IPL 2019 final highlights: MI beat CSK by 1 run in a last-ball nail biter
In
the grand finale of VIVO Indian
Premier League
(IPL 2019), Lasith Malinga produced an incredible last over to defend
nine runs as Mumbai Indians (MI) claimed undisputed supremacy in the
Indian Premier League by securing their fourth title with a narrow
one-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a pulsating final at
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday.
Super Kings needed nine runs off the last over but the experienced
Lankan paceman Malinga kept his nerve to concede seven. He trapped
Shardul Thakur leg before in the last ball after Watson (80 off 59)
got run out two balls earlier. Before that Jasprit Bumrah kept Mumbai
in the hunt with his tidy overs and two wickets, getting rid of
Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu. The premier Indian pacer produced 13
dot balls in his testing overs. Young leg-spinner Rahul Chahar also
played a key role in the middle overs as he too created pressure by
bowling 13 dot balls. Both teams were tied at three IPL titles each
heading into the finale with Mumbai holding the upper hand, having
beaten CSK thrice earlier in the competition. The heart-stopping
finish came after a disciplined bowling performance from CSK who
restricted Mumbai Indians to 149 for eight. CSK, have now lost to
Mumbai for the third time in four finals.
CSK
had made a steady start by reaching 53 for one in the Powerplay but
Mumbai bounced back in the middle overs, removing a struggling Suresh
Raina (8 off 14) before getting rid of Rayudu to have CSK under the
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