IPL 2017: Mumbai Indians win final, beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run
Mitchell Johnson took two wickets in the pentultimate over
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Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant to win IPL 10 title. Jasprit Bumrah with team mates celebrates the wicket of Rahul Tripathi during the match. Photo: PTI
Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in the tenth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) to grab their third title on Sunday. Pune lost the match by 1 run.
The nail-bitting match stretched till the last ball as Mitchell Johnson took two wickets in the penultimate over. Pune captain Steven Smith hit 51 off 50 balls. However, he also played an irrersponsive shot and was caught by Ambati Rayudu in the third ball of the last over.
Earlier in the day, Pune restricted Mumbai Indians to 129 for eight in 20 overs. Pune bowlers made the Mumbai top- and middle-order batsmen struggle as they were left reeling at 79/7 in the 15th over.
The nail-bitting match stretched till the last ball as Mitchell Johnson took two wickets in the penultimate over. Pune captain Steven Smith hit 51 off 50 balls. However, he also played an irrersponsive shot and was caught by Ambati Rayudu in the third ball of the last over.
Earlier in the day, Pune restricted Mumbai Indians to 129 for eight in 20 overs. Pune bowlers made the Mumbai top- and middle-order batsmen struggle as they were left reeling at 79/7 in the 15th over.
Krunal Pandya's 47 and Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma's 24 helped the team put a total of 129 on the board.