Chennai Super Kings needed two runs off the final ball, when Rohit Sharma and Lasith Malinga were involved in an extended conversation. Now Rohit and Shardul both are teammates when they play for Mumbai in the domestic circuit and hence, the skipper was well aware of the range of strokes on offer. (Full scorecard) Rohit had kept the on side open to lure Shardul and then Malinga’s slow in-dipper tailed in to find Shardul plumb in-front as MI beat CSK by one run in a pulsating final. Having played a first-class cricket for Mumbai with Shardul, Rohit knew how to bring about the youngster’s downfall. ALSO READ: Rohit Sharma scripts history, becomes IPL’s most successful player “The idea was to get the batsman out. So I know Shardul really well. I kind of understand where he wants to hit, so we decided together (Malinga and him) that we’ll go for that slower option, because knowing Shardul, he would try to play a big shot and there might be a chance that he might just sky it. Again, it could have gone either way,” an elated Rohit said after the match. Rohit was ready to carry the cross had the decision to use Malinga backfired but had a gut feeling that the Sri Lankan will be able to pull it off like Mitchell Johnson did in the 2017 IPL final. Malinga repaid the faith his skipper showed in him defending nine runs off the final over. “When the decision comes off, it looks all nice. It can backfire also. At that stage, I wanted to go with experience, with somebody who has been in such situation before. And Malinga has been in that situation a million times. So we backed him to do that,” the four-time IPL champion skipper said at the post-match media interaction. The situation was eerily similar to what Rohit had faced in the 2017 final when MI beat the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiants by one run in another thrilling finish. ALSO READ: MS Dhoni reveals his future, speaks about the season and World Cup Then it was former Australian pacer Johnson, who defended 11 runs in the final over to pull-off a one-run victory. It was that deja vu moment for the MI skipper. “I clearly remember when we won here in 2017, it was Mitchell Johnson who bowled that last over and defended only 10 runs. So yes, sometimes you’ve got to go with only instincts, sometimes you’ve got to go a little backwards and think what these experienced players have done and what they bring to the table,” Rohit said. For Rohit, the most important thing was going with experience as he remembered how he had handed the ball to Johnson during the 2017 summit clash. “It was a thought when I went with Mitchell because he’s been in that situation. He’s an experienced bowler, a leading bowler. And even today, Malinga has been one of the finest T20 players that we’ve seen. We knew he could give us a chance of winning the game. “Nine runs off the last over, anything can happen but you’ve got to back experience, and that’s what we did,” the skipper said. India’s limited overs vice-captain also became the first player to win five IPL titles with one of them coming with the defunct Deccan Chargers in 2009. “Oh, I forgot that (title with DC). Yeah it is five. It’s so tough to take one out of the five. You see IPL is a very tough tournament to win. So I am not going to pick one, because all those victories, all those finals that we won. One with DC and four with MI, we’ve had exceptional seasons. “I can’t really pick one because every season has its own challenge. For me, all five, I will cherish and remember, and not pick one,” he concluded. (With agency inputs)<doc-sep>With two runs needed off the final ball, Lasith Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur leg-before to secure Mumbai's win by one run. (Photo: IPL/Twitter) Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has said that winning the fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title in front of his daughter Samaira was special. "It is special. Not just Samaira but you (addressing his wife, Ritika) also. Yes, (winning in front of) Samaira because this is her first IPL and she came for most of the games. I'm very happy," Rohit said replying to Ritika, who asked him how he felt about winning the fourth title in front of Samaira in an IPL video. Chasing a moderate total of 150, Chennai Super Kings' Shane Watson almost took his team over the line. However, in the last over, Watson got run out which ended his knock of 59-ball 80. With two runs needed off the final ball, Lasith Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur leg-before to secure Mumbai's win by one run. When Ritika, who did not watch the final over, asked whether Rohit's heart was racing in the last over, the hitman said, "I have to watch it (unlike Ritika) and have to be in the game. It was quite a tense one. We all know how last overs are. I still remember there was a little bit of flashback of 2017 (against Rising Pune Supergiant) when we played here. We defended say around 9 or 10 runs in the last over. Again we had a champion bowler Mitchell Johnson for last over. This time we had Lasith Malinga." Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged Man of the Match for returning with 2/14. South Africa and Chennai's Imran Tahir collected the Purple Cap for 26 wickets while Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman David Warner won the Orange Cap for scoring 692 runs at an average of 69.<doc-sep>IPL 2019: After beating Chennai Super Kings by one run, Mumbai Indians returned to the bay and the players were papped at the Mumbai airport. See pictures! After winning the Indian Premiere League 2019, the team of Mumbai Indians returned to Mumbai today evening, and all the players were papped coming out of the airport. From Rohit Sharma, who was accompanied by his wife and daughter, Hardik Pandya, Pollard to Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan, all the players were smiles as they were papped at the airport. After beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings by one run, Mumbai Indians clinched the IPL 2019 trophy, and soon after, B-town celebs took to social media to congratulate the team. Form , to , Farhan AKhtar and Anupam Kher, a lot of B-town celebs poured in congratulatory wishes for the Mumbai Indians. In the pictures, all the teammates are seen wearing their Mumbai Indians jersey and we are sure that tonight is going to be a good night for the players since they will celebrate their win. While the IPL 2019 kick-started a few months back, Mumbai Indians topped the table by winning nine of the 14 league matches, and finally, lifted the trophy after beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings by one run. While Jaspreet Bumrah won the man of the match award, Keiron Pollard won the most stylish player of the match. In four finals, this is the third time that CSK has lost to MI. Soon, the cricket players will get busy prepping up for World Cup matches as India will play its first World Cup match against South Africa on June 5 in England. ALSO READ: IPL 2019 Final PHOTOS: Check out some best moments from Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings match last night Credits :Viral Bhayani Read More<doc-sep>
Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma brought out the hidden rapper inside them, danced and lip-sung to a 'Gully Boy' rap in Mumbai Indians' party after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 triumph. Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by one run in the nail-biting IPL 2019 final in Hyderabad on Sunday to clinch a record fourth title. Rohit Sharma, who became the first player to win five IPL titles, was seen overwhelming Yuvraj Singh with the accurate lyrics of the rap 'Asli Hip Hop'. Yuvraj was bought by Mumbai Indians in the last stage of the IPL 2019 auction. He played just four matches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019, scoring 98 runs with a half-century in their season-opener against Delhi Capitals. Rohit accumulated 405 runs in 15 matches with two half-centuries. The Mumbai Indians skipper, however, said the four-time IPL champions don't rely on individuals to make decisions but on a collective effort from everyone. Speaking about that final over, Rohit said, "The moment umpire raised his hand, I just ran. It was just a great moment. In the last few overs, we gather and decide collectively as to what we need to do as a team at that particular time. Few of the senior guys in the squad, we always get together between the overs and talk about what we should be doing in the next few overs. Promoted "That's always been the trend at MI. I've been talking through the tournament, we don't rely on one individual, it's a collective effort through the tournament that we've had and even the decision making, it's all collective," he added. Rohit has led Mumbai Indians to the IPL triumph in every alternate year since 2013.