IPL 2019 as it happened: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings for record fourth IPL title

Mumbai Indians
Quinton de Kock c MS Dhoni b Shardul Thakur 29
Rohit Sharma c MS Dhoni b Deepak Chahar 15
Suryakumar Yadav b Imran Tahir 15I
shan Kishan c Suresh Raina b Imran Tahir 23
Krunal Pandya c&b Shardul Thakur 7
Kieron Pollard Not Out 41H
ardik Pandya lbw Deepak Chahar 16
Rahul Chahar c Faf du Plessis b Deepak Chahar 0
Mitchell McClenaghan Run Out Faf du Plessis 0
Extras 0b 0lb 0nb 0pen 3w 3
Total (20.0 overs): 149-8
Fall of Wickets: 1-45 de Kock, 2-45 Sharma, 3-82 Yadav, 4-89 Pandya, 5-101 Kishan, 6-140 Pandya, 7-140 Chahar, 8-141 McClenaghan
Did Not Bat: Bumrah, Malinga

Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Deepak Chahar 4 1 26 3 6.50 1w
Shardul Thakur 4 0 37 2 9.25
Harbhajan Singh 4 0 27 0 6.75 1w
Dwayne Bravo 3 0 24 0 8.00 1w
Imran Tahir 3 0 23 2 7.67
Ravindra Jadeja 2 0 12 0 6.00

Chennai Super Kings
Faf du Plessis st Quinton de Kock b Krunal Pandya 26
Shane Watson Run Out Krunal Pandya 80
Suresh Raina lbw Rahul Chahar 8A
mbati Rayudu c Quinton de Kock b Jasprit Bumrah 1
MS Dhoni Run Out Ishan Kishan 2
Dwayne Bravo c Quinton de Kock b Jasprit Bumrah 15
Ravindra Jadeja Not Out 5
Shardul Thakur lbw Lasith Malinga 2
Extras 5b 0lb 0nb 0pen 4w 9
Total (20.0 overs): 148-7
Fall of Wickets: 1-33 du Plessis, 2-70 Raina, 3-73 Rayudu, 4-82 Dhoni, 5-133 Bravo, 6-146 Watson, 7-148 Thakur
Did Not Bat:  Chahar, Singh, Tahir

Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Mitchell McClenaghan 4 0 24 0 6.00 2w
Krunal Pandya 3 0 39 1 13.00
Lasith Malinga 4 0 49 1 12.25 1w
Jasprit Bumrah 4 0 14 2 3.50
Rahul Chahar 4 0 14 1 3.50
Hardik Pandya 1 0 3 0 3.00 1w

Dubai: The epic battle for the 12th Indian Premier League title is set to commence soon.

Mumbai Indians, who were the first to book their slot in the final, take on Chennai Super Kings on a neutral ground at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad.

The battle is also seen as a clash between the two captains — Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma and Chennai’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as they both are match winners and shrewd captains.

The evidence of their brilliance is visible in the records of both the teams as they have both won the title three times.

Chennai has staged a comeback from their defeat to Mumbai in the first qualifier by stopping Delhi Capitals in the second qualifier. Hence will want to avenge their defeat. On the other hand, Mumbai, who have beaten Chennai in the league stage and the playoffs this season, wants to prove that they deserve to be the champions this year.

The battle may well be a clash for dominance between Chennai’s strong spin attack versus Mumbai’s powerful batting line up. It all depends on whether the stars in both the team perform to the role expected off them.

Watch out for Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav, the hero of the first qualifier win over Chennai, accurate pacer Jasprit Bumrah and the dangerous hard hitting skipper Sharma.

From Chennai look out for striker bowler Imran Tahir, the aggressive opener Faf Du Plessis and the ever green skipper Dhoni.

Will Chennai defend their title or can Mumbai emerge the winner like they did in 2017?