahelaJay….your team were superb!
— Mickey Arthur (@Mickeyarthurcr1) November 10, 2020
