The IPL 2020 final conclusion between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals saw many players being felicitated for their contributions in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma had a memorable 200th match in the IPL 2020 final between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Rohit Sharma hit a fifty and Mumbai Indians won the match by six wickets to create history. Rohit Sharma won his sixth IPL title but it was his fifth as captain. It was a memorable occasion for Rohit Sharma as he went past 3000 runs as skipper. Mumbai Indians became the second side after Chennai Super Kings to successfully defend the title and they once again reaffirmed that they were the best Twenty20 side when it comes to the Indian Premier League.
Following the end of the match, there were plenty of awards that were given to players for their contributions in the tournament. From hitting the maximum sixes to emerging players to the Most Valuable Player in the tournament, here are the list of awards given to players on the final of the IPL. The list included players who have hit the most sixes, the Man of the Match, the most valuable player and the emerging player of the tournament which would be won by an uncapped youngster who shone during the course of the entire tournament.
1. KL Rahul IPL 2020
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KL Rahul won the Orange Cap (Most runs: 670, Avg: 55.83, SR 129.34, 58 fours, 23 sixes): A big thank you to all the supporters. Winning the orange cap feels nice, but it would've been nicer if we had gone further in the tournament. However, I got to learn a lot about being a leader this tournament. For the third consecutive tournament, KL Rahul managed to score over 500 runs but he scored the most runs by a Kings XI Punjab batsman in one season of the IPL, breaking the previous record set by Shaun Marsh in 2008 when he hit 616 runs. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Twitter)
2. Trent Boult IPL 2020
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Trent Boult won the "Powerplayer" of the season for his incredible performance within the powerplay overs, winning the award five times this season. In fact, Boult created a new record for taking a wicket in the first over eight times in IPL 2020. He was also the Man of the Match for his performance in the final where he took 3/30. “Some days I do like the powerplay. It's been a good few months, giving the franchise a good start. With everything going on, I've been welcomed in the side. To have made it across the line, it's been worth it. I wasn't aware of the talk, but I did have a niggle coming into the match. I wanted to be on the stage and happy I came through. I'd like to say I'm relatively experiened. Just another match, and I was clear what I had to do. Tried to take a few early wickets, swing the new ball a little bit, that's been my role in the side.” (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Twitter)
3. Devdutt Padikkal RCB
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Devdutt Padikkal was the Emerging Player having scored 473 runs with five fifties and with a strike-rate of 124.8. The youngster showed his class and he was in prime form for Royal Challengers Bangalore as he became their lone right star in the tournament.The award was taken by Ishan Kishan who said on behalf of Padikkal, “It's a really great achievement for him and it will give him great confidence for whatever lies ahead.” (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Twitter)
4. Ishan Kishan
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Ishan Kishan won the award for the most sixes this season for hitting the most sixes with 30 in the tournament. After the end of the match, “I wasn't looking in good shape at the start of this season, so I had a good chat with Hardik bhai and Krunal bhai, I wanted to work on my fitness, just keep working on my off-side game. Wanted to do what was good for the team with the bat and score big runs.” (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Twitter)
5. Rohit Sharma MI
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Rohit Sharma helped Mumbai Indians win the title with a spectacular display of batting and captaincy. Although Rohit won the title, there was another person who created history. Jofra Archer won the Most Valuable Player by taking 20 wickets, 175 dots, 5 catches, 10 sixes. Jofra Archer said, “Really grateful to receive the award. It didn't go as well for the team, and hopefully this has shown what I can do and I hope it helps the team a little more later.” Archer also created history as he became the first player to be awarded the MVP despite his team finishing at the bottom. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Twitter)
