New Delhi: Welcome to our live coverage of the Indian Premier League 2017 final between Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians being played at Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, Hyderabad.
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ORANGE CAP: David Warner
PURPLE CAP: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Ben Stokes
CATCH OF THE MATCH: Jaydev Unadkat
MAXIMUM SIXES: Krunal Pandya
STYLISH PLAYER: Shardul Thakur
MAN OF THE MATCH: Krunal Pandya
MI win by 1 run to win IPL for the third time
Rising Pune Supergiant Innings; Target 130
Over 20 | Score 126/5 | Christian 2 (2); Sundar 0 (1)
Mitch Johnson to end MI innings. 11 required off the final six deliveries. First delivery, slow, seams across the stumps as Tiwary sweeps down leg side for a boundary. Pressure on bowler now, Rohit tensed too. 7 off 5 needed for RPS. Second delivery, slow ball, cutter as Tiwary strikes it down the line and Pollard takes it in the deep.
MK Tiwary c Pollard b Johnson 7 (8b)
Dan Christian is the new man in as Pune require 7 more off the final four deliveries. Third delivery, fuller down off side as Smith with a half-volley lofts it over cover, but Ambati Tayudu is the man to take it in the deep. Big, big wicket as everyone from MI dug-out run in to celebrate.
SPD Smith c Rayudu b Johnson 51 (50b)
On a hat-trick now! Misses it, Sundar takes a single-bye. 6 off 2 now. Christian goes for a boundary off the yorker, fails, Hardik drops the catch and Christian gets two. 4 off the final delivery. Christian goes for a boundary, but blocked in the deep. They still can get three runs, but no, just two as MI win by just one run.
Over 19 | Score 119/3 | Tiwary 3 (6); Smith 51 (49)
23 off 12 deliveries now. 11.5 is the run rate required. Dangerous Bumrah is back in for his final over. RPS in dire need for boundaries. Two singles off the first two deliveries as Mumbai now seem to race away to the final. Intense moment building up at RPS dug-out. Fifth ball, outside off, fuller and Smith sends it sailing downtown for a six. 12 off the over.
Over 18 | Score 107/3 | Tiwary 2 (4); Smith 41 (45)
Malinga in for his last over now. Little discussion going on with skipper Rohit Sharma about the field set-up. RPS need 30 off 18 deliveries and Steve Smith is one last hope for Pune now.
Two singles so far off the three deliveries bowled. All slow deliveries from Slinger Malinga. Fifth ball, yorker down leg side as Smith whips it off his toe down square-leg for a boundary. Single off the last ball as Smith retains strike.
Over 17 | Score 100/3 | Tiwary 1 (3); Smith 35 (40)
33 off 24 now for RPS. Bumrah back into the attack for his third over. Second delivery, length, keeps it straight, outside off. Dhoni looking for a cut gets outside edge and Parthiv takes it behind. MI finally happy, Bumrah is roaring and so is Mumbai Indians dug-out.
MS Dhoni c Patel b Bumrah 10 (13b)
Manoj Tiwary is the new man in. Two singles off the next two deliveries and 100 up for MI. Two anxious deliveries to trouble Tiwary as Mumbai aim to steal back momentum
Over 16 | Score 97/2 | Dhoni 10 (12); Smith 33 (38)
Five more overs to go and Mumbai bowlers have turned this into a pulsating finale. This is the final stretch of the match. 47 needed off 30 balls with 8 wickets in hand. They need to go big, they need to take the risk.
Rohit brings in left-arm spin to trouble Dhoni. Krunal in for his final over now. Third ball, keeps it outside off as Dhoni off his back-foot cuts it down point for a boundary. That was the first four in 24 balls. Fifth ball, length, spins in as Smith with a switch it ramps it over square-leg for a six. Skipper rising to the occasion now. 14 off the over.
Over 15 | Score 83/2 | Dhoni 4 (9); Smith 25 (35)
Malinga brought back into the attack now. Two singles off the two deliveries bowled. 51 more off 34 deliveries needed now. MI was 77/7 at this stage. So similar in score with the added pressure of IPL Final. RPS need to pick up their run rate. Smith has been there long enough now and so needs to take that risk and go for the biggies. Quick two off the last delivery as umpire signals another time-out
Over 14 | Score 77/2 | Dhoni 2 (6); Smith 22 (32)
Krunal Pandya into the attack for his third over. 57 more needed off 42 deliveries Required rate has gone above 8 now. Two singles off the four deliveries bowled. Quick two off the last ball by Smith.
Over 13 | Score 73/2 | Dhoni 1 (3); Smith 19 (29)
Karn back in for his fourth and final over now. Just two off the over. Tidy finish from the leggie. He has indeed been impressive enough since his inclusion into the playing XI.
Over 12 | Score 71/2 | Dhoni 0 (0); Smith 18 (26)
Johnson back in for his third over. Second delivery, back of the length, outside off as Smith cuts it off his back-foot down backward point for a four. And that brings up 50-run partnership between the duo at pitch. Fifth ball, takes the pace off the ball, cutter, seams it in as Rahane mistimingly lofts it over mid-on. Pollard sprints in, dives and takes a stunner to dismiss the opener.
AM Rahane c Pollard b Johnson 44 (38b)
People's man MS Dhoni out at the pitch now as crowd roar out his name loud.
Over 11 | Score 65/1 | Rahane 43 (36); Smith 13 (22)
Krunal Pandya re-introduced into the attack now. Second delivery, fuller, middle as Rahane sweeps it down to fine leg, Hardik runs along, slips and fumbles as Rahane gets a boundary. Seven off the over.
Over 10 | Score 58/1 | Rahane 37 (31); Smith 12 (21)
Rohit now shifts back to Mitch Johnson. Asking rate now over seven, it was six originally. 80 runs needed off 66 deliveries. Goes around the wicket. Fourth delivery, paced up, shorter, angles down leg side as Rahane uses the pace to drag it past fine lef for a boundary. Eight off the over.
Over 9 | Score 50/1 | Rahane 30 (26); Smith 11 (19)
Rohit keeps shuffling between Bumrah and Karn, desparate for a wicket it seems. Leggie in for his third over now. Two singles off the four deliveries and it is 50 up for RPS. Two dot balls to finish off the over. Another tidy spell for Karn.
Over 8 | Score 48/1 | Rahane 29 (24); Smith 10 (16)
And it is Bumrah back in for his second over. Three singles off the four deliveries bowled. Single off the last ball.
Over 7 | Score 43/1 | Rahane 26 (20); Smith 8 (14)
And after that short time-out, Karn is back for his second over. Rohit hopes that probably wrist-spin can give him the second wicket. Four singles off the five deliveries bowled. Five off the over.
Over 6 | Score 38/1 | Rahane 25 (19) ; Smith 5 (9)
And it is Malinga in for his second over to finish off with the power-play. Fourth delivery, fuller down off side as Rahane timely drives it between the gaps, down cover for a boundary. Glamourous indeed! Just six off the over and Umpire signals for a time-out.
Over 5 | Score 32/1 | Rahane 20 (14) ; Smith 4 (8)
Another new bowler into the attack now. It is Karn Sharma into his first over. Was stunning in the match against KKR where he finished 4/16.
Fifth ball, quicker through the air, straight as Rahane off his back-foot punches it down ,mid-on for a boundary. Nine off the over.
Over 4 | Score 23/1 | Rahane 14 (11) ; Smith 2 (5)
Malinga now into his first over. Fourth ball, slow and short and low and Rahane lowly lofts it to Krunal at cover. DROPS IT! Rohit absolutely disappointed. Just two runs off it.
Over 3 | Score 21/1 - Ajinkya Rahane 13(7b); Steve Smith 1(3b)
Bowling change. Jasprit Bumrah on. And he struck second ball, trapping a hesitant Rahul Tripathi in front.
WICKET: Rahul Tripathi lbw b Jasprit Bumrah 3(8)
That brought Pune skipper Steve Smith into the centre, and the Aussie opened his account off the first he faced with a single.
Then, Ajinkya Rahane played a sublime cover drive, but was cut short to three runs only. Two dot balls to end the seven-run over.
Over 2 | Score 14/0 - Ajinkya Rahane 7(5b); Rahul Tripathi 3(7b)
Mitchell Johnson shared the new ball with Krunal Pandya. A dot ball to Rahul Tripathi to start the spell, then three singles followed, with Mumbai captain producing a brilliant stop at mid-off off the fourth ball.
A single followed as Ajinkya Rahane played towards third man. The over ended with four leg-byes as Johnson lost the line.
Eight runs from the over.
Over 1 | Score 6/0 - Ajinkya Rahane 5(3b); 1 (3b)
After helping Mumbai Indians to a fighting total, Krunal Pandya opened the bowling for the two-time champions. A dot ball to Ajinkya Rahane, then a single followed.
A dot ball to Rahul Tripathi too. Then, another dot, even as the Pune opener tried to play adventurous by coming down the pitch. He pulled the next ball, a short delivery with low bounce.
Rahane ended with the brilliantly time, uppishly driven cover drive. At boundary, Kieron Pollard did everything he could to stop the ball, but...
Six runs from the first over.
RPS need 130 runs off 120 deliveries to win their maiden title
MUMBAI INDIANS
Over 20 | Score 129/8 | 0 (0) ; Johnson 13 (14)
And Smith goes to Christian for the one final over. Second delivery, length, angling in as Krunal bends on one knee to whip it down midwicket for a boundary. Third delivery, keeps it more to the off side as Krunal slogs it over the bowler downtown for a six. He is giving some hope to the bowling unit to defend. Two singles off the next two deliveries as Krunal is back at crease for the last ball. Shorter and quicker as Krunal mistimes the pulls, off the top edge and Rahane takes it at mid-on.
KH Pandya c Rahane b Christian 47 (38b)
Over 19 | Score 115/7 | Krunal 36 (33) ; Johnson 12 (13)
And Unadkat into his last over for the tenth season of IPL. Three singles off the four deliveries bowled. Fifth delivery, length, outside off and Krunal slogs it over long-on for a six. Nine off the over.
Over 18 | Score 105/7 | Krunal 28 (29) ; Johnson 10 (11)
Christian continues into his third over now. Second delivery, back of the length, bouncer to the off as Johnson ramps it straight downtown for a six. Two singles off the next two deliveries and MI bring up their 100. Last ball, length, seams across the stumps as Krunal cuts it hard down cover for a boundary. 13 off the over.
Over 17 | Score 92/7 | Krunal 23 (27) ; Johnson 3 (7)
Unadkat returns back for the death overs. Two leg-byes and two singles off the five deliveries bowled. Two off the last ball.
Over 16 | Score 86/7 | Krunal 20 (22) ; Johnson 2 (6)
Four more overs to go as Christian paces in for his second over. Four runs picked up between the wicket by the duo, off the five deliveries bowled. Dot ball to finish the over.
Over 15 | Score 81/7 | Krunal 16 (18) ; Johnson 1 (4)
Shardul Thakur back into the attack. First delivery, length, seams across, outside edge, but Christian fails to take the catch at slip. Karn immediately looks for a single. Half-way through and Krunal signals a NO, but Christian in time makes a throw as Thakur paces in to run Karn out.
KV Sharma run out 1 (5b)
Mitchell Johnson is the new batsman in. Just two off the over.
Over 14 | Score 79/6 | Krunal 15 (17) ; Karn 1 (4)
Change in attack now as Daniel Christian paces up for first over. Second delivery, length, swings in, Hardik looking to play across the line fails to hit the ball as the ball strikes the pad in line with leg stump. Another big wicket gone and Pune bowlers look all rampant over MI batsmen.
HH Pandya lbw b Christian 10 (9b)
Karn Sharma is the new batsman in. Just three off the over.
Over 13 | Score 76/5 | Krunal 15 (17) ; Hardik 8 (7)
Zampa back in for his fourth and final over now. Second delivery and Hardik goes big over the long-off region for a splendid six. 11 off the over.
Over 12 | Score 66/5 | Krunal 13 (15) ; Hardik 0 (3)
Hardik Pandya walks in to join his elder brother at the crease. Sundar in for his final over now. Just a single off the over.
Over 11 | Score 65/5 | Krunal 12 (12) ; 0 (0)
Zampa back in for his third over. First ball, length, googly, Rohit rocks back to ramp it over midwicket and...Thakur takes a stunner in the deep. But did his feet touch the ropes? Umpires go upstairs, check and OUT it is. Rohit Sharma walks back.
RG Sharma c Thakur b Zampa 24 (22b)
Kieron Pollard is the new man at the crease and gets off the mark with a six. Lofts it gently over long-off and maximum. Last ball, fuller, just outside off, spins out and Pollard strikes it down the line...there goes another down as Tiwary takes it in the deep.
KA Pollard c Tiwary b Zampa 7 (3b)
Over 10 | Score 56/3 | Krunal 10 (10) ; Rohit 24 (21)
A short time-out and Sundar back into the attack for his third over. Has given away just six runs so far in his two overs that he has bowled. Two runs off the first five deliveries as the over ends with a boundary. Length, spins in as Krunal shimmies down to loft it well over cover and four it is.
Over 9 | Score 50/3 | Krunal 5 (6) ; Rohit 23 (19)
So far it has been a complete RPS show. It seems the ghosts of defeat past against their neighbours is haunting down Mumbai. Rohit and Krunal need to pick things up. They are the experienced side.
Zampa back in for hiws second over now. Four off the over and MI hustle and bustle to bring up their 50.
Over 8 | Score 46/3 | Krunal 3 (2) ; Rohit 22 (17)
Lockie back in for his second over. 16 overs off his first over. That was when MI started off with their boundary attack.
Second delivery, length, angling in as Rayudu punches it down to Smith at mid-off. Skipper collects it and clatters the stumps at runner's end and off goes Rayudu.
AT Rayudu run out 12 (15b)
Krunal Pandya is the new man in. His patient knock helped Mumbai in Qualifier 2 against KKR. Five runs off the over.
Over 7 | Score 41/2 | Rayudu 12 (13) ; Rohit 21 (15)
Another new bowler into the attack – Adam Zampa. Second delivery, length, inside out, giving him the width as Rayudu off his back-foot cuts it down backward point for a four. And suddenly runs seem to seep in for the Mumbai team. Nine off the over.
Over 6 | Score 32/2 | Rayudu 4 (8) ; Rohit 20 (14)
Pace attack continues with Lockie Ferguson now. First ball, fuller, angling in, but outside off as Rohit cuts it down point for a boundary. First boundary, by the way, in six overs. Third delivery, back of the length, angling down to leg side as Rohit whips it past backward square-leg for a boundary. And four more! Length, outside off, outside edge and down slip region for a boundary. And one last boundary to finish off the over. 16 off the over.
Over 5 | Score 16/2 | Rayudu 4 (8) ; Rohit 4 (8)
Shardul Thakur now introduced into the attack. Three singles off the first three deliveries. Five off the over. Another tidy over from RPS as MI record lowest ever 5-over score.
Over 4 | Score 11/2 | Rayudu 2 (5) ; Rohit 2 (5)
Washington Sundar is back in for his second over. Just a single off the first half of the over. Just simple off-spin deliveries, going straight and that is getting onto the nerves of the batsman. Two off the over.
Over 3 | Score 9/2 | Rayudu 1 (2) ; Rohit 1 (2)
Unadkat is back for his second over. First ball, slow cutter, back of the length. Parthiv looking to ramp it over mid-on gets a touch off the upper part of the bat, flies lowly and Shardul Thakur takes it at mid-on. Big wicket for RPS as Parthiv has been the leading run scorer for MI.
PA Patel c Thakur b Unadkat 4 (6b)
Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. Slip comes in.
Fourth ball, cutter, slow, off the outside edge, teases lowly to Unadkat as the Porbandar-based pacer takes a one-handed blinder. What an impressive start by Unadkat!
LMP Simmons c & b Unadkat 3 (8b)
Rohit Sharma walks in now. Two runs off this over.
Over 2 | Score 7/0 | Parthiv 3 (4) ; Simmons 4 (8)
Sharing the new ball is Washington Sundar. Definitely not a surprise after his splendid performance against MI in Qualifier 1. Just a single off the first half of the over. Fifth ball, length, spins it in as Parthiv rocks back to cut it down cover, fumble by the fielder and he gets a two. Single off the last ball.
Over 1 | Score 3/0 | Parthiv 1 (1) ; Simmons 2 (5)
And for one last time, the Maharashtra Derby, this time for their name on the IPL trophy. Players walk down the red carpet. While RPS set their field, MI openers Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel make their way to the pitch. Hat-trick boy Jaydev Unadkat warms up with the new ball.
Unadkat starts off with three dot balls. Fourth ball, length, Simmons taps it down leg side and gets off the mark with a single. Parthiv too gets off the mark with a single pushed down to mid-off. Three runs from the first over.
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RPS XI: A Rahane, R Tripathi, S Smith, MS Dhoni, M Tiwary, D Christian, W Sundar, L Ferguson, A Zampa, S Thakur, J Unadkat
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MI XI: L Simmons, P Patel, RG Sharma, A Rayudu, K Pollard, H Pandya, K Pandya, M Johnson, K Sharma, J Bumrah, L Malinga
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TEAM CHANGES: Both team remain unchanged
Sachin Tendulkar – Always good to be back here - Nitish Rana has had a fantastic first half of the tournament. Rishabh Pant, he reminds me of Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh. I was even impressed with Md Siraj and Basil Thampi.
TOSS TIME: MI won the toss and elected to bat first
RPS batsman Manoj Tiwary – "This is my second IPL final and tonight I want the finishing run off my bat. " Speaking about their opponent, Manoj said, "We are all confident. We had defeated them thrice this season and tonight we will make it four."
HERE: Take a look at their past encounters
The Steve Smith-led Rising Pune Supergiant, who have earned the reputation of being MI's bogey team, have won all three previous meetings this season against the Maharashtrian neighbours and would be looking to do just the same in tonight's title decider.
The Steve Smith-led Rising Pune Supergiant have won all three previous meetings this season against their Maharashtrian neighbours Mumbai Indians and would be looking to do just the same in tonight's title decider. They have all their three previous meetings, including the all-important Qualifier 1 match to earn themselves the reputation of being the bogey team against their final opponents.
While Pune took the shorter route to the final by defeating today's opponents Mumbai in the Qualifer, Rohit Sharma's men had to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders in the Qualifer 2 to earn themselves another go at their neighbours.
Supergiant will be banking on the batting prowess of Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Manoj Tiwary and Rahul Tripathi. They will take on an impeccable bowling line-up of Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Karn Sharma, Hardik Pandya, etc. in a gripping contest. The same can be said vice versa, with the likes of Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar against a batting line-up which has Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel, Rohit, Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers.
Predicted line-up:-
Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel (wk), Lendl Simmons, Rohit Sharma (capt), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah
Rising Pune Supergiant: Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith (capt), Manoj Tiwary, MS Dhoni (wk), Dan Christian, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Jaydev Unadkat, Adam Zampa
READ: Players to watch out for in the final!
As far as the stats are concerned, the average first innings total in the IPL 10 matches in Hyderabad is 170. While chasing has been a sort of trend this campaign, teams batting first have won five of the seven matches played at the venue this year.
This season, RPS have the best overall economy rate of 7.93, while MI have the best death overs scoring rate of 10.72.
