Trent Boult and skipper Rohit Sharma led the way as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the Indian Premier League 2020 final at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
Boult struck twice in his first two overs as Mumbai restricted Delhi to 156/7 and the reigning champions raced to the target in 18.4 overs with Rohit hitting 68 off 51.
Rohit, 33, led the chase in his 200th IPL appearance to inspire the most successful team in the T20 tournament to add to triumphs in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer, who made an unbeaten 65, and Rishabh Pant rebuilt the innings with a partnership of 96. But Australian paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile took Pant’s wicket for 56 – his first fifty of a disappointing season.
Iyer went past 500 runs in a season for the first time but Delhi managed just 38 runs in the last five overs and Mumbai quickly took control of the run chase.
Rohit and Quinton de Kock set a blistering pace with 45 runs in the first 25 balls. The Mumbai Indians captain hit four sixes and five fours in his 51-ball innings and nearly finished the game off with Ishan Kishan but fell to South African quick Anrich Nortje just before the end.
Kishan, who scored over 500 runs in 14 games, stood firm with his unbeaten 33 as Mumbai got the better of Delhi for the fourth time this year, including a drubbing in the first qualifier.
Here are the key statistics and numbers from the IPL 2020 final:
Mumbai Indians have lost the first match of each of the last 8 IPL editions.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 10, 2020
But have been the Champions FIVE times in the end. @mipaltan #IPL2020 https://t.co/mvCsWriQoM
Rohit Sharma now becomes the first captain to score 50+ in two #IPLfinal
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) November 10, 2020
50(26) vs CSK Kolkata 2015
56*(37) vs DC Dubai 2020 https://t.co/bzQY6m93qT
Rohit Sharma today:
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 10, 2020
- 5th IPL title as captain (Most)
- 6th IPL title as player (Most)
- 7th T20 final win as captain (Joint-most)
- 10th T20 final win as player (Most by an Indian)
- 200th IPL game
- 3000 IPL runs as captain
- 4000 IPL runs for MI#IPL2020 #MIvDC #IPL2020final
Rohit Sharma's 2% false shot percentage today was the lowest for any 50+ score in an IPL final. #IPL2020 #MIvDC #IPLFinal
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 10, 2020
Highest score by a captain in an #IPLfinal:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 10, 2020
69 David Warner, SRH v RCB, 2016
68 Rohit Sharma, MI v DC, 2020
65* Shreyas Iyer, DC v MI, 2020
63* MS Dhoni, CSK v MI, 2013
54 Virat Kohli, RCB v SRH, 2016
51 Steven Smith, RPS v MI, 2017
50 Rohit Sharma, MI v CSK, 2015#MIvsDC
4,000 - Rohit Sharma has just become the 1st man to post 4,000 #IPL runs for Mumbai Indians; he's also become only the 2nd player to register 200 IPL appearances overall (Dhoni, 204). Proven. #IPL2020 #IPLFinal #MIvDC pic.twitter.com/jlhCnxgf0Q
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) November 10, 2020
Rohit Sharma in IPL:
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 10, 2020
50th game - 87 vs CSK, Mumbai
100th game - 50 vs CSK, Dubai
150th game - 58 vs RPS, Mumbai
200th game - 52* vs DC, Dubai#IPL2020 #MIvDC #IPL2020Final
Rohit Sharma in T20 tournament finals:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 10, 2020
2007 WT20 - W
2009 IPL - W
2013 IPL - W
2013 CLT20 - W
2014 WT20 - L
2015 IPL - W
2016 Asia Cup- W
2017 IPL - W
2018 Nidahas Trophy - W
2019 IPL - W
2020 IPL - W#MIvsDC #IPLfinal
Players part of most #IPL title wins:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 10, 2020
(played in the XI)
6- Rohit Sharma (2009-DC,2013/2015/2017/2019/2020-MI)
5- K Pollard (2013/2015/2017/2019/2020-MI)
4- L Malinga (2013/2015/2017/2019-MI)
4- A Rayudu (2013/2015/2017-MI, 2018-CSK)
4- H Pandya (2015/2017/2019/2020-MI)#IPL2020
Part of most wins in Twenty20 finals:
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 10, 2020
15 - KIERON POLLARD
14 - Dwayne Bravo
Pollard has been part of seven T20 finals with Mumbai Indians alone. (5 in IPL, 2 in CLT20) #IPL2020 #MIvDC
Ishan Kishan is the first ever uncapped player to win Maximum Sixes Award. He also has the most in a season.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 10, 2020
Most sixes in an IPL season by uncapped players:-
30 - Ishan Kishan in 2020
26 - Shaun Marsh in 2008
21 - Nitish Rana in 2019
20 - Paul Valthaty in 2011#IPL2020
Wicket-keepers scoring fifty or more in an IPL final:
— Stat Doctor🩺 (@stat_doctor) November 10, 2020
Manvinder Bisla (89) in 2012
MS Dhoni (63*) in 2013
Wriddhiman Saha (115) in 2014
Rishabh Pant (56) today#IPL2020 #IPLfinal #MIvsDC
Players whose only 50+ score of an IPL season came in the tournament final:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 10, 2020
Suresh Raina in 2012
Manvinder Bisla in 2012
Manan Vohra in 2014
Rishabh Pant in 2020*#IPLfinal #MIvDC
Highest Powerplay scores in #IPLfinal
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) November 10, 2020
61/1 MI v CSK Kolkata 2015
61/1 MI v DC Dubai 2020 *
59/1 KKR v KXIP Bengaluru 2014
59/0 SRH v RCB Bengaluru 2016
59/0 RCB v SRH Bengaluru 2016#MI #DelhiCapitals #IPL2020
Powerplay scores today
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) November 10, 2020
Delhi: 41 for 3
Mumbai: 61 for 1
The chase may well have turned out differently if MI were chasing 30 or so more but this game was won and lost in those opening overs. MI attacked early with ball & bat & from there Delhi needed miracles. #IPL2020
First inngs totals in #IPLfinal
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) November 10, 2020
< 160: Mat 4 | Won 4 | Lost 0
160-199: Mat 5 | Won 1* | Lost 4
200+: Mat 3 | Won 3 | Lost 0
The only team that lost chasing a target bw 160 & 199 was #MI chasing 169 against CSK in 2010.#IPL2020
This is the first time a wicket has fallen off the first ball of an IPL final.#DCvMI #MIvsDC #IPL2020 #IPLfinal
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 10, 2020
That is the first time in Trent Boult's T20 career that he's taken a wicket with the first ball of the match. #IPL2020 #MIvDC #IPLFinal
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 10, 2020
Matches where Trent Boult took a wicket or more in the first over in IPL 2020:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 10, 2020
vs CSK
vs RR
vs DC
vs CSK
vs DC
vs DC
vs DC
4 out of 7 instances against Delhi Capitals!#IPL2020 #MIvDC
Coaches winning most #IPLfinal
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) November 10, 2020
3 Mahela Jayawardene #MI
3 Stephen Fleming #CSK
2 Trevor Bayliss #KKR
1 Shane Warne #RR
1 Darren Lehmann #Deccan
1 John Wright #MI
1 Ricky Ponting #MI
1 Tom Moody #SRH