Mumbai Indians wins IPL for the fifth time

Indian Premier League Final at Dubai

Delhi Capital  156/7 (20 ov) Shreyas Iyer (65*), Rishabh Pant 56 T Boult 3/30

Mumbai Indians 157/5 (18.4ov)

MI won by 5 wickets ( 8 balls left).  Rohit Sharma 68, Ishan Kishan 33 no No in-person attendance.

 

Four-time champions Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history, have won the three meetings between the sides in this year’s tournament. They meet first-time finalist Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League final.

Choosing to bat first, Delhi suffered a top-order collapse as Trent Boult (3/30) and Jayant Yadav (1/5)  dismissed the top three within the first four overs. Shreyas Iyer (65*) and Rishabh Pant (56) rescued Delhi with a 96-run partnership. Mumbai seized the momentum back after Pant’s wicket to restrict them to 156/7. MI helped by Rohit Sharma’s 68 and Ishan Kishan 32* powered along although Quinton de Kock fell for 20 with some big shots towards the end as Mumbai won the final by 5 wickets with 1.2 overs to spare.

Mumbai Indian Captain Rohit Sharma who captained Mumbai in the IPL wins in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 said his side had the psychological advantage.

Bumrah and Boult have taken 27 and 22 wickets respectively and South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de  Kock and 22-year-old Kishan are both in the tournament’s top five run-scorers.