In the final of the tournament played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by a narrow margin of 1 run.
In what was a thrilling low-scoring encounter for the title clash, Mumbai Indians trumped the Rising Pune Supergiant by a margin of a mere 1 run.
Krunal 38-ball 47 and his 50-run partnership with Mitchell Johnson ensured MI were not bowled out and reached to a respectable 129.
Rohit has been a part of 4 IPL winning-sides out of 10 editions. He had won one tournament with Deccan Chargers (DC) in 2009.
IPL has completed 10 years and the team that had won the CB Series then featured a 20-year Rohit Sharma who, on Sunday, became the only captain to win IPL as many as three times.
This was the 1st instance of a bowler receiving Purple Cap consecutive times — Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
This is Mumbai's third IPL title. Chasing a target of 130 runs, Pune could only manage to post 128/6 in their 20 overs.
Pune malfunctioned under pressure against the resilient, sedate Mumbai who became the first team to win the title as many as three times.
Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) restricted Mumbai Indians to 129 for 8 in the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017.
Such catches are worth watching on repeat every time.