With the victory, MI clinched a record-extending fifth IPL title.
MI vs DC, IPL Final 2020 highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets to claim their fifth IPL title. MI chased won DC’s 157-run target in 18.2 overs riding on a classy fifty by their captain and a cameo from Ishan Kishan.
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In order to win their fifth Indian Premier League title, the Mumbai Indians chased down the 157-run mark set by Delhi Capitals in 18.4 overs with five wickets in hand. With a super half-century, the MI Sipper led from the front and young Ishan Kishan remained unbeaten on 33 as MI did the chase’s light job. In the IPL 2020 final versus Mumbai Indians in Dubai today, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant hit spectacular fifties to catapult DC to 156/7.
On 65 off 50 balls, Iyer remained unbeaten and Pant managed 56 off 38 balls. This happened after Marcus Stoinis and Ajinkya Rahane were eliminated early by MI’s Trent Boult and then got an important wicket from Shimron Hetmyer.
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In the Indian Premier League 2020 final in Dubai, UAE today, DC claimed the toss and decided to bat first. Shikhar Dhawan was cleaned up by Jayant Yadav to further improve MI’s place in the match.
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Chasing 157 to score, as Quinton de Kock ripped into the Delhi bowlers, Mumbai got 33 out of the first three overs. Marcus Stoinis dismissed him, but Rohit managed to hit a match-defining fifty and stitched vital partnerships to hold Mumbai in charge with de Kock (20), Suryakumar Yadav (19), and Ishan Kishan (33 not out). Earlier, after they were 22 for 3 at one point, Shreyas Iyer (65 not out) and Rishabh Pant (56) helped Delhi score 156 for 7.
In the history of the tournament, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have won the right to be in the finals of what can be considered the hardest and most evenly fought IPLs.
For the first time, the 13th Indian Premier League edition saw all 8 teams win six games each, but in the end, the tabletops defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals first-timers beat everyone else to gain the rights to be in the finals.
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