Lasith Malinga produced an incredible last over to defend nine runs as Mumbai Indians claimed undisputed supremacy in the IPL by securing their fourth title with a narrow one-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a pulsating final in Hyderabad on Sunday. CSK needed nine runs off the last over but the experienced Lankan paceman Malinga kept his nerve to concede eight. He trapped Shardul Thakur leg before in the last ball after Watson (80 off 59) got run out two balls earlier.
Read IPL 2019 Final Match Report: Mumbai Indians lift fourth title with 1-run win over Chennai Super Kings
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.
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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. (PTI)
Here are pictures from Mumbai Indians’ fourth title triumph
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) bowler Lasith Malinga celebrating after win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Indian Premier League 2019 Final cricket match at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) players celebrate after winning against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Indian Premier League 2019 final cricket match at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Mumbai Indians cricket team captain Rohit Sharma (2nd R) celebrates with teammates including Lasith Malinga (L top) after winning the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 12, 2019. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP) /
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma with his daughter after win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Indian Premier League 2019 Final cricket match at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Mumbai Indians cricket captain Rohit Sharma celebrates after winning the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 12, 2019. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP)
- Mumbai Indians cricket team owner Nita Ambani (L) celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma (R) after winning the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 12, 2019. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP)
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) players Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya celebrate with the IPL 2019 trophy after winning the final match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in Hyderabad, Monday, May 13, 2019. MI defeated CSK by 1 run to lift the trophy. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) owner Nita Ambani along with players celebrate with the IPL 2019 trophy after winning the final match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in Hyderabad, Monday, May 13, 2019. MI defeated CSK by 1 run to lift the trophy. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma with his teammates celebrating with Indian Premier League 2019 winning trophy after win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Final cricket match at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Monday, May 13, 2019. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
- Mumbai Indians team players celebrate with the trophy after their victory against Chennai Super Kings in the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 13, 2019. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP)
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