The Mumbai Indians emerged victorious, beating the Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets to lift the trophy. This win represents their fifth championship overall and their second consecutive title. While Delhi fought hard in their debut final appearance, they ultimately fell short. They managed to put up 157 runs, but Mumbai reached that goal in 18.4 overs, losing 5 wickets in the process.
With this win, Mumbai becomes only the second franchise to defend their title successfully, a feat previously achieved by Chennai in 2010 and 2011. Mumbai had previously beaten CSK to win the last season's final. This victory also adds to Rohit Sharma's personal tally, giving him six tournament titles if you include his time with the Deccan Chargers.
Rohit Sharma put up a strong fight, scoring 68 runs with 5 boundaries and 4 sixes before falling to Anrich Nortje. Mumbai's start was interrupted when Quinton de Kock was dismissed for 20 by Marcus Stoinis. In a strange turn of events, Stoinis took a wicket on his first ball after being dismissed on his own first ball. Additionally, Suryakumar Yadav contributed 19 runs before being run out.
Delhi's captain, Shreyas Iyer, led from the front with an unbeaten 65, bringing his total runs for the season to over 500. Rishabh Pant also stepped up with one of his best outings of the year, recording his first half-century of the season with 56 runs off 38 balls before heading back to the dugout.