Man of the Match awardees in IPL finals
The men who stood up for their teams in the biggest night.
2012 – Manvinder Bisla (Kolkata Knight Riders)
The Chennai Super Kings became a familiar team in the IPL final. Yet again in 2012, they made it to the all-important game. Up against them were a defiant Kolkata Knight Riders side who took upon the challenge to put a stop to CSK’s dominance. The Hussey-Vijay duo was at it again. They stitched an 87-run stand for the opening wicket before Suresh Raina came in with a different set of agendas. He bludgeoned the ball to all parts of the park and raced to 73 off just 38.
Needing 191 to win, KKR were jolted early as skipper Gautam Gambhir departed for just 2. His partner Manvinder Bisla was playing only because the Knight Riders were forced to rejig their combination as Lakshmipathy Balaji failed to recover from a hamstring injury. Who knew that it was Bisla who would power the Knights to their maiden IPL title, prevailing over defending champions Chennai Super Kings?
Bisla combined elegance with power en route his 48-ball 89. He creamed 8 boundaries and smashed 5 out of the park. He was well supported by Kallis as well as the duo added 136 for the second wicket. KKR scampered home with 2 balls to spare, and Manvinder Bisla’s name was since etched in the minds of every KKR fan.
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