IPL 2019

The Indian Premier League 2019 concluded on Sunday with Mumbai Indians emerging as a winner, claiming the prestigious title for record fourth time. The Men in Blue defeated Chennai Super Kings by one run at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Exactly how nerve wrenching a final should be, IPL 2019 was true to its core, the last ball decider representing a true fight among the champions. Mumbai Indians won the final match with just one run against the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

It took seven weeks of quality cricket to dig out Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians for the final battle of the IPL 2019. With elements which could make you skip heart beats, the game was a last ball decider with nail-biting thrilling moments.

After seven weeks of quality cricket, the final match got locked between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Both the teams had reached the spot like champions and it was difficult to understand who will end up winning the game. And the thrilling last ball decided proved the assumption correct.

Chennai Super Kings may have scored a win against Delhi Capitals to lock horns with Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019, but, the skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not happy with the way openers have failed to give a strong start to the team.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed his disappointment over how the batsmen performed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 Qualifier 1 against the Mumbai Indians (MI).

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and asked Kings XI Punjab to bat first. Youngsters Sam Curran and Nicholas Pooran displayed belligerence as Kings XI Punjab put on a respectable 183 for 6 in designated 20 overs.

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Mumbai Indians scored 162 runs in designated 20 overs; Sunrisers Hyderabad also scored the similar amount of runs in the chase.

Despite a slow start, Suresh Raina's 59 off 37 balls and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's match finishing inning prepared the course to a fighting total of 179 runs in 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings had scored just 27 runs in the powerplay overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore were off to a good start amid smashing knocks by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Shreyas took things in his hands and scored a wicket of the RCB skipper, who was dismissed after a fine cameo of 25 (7 balls). Straight after that, the leggie got the better of Mr. 360 – De Villiers and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis on successive deliveries to complete the feat.