New Delhi: Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant in a low-scoring yet nail-biting final to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday.


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In a match that went right down to the last ball, Mumbai registered a one-run victory after some magnificent death bowling display by the Mumbai bowlers in the packed Rajiv Gandhi International stadium. (IPL 2017, MI vs RPS - As it happened | Full Coverage)


For Pune, skipper Steve Smith looked like a lone warrior in the middle but his 50-ball 51 proved just short as MI fought back to snatch a win and turn 4th time lucky.


Twitterati, including Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravichandran Ashwin, went crazy witnessing match of the season being played in the final of IPL 2017.










Smith`s compatriot Mitchell Johnson in the final over and Pune ended on 128-6.


"The key was Steve Smith and MS Dhoni," said Mumbai coach Robin Singh. "And once MS was out we just had to make sure Steve did not get too many chances."
Mumbai previously won the IPL, which is marking its 10th anniversary this year, in 2013 and 2015.