Celebrities and cricketers react to MI's third IPL title win

On Sunday, the crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad got to witness a cracking final. A final which had emotions, rage, fury, happiness, joys and sorrows. A final which was a gut-wrenching, adrenaline-rushing one. A final like a final of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians defeated their Maharashtrian counterpart Rising Pune Supergiant in a narrowly contested battle.

Captain of the Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. But his decision proved costly as Mumbai managed to score just 129 runs. Jaydev Unadkat and Washington Sundar bowled exceptionally well for the Rising Pune Supergiant. Except for Krunal Pandya, no one could offer resistance from Mumbai’s batting line-up.

Coming out to bat, Pune lost Rahul Tripathi early.  But Ajinkya Rahane proved his credentials and with a steady partnership with skipper Steve Smith, Pune were cruising towards victory. They needed 7 runs from the last 5 balls. This is when former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson pulled things back and Pune fell short by just one run. It was a historic final as the game went down the wire right to the last ball.

The fans erupted their emotions on the social media after the superb encounter. Many cricketers and celebrities have expressed their feelings on the micro-blogging site Twitter. English wicketkeeper-batsman and Mumbai Indians’ star opener Jos Buttler even recorded a video dancing naked with joy.

Social media websites are flooded with comments from the exciting game of cricket as everyone is expressing their joys and sorrows. The Twitterati did not miss a single thing on social media, from praising Mitchell Johnson for his extraordinary last over to bashing Pune’s batting for not being able to chase down a total of 130 in a mega-event like IPL final.

Here are some of the tweets from cricketers and celebrities

This is how you want a final match to be like. Super exciting. Congrats @mipaltan on another ipl title. #IPLfinal #RPSvMI

— Kapil Dev (@therealkapildev) May 21, 2017

Weeeee are the CHAMPIONSSSSS !!! ????? ????? #MI #IPLfinal @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/q2vpxKzBPK

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) May 21, 2017

What a brilliant #IPLfinal Congratulations @mipaltan on a great victory.Congratulations to Pune as well for giving such great entertainment

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 21, 2017

This final looks like a match between Pune and scars inflicted by Pune.#IPLfinal

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) May 21, 2017

FOUGHT !!!!! DEFENDED !!!!! What a sweet , sweet victory !!! Glorious, GLORIOUS stuff , boys !!!! ???? @mipaltan #RPSvMI #IPLfinal

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) May 21, 2017

Wat a match best final in IPL so far great captaincy under pressure @ImRo45 so so so close #IPLfinal #RPSvsMI #IPL2017 #MUMBAIINDIANS #BCCI

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) May 21, 2017

Congratulations @ImRo45 & co, you guys held your nerves pretty well. @RPSupergiants fought like a champ.. #IPLfinal #RPSvMI #mitcheljohnson

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) May 21, 2017

Ipl trophy no 3…wht a game!!!! https://t.co/wlqyWtSe9E

— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 21, 2017

Words don't describe how amazing this feeling is! @ImRo45 @mitchjohnson398 @bumrahjasprit and… https://t.co/qmHnMVtxGW

— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) May 21, 2017

What a show #IPL10final congratulations @mipaltan The best side in the comp .. Awesome @MahelaJay A champ on the first go !!! Well done guys

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) May 21, 2017

Many congratulations @mipaltan on the 3 IPL victory.Sweet as it reversed a trend of losses and sweeter as at the halfway stage it was tough

— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) May 21, 2017

Congratulations Mumbai Indians. It was good to watch a match with great team effort. Well deserved victory and superb captaincy by @ImRo45

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 21, 2017

CHAMPIONS! ?? Congratulations everyone….what a TEAM! @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/9TiJx6zUjK

— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) May 21, 2017

Hey @MitchJohnson398 I expect that the trophy and the cheque will make it back to melbourne at some stage ? haha thanks bestie ?

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 21, 2017

Got to admire the maturity and temperament shown by @krunalpandya24 ?A genuine allrounder to keep a eye on? @mipaltan #ipl

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 21, 2017

A fitting @IPL final, congratulations @mipaltan and @RPSupergiants ,a combination of nerves and some decisions that made and broke the game

— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 21, 2017

A super special time in the comm box this IPL. To EVERYONE in production/travel/catering & the public – thank you so much! Bye, India! ❤️

— KP (@KP24) May 21, 2017

WHAT A FINAL!!!! CHAMPIONS!!!! COME ON MUMBAI!!! @mipaltan #ISLFinal

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 21, 2017

T 1689 – "Tum apun ko dus maara, apun ek maara par solid mara." #IPLfinal ~ @SrBachchan BBBBBBAAADDUUUMMMBBBAAAA @mipaltan congrats ??? pic.twitter.com/QM91jW494c

— Amitabh Bachchan FC (@Thekkapoor) May 21, 2017

Fantastic way to finish 10 years.. what a great feeling.. congratulations @mipaltan thank u each and everyone. #IPLfinal #RPSvsMI pic.twitter.com/iXqgk0ArP2

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 21, 2017

Always believe bowlers win #t20 matches. What a last over from #mitcheljohnson & great support from fielders. ? time. Ideal 10th #IPLFinal

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) May 21, 2017

After 7 weeks of hectic activity a last ball finish. Long live one of the biggest sporting leagues in the world @IPL #IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/9Nr3hn1soh

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 21, 2017

So men in blue (Chelsea) win the #BPL, men in blue (MI) win the #IPLfinal .. Is it a sign ahead of the #iccchampionstrophy ?See you soon ?

— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) May 21, 2017

Whattttta game of cricket @IPL well done @mipaltan for winning the ipl again n well played @RPSupergiants #IPLfinal

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 21, 2017