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What a fantastic finish! Daniel Christian had to hit a four off the last ball but didn't connect. They scampered for a third run but that was never on. A run out and MI are champions! Sensational finish to the season, this. At the halfway stage, most punters would've wagered on RPS clinching their maiden title but the pressure of the big game seems to have got to them. MI kept at it and knew they had good bowlers at the death. Mitchell Johnson had 11 to defend, but getting Tiwary and Smith off successive balls did RPS in. Exceptional title win this, and with it, MI are the most successful side of the decade in terms of titles won, this is the end of 10th season of IPL but wait we have got something for you and as a IPL fan You must know these facts:
1) Mumbai Indians become the second team to win the IPL title after topping the league table after Rajasthan Royals in 2008.
2) 129  is the lowest total defended in IPL final.
3) Winning twice:
Orange Cap: Gayle (2011,2012) & Davd Warner (2015, 2017)
Purple Cap: Bravo (2013,2015) & Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2016, 2017)
4) Teams winning Orange Cap & Purple Cap in the same season:
CSK in 2013 (M Hussey & Bravo)
SRH in 2017 (Warner & Bhuvneshwar)
5) Losing IPL finals for two different sides:
S Tiwary (MI/RCB)
Zaheer Khan (MI/RCB)
L Balaji (CSK/KXIP)
MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS)
6) Fourth successive loss for Dhoni in an IPL final(2012, 2013, 2015, 2017). Goes past Kohli's 3(2009, 2011, 2016).
7) Most losses in an IPLfinal:
5 MS Dhoni
4 S Raina
3 A Morkel/ S Badrinath/ R Ashwin/ D Bravo/ M Hussey/ R Jadeja/ V Kohli