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Rohit Sharma recieves the IPL trophy from Saurav Ganguly and Jay Shah. He lifts the trophy and then takes it to his team waiting. Fireworks and confetti go off.
Rohit Sharma (Receives a cheque of INR 20,00,00,000) I' quite happy with how things went the whole season. We said at the start that we need the winning habit. We couldn't have asked for anything more, right on the money from ball 1 and we never looked back. I think a lot of credit goes to the people who worked behind the scenes - often they go unnoticed. Our work started long before the IPL started, and we wanted to make sure we filled the gaps in previous seasons. I had to find the balance to get the best out of them. I'm not someone who can run behind them with a stick, and it's important to instil confidence in the players. Krunal, Hardik and Pollard have done their job for a long time, they know their roles. Rahul missed out today, and we need to make sure we put an arm around him and assure him that he didn't do anything wrong and that it was a tactical move. We made sure Ishan and Surya had confidence - just have to let Ishan loose, and Surya is a more matured player. The kind of form he was in, I should have sacrificed my wicket for Surya. But throughout the tournament he has played some incredible shots. Unfortunately we couldn't have the fans at the stadium. We missed playing at the Wankhede and hopefully we can get back there next year.
Mahela Jayawardene (receives the winners' memento on behalf of the team): It was a tough tournament. There were a lot of superstitions about odd years. I have to congratulate Ricky and his team, they have had a great season and they were a tough opponent today. WE had a great preparation, and we tried to manage them well and ensure they didn't overdo or underdo any of the work. Big-hitting has been in MI's DNA for a long time. We have tried to bring in the touch play a little bit to balance it out. Credit to the management who bought into our ideas and that helped create history today.
MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene collects the momentos on behalf of his team.
Shreyas Iyer ( He collects a cheque of INR12,50,00,000): Ricky, the amount of freedom he gives us is outstanding. THe way he motivates players is simply amazing. His team meetings and motivational speeches it quite incredible. The IPL always amazes you, it's one of the toughest leagues to play. I'm overwhelmed to be part of it, and I'm really proud of my boys, the way they have played to reach the final, it's not easy. Winning the IPL would have been better, but we will see to it that we lift the trophy next year. I would like to thank our fans, and we're thankful for all the support that has been showered on us throughout the season.
Ricky Ponting: MI have been the best team, they've beaten us 4 times. Being coach it's a little frustrating in the dugout but at the end of the day I'm really proud of the job the boys have done. Iyer is a brilliant player, captain and person. He's definitely grown in stature in the last 12 months. Hopefully we can work together a bit more in the future. We probably had 3.5 weeks of prep before the tournament, so we had a little too much preparation. We had a really challenging tour, I was sceptical about leaving Australia but the organizers have done a terrific job. I think we have the youngest squad in the tournament and I'm extremely proud of them.
DC head coach Ricky Ponting collects the momentos on behalf of his team.
Orange Cap
KXIP skipper KL Rahul wins the Orange Cap for scoring 670 runs.
Purple Cap
DC's Kagiso Rabada wins the Purple Cap for picking 30 wickets this season.
Emerging Player of the season Award
RCB's Devdutt Padikkal's wins the Emerging Player of the season Award. Padikkal scored 473 runs at an average of 31.53
Trent Boult: 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.
Player of the Match
Trent Boult is the Player of the Match. Boult bowled a spell of 4-0-30-3.
Trivia Alert!
Titles won by Mumbai Indians
2011: Champions League
2013: IPL and Champions League
2015: IPL
2017: IPL
2019: IPL
2020: IPL
Only Kieron Pollard was part of all 7 titles
Trivia Alert!
Most T20 finals won:
15 - Kieron Pollard
14 - Dwayne Bravo
12 - Shoaib Malik
10 - Rohit Sharma
9 - Lasith Malinga
Kieron Pollard: It's a great feeling. I've been here 11 years, fifth trophy. No one sees the planning and training, it's pressure playing for a franchise like this. The amount of trophies, the amount of work, the amount of players who go on to play for their countries, I think we'll have to say so [that this is the best T20 franchise]. Kudos to the owners and management. Long may that continue. Dwayne Bravo you're behind now and I'm in front of you, just had to say it on camera.
Robin Singh (Mumbai Indians coach): It's always nice to be bheind the scenes to try and conttibute to someone's success. Ishan has taken a lot of responsibulity, alongside guys like Polly. We do celebrate, it's just that I don't show it in front. [Pollard confirms Robin keeps it subtle, after Hardik says off screen that Robin is always in the gym at 6am no matter what].
Jayant Yadav: Just happy to win the title. Great feeling to be a champion side for two consecutive years. Shows the strength of the franchise. It's the effort you put in throughout the season. It's a long tournament and you have to be professional and on your toes. It's about working constantly throughout the season. It's part and parcel of playing in this league. There'll be small-small battles you have to fight. Small matchups.
Rahul Chahar: Feels great. Me not playing isn't important, winning is. I feel great to have contributed to us coming first. I can bowl quick, bowl slow and I have the variations as well. It takes me half an hour for this hairstyle before the match.
Quinton de Kock: Mumbai have a great set up, so we've been able to move with the gym work and training and stuff. We're reaping the rewards today for it. It's a great feeling. I think this year because there were so many questions around Mumbai in general, whether we can win back to back, we put in extra effort. You can see it's paid off. We worked extra hard on the nitty gritties.
Nathan Coulter-Nile: Felt good as a first time winner. Patto bowled beautifully, so I was happy to sit on the sidelines and wait for a chance, which it came. Felt started doing well towards the end of the tournament.
Ishan Kishan: I think to be honest, I was not looking in good shape before this season. I spoke Krunal and Haridk and worked on my fitness and my off-side play.
Krunal Pandya: It's the hunger to be at the top always. We never take any game lightly and in every game there was always that 100% effort. Even back in Mumbai we prepared hard, we came one month early, everyone knew their roles and everyone was just going out there and executing what they were doing in the nets. There was never a doubt about Ishan Kishan's talent. He was ready to listen and ready to improve. All credit goes to him for how he came back in this season, It isn't easy to bat at four, then open and come back to four. Really really happy about how he has gone about this season.
Hardik Pandya: [Not being able to bowl] didn't bother me. I enjoy what I do. For me it's about the opportunity. It's all about preparation. On that we did well and focused on improving day by day.
Jasprit Bumrah: Very happy, we have worked hard, we started preparing before others, we worked through process. We wanted to break the jinx of winning every two years. Very happy as a team. It means a great deal, the pandemic has been such a shock, we are just grateful to come back and play cricket, something we love. We are just happy we could bring back some smiles to the people back home, it's been a tough few months. From the first game, I feltmy rhythm was up, when I bowled the super over here, I felt I could execute against AB and Virat. Since then, my confidence went up, I just wanted to keep things simple and repeat the basics every time.
Suryakumar Kumar Yadav: Preparations, processes and routine is important. they just one thing - we'll take care of this. You go and express yourself. [The Rohit sacrifice] he was batting really well. Most importantly, he's been anchoring well since the first game. I don't mind sacrificing for him at all.
Rohit Sharma in IPL final
2009 - Won
2013 - Won
2015 - Won
2017 - Won
2019 - Won
2020 - Won*
So Mumbai Indians win the IPL 2020 title. This is Mumbai Indians's fifth title. Delhi Capitals will have to wait for their first title. Mumbai Indians become only the second team after Chennai Super Kings to win back to back titles. Also Rohit Sharma remains unbeaten in IPL finals.
MI 157/5 after 18.4 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Pandya is on strike. MI need 3 runs to win.
18.1 Full ball on middle stump. Pandya hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
18.2 Full toss outside off. Kishan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.3 WICKET! Hardik Pandya c Rahane b Nortje 3(5)
Good short ball outside off. Pandya looks to pull and guide the ball to square-leg. Rahane running backwards takes the catch.
Krunal Pandya is the new batsman.
18.4 Full ball and Kurnal plays the ball to cove and takes a single to seal the tile.
MI 154/4 after 18 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Pollard is on strike.
17.1 WICKET! Pollard b Rabada 9(4)
Bad shot from Pollard. Short delivery wide of off stump. Pollard looks to play a big shot. The ball takes inside edge and hits the stumps.
Hardik Pandya is the new batsman.
17.2 Good length ball around off. Pandya hits the ball through cover for a single.
17.3 FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump. Kishan guides the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
17.4 Good length ball and Kishan plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
17.5 Good length delivey around off. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
17.6 Good length delivery. Pandya plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
MI 147/3 after 17 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
16.1 Yorker on off and middle. Rohit digs the ball out.
16.2 WICKET! Rohit c (sub)Lalit Yadav b Nortje 68(51)
Stunning catch! Nortje bowl a short ball outside off. Rohit pull but he has not controlled his shot well. The ball goes to deep midwicket. Lalit Yadav running in from deep puts in a good forward dive and completes a stunning catch.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman.
16.3 Good length ball wide of off stump. Kishan guides the ball down to backward point for a single.
16.4 FOUR! Full ball and Pollard smashes the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
16.5 FOUR! Full ball on middle. Pollard works the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
16.6 Full ball and Pollard hits the ball to square-leg for a single.
MI 137/2 after 16 overs.
Dubey to bowl his third over. Rohit is on strike.
15.1 Full ball and Rohit drives the ball down to long-off for a run.
15.2 FOUR! Dubey bowls short wide of off stump. Kishan rocks back in his crease and smashes the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
15.3 FOUR! Another short ball wide of off stump. Kishan smokes the ball to long-off for a boundary.
15.4 Full ball and Kishan plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
15.5 Short ball wide of off stump. Rohit hits the ball to cover.
15.6 Full ball and Rohit drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 126/2 after 15 overs.
Stoinis to bowl. KIshan is on strike.
15.1 Good length ball wide of off stump. Kishan hits the ball to sweeper cover and takes a single.
15.2 Slow ball wide of off stump. Rohit hits the ball to the man at extra-cover.
15.3 Slow ball around off. Rohit plays the ball with soft hands to the man at short third-man for a single.
15.4 SIX! Full ball wide of off stump. Kishan smashes the ball over long-off for a maximum.
15.5 Short ball. Kishan hits the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
15.6 Full toss on off stump. Rohit hits the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
MI 116/2 after 14 overs.
Axar to bowl his last over. Rohit is on strike.
13.1 Short ball and Rohit goes on the backfoot to punch the ball through cover for a single.
13.2 Short ball and Kishan plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
13.3 Short ball and Rohit plays the ball to deep midwicket for another single.
13.4 Full ball wide of off stump. Kishan looks to guide the ball down to third-man but misses.
13.5 Short ball and Kishan plays the ball down to leg side for a single.
13.6 Full ball and Rohit drives the ball directly to Axar.
MI 112/2 after 13 overs.
Ashwin to bowl his last over. Kishan is on strike.
12.1 Full ball and Kishan plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
12.2 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to cover for a single.
12.3 Full ball and Kishan sweeps the ball to short fine for another run.
12.4 FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump. Rohit plays a late cut to send the ball racing through backward point for a boundary.
12.5 Good length ball and Rohit guides the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
12.6 Good length ball and Kishan plays the ball to third-man for 2 runs.
MI 102/2 after 12 overs.
Rabada is back in the attack. Kishan is on strike.
11.1 Good length ball wide of off stump. Kishan runs the ball down to third-man for a single.
11.2 Good length ball on middle stump. Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.3 Slightly short ball and Kishan plays thge ball to off side for a single.
11.4 Good length ball around off stump. Rohit goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off side.
11.5 FOUR! Rabada pulls the length back. Rohit pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary and get to his fifty.
11.6 FOUR! Short and wide. Rohit goes on backfoot and cuts the ball through backward point for another bounadry.
MI 91/2 after 11 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Rohit has the strike.
10.1 Good length delivery and Rohit hits the ball to midwicket for a single.
10.2 Good length delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to off side.
10.3 Good length delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.4 Full ball and Rohit defends.
10.5 WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav run out (Praveen Dubey/Pant) 19(20)
Good length ball and Rohit hits the ball to off side. Rohit calls for a single and reaches the other end. Suryakumar has not moved from his crease. The throw is to the keeper's end. Suryakumar takes off from his crease to save Rohit.
Ishan Kishan is the new batsman.
10.6 Good length ball and Kishan plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 88/1 after 10 overs.
Axar to bowl his third over. Rohit has the strike.
9.1 Short ball wide of off stump. Rohit looks to cut the ball but misses.
9.2 FOUR! Full ball and Rohit guides the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
9.3 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to off side for a single.
9.4 Good length ball and Suryakumar gets an inside edge.
9.5 Good length ball and Suryakumar hits the ball to off side for a single.
9.6 Good length ball and Rohit guides the ball to fine-leg for a single.
MI 81/1 after 9 overs.
Dubey to bowl his second over. Suryakumar is on strike.
8.1 Short and wide. Suryakumar looks to cut but misses.
8.2 Full ball and Suryakumar hits the ball to leg side for a single.
8.3 SIX! Full ball and Rohit smashes the ball down the gorund for a maximum.
8.4 Good length ball and Rohit defends.
8.5 SIX! Full ball and Rohit swings his bat to send the ball flying over long-on boundary for a maximum.
8.6 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
MI 67/1 after 8 overs.
Axar to bowl his second over. Rohit has the strike.
7.1 Short ball and Rohit hoes on backfoot to punch the ball to off side.
7.2 Good length ball and Rohit hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
7.3 Full ball and Suryakumar drives the ball to cover.
7.4 Short bal. Suryakumar rocks back and cuts the ball to point.
7.5 Good length ball and Suryakumar plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
7.6 Good length ball and Rohit hits the ball to off side.
MI 65/1 after 7 overs.
Praveen Dubey to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
6.1 Full ball and Suryakumar hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
6.2 Full ball and the ball raps on the pads.
6.3 Full ball and Rohit pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
6.4 Full ball and Suryakumar flicks the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
6.5 Full ball and Rohit plays a frontfoot defensive shot.
6.6 Full ball and Rohit drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 61/1 after 6 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
5.1 Full ball and Suryakumar pushes the bal to mid-off.
5.2 Good length ball and Suryakumar plays the ball to cover.
5.3 Full ball and Suryakumar pushes the ball back to Axar.
5.4 Good length ball and Suryakumar hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
5.5 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
5.6 Good length ball and Suryakumar hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 58/1 after 5 overs.
Marucs Stoinis to bowl. de Kock has the strike.
4.1 WICKET! de Kock c Pant b Stoinis 20(12)
Much needed wicket for DC! Good length ball around off. de Kock looks to guide the ball down to third-man. The ball takes thick outside edge and flies to the keeper. Pant puts in a dive and takes a good catch.
Suryakumar is the new batsman.
4.2 FOUR! What a shot to play on the first ball of the inning. Good length ball around off. Suryakumar punches the ball off his backfoot and the ball races through cover for a boundary.
4.3 SIX! Short ball and Suryakumar flicks the ball off his pads. The ball flies over backward square-leg boundarey and goes in the stands.
4.4 Good length ball around off. Suryakumar plays the ball to off side.
4.5 Good length ball around off. Suryakumar plays the ball to mid-off and takes a single.
4.6 Good length ball outside off. Rohit hits the ball off his backfoot. The ball races through backward point. Rabada stops the ball just at the boundary rope as Rohit gets 2 runs.
MI 45/0 after 4 overs.
Anrich Nortje to bowl his first over. Rohit has the strike.
3.1 Good length ball on off stump. Rohit guides the ball to deep midwicket and takes 2 runs.
3.2 Good length ball on off stump. Rohit goes on backfoot and blocks the ball with a dead straight bat.
3.3 Good length ball and Rohit blocks the ball.
3.4 FOUR! Nortje bangs the ball short. Rohit pulls and the ball falls just in front of the boundary rope at backward square-leg for a boudanry.
3.5 Good length ball around off. Rohit hits the ball to mid-on.
3.6 SIX! This is Rohit at his best. Short ball and Rohit pulls the ball off his backfoot. The ball goes flying over deep midwicket for a maximum.
MI 33/0 after 3 overs.
Ashwin to bowl his second over. Rohit has the strike.
2.1 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.2. Good length ball and de Kock plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.3 Good length ball and Rohit defends.
2.4 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a run.
2.5 Good length ball and de Kock plays the ball to off side.
2.6 FOUR! Ashwin drags the length back and de Kock hits the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
MI 26/0 after 2 overs.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl. de Kock has the strike.
1.1 Full ball wide of off stump. de Kock hits the ball to mid-on.
1.2 FOUR! Good length ball outside off. de Kock hits the ball hard and sends the ball over the fielder at extra-cover for a boundary.
1.3 4 Leg Byes! Rabada bangs the ball short. The ball brushes the pads. Pant puts in a dive to stop the ball but he is unable to. The ball goes down to fine-leg for a boundary.
1.4 Good length ball and the ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads.
1.5 SIX! Full ball wide of off stump. de Kock slogs the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
1.6 FOUR! Full and wide. de Kock slashes the ball over point for a boundary.
MI 8/0 after 1 over.
R Ashwin to bowl the first over. Rohit has the strike.
0.1 Good length ball and Rohit blocks.
0.2 Good length ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side.
0.3 SIX! Good length ball on middle. Rohit comes out of his crease and creacks the ball over long-on for a maximum.
0.4 Full ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
0.5 Full ball and de Kock defends.
0.6 Good length ball and de Kock plays the ball to leg side for a single.
The chase is about to begin. 157 is what MI need to win the IPL. DC players have been warming up on the field for some time. The two umpires make their way to the middle. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock walk out to open the inning for MI.
DC 156/7 after 20 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl the last over. Iyer is on strike.
19.1 Good length ball around off. Iyer hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
19.2 WICKET! Axar c (sub)Anukul Roy b Coulter-Nile 9(9)
Slow ball on good length wide of off stump. Axar looks for a slog to send the ball over deep midwicket. But he has not hit the ball well. Anukul Roy at deep midwicket takes a good catch.
Kagiso Rabada is the new batsman.
19.3 Full and fast delivery wide of off stump. Iyer makes room and plays the ball to the fielder at backward point.
19.4 Slow ball around off. Iyer looks for a big shot but misses.
19.5 SIX! Slow ball on good length. Iyer waits for the ball and tonks it over deep midwicket for a maximum.
19.6 WICKET! Rabada run out (Suryakumar Yadav/Coulter-Nile) 0(0)
Full ball. Iyer looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball takes the leading edge and goes to long-off. Iyer takes the first run quickly and then calls for the second run. The throw from the deep is good to the non-striker's end. Rabada is short of his crease as Coulter-Niler dislodges the bails.
DC 148/5 after 19 overs.
Bumrah to bowl his last over. Axar is on strike.
18.1 Good full ball on middle stump. Axar hits the ball down the ground for a single.
18.2 Full ball and Iyer works the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
18.3 Full toss around off. Axar plays the ball to deep midwicket for another single.
18.4 1 Leg Bye! Full ball on off stump. Iyer moves across to play the ball to leg side. The ball hits the back pad and goes to leg side. Bumrah appeals but the umpire gives that as NOT OUT. MI take the review. The review shows it is umpire's call.
18.5 Full toss outside off. Axar plays the ball to deep midwicket and takes 2 runs.
18.6 Full toss on middle and leg. Axar plays the ball to extra-cover.
DC 142/5 after 18 overs.
Boult to bowl his last over. Iyer is on strike.
17.1 Short ball wide of off stump. Iyer pulls and the ball goes on one bounce to the man at deep midwicket. Iyer takes a single.
17.2 WICKET! Hetmyer c Coulter-Nile b Boult 5(5)
Needless shot from Hetmyer. Boult bowls a good slow bouncer wide of off stump. Hetmyer cuts and the ball flies straight into the hands of Nathan Coulter-Nile at short third-man.
Axar Patel is the new batsman.
17.3 Full delivery on off stump. Axar defends.
17.4 FOUR! Short and wide delivery. Axar cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
17.5 Good length ball on middle and off stump. Axar goes on backfoot and blocks the ball.
17.6 Good length ball and Axar comes out of his crease to hit the ball down to long-on for a single.
DC 136/4 after 17 overs.
Bumrah to bowl his third over. Iyer is on strike.
16.1 FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump. Iyer hits the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
16.2 Full ball on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side.
16.3 Full ball around off. Iyer goes on backfoot and plays the ball with soft hands. The ball rolls to the keeper.
16.4 Good length ball wide of off stump. Iyer works the ball down to third-man for a single to get2 runs.
16.5 FOUR! Bumrah bowls short. Iyer makes room and crunches the ball behind backward point for a boundary.
16.6 Full toss on off stump. Iyer hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
DC 125/4 after 16 overs.
Jayant Yadav to bowl his last over. Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman. Iyer has the strike.
15.1 Good length ball wide of off stump. Iyer hits the ball to off side and takes a single.
15.2 Good length ball around off. The ball turns a bit and goes past the outside edge of Hetmyer's bat.
15.3 Good length ball around off. The ball turns again as Hetmyer aims off side. The ball beats the outside edge of the bat.
15.4 Good length ball and Hetmyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
15.5 Full ball on off stump. Iyer hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
15.6 FOUR! Full ball on middle stump. Hetmyer plays a good inside out shot for a boundary.
DC 118/4 after 15 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl his third over. Iyer is on strike.
14.1 Full ball on off stump. Iyer hits the ball to deep midwicket and takes a single.
14.2 WIDE! Short ball fired down the leg side.
14.2 Full ball around off. Pant gets cheeky and flicks the ball and the ball rolls to the fielder at short fine.
14.3 FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant flicks and sends the ball to backward square-leg for a bounday and get to his fifty.
14.4 FOUR! More runs. Coulter-Nile bowls short. Pant looks for a pull. The ball takes the leading edge and goes down to fine-leg for a boundary.
14.5 Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant hits the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
14.6 WICKET! Pant c Hardik Pandya b Coulter-Nile 56(38)
Much needed wicket for MI. Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant flicks the ball the ball goes to deep backward square-leg where Hardik Pandya takes an easy catch.
DC 108/3 after 14 overs.
Krunal to bowl his third over. Pant is on strike.
13.1 WIDE! Full ball wide of off stump.
13.1 Full toss and Pant hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
13.2 Short ball and Iyer makes room to hit the ball through extra-cover for a single.
13.3 Full ball wide of off stump. Pant hits the ball to sweeper cover and takes another single.
13.4 Short ball wide of off stump. Iyer looks to smash the ball through off side but misses.
13.5 Full ball on off and middle. Iyer plays the ball to midwicket and takes a single.
13.6 FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg. Iyer plays a paddle sweep to send the ball racing through backward square-leg for a boundary.
DC 99/3 after 13 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl his second over. Pant is on strike.
12.1 Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant hits the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
12.2 Slow delivery on good length around off. Iyer hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.3 Full ball on off and middle. Pant plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.4 Slow bouncer. Iyer makes room and hits the ball to leg side for a single.
12.5 Full ball wide of off stump. Pant hits the ball and the ball rolls to the fielder at mid-off.
12.6 Slightly short ball. Pant pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.
DC 94/3 after 12 overs.
Kieron Pollard to bowl his first over. Iyer has the strike.
11.1 WIDE! Full ball down the leg side.
11.1 Good length ball on middle and off. Iyer hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
11.2 FOUR! Slow full ball wide of off stump. Pant comes out of his crease and cuts the ball to send it through backward point for a boundary.
11.3 Slow delivery wide of off stump. Pant looks to cut the ball but misses.
11.4 Slow delivery wide of off stump. Pant again looks to cut but again misses.
11.5 Slow full ball. Pant plays the ball to deep midwicket and takes a single.
11.6 SIX! Full ball wide of off stump. Iyer swings his bat and tonks the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
DC 81/3 after 11 overs.
Bumrah to bowl his second over. Pant has the strike.
10.1 Short ball on middle and leg stump. Pant plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
10.2 Good length ball on middle and off. Iyer plays the ball to leg side and takes another single.
10.3 Low full toss around off. Pant plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
10.4 Short ball on middle and off. Iyer goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off side.
10.5 Bouncer on off and middle. Iyer pulls and sends the ball down to backward square-leg for 2 runs.
10.6 Short ball on off stump. Iyer plays a ramp shot to send the ball down to third-man for a single.
DC 75/3 after 10 overs.
Krunal to bowl his second over. Iyer has the strike.
9.1 Full ball on leg stump. Iyer drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
9.2 SIX! Good length ball on off stump. Pant dances down the track and smacks the ball straight down the ground for a maximum.
9.3 Full ball on middle and leg. Pant comes out of his crease again and plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
9.4 Good length ball and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.5 SIX! Full ball wide of off stump. Pant slogs the ball and sends it flying over deep midwicket for a maximum.
9.6 Full ball. Pant gets a leading edge. The ball goes to off side as Pant takes a single.
DC 59/3 after 9 overs.
Jayant to bowl his third over. Pant is on strike.
8.1 Good length ball on off stump. Pant walks down the track and works the ball to leg side for a single.
8.2 Full ball and Iyer drives the ball to off side for a single.
8.3 Short ball wide of off stump. Pant comes down the track and plays the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
8.4 Good length ball and Iyer guides the ball to leg side for a single.
8.5 Short ball and Pant works the ball to square-leg for 2 runs.
8.6 Full ball and Pant plays the ball to midwicket for 2 more runs.
DC 51/3 after 8 overs.
Krunal Pandya to bowl. Pant has the strike.
7.1 Full ball on off stump. Pant nudges the ball to leg side and takes a single.
7.2 Good length ball wide of off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to the mat at backward point.
7.3 Full ball and Iyer works the ball to leg side and takes 2 runs.
7.4 Full ball on middle stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
7.5 Full ball and Iyer drives the ball down the ground for a single.
7.6 Good length delivery and Iyer plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
DC 46/3 after 7 overs.
Jayant to bowl. Pant is on strike.
6.1 Full ball around off. Pant pushes the ball to off side.
6.2 Full ball wide of off stump. Pant drives the ball through extra-cover for 2 runs.
6.3 Full ball and Pant plays the ball to backward square-leg for 2 runs.
6.4 Full ball and Pant pushes the ball to off side.
6.5 Full ball and Pant works the ball down to long-on for a single.
6.6 Full ball wide of off stump. Iyer looks to flick the ball but misses.
DC 41/3 after 6 overs.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl his first over. Iyer is on strike.
5.1 Good length ball on off stump. Iyer pushes the ball to cover.
5.2 Good length ball on off stump. Iyer drives the ball to off side.
5.3 DROPPED! Good length ball wide of off stump. Iyer makes room and smashes the ball to cover. Kishan at cover puts in a great dive to take the catch. The ball hits his wrists. Iyer takes a single.
Kishan is in some pain and leaves the field.
5.4 Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
5.5 FOUR! Good length ball on off stump. Iyer flicks the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
5.6 Full ball on leg side. Iyer makes room and plays the ball to off side.
DC 35/3 after 5 overs.
Boult to bowl his third over. Pant has the strike.
4.1 Full ball and Pant plays the ball to leg side for a single.
4.2 FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump. Pant drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
4.3 Good length ball around off. Pant makes room to play the ball through off side but the ball goes past the edge of the bat.
4.4 Short ball on middle stump. Pant goes on the backfoot and blocks the ball.
4.5 FOUR! Good shot from Iyer. Short ball on middle and off. Iyer punches the ball off his backfoot and the ball goes through cover for a boundary.
4.6 Short ball and Pant flicks the ball to leg side for a single.
DC 25/3 after 4 overs.
Jayant Yadav to bowl. Dhawan has the strike.
3.1 Full ball. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to off side. Dhawan takes a single.
3.2 Good length ball on middle. Iyer plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
3.3 WICKET! Dhawan b Jayant Yadav 15(13)
Big blow for DC. There problems with batting is showing on the biggest stage. Length ball on off stump. Dhawan goes for a wild slog. The ball goes straight and hits the off stump.
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman.
3.4 Good length ball on middle stump. Pant blocks the ball with a dead straight bat.
3.5 Short ball and Pant flicks the ball to square-leg for 2 runs.
3.6 Full ball and Pant plays the ball to mid-on for a single.
DC 20/2 after 3 overs.
Boult to bowl his second over. Dhawan is on strike.
2.1 FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump. Dhawan comes down the strack and smacks the ball over cover for a boundary.
2.2 Full ball on middle and leg. The ball brushes the pads and de Kock stops the ball.
2.3 Good length ball wide of off stump. Dhawan hits the ball to off side and takes a quick single.
2.4 WICKET! Rahane c de Kock b Boult 2(4)
Oh dear DC are in trouble here. Good length delivery down the leg side. Rahane walks down the track to work the ball to leg side. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes to the keeper.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman.
2.5 FOUR! Good short ball wide of off stump. Iyer goes after the ball. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes over first slip for a boundary.
2.6 Short ball. Iyer goes on the backfoot to block the ball. The ball hits the bat and falls just in front of Boult. Could have been another wicket.
DC 11/1 after 2 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end. Rahane has the strike.
1.1 Good length ball wide of off stump. Rahane plays the ball through backward point and takes a single.
1.2 Good length ball on middle and leg. Dhawan goes on the backfoot and pushes the ball to off side.
1.3 FOUR! Just over the first slip. Short ball on middle. The bounce surprises Dhawan. The ball takes the top end of the bat and flies over the fielder at first slip for a boundary.
1.4 Short ball. Dhawan drops his wrists and leaves the ball for the keeper.
1.5 Good yorker on middle leg. Dhawan manages to bring his bat down in time and fend the ball. The ball goes around the corner as Dhawan takes a quick single.
1.6 Good length ball on off stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to the keeper.
DC 5/1 after 1 over.
Trent Boult to bowl the first over for MI. On strike is Marcus Stoinis.
0.1 WICKET! Stoinis c de Kock b Boult 0(1)
What a start from MI!!!!! Short ball on middle and off. The ball bounces and moves a bit. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes straight to Quinton de Kock. The keeper makes no mistake.
Ajinkya Rahane is the new batsman.
0.2 Good length ball on middle and leg. Rahane plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
0.3 Good length ball wide of off stump. The ball moves a bit. Dhawan leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.4 FOUR! Full ball on the pads. Dhawan flicks the ball and gets the first boundary of the final.
0.5 Good length ball around off. Dhawan is not bothered about the ball and leaves it for the keeper.
0.6 Full ball around off. Dhawan drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
The two umpires walk out to the middle. Rohit Sharma leads MI to the field. DC openers Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis march to the middle.
DC Playing XI
Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje
MI Playing XI
Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Rohit Sharma: To be really honest I was very confused, so don't mind losing the toss. It is going to be a good track, it doesn't change much. We have to bowl aggressively at the start and then see how it goes. It feels nice to be part of another final. It is going to be a cracker of a game. The past doesn't matter, it is a fresh day, a fresh game and the pressure of this final will be different. But the guys have been in these pressure situations before, they understand the pressure of finals and yes, we have just got to treat this as another game. Hopefully we can execute what we've discussed on the field. Everyone's fit, but just one chance -- Rahul Chahar misses out and Jayant Yadav comes in. Just a tactical move considering the amount of left-handers they have in the side. Rahul has been bowling really well for us so sad to leave him out, but Jayant is a quality bowler as well.
Shreyas Iyer: We'll bat. It really worked out pretty well in the last game. When you have a really good total on the board the bowling gets a lot of confidence. We've seen it through the tournament and in a big final runs on the board helps The wicket also looks amazing to bat on. They have been champions through the years and even the way they've been playing this season. We have nothing to lose, we havr to embrace it and have no regrets at the end of it. The team atmosphere is really motivated, we are in a good mood and have to enjoy the day. We are sticking with the same team.
Toss
DC captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bat.
Pitch Report
A good even pitch which has something to offer for the batsmen and the bowlers. But this being the final it is always preferable to bat first.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Kieron Pollard, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar
Impact player for DC
Shikhar Dhawan: If he does well, DC are able to put up big totals and chase down daunting scores. He is second on the Orange Cap list with 603 runs. With weaknesses in DC’s batting exposed in recent matches, it's up to Dhawan to deliver a good start and ease the pressure on the middle order.
Impact player for MI
Jasprit Bumrah: With 27 wickets, he is second on the Purple Cap list. He has been brilliant this season and has got rid of the best batsmen at critical junctures. This is Bumrah's time to take his team to the title.
Trivia Alert!
Ahead of the final here are two important trivias:
1. Rohit Sharma has never lost an IPL final as a skipper.
2. Chennai Super Kings is the only team to win the IPL titles back to back.
So come end of the night will Rohit Sharma keep his perfect record in IPL final intact and will MI become the second team after CSK to win back to back IPL titles?
What has happened between the two teams in the clashes earlier this season?
Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals have met three times this season. MI emerged victorious in all of the clashes.
Form Guide (last five matches)
Mumbai Indians:W-L-W-W-L
Delhi Capitals:W-L-W-L-L
The stats will tell why Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians deserve to be in this year's final.
Kagiso Rabada (DC), Jasprit Bumrah (MI) and Trent Boult (MI) the three leading wicket takers for the season with 29, 27 and 22 wickets respectively. All three will feature tonight.
Shikhar Dhawan of DC (603 runs), Ishan Kishan of MI (483 runs) and Quinton de Kock (483 runs) are third, fourth and fifth leading run scorers for the season. While Dhawan has hit most fours (64), Kishan with 29 sixes is leading the chart of batsmen with most sixes.
Delhi Capitals top performers this season
Leading wicket taker: Kagiso Rabada (29 wicklets)
Leading run scorer: Shikhar Dhawan (603 runs)
Mumbai Indians top performers this season
Leading wicket taker: Jasprit Bumrah (27 wicklets)
Leading run scorer: Ishan Kishan (483 runs)
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Head to Head
Matches played: 27
Mumbai Indians: 15
Delhi Capitals: 12
Matches played in UAE: 4
Mumbai Indians: 3
Delhi Capitals: 1
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of the Grand Final of IPL 2020. After nearly two months of thrilling action we are down to two teams, four-time champions Mumbai Indians and first time finalist Delhi Capitals to battle for the IPL 2020 title.
The SWOT for DC
Strengths: DC's bowlers have taken them to the final. They have the current Purple Cap holder and the bowler with the fastest delivery in IPL history. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have troubled batsmen all through the season. Rabada can bowl at any stage of the innings and get wickets. R Ashwin and Axar Patel have got wickets and also contained the run flow when needed.
Weaknesses: They are likely to open with Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis after their success in DC's last encounter. If one of them fails, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer need to step up and take the team home. Inconsistent batting and poor application have caused most of DC’s losses this season.
Opportunities: It took 13 years but a maiden IPL trophy is within Delhi's reach.
Threats: The players will likely feel the huge pressure of the big occasion. That might lead to mistakes at crucial points in the match. Senior players like R Ashwin and Shikhar Dhawan should encourage the younger lot to play with freedom without worrying about the result.
The SWOT for MI
Strengths: MI’s bowling has been outstanding and has been the season's best attack by far. Two of the three leading wicket-takers for the season - Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult - belong to MI. While Bumrah uses his yorkers and variations to great effect, Boult troubles batsmen with early swing. Although he has been benched in recent matches, James Pattinson did well in the first phase of the tournament. Rahul Chahar has been a brilliant spinner who takes wickets and contains runs. Krunal Pandya has supported them well.
Weaknesses: Nathan Coulter-Nile has got just three wickets in six matches. He seems to be preferred over Pattinson due to his lower-order batting strength. With MI's considerable batting depth, is Coulter-Nile really needed? Pattinson already has 11 wickets and has done pretty well so far. In the biggest match of the season, Pattinson may be the better choice.
Opportunities: MI are already the most successful IPL team and one of the best T20 sides of all time. An unprecedented fifth title would etch the team's name in history and raise the team's stature that much higher than all others.
Threats: They should be wary of the injuries to key players. Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult have both been injured recently. If they have not fully recovered and take the field, their performances could be hampered. They may also aggravate their injuries and do more damage.
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