The final word from the victors
IPL 2020
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Mumbai Indians 157-5 (18.4 Ovs)
Ishan Kishan 33 (19)
Delhi Capitals 156-7
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-32-1
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wkts
Five time IPL champions - Mumbai Indians. © BCCI
Rohit Sharma: I'm 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 Jayawadene: 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 under do 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. It's all about helping the team preparation-wise and explain their roles to them. We have a good leadership group out there, and a great support staff who have helped them out. The boys have seen my not-so-soft side, but the group has worked off-season, and today is the culmination of all of the hard work.
MUMBAI INDIANS ARE IPL CHAMPS FOR A FIFTH TIME
Krunal Pandya gets the winning run as Mumbai Indians become only the second team (after CSK after 2010-11) to successfully defend their IPL title. They barely broke a sweat tonight. Cantering to the title with 8 balls to spare. Who said they win only in the odd years!
Rohit Sharma has won the IPL for a sixth time!
Hang around Cricbuzz for all the reactions. We already have one in with some teams calling the Mumbai Indians the
50(26) vs CSK Kolkata 2015
56*(37) vs DC Dubai 2020
61/1 MI v CSK Kolkata 2015
61/1 MI v DC Dubai 2020 *
59/1 KKR v KXIP Bengaluru 2014
59/0 SRH v RCB Bengaluru 2016
59/0 RCB v SRH Bengaluru 2016
vs in Bengaluru in 2014final 2020
- MI (2010), SRH (2016,2018) and now
Only two players have previously played in finals for three teams.
Shane Watson (RR, RCB, CSK)
Yusuf Pathan (RR,KKR,SRH)
Final. Win Toss & ?
Mumbai & Delhi domestic sides have faced off six times in Ranji Trophy finals (Mumbai 5, Delhi 1) and four times in domestic List A competition finals (Mumbai 3, Delhi 1).
Who will it be tonight?
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