DUBAI: Rohit Sharma led from the front while Trent Boult starred with the ball as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in the Indian Premier League 2020 final here on Tuesday and clinched their fifth IPL title.
Needing 157 runs to win the final, MI were off to a flying start as Rohit, who completed 4,000 IPL runs for MI, and Quinton de Kock attacked from the word go, taking MI to 45/0 after 4 overs.
While DC bowled two tight overs, Rohit went after Pravin Dubey in the ninth over, hitting the leg-spinner for two sixes. The MI skipper then completed 3,000 IPL runs as captain as MI moved closer to 90 at the halfway stage of the chase.
With five titles as captain of the Mumbai Indians, Rohit is the undisputed 'Numero Uno' player-cum-leader in the IPL Universe.
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 157/5 (Rohit Sharma 68, Ishan Kishan 33*; Anrich Nortje 2/25) beat Delhi Capitals 156/7 (Shreyas Iyer 65*, Rishabh Pant 56; Trent Boult 3/30) by five wickets
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