Jasprit Bumrah (centre) of Mumbai Indians celebrates with team-mates after the dismissal of unseen Rising Pune Supergiant batsman Rahul Tripathi during the IPL Twenty20 final match against Rising Pune Supergiant at The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket S
Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant in a low-scoring final to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title here yesterday.
n a match that went right down to the last ball, Mumbai registered a one-run victory at the packed Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 26 to guide Mumbai's to third IPL title.
The Aussie fast bowler produced a brilliant performance in the final. Steve Smith’s 50-ball-51 went in vain as they lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
Earlier, braces by bowlers Jaydev Unadkat, Adam Zampa and Daniel Christian enabled Pune to restrict Mumbai Indians to 129 for eight in 20 overs.
Mumbai's top and middle order batsmen put up a horrific show against the disciplined bowling from Pune and the former were left reeling at 79/7 in the 15th over. Allrounder Krunal Pandya then came good and his 47 off 38 deliveries pulled Mumbai out of the hole.
Opting to bat, Mumbai had a disastrous start as left-arm medium pacer Unadkat (2/19) removed Parthiv Patel (4) and Lendl Simmons (3) in the third over.
Parthiv pulled straight into the hands of Shardul Thakur at mid-on, while Simmons gave a return catch to Unadkat who dived low to the left -- and Mumbai were reduced to 8 for 2. Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma (24) and Ambati Rayudu (12) then weathered the storm briefly but the Pune bowlers continued to keep it tight, not allowing the Mumbai pair to free their arms. Young off-spinner Washington Sundar continued to be impressive with his miserly bowling, giving away only 13 runs in his four overs.
