IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts as Rohit Sharma’s dazzling 68 powers MI to record 5th IPL title

Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets in the IPL 2020 final.

By Salman Anjum - 10 Nov, 2020

Mumbai Indians (MI) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (November 10).

Opting to bat first, DC posted 156/7 in 20 overs on the back of captain Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 65 off 50 balls and Rishabh Pant’s 38-ball 56.

Trent Boult was the stand-out bowler for MI, claiming 3 wickets by conceding 30 runs in his four overs.

In reply, the defending champions rode on skipper Rohit Sharma’s dazzling 51-ball 68 to overhaul the target in 18.4 overs with 5 wickets in hand. Ishan Kishan (33 off 19 balls) and Quinton de Kock (20 off 12 balls) also made notable contributions with the bat.

With this victory, Mumbai Indians clinched their record fifth IPL title and became the second team after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to win the tournament in two successive years.

Cricket fraternity lauded Rohit Sharma for his fabulous knock in the all-important match and congratulated MI for yet another IPL triumph.

Check out the reactions:

Congratulations @mipaltan @ImRo45 and entire team for winning the 5th ????.. Outstanding
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 10, 2020

Great #IPL ... The best team in the world won at a canter ... Full credit to all players for producing an incredible standard in these testing times ... Without question the IPL is the best T20 tournament by a country mile ... #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 10, 2020

#Mi isn’t just the best team in the #IPL, they’re the best team on the planet. Head and shoulders above the rest. Winning the crown is difficult...defending it is even tougher. Only the second team to do so in the IPL. ????????
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 10, 2020

Champion teams make it look easy...@mipaltan make it look ridiculous easy. Congratulations #MumbaiIndians ????????
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) November 10, 2020

Congratulations @mipaltan! Now go take a couple of years off, you've earned it. ???? #IPL2020 #IPLfinal #MIvsDC #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/rZYnpoRk9A
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 10, 2020

High 5 to @mipaltan #Congratulations #IPL2020
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 10, 2020

Congratulations @mipaltan ????????????????Another thoroughly deserved @IPL title ???? @ImRo45 showing his class as a player and captain yet again ???? #IPL2020final
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) November 10, 2020

Never in doubt @mipaltan ... congrats ???? #iplchampions #IPLfinal #IPL2020final
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) November 10, 2020

Congratulations @mipaltan for winning @IPL for 5th time in #IPL history..... ???????? #IPLfinal #MumbaiIndians #IPL2020
— ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? (@IamDimuth) November 10, 2020

Many congratulations to @mipaltan for winning #IPL2020 under the great leadership of brother man @ImRo45 .. Superb efforts by @DelhiCapitals for reaching the finals .. ✌️????
— Suresh Raina???????? (@ImRaina) November 10, 2020

Defeating second best team of the #IPL2020 not once but 4 times in a row is incredible. Unmatched @mipaltan ???? #MIvsDC
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) November 10, 2020

Big tournaments are only won with the most balanced sides !! Surely MI has shown over the years with their player pool which is so consistent! Congrats MI well deserved @vikrantgupta73 @vijaylokapally @sports_tak
— Madan Lal (@MadanLal1983) November 10, 2020

By Salman Anjum - 10 Nov, 2020

IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts as Rohit Sharma’s dazzling 68 powers MI to record 5th IPL title

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