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Mumbai Indians won by 1 run © BCCI
What a final! Worth every penny. From the second over of the match till the last, the momentum kept shifting from one end to the other. There was some good batting - Shane Watson, Kieran Pollard - a lot of very good bowling - Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar and Imran Tahir - some run outs, some umpiring errors, some drama. The match had it all to make for wholesome entertainment. A match worthy of a final, a match worth every penny. In the end, only one run separated the two best sides in the competition, with Mumbai Indians outplaying Chennai Super Kings yet again. Fourth IPL title for Mumbai Indians.
Lasith Malinga held his nerves yet again and delivered a yorker to trap Shardul Thakur legbefore with CSK needing 2 runs to win off the last ball. Mumbai Indians win by 1 run, beat CSK for the fourth time in this season and the third time in an IPL final.
WATSON FALLS The drama just doesn't seem to end. With 5 runs needed off three balls, Shane Watson tried to take a two. But fell short against Krunal Pandya's throw from deep point. Wicket falls. MI again edge slightly ahead.
For as good as Quinton de Kock has been behind the wicket today, he has let go of a simple delivery through his gloves for four bye. CSK need 9 runs in the final over. Jasprit Bumrah has finished a superb spell. Would have done better with some help from his fielders.
WICKET The match has had its ebbs and flows, and it continues to do so. Looking to go for a wild slog, Dwayne Bravo gets an edge to the 'keeper. Jasprit Bumrah strikes again!
Rohit Sharma took a gamble by bowling Krunal Pandya in the 18th over and it didn't pay off. The '17 final PoM got smashed for three consecutive sixes by the '18 final PoM, and 20 runs were leaked. Now,CSK are left needing 18 off the last two overs.