Published 18:11 IST, November 12th 2020

Rohit Sharma comes up with a quirky reply for critics after Mumbai rewrite history

Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma came up with a quirky reply to his critics after his team had rewritten history in the recently-concluded Dream11 IPL 2020

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Rohit Sharma came up with a quirky reply to all doubters and critics after Mumbai successfully defended ir title against Delhi in Dream11 IPL 2020 final that was played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.  title-holders got better of defiant Delhi in tournament decider that was played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Rohit Sharma & Co. were just too good for first-time finalists in summit clash as y ended up winning marquee tournament for a record fifth time. 

'We indeed went even': Rohit Sharma

Taking to micro-blogging site, 'Hitman' went on to write that y (Mumbai)  indeed went even this season and n reminded person who had portrayed role of his 'Mamu' (Maternal Uncle) in commercial that aired a few months prior to mega event that 'Inki ganit weak hai'  (ir mamatics is weak).

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Prior to 2020 edition of cash-rich event, Mumbai had failed to win a single trophy in an even year. In fact, all four of ir title triumphs happened during odd years (2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019 respectively). However, y went on to rewrite history this time around after a successful title defence on Tuesday night.

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Mumbai successfully retain ir title

Delhi were reduced to 22/3 after winning toss and electing to bat first in ir maiden final appearance. Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant n added 96 runs for fourth-wicket stand. Skipper Iyer remained unbeaten and played a crucial kck of a 50-ball 65 as Delhi finished ir innings at 156/7 from ir 20 overs.

In reply, Iyer's opposite number Rohit Sharma successfully anchored Mumbai's run chase as he toyed around with Delhi bowlers by smashing m to all parts of ground. 'Hitman' played a spectacular kck of a 51-ball 68 at a strike rate of 133.33 including five boundaries and four maximums. Apart from anchoring innings, elegant opener was also involved in a couple of good partnerships with his opening partner Quinton de Kock & Suryakumar Yadav. 

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When Rohit was eventually dismissed in 17th over it appeared that Delhi would somehow st a comeback in contest but it was t to be as Ishan Kishan and Krunal Pandya helped reigning champions cross finish line with 8 balls to spare.  

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18:11 IST, November 12th 2020