CSK Shiver in the IPL Final, MI's Hard Work Pay off with the Trophy in Hand - IPL 2015 Final, Statistical Review

CSK Shiver in the IPL Final, MI’s Hard Work Pay off with the Trophy in Hand – IPL 2015 Final, Statistical Review: The curtains of the Grand Finale got casted with Mumbai Indians adding yet another trophy to their trophy and this is a big one too. Opting to bowl first, the CSK line up did not manage to produce the best of their game from the initial phases. The destructive partnership of Rohit and Simmons coupled with a daemon like cameos from Rayudu and Pollard at the death overs took the Men In Blue to a cruising 201 runs on the card.

CSK looked to be a bit devoured under the ample pressure of the game and to attain a target of over 200 proved to be an exponential component to their pressure. After a tight start from Malinga in the initial overs, MI inched closer to the gigantic triumph. However, a steady partnership by Smith and Raina seemed to steady the prospects for CSK but not for long. Jaws of defeat seemed inevitable for CSK. Things worsened for them by the slowness of the wicket with the progress of the game. CSK lost their third IPL final on the trot, while MI were crowned with yet another IPL triumph. MI won the match by 41 runs and conquered their second IPL trophy in the process.

The IPL 2015 Finals In Numbers:

• Number of Fours hit by CSK/MI: 15/16

• Number of Sixes hit by CSK/MI: 6/12

• Total number of Wide deliveries bowled by CSK/MI: 0/3

• Total number of No balls bowled by CSK/MI: 1/2

• Runs Scored by CSK/MI in the First 6 overs: CSK – 31/1 and MI – 61/1

• Runs Scored by CSK/MI in the Final 6 overs: CSK – 59/5 and MI – 68/2

• Total Score of the Match: 362/13 in 40 overs

• Number of Dot Deliveries bowled by CSK/MI: 42/52

• Highest Run Scorer of the match: Lendl Simmons (68 off 45 with 8 fours and 3 sixes)

• Highest Wicket taker of the match: Mitchell McClenaghan (4-0-25-3)

The turning point of the game:

Indeed it was the smoking partnership between Rohit Sharma and Lendl Simmons for the second wicket turned the tables for MI. They dominated right throughout the course of the game. The partnership contributed 119 runs off 67 deliveries with 14 fours and 5 sixes.

The other statistical facts of the match:

• Bravo became the first bowler to take 25+ wickets on two occasions. He managed to take 26 wickets in this season and took 32 wickets in 2013 season and has been the Purple cap holder of both the seasons.

• There are two batsmen who have hit Ashish Nehra for 3 sixes in an over in T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma did it earlier and Kieron Pollard did it today.

• Nehra conceded 18 runs in 3 overs during the powerplay overs which reflects of the fact that other bowlers conceded 42 in the other 3.

• MI attained their joint highest score of the powerplay overs of this season. They scored 61 off the first 6.

• There have been two IPL finals between CSK and MI in 2010 and in 2013 and in both the occasions, the team batting first won the match.

• Lendl Simmons completed his 500 runs in this IPL. He scored 68 off 45.

• CSK scored 31 runs in the powerplay overs tonight. This is their lowest of the season.

• Rohit Sharma became the third Captain to have 2 IPL wins. The other two being MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir. Rohit has got 27 wins as a captain out of 44 and he became the most successful captain by virtue of win percentage of 61.36%.

• Ashish Nehra ended up with most number of dot deliveries in the tournament with 170 dot balls. Malinga finished third in the list with 140 dots.

• This was MI’s 9^th victory out of their last 10 matches in IPL.

All stats updated till 25th may 2015.