Lasith Malinga played the ZERO to HERO role with brilliant last over to give Mumbai Indians an unprecedented fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. They beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by one SINGLE run at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Seven runs and two wickets, including the run out of Shane Watson, from the last over. Malinga has done it. Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga is carried by teammates as they celebrate their win in IPL 2019 final match against Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad on May 12, 2019. (AP Photo) And, every odd year, they are winning it: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019. So, MI have defeated CSK four times this season. Sanjay Manjrekar is chasing Mumbai Indians players, then Rohit is caught playing with his daughter. There were Pandya brothers, hailing each other. Proud brothers. Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Suryakumar Yadav, everyone was there. On the hindsight, did CSK missed a trick by not sending in Harbhajan Singh when the equation was four off two. Awards: Man of the match: Jasprit Bumrah Emerging player of the tournament: Shubman Gill Fairplay award: SunRisers Hyderabad Fastest fifty: Hardik Pandya Best catch: Kieron Pollard (for that catch against Suresh Raina in Mumbai) Super striker: Andre Russell Gamechanger of the season: Rahul Chahar Orange Cap (most runs): David Warner (692 runs in 12 matches) Purple Cap (most wickets): Imran Tahir (26 wickets) MVP: Andre Russell And the prize money: INR 12,50,00,000 for runners' up Chennai Super Kings and INR 20,00,00,000 for winners Mumbai Indians. Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians: 149 for 8 in 20 overs. (Kieron Pollard not out 41, Quinton de Kock 29; Deepak Chahar 3/26, Imran Tahir 2/23, Shardul Thakur 2/37). Chennai Super Kings: 148 for 7 in 20 overs. (Shane Watson 80; Jasprit Bumrah 2/14). Playing XIs: Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir Meanwhile, Manchester City have won back-to-back EPL titles. They battered Brighton 4-1 while Liverpool beat Wolves 2-0 on the final day. SCORECARD || MATCH REPORT 11:33 PM IST: Mumbai boy Shardul Thakur up against the legend. And LBW. Mumbai win by one run. 11:30 PM IST: Shardul Thakur hits the fifth ball to backward square leg for a double. Two needed from one. Last ball to decide who win the title. It can't get bigger than this. Some can't even watch this. 11:28 PM IST: And what drama. What a throw from outfield, from deep, Krunal Pandya. Shane Watson is gone. And everyone in yellow are crying. Run out. FoW-146/6 (19.4 Over) Watson made 80 off 59. Shardul Thakur is the new man. Four needed of two. 11:26 PM IST: Shane Watson plays to long on for a double. Five needed from three. 11:25 PM IST: Lasith Malinga on with the last over. A single off the first ball as Shane Watson plays it to long on. A quick single off the next. Seven needed from four. Watson returns to strike. 11:23 PM IST: Jasprit Bumrah on with his last over, and the wicket of Dwayne Bravo off the second ball. Caught behind. FoW-133/5 (18.2 Over). Ravindra Jadeja is the new man. Then, Quinton de Kock fails to collect the last ball, and four byes. What a moment. Nine runs from the over. CSK-141/5 after 19 overs. Nine needed from six. 11:16 PM IST: Shane Watson! He's doing it again. Hits Krunal Pandya for three successive sixes, off the second, third and fourth. 19 runs from the over. CSK-132/4 after 18 overs. Watson is on 75 off 55. 18 runs required from 12 balls. 11:09 PM IST: Jasprit Bumrah on with his third over. And what a moment. Rahul Chahar drops Shane Watson off the first ball at backward square leg. Four runs from the over -- three singles and one bye. CSK-112/4 after 17 overs. 38 runs required from 18 balls. 11:02 PM IST: Massive over for CSK. Dwayne Bravo hits the first ball for a six, flat over deep mid-wicket. A single, then Shane Watson changed gears. Three successive fours. Brutal hittings from the last years' final hero. He brings up successive fifty with that second four, in 45 balls. 20 runs from Lasith Malinga's third over. CSK-108/4. 42 runs required from 24 balls. 10:57 PM IST: Mitchell McClenaghan also completes his spell. Three runs from his last over, for figures of 0/24. CSK-88/4 after 15 overs. 62 runs required from 30 balls. 10:49 PM IST: What a spell from Rahul Chahar. Three singles from his last over, also a dropped chance off the fifth ball to give a life to Shane Watson. Chahar's figures: 1/14. CSK-85/4 after 14 overs. Watson is on 42 off 42. They need 65 runs from 36 balls. Time out. 10:46 PM IST: And Dhoni is given out. Some direct hit from Ishan Kishan. Dhoni tried to steal a run from overthrow, and paid the price. There will huge debate over it. Nigel Llong is the third umpire. Dwayne Bravo is the new man. Three runs from the over. CSK-82/4 after 13 overs. They need 68 from 42 balls. BTW, Dhoni made two off eight. 10:41 PM IST: Hardik Pandya gets his first over. And MS Dhoni is run out? Huge moment. Dhoni walks, then stops again. Confusion abounds. Two angles, different tales to tell. That happened off the third ball. 10:35 PM IST: Rahul Chahar up against MS Dhoni. And the youngster manages to tie down the legend. A single off the first ball to Shane Watson, then Dhoni takes four balls to open his account, a single. Watson hits the last ball for a four to fine leg. Six runs from the over. CSK-79/3 after 12 overs. 71 runs required from 48 balls. 10:29 PM IST: Jasprit Bumrah returns for his second over and gets the wicket of Ambati Rayudu, caught behind. 73/3 (10.3 Over). MS Dhoni is the new man. Mumbai are back. 10:25 PM IST: Rahul Chahar on with his second over. Gets the wicket of struggling Suresh Raina. LBW. Raina also wastes the review. FoW-70/2 (9.2 Over). Ambati Rayudu is the new man. CSK-72/2 after 10 overs. Two runs from the over. 10:20 PM IST: Mitchell McClenaghan on with his second over. He's let down by a pathetic fielding effort from Lasith Malinga. Shane Watson gets a top edge off the fourth ball, but Malinga makes a mess of it at fine leg. He did dive. Before that Watson hit the second ball for a four. Ten runs from the over. CSK-70/1 after nine overs. 10:14 PM IST: Rahul Chahar, leg spinner, gets his first over. Three singles from it. CSK-60/1 after eight overs. 90 runs required from 12 overs. 10:10 PM IST: Mitchell McClenaghan gets his first over. Two dots, then a wide. Then, a very long review after Suresh Raina was given out by Ian Gould for caught behind. There was some sound. Not conclusive. And Raina survived. One for the over, signaled the umpire. Four runs from the over. CSK-57/1 after seven overs. 93 runs required from 13 overs. 9:59 PM IST: Huge over for CSK. 15 runs from Lasith Malinga's second over, with Shane Watson hitting the second and fifth balls for fours and the fourth for a six. CSK-53/1 after six overs. 97 runs required from 14 overs. Time out. 9:54 PM IST: Jasprit Bumrah is the new man for Mumbai. Very good over from the right-arm pacer. Five runs -- three singles and a double. Chennai's new man Suresh Raina gets off with a single off the third ball. CSK-38/1 after five overs. 112 runs required from 15 overs. 9:49 PM IST: Faf du Plessis takes a liking of Krunal Pandya. A dot, then a four to long on, a six to long on then a four to deep backward point. A dot, then Krunal gets his man.<doc-sep>The IPL never ever fails to deliver drama, gushed former England skipper Michael Vaughan while for Virender Sehwag it was a cracker of a game in which Mumbai Indians prevailed in a heart-stoping finish. The #IPL never ever fails to deliver drama ... the last few overs had everything ... Drop catches,Fumbles in the field,Incredible stroke play,Run out & outstanding bowling !!!! #India — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 12, 2019 The cricketing fraternity took to Twitter to react to the roller coaster finale following an eventful IPL season which produced some unprecedented moments on the field. Here is what former and current cricketers said on the micro-blogging site. Sachin Tendulkar: What a fabulous fabulous way to finish one of the most exciting seasons! Incredible individual performances did not outshine the teamwork that this team has shown right through. @mipaltan IPL2019 What a fabulous fabulous way to finish one of the most exciting seasons! Incredible individual performances did not outshine the teamwork that this team has shown right through. @mipaltan #OneFamily #IPL2019 #MIvsCSK pic.twitter.com/dpUs1dkJ9W — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 12, 2019 Sourav Ganguly: What a cricket match..and u realise it was human beings playing ... unbelievable skills on display under pressure @bcci What a cricket match..and u realise it was human beings playing .. unbelievable skills on display under pressure @bcci — Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 12, 2019 Virender Sehwag: What a Cracking final, great tournament. Tough luck Chennai. Congratulations Mumbai AB de Villiers: Wow! Speechless. IPL, what a spectacle @IPL well done @ImRo45 and @mipaltan team. What a Cracking final , great tournament. Tough luck Chennai. Congratulations Mumbai #MIvCSK — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 12, 2019 Ravichandran Ashwin: Ohhhhh great game of cricket. Well done to @mipaltan and @ImRo45. Bad luck to @ChennaiIPL and @msdhoni Michael Vaughan: The IPL never ever fails to deliver drama ... the last few overs had everything ... Drop catches,Fumbles in the field,Incredible stroke play, Run out & outstanding bowling !!! ! Looked like a 4th for @ChennaiIPL all the way until the last ball..What a final🏏. May be a best of 3 next time🤔 #ipl19 — Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) May 12, 2019 Jonty Rhodes: Woohooo; Mali; u beauty!!!! @mipaltan - now I need a beer to settle my nerves! Nails are chewed!!! Been jumping around. My hotel room for past 10 minutes; what a game: got to love the IPL. Woohooo; Mali; u beauty!!!! @mipaltan 🏆- now I need a beer to settle my nerves! Nails are chewed!!! Been jumping around. My hotel room for past 10 minutes; what a game: got to love the #IPL https://t.co/iaYy8UCPsj — Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) May 12, 2019 VVS Laxman: Many congratulations @mipaltan for holding on to your nerves and winning a record 4th IPL. Was a fantastic game of cricket, fitting of a finale. Many congratulations @mipaltan for holding on to your nerves and winning a record 4th IPL. Was a fantastic game of cricket, fitting of a finale. #IPL2019Final — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 12, 2019 Kevin Pietersen: HUGE @mipaltan! Yet another OUTSTANDING tournament. The BEST cricket academy for learning our great game, in the world! HUGE - @mipaltan! Yet another OUTSTANDING tournament. The BEST cricket academy for learning our great game, in the world! 💙💙💙💙💙 — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) May 12, 2019 Graeme Smith: Insane IPL2k19 privilege to be part of the biggest league in the world! Congrats @mipaltan Insane #IPL2k19 privilege to be part of the biggest league in the world! Congrats @mipaltan #ipl @StarSportsIndia — Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) May 12, 2019<doc-sep>The final match of IPL 2019 was held last night between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. MI took home the IPL trophy this year. Check out the photos of some best and memorable moments from yesterday's match. Last night, the final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 was held between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. The final match was held at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad and after waiting for almost two months, everyone was waiting with bated breath to know who will take home the IPL trophy this year. Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are spectacular teams and the match was a nail-biting game. The captains of MI and CSK, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni both were set to give their best. Even their fans were all pumped up for the finale. But it was Mumbai Indians who won the IPL 2019 and took home the trophy, yet again. This is Mumbai Indians fourth IPL victory and their fans and the cricketers celebrated it with a lot of enthusiasm. The match last night was truly a delight to watch as till the end, it kept us hooked to it. Lasith Malinga's fantastic bowling played a major role in helping team Mumbai Indians achieve the victory. Even CSK did their best to get the wickets when it was their turn. The whole Mumbai Indians team hailed Malinga and lifted him up to appreciate his performance on the cricket field last night. Check out some amazing moments from the IPL finale last night: IPL 2019 finale was truly a memorable affair with such amazing teams fighting for the trophy and Mumbai Indians emerging as winners! Credits :Getty Images Read More<doc-sep>
Jasprit Bumrah, him of the large heart, did not deserve to end up on the losing side. Almost single-handedly, he helped Mumbai Indians (MI) avert panic during their defence of the 150-run target against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on Sunday night. Yet, he needed Lasith Malinga to bowl a good final over and help the team secure a nail-biting one-run victory. Having conceded four byes off his final delivery, Bumrah moved to his place in the deep with only hope in his heart that Malinga would stop Shane Watson from taking CSK over the line. Malinga, who had been expensive in the first three overs, defended the nine runs as Watson was run out and Shardul Thakur fell leg before to a slow yorker off the final delivery. Not many in the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium at Hyderabad would have been even on the edge of their respective seats as they would have been on their feet as after a long consultation, Malinga produced the slow yorker to outfox Thakur into playing early and be trapped in front of the wicket. But it was Bumrah's calm presence that put the team in a position of strength. Come to think of it, Bumrah would have been itching to get to work with the new ball on a track that offered some encouragement to a quick bowler prepared to bend his back. He had seen CSK's Thakur operate with a good measure of success, using the bouncer to good effect. Yet, Bumrah had to be patient and wait until the second half of the CSK's innings to make an impact. He did stamp his presence on the game, first by claiming Ambati Rayudu with an express bouncer, by coming up with a four-run 17th over to Watson and Dwayne Bravo in which the Australian was dropped and finally by dismissing Bravo in the 19th. Left-arm paceman Mitchell McClenaghan bowled four overs for 24 runs and played his part in the low-scoring match while leg-spinner Rahul Chahar's figures of one for 14 in four overs were worth their weight in gold. The young leg-spinner bowled at a crucial stage to stop CSK from running away with a successful chase. Rahul's role in choking CSK's batting can never be undermined but it really was the humble Bumrah who was the standout performer, infusing belief in the team with his splendid craft. After all, Faf du Plessis had set the tone with a brisk start and Watson was carrying Chennai on his shoulders, even after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was run out trying to go for a second run off an over-throw. Ishan Kishan's direct hit at the non-striker's end produced a magical moment on the field for Mumbai who dropped quite a few chances on Sunday. In holding back Bumrah for the second half of the CSK's innings, skipper Rohit Sharma did not use his ability to generate extra bounce until after the halfway mark had been reached. Bumrah scalped Rayudu with a superb bouncer and raised some doubts about MI's strategy. The decision to bowl Hardik Pandya for just one over added to that, especially when his brother and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya was entrusted with the 18th over and conceded 20 runs to let CSK believe that they could overcome the sluggish rate of scoring by those coming in to bat after the openers. But it ended well for the team. For it was all about faith. In backing the vastly experienced Malinga to bowl the final over to Watson and Ravindra Jadeja, MI were showing plenty of that in the bowler who found it hard to control his line and length in his first three overs and had dropped a catch to be possibly low on confidence. Indeed, faith can move mountains. As had been shown during MI's innings by Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who backed Deepak Chahar and Thakur to deliver the goods. It really was about Dhoni's faith in his faster bowlers and their executing the skills admirably. On a pitch that offered some swing, the CSK captain employed Harbhajan Singh's off-spin in powerplay only to help Thakur and Deepak change ends after Quinton de Kock smashed three sixes in Deepak's second over. That move paid rich dividends as Thakur's pacy bouncer capitalised on de Kock's adrenaline rush and set up a lobbed catch.