IPL 2020: MI's cheeky reply to KKR's latest Twitter question leaves netizens in splits

2019 has seen a couple of compelling finals in India’s domestic circuit. In Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squared off in final at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad and it turned out to be a squeaker. But in end, MI mand to keep ir calm as y prevailed by a solitary run.

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game went right down to  last ball with just 2 runs needed for CSK to win. However, Lasith Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur in front of wicket to deny CSK ir fourth title. By virtue of this win, Mumbai Indians became most successful team in history of IPL, having won four titles in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. MS Dhoni’s CSK are second on list with three titles.

Karnataka edge past Tamil Nadu in a squeaking contest

On Sunday, a similar kind of final was witnessed but this time in 2019-20 edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were competing in final. After Tamil Nadu won toss and elected to field first, Karnataka put on a massive 180 runs courtesy skipper Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 45-ball 60. In run chase, Tamil Nadu needed 13 off last over, but team floundered, falling short by just 1 run. Krishnappa Gowtham got hit for two fours to start last over, but he held his nerve when it mattered most.

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Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) conducted a poll on Twitter asking netizens to choose between two finals this year. KKR took to Twitter and wrote, “2019 witnessed two incredible T20 final thrillers and #KKRAdmin wants to kw which one was your favourite.” And MI took this opportunity to troll KKR. MI's official Twitter handle asked KKR to use MI’s trophy-winning picture instead of IPL trophy. Mumbai sent it in format of an official email. four-time IPL champions took to Twitter and wrote, “IPL2019_Champions.jpg Hello KKR Admin, Please, feel free to use attached im. Regards, #MIAdmin.”

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