The five-time champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians have achieved success in the IL T20 this time. The champion in the second season is the franchise owned team MI Emirates (Mumbai Indians Emirates). MI Emirates defeated Dubai Capitals by 45 runs in the final.
Two openers Muhammad Wasim and Kusal Perera gave MI Emirates a great start after losing the toss and batting at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday. The two scored 72 runs in the power play. The opening pair stopped at Wasim's departure. He scored 42 runs off 24 balls with 3 fours and a six.
DP ILT20 champions MI Emirates
The five-time champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians have achieved success in the IL T20 this time. The champion in the second season is the franchise owned team MI Emirates (Mumbai Indians Emirates). MI Emirates defeated Dubai Capitals by 45 runs in the final.
Two openers Muhammad Wasim and Kusal Perera gave MI Emirates a great start after losing the toss and batting at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday. The two scored 72 runs in the power play. The opening pair stopped at Wasim's departure. He scored 42 runs off 24 balls with 3 fours and a six.
After Wasim's departure, Pererao returned quickly. Before that he scored 38 runs off 26 balls. Then Andre Fletcher and Nicholas Pooran did the rest of the storming. Fletcher was out for 53 off 37 balls with 4 sixes. But Puran remained undefeated till the end. His innings of 57 runs off 27 balls with 6 sixes stopped MI Emirates' innings at 208 runs.
In the run chase, Dubai fell in front of New Zealand pacer Trent Boult's cannon. No one in the top or middle order could play a big innings. Tom Banton was dismissed for 35 runs in the opener. Tom Abel scored 14 runs for three. Captain Sam Billings gave some hope but departed with 40 off 29 balls. Jason Holder scored 24 off 16 balls at the end. But no one could become a threat like that.
Puran was the man of the match in the final. Sikandar Raja was recognized as the best of the tournament by scoring 313 runs and taking 13 wickets. English batsman James Vince won the 'green belt' of the highest run scorer by scoring 356 runs.
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