IPL 2013 final highlights rewind: Rohit Sharma leads Mumbai to first-ever title win

Mumbai once again made it to the finals of Dream11 IPL as they defeated Delhi in the playoffs. However, Rohit Sharma and his team will face Delhi once again as Shreyas Iyer and co. cemented their spot in the finals tpo by defeating Hyderabad on Sunday. Both the teams will collide on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in a match which has already excited fans.

As we wait for the highly-anticipated finale, lets looks at Mumbai’s maiden title win which came in the 2013 season against Chennai. The MS Dhoni-led team were favourites going into the match but thanks to Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard and others, Mumbai won one of the most thrilling finales in Dream11 IPL history.

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IPL 2013 final highlights rewind: Not so impressive beginning

Since the beginning of the tournament, Mumbai looked inconsistent in both batting and balling. They stayed in the middle of the points table and relied primarily on players like Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard to win. However, during the second half of the season, after Rohit Sharma was made the captain, Mumbai won seven of their eight matches before back-to-back defeats against Rajasthan Royals.

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IPL 2013 final highlights rewind: Mumbai bounced back

Despite facing two losses, Rohit Sharma and company bounced back again and secured their spot in the finale. Though they started slowly, an unbeaten 60 by Kieron Pollard helped them to end the innings with a total of 148/9 on the board. In the next innings, the bowlers, namely Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga and Mitchell Johnson took two wickets each, reducing Chennai to 39 for six. Dhoni did offer some resistance but eventually succumbed as Chennai was only able to make 125/9, giving Mumbai their maiden Dream11 IPL title.

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Mumbai later went on to win three more titles under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, becoming the most successful side and skipper in the history of the tournament. However, this was not the only time they face Chennai in the finals. At Dream11 IPL 2019, Rohit Sharma and team once again bested Chennai to win their fourth title.

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