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).<doc-sep>IPL 2019 Final, MI Vs CSK: Watch Lasith Malinga's Heart-Stopping Last Over Against Chennai Super Kings – VIDEO Lasith Malinga produced an incredible last over to defend nine runs as Mumbai Indians (MI) claimed undisputed supremacy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by securing their fourth title with a one-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a pulsating 2019 final at Hyderabad on Sunday. CSK needed nine runs off the last over but the experienced Sri Lankan pacer Malinga kept his nerve to concede eight. He trapped Shardul Thakur leg before in the last ball after Shane Watson (80 off 59) got run out two balls earlier. Watch it here: Before that Jasprit Bumrah kept Mumbai in the hunt with his tidy overs and two wickets, getting rid of Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu. The premier Indian pacer produced 13 dot balls in his testing overs. Young leg-spinner Rahul Chahar also played a key role in the middle overs as he too created pressure by bowling 13 dot balls. Both teams were tied at three IPL titles each heading into the finale with Mumbai holding the upper hand, having beaten CSK thrice earlier in the competition. The heart-stopping finish came after a disciplined bowling performance from CSK who restricted Mumbai Indians to 149 for eight. CSK, have now lost to Mumbai for the third time in four finals. (With Agency inputs) For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine<doc-sep>An oscillating battle in the season finale saw Mumbai Indians (MI) grab a fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title after a narrow one-run win over arch-rivals, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Hyderabad on Sunday. Opting to bat first, Mumbai ambled along to a decent total of 149 but CSK were kept in the game by Shane Watson's terrific half-century despite wickets tumbling at the other end. In the end, Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga, after a minor hiccup, combined to do the unthinkable for Mumbai yet again. Here are the best moments from the match: De Kock unsettling the powerplay genius and the strong comeback Deepak Chahar has been outstanding in the powerplay overs for Chennai Super Kings across IPL seasons. He had bowled 170-plus dot balls in the season, the most by any bowler, but came second best early on against a rampaging Quinton de Kock in the final. The South African was determined to derail Chennai's plans early and Chahar's length balls were an easy target. He smoked Chahar over midwicket with his characteristic pick up shot for six off the first ball of the third over to kick start Mumbai's acceleration. Two balls later, he sliced the bowler over point for six and smashed a third maximum in the over when he lifted the fifth ball over extra cover. With 20 runs in the over, CSK were pegged back early. Chahar, though, came back strong after Dhoni changed his end. He bowled a wicket maiden in the final over of the powerplay to restrict Mumbai Indians' surge. The swing bowler then had Rohit Sharma caught behind with a 119.8 kmph knuckle ball and contained Ishan Kishan to bowl a terrific comeback over. He added two more wickets, including that of the dangerous Hardik Pandya, in his final over which leaked just four runs. The two sides of CSK's fielding CSK have been all over the place with their fielding this season but on Sunday, they had some jaw-dropping moments in the field at Hyderabad. Ravindra Jadeja nearly pulled off one of the best catches in the history of the league when he ran hard and dove full stretch close to the ropes to nearly pluck a brilliant catch with Suryakumar Yadav's wicket on the line. Later, Shardul Thakur bounced Krunal Pandya with a sharp bumper and found a top edge. The ball seemed to be headed down no man's land but Thakur covered good ground, put in a well-timed dive and juggled once before completing a brilliant catch. However, all didn't end well in the field for Chennai as Suresh Raina droped a sitter in the 18th over to give Hardik a reprieve. Thakur had forced a mistimed hoick off Hardik and Raina at cover dropped a fairly straightforward catch. Hardik added a six in the over and made 12 more runs before Chahar trapped him leg-before in front. The Pollard-Bravo drama West Indies team mates Kieron Pollard and Dwyane Bravo were involved in another drama on the field in the IPL, this time in the final over of the first innings at Hyderabad. After Pollard refused to run despite drilling the ball to long off in the first ball of the over, Bravo played with the tramline and delivered two dots on the trot. Both his deliveries were actually outside the wide line but the umpire hadn't called a wide, which pissed Pollard off. He threw his bat in the air in disgust and as Bravo ran in to bowl again, Pollard started walking outside the wide line in a sarcastic manner. The umpires had to intervene to warn Pollard but the pumped up Windies batsman ended the over with back-to-back boundaries to seek his revenge. Three years back, Bravo, then playing for Gujarat Lions, and Pollard were involved in a mid-pitch incident with the two staring down each other before Pollard waved his bat at Bravo to send him back. Back then however, the incident was viewed as a light-hearted one unlike the tramline drama on Sunday night. The overthrow that cost CSK MS Dhoni had ambled along to two in eight balls but his striking prowess and composure in the death overs was just what Chennai Super Kings needed in the final. With Watson going strong at one end, Dhoni's role was to stay on until the death and help tackle the incredible duo of Bumrah and Malinga. However, his innings was cut short by an unfortunate incident in the 13th over. A short ball from Hardik was gloved to fine leg by Watson where Malinga picked the ball up and aimed at the non-striker's end. He missed and the resultant over throw went to long off. Dhoni and Watson looked to steal a second run but Ishan Kishan had hurried onto the ball and he threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end with Dhoni found short after several replays. The decision to rule Dhoni run-out created a momentary confusion given that he seemed to have made his ground from the side-on angle with split cameras. The front-on angle, though, was more conclusive and showed Dhoni to be just short as the bails lit up. Mumbai Indians don't want Watson out Mumbai Indians seemed intent on not letting Watson go back to the pavilion. The Australian lived a charmed life during his knock of 80 off 59 balls. Watson on 31: In the ninth over of the innings, Malinga gave Watson a life when he top-edged a slower short ball only for the Sri Lankan to make a meal out of a high catch. Watson on 42: Watson was on 42 off 40 balls and Rahul Chahar was in the middle of a sensational spell when the Australian drove a full ball straight back at the bowler. Chahar, though, shelled the catch to give Watson his second reprieve. Watson on 55: Off the first ball of the 17th over, Watson top-edged a pull of Bumrah down deep square leg's throat. Rahul, the fielder at the position, however, let go of another catch as Watson continued his lucky streak. The death overs mayhem<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>
Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Mumbai Indians (149/8) beat Chennai Super Kings (148/7) by a single run in a thriller to win the 2019 Indian Premier League on Sunday. The final came down to the last ball, with Lasith Malinga taking the wicket of Shardul Thakur. The four-time champions did excellent work with the ball, limiting Chennai's vaunted attack throughout the middle overs. Super Kings pushed the pace in the last five overs, however, and a key mistake from Quinton de Kock had them on the verge of winning. With two needed from the last ball, Malinga came up with a massive wicket to win. Mumbai continued their run of dominance in odd-numbered years, previously winning the title in 2013, 2015 and 2017. They're now the most successful team in IPL history, winning one more championship than Chennai. Indians won the toss and opted to bat, in keeping with tradition between these teams, per Broken Cricket: Video Play Button Videos you might like Mumbai started off hot, scoring 37 runs in the first four innings, but Chennai's bowlers soon took over. De Kock (29 from 17) was the first to lose his wicket in the fifth over, and the sixth was a wicket maiden, putting Super Kings in control. Chennai continued their fine work with the ball through the middle overs, and Imran Tahir secured the 2019 purple cap by taking two wickets, even though he only bowled three overs. MS Dhoni also made history as the IPL's best wicket-keeper: Kieron Pollard found some success with his bat, scoring an unbeaten 41 from 25 balls to boost the total to 149. After three tentative overs to start the chase, things got going in the fourth. Faf du Plessis teed off on Krunal Pandya for three straight boundaries, but he was stumped on the final ball: Mumbai's bowlers took over from that point, limiting the big boundaries and steadily working the required run rate into the double digits. Rahul Chahar in particular was masterful, giving up just 14 runs in four overs and taking one wicket. ESPN Cricinfo's Sreshth Shah believes he and Shreyas Gopal will be major weapons in future ODI series: Big hitters Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu all failed to score double-digit runs, and entering the last five overs, the required run rate sat at 12.4. Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo combined for 20 runs in the 16th over, but the 17th was brutal for Chennai's chances, as Jasprit Bumrah shut them down for just four runs. Watson then hit three sixes to put Chennai in pole position, with 18 needed from 12. Bumrah took Bravo's wicket in the 19th, but a mistake from De Kock gave Chennai four byes from the final ball of the over, with nine needed for the win in the 20th. It all came down to Malinga, who bowled a great over to keep Mumbai's chances alive. Two runs were needed from the final ball, and Thakur missed his swipe, ending the match.