IPL 2017 Final | Mumbai Indians edge out Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run to lift trophy
Mumbai Indians are now the most successful franchise in the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in a pulsating final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 on Sunday.
The Rohit Sharma-led side was counted out by most after opting to bat first and managing just 129 runs. But the two-times champions showed their might by restricting RPS to 128 and winning by one run.
It was an all-round bowling effort that saw MI snatch victory from the jaws of defeated. Lasith Malinga came good at the big stage, Jasprit Bumrah dealt the killer blow by removing Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Mitchell Johnson held his nerve in the final over.
But it was all made possible by a magnificent innings under pressure by Krunal Pandya. Despite the constant loss of wickets at the other end, the all-rounder refused to give in. He held fort and played a gritty knock of 47 from 38 balls.
RPS skipper Steve Smith played a valiant knock of 51, but MI were not going to be denied their third IPL trophy.
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Mumbai Indians lift the trophy for the third time, the most by any team in history.
Rohit Sharma is now the most successful captain in IPL history.
What a final this has been! What an IPL season this has been!
RPS needed 4 off the last ball, Christian hit it in the deep square-leg region, Krunal came running around and fumbled the ball, but the batsmen could manage to run just 2 by the time the throw came in.
MI win the final by 1 run!
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Mumbai Indians win!
Hardik drops a tough one at deep mid-wicket!
RPS need 4 from the last ball.
IP, 2017 has gone to the last ball!
17-year-old Washington Sundar at the crease.
Johnson beats his bat, Dan Christian scrambles home for a single.
RPS need 6 from 2.
Smith absolutely smoked that one, but the ball went straight to the fielder.
Johnson could become a hero for Mumbai tonight!
OUT!
Smith holes out to Rayudu at deep extra cover.
OUT!
Johnson bowls a cutter, Tiwary hits it straight to Pollard at long-off.
What drama!
RPS need 7 from 5.
Tiwary strikes a four off the first ball!
Smith smashes Bumrah over long-off for a six!
What a knock by the captain!. 50 up for him.
12 runs from the penultimate over.
RPS need 11 runs off the final 6 balls.
Johnson has the ball in hand.
Who will take home the trophy tonight?
RPS need 23 off 12 balls.
Bumrah with the ball in hand.
It all comes down to this over!
Malinga gives just seven to finish off a fantastic spell.
The Sri Lankan legend has had an average season, but like any other big player he has turned it on when it matters most.
At the half-way stage of the match, who would've imagined we would go on to witness such a nail-biter?!
Bumrah gives away just 3 runs from his six balls.
World-class over!
RPS need 30 from the last 3 overs.
Captain Smith and Manoj Tiwary are at the crease.
WICKET!
Dhoni nicks one to Parthiv.
Huge blow for RPS!
Did Rohit make a mistake holding Bumrah back?
RPS need 33 from 24.
Bumrah comes back into the attack.
What a shot from Smith!
Reverse-sweeps Krunal for a six!
Big match pressure, big players standing up!
Dhoni finds the gap, ball races away for four!
47 needed from 30.
Are we witnessing a shift in fortune?
RPS have the wickets in hand, but they need a push immediately.
RPS are 77/2 from 14 overs. They need 53 to win from 36 balls.
Things getting tight in the middle.
Cannot count MI out at the moment.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has walked out.
Chants of Dhoni... Dhoni... Dhoni... all around.
WICKET!
Johnson bowls a cutter, Rahane couldn't check his shot, Pollard comes running in from long-on and takes a fabulous diving catch.
RPS - 71/2 from 12 overs.
Rahane swivels to hook one for four in the fine-leg region.
Used Johnson's pace cleverly there.
RPS - 58/1 after 10 overs.
Experience of Rahane and Smith coming to the fore.
The duo are taking no risks, simply nudging the ball around for singles.
RPS - 50/1 after 9 overs.
Rohit should really consider bowling Bumrah out.
What's the point of saving your best bowler at the moment?
RPS - 43/1 from 7 overs.
Another sumptuous drive from Rahane for four.
The Mumbaikar is finally coming good, that too in the final.
RPS - 38/1 after 6 overs.
Time for a strategic time-out.
Krunal Pandya puts down a lolly. Malinga foxes Rahane, with a slower and plays it on the up. Straight to Krunal and he drops it.
Excellent over from Malinga! Just 2 runs from it.
RPS- 23/1 Overs-4
Beautiful shot from Rahane.
Rocks on to the back-foot and plays an up-ish drive past mid-wicket for four.
RPS- 32/1 from 5 overs.
Fantastic timing from Rahane! He just pushes it between cover and extra-cover to get three runs.
RPS- 21/1 Overs-3
OUT!!!! BUMRAH strikes. A sharp in-swing from Bumrah and Rahul Tripathi has to depart, LBW-ed. But hawk-eye shows that it would have missed the stumps, due to the height factor.
Rahul Tripathi guides one from Johnson past short fine-leg for a four.
RPS - 14/0 after 2 overs.
RPS are 6 for no loss after the first over.
They know they don't need to take any undue risks to chase down this total.
Krunal Pandya opens the bowling for MI.
Ajinkya Rahane on strike.
RPS have one hand on the trophy after a top-class performance with the ball.
But will MI make a match out of their meagre total?
Stay tuned with us to find out.
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Krunal perishes off the last ball of the innings.
But what an exceptional innings he has played in this final - 47 off 38.
MI finish at 129/8 from their 20 overs.
Four, then a six.
Krunal is turning it on.
What a fight he has put up for MI tonight!
SIX!
Krunal sends one into the crowd. The Gujarat lad has been MI's stand-out performer tonight.
Meanwhile, Unadkat finishes his spell - 2 wickets for 19 runs from his four overs.
MI - 115/7 from 19 overs.
How much will they add in the last six balls?
13 runs from the 18th over bowled by Christian.
Just what MI needed!
SIX!
Against the run of play, Mitchell Johnson flat-bats one for six over long-on.
MI could do with a couple of more of these!
Just 4 from Unadkat's third over.
Can MI get in a couple of big overs to give their bowlers something to bowl at?
MI - 92/7 from 17 overs.