Securing their second consecutive IPL trophy, Mumbai Indians (MI) won their fifth overall IPL trophy after comfortably beating the first-time IPL finalists Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final of the IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai).
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bat first after winning the toss. They managed to score 156/7 at the end of first 20 overs of the match. In reply, the defending champions chased down that target in 18.4 overs after losing five wickets.
IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Highlights
Mumbai Indians (MI) innings
The Mumbai Indians openers, skipper Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock provided a firing start as they put 45 runs partnership for the opening wicket before Marcus Stoinis dismissed De Kock for 20 runs (12 balls; 3 fours and only six) in the 5th over of that innings.
After that blow, Rohit and the next batsman Suryakumar Yadav maintained that momentum. They set up another 45 runs partnership for the second wicket but a misunderstanding in the 11th over costed their partnership as Suryakumar gifted his wicket to save his captain. Before that run-out dismissal, Suryakumar scored 19 runs off 20 balls (only four and only six).
In the next over of that run-out, Rohit completed his fifty in 36 balls. Rohit and Ishan Kishan then produced another 47 runs partnership for the third wicket.
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit: IPL)
After scoring 68 off 51 balls, skipper Rohit was dismissed in the 17th over as substitute Lalit Yadav grabbed a sensational catch at deep mid-wicket. In the next over, Kagiso Rabada bowled Kieron Pollard for nine runs. But it was too late for the first time IPL finalists.
Anrich Nortje took one more wicket as he dismissed Hardik Pandya (3) when the scoreline was tied. But on the very next ball, Mumbai Indians secured the record fifth IPL title with a single. Ishan Kishan remained not out on 33 runs off 19 balls (3 fours and only six).
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Delhi Capitals (DC) innings
On the very first delivery of the match, Trent Boult dismissed the opener Marcus Stoinis for a golden duck. In his next over, Boult dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for just 2 runs. Off-spinner Jayant Yadav came to bowl in the fourth over and he bowled the other opener Shikhar Dhawan for 15 runs as Delhi Capitals were struggling on 22/3.
Captain Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant then handled the situation with a strong fourth-wicket partnership that brought them back into the game. Their batting helped the first-time IPL finalists to cross the 100-run mark comfortably.
They built up the brilliant 96 runs partnership for the fourth wicket, where Pant completed his fifty in 35 balls. Nathan Coulter-Nile finally broke that partnership in the 15th over as the Aussie pacer dismissed Pant for 56 runs off 38 balls (4 fours and 2 sixes).
Since then, skipper Iyer fought hard to grow up that first innings total but he didn’t get enough support from the other end. Iyer reached the fifty-run mark in 40 balls. At the end of that innings, he remained not out on 65 runs off 50 balls (6 fours and 2 sixes).
Mumbai Indians bowlers were disciplined in the early powerplay and the death overs. While Trent Boult had the bowling figures of 4-0-30-3, Nathan Coulter-Nile managed the bowling figures of 4-0-29-2.
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IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Twitter Reactions
Great #IPL … The best team in the world won at a canter … Full credit to all players for producing an incredible standard in these testing times … Without question the IPL is the best T20 tournament by a country mile … #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 10, 2020
Defeating second best team of the #IPL2020 not once but 4 times in a row is incredible. Unmatched @mipaltan ? #MIvsDC
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) November 10, 2020
Congratulations @mipaltan @ImRo45 and entire team for winning the 5th ?.. Outstanding
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 10, 2020
You have to say it is @mipaltan and then the rest. That’s the truth in this tournament. They have been clinical and @ImRo45 5th title. Wow! #MumbaiIndians
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 10, 2020
Loves the big stage and the big occasion, Rohit Sharma!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 10, 2020
Suryakumar Yadav sacrifices his wicket so that Rohit Sharma can continue to play.
Me to #Suryakumaryadhav : pic.twitter.com/yGZsXUnPkb— शिव बखेड़ा | Shiv Bakhera? (@shiv_bakhera) November 10, 2020
Respect #Suryakumaryadhav No one sacrificed his wicket of final match but u dit,dear @BCCI selectors u all need to look at his records since 2018..i think u all r blind of him..dear @SGanguly99 dada u ll be take response for this one… pic.twitter.com/tfv7SQgCbT
— Manikandan1993 (@Manikandan400) November 10, 2020
Bolt on fire @mipaltan @IPL @StarSportsIndia
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 10, 2020
One would think there is so much happening with fast bowlers bowling with the new ball,4th over will go to another quick but this guys @ImRo45 is a brilliant captain… #IPLfinal
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 10, 2020
Well played #ShreyasIyer ! A captain's innings under tremendous pressure. Whatever is the result of the match, this is a top class effort. #IPLfinal #DCvsMI
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) November 10, 2020