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>IPL 2019 season final is going to take place between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings tonight. Chennal Super Kings and Mumbai India have been head to head 3 times in IPL finals before with Mumbai winning the contest twice in 2013 and 2015 while Chennai winning it in 2010. In the last 27 matches that both teams have played against each other, Mumbai India leads the contest by 16-11. Advertisement Advertisement The final of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) season 2019 is going to take place tonight in Hyderabad between the defending champions Chennal Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. This is the fourth time that these two sides are facing each other in an IPL final with Mumbai Indians winning it twice in 2013 and 2015, while Chennai Super Kings winning it in 2010.While MS Dhoni and CSK may be confident of winning the season having gained the momentum but Mumbai seems to have a clear upper hand in the final that's going to take place tonight. Mumbai Indians has a much balanced side with Captain Rohit Sharma regaining his form in the last few matches.Bowling department has also performed well for them having restricted CSK for 131 in the first qualifier that they had played earlier this week. Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Mcclenaghan provide a strong bowling base while Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard constituting the batting order. Hardik Pandya coming late into the order has consistently finished matches for the team and is undoubtedly having the best time of his T20 career.Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL thrice in 2010, 2011 and 2018. CSK had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 to clinch the title. On other two occasions, CSK had defeated Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010 and 2011 respectively.Mumbai Indians has also won the title thrice in 2013, 2015 and 2017 by defeating Chennal Super Kings twice in 2013 and 2015 and Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. Mumbai Indians has one of the finest IPL final winning percentage of 75. It has reached IPL final 4 times and has won it thrice. Interestingly, it has not lost an IPL final in the last 9 years.For CSK, this is the 8th time that they have reached the finals, the most for any team in the 12 year long history of the league. However, their win percentage is not great and hovers around 43%. For a team like CSK that has the most balanced side among all other IPL teams, this is definitely a cause of concern.MS Dhoni, the CSK captain, having amassed 414 runs already, is having one of his best IPL seasons. CSK has also won 9 out of the 14 league matches this season and finished 2nd in the points table before finally defeating Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 3 after losing out to Mumbai India in Qualifier 1.To defend the title, MS Dhoni and CSK will have to ensure that their top order handles MI's bowling line up well if they want to win this contest. If MI is able to rip through CSK top order, it is highly likely that they may lift the cup for the 4th time.<doc-sep>The Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings will take on each other in the finals of the IPL 2019 in the summit clash today in Hyderabad. The teams have had a faceoff with each other thrice in the IPL 2019 and Rohit Sharma’s men registered a comfortable victory over the Yellow Army on all the occasions. Placed on number one of the IPL 2019 points table, Mumbai Indians defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad to secure a berth in the finals of the IPL 2019. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score. The only thing that Mumbai Indians needs to be conscious about is that they have not extended their winning streak beyond three matches. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings were comparatively not as good in the second half of the IPL 2019 season. Winning the toss at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is said to be crucial because the team winning the toss had won the game eight times out of 11. Out of the three occasions that the two teams have met in the finals of the IPL, Mumbai Indians hold an upper hand over MS Dhoni and men as they have won a couple of games, Whereas, CSK has only won a single game. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings Sweat it Out in the Nets Ahead of IPL 2019 Finals (See Pics). Mumbai Indians (From): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Anmolpreet Singh, Ben Cutting, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Evin Lewis, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad, Pankaj Jaiswal, Anukul Roy, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Salam, Beuran Hendricks Chennai Super Kings (From): Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Murali Vijay, Mitchell Santner, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kedar Jadhav, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Karn Sharma, Mohit Sharma, KM Asif, Monu Kumar<doc-sep>
Hyderabad: Lasith Malinga produced an incredible last over to defend nine runs as Mumbai Indians claimed undisputed supremacy in the IPL by securing their fourth title with a narrow one-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a pulsating final on Sunday. CSK needed nine runs off the last over but the experienced Lankan paceman Malinga kept his nerve to concede eight. He trapped Shardul Thakur leg before in the last ball after Watson (80 off 59) got run out two balls earlier. 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. CSK had made a steady start by reaching 53 for one in the Powerplay but Mumbai bounced back in the middle overs, removing a struggling Suresh Raina (8 off 14) before getting rid of Rayudu to have CSK under the pump. The biggest moment came of the game in the 13th over when Dhoni was run-out trying to steal an extra single. An alert Ishan Kishan was spot on with his direct hit and he just about managed to get the better of Dhoni. Since it involved the CSK skipper, high drama was on display as third umpire Nigel Llong saw replays with all possible angles and took his time before making a very difficult decision. It was an outstanding effort from Chahar (1/14) in the middle overs, putting CSK under tremendous pressure as they could collect only 16 runs between 11-15 overs with loss of two wickets. Against the run of play, Watson walloped Malinga three fours and a six in the 16th over that went for 20 runs and kept CSK in the game. The game-changed drastically in CSK's favour when Watson hammered Krunal Pandya for three consecutive overs , reducing the target to 18 off 12 but somehow Mumbai managed to keep CSK at bay After opting to bat in a big game, Mumbai ended up with a below-par total despite Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 41 off 25 balls. Deepak Chahar (3/26) was impressive once again and so was fellow pacer Shardul Thakur (2/37). The spinners, Harbhajan Singh (0/27) and Imran Tahir (2/23), too played a crucial role in limiting Mumbai Indians. Forty-year-old Tahir also became the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with his effort, increasing his tally to 26. The Rohit Sharma-led side was dealing in sixes early on in their innings with the in-form de Kock collecting three sixes out of the four hit in the first three overs. After a frugal first over, Chahar went for 20 runs in the following one with the South African wicket-keeper batsman going for his strokes on a true surface. All of a sudden, a promising start got converted into a wobbly one with Rohit getting caught behind off Deepak Chahar right after de Kock's fall, leaving Mumbai at 45 for two in the sixth over. The Mumbai captain got deceived by a slower one but he still went for the drive, only to edge it to Dhoni. It was a brilliant a comeback from Chahar after being hit for 20 in his previous over and credit to Dhoni for bringing him back into the attack and keeping the faith in the team's most successful pacer this season. With two new batsmen at the crease, the runs dried up before Ishan Kishan hit Dwayne Bravo for two boundaries to take Mumbai to 70 for two in 10 overs. Just when it seemed Kishan and Qualifier 1 hero Suryakumar Yadav will produce a much needed partnership, two wickets falling in quick session for second time in the innings pegged Mumbai back. It got worse for Mumbai when Kishan tried deposit a Tahir googly out of the park and his mishit went into the safe hands of Suresh Raina at cover, leaving Mumbai at 105 for two in 15 overs.