Mumbai Indians party in style after winning third IPL crown

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Mumbai Indians won their third Indian Premier League title on Sunday, defeating Rising Pune Supergiant by just one run in a dramatic final which went to the last ball.

Supergiant lost three wickets in the last over – bowled by Mitchell Johnson (3/26) – to be restricted to 128/6 after Mumbai Indians scored 129/8.

Supergiant needed 11 runs off the last over but Johnson dismissed Manoj Tiway and top-scorer Steve Smith (51) off successive deliveries after conceding a boundary off the first ball.

But Johnson conceded only 5 more runs off the next three deliveries as Dan Christian was run out off the last ball while going for the third run to tie the match.

It was Mumbai Indians’ first win against Supergiant this season after losing both its league matches and also the first qualifier. Mumbai Indians’ earlier IPL titles came in 2013 and 2015.

The celebrations, which kicked-off at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, continued into the night as the players reached their hotel.

The players were welcomed by the hotel staff and a few Bollywood celebrities were also present to congratulate them.

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