Mumbai Indians thrash a beleaguered CSK; 5 talking points of the MI v CSK IPL 2015 Final

Mumbai Indians thrash a beleaguered CSK; 5 talking points of the MI v CSK IPL 2015 Final: Mumbai Indians were crowned the Pepsi IPL 2015 champions as they comprehensively prevail over the Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs. The much hyped, much anticipated match turned out to be an one sided affair in the end. It was the second time that the Mumbai Indians have got their hands on the glamorous IPL trophy. They also extend their supremacy over the Super Kings with the h2h now 12-10 in favour of the Mumbai Indians. Having put into bat by CSK, Lendl Simmons the Mr.Consistent this season showed his class as he hit another wonderful half century. His blistering 68 propelled Mumbai to reach the team century within the 11th over. Rohit Sharma scored a splendid 26-ball fifty and Pollard thwacked a few blows in the end and the team reached 200. Chasing a near improbable 203 in a final, the CSK batsmen never got going as their staggered to 31 runs in the powerplay. Dwayne Smith played an uncharacteristically lethargic knock of 58 from 47 balls. Raina, Dhoni and Bravo all got out after getting starts. In the end it was too little too late as CSK managed to reach just a 161 runs. Not let us take a look at the 5 talking points of the match: 1. Mr. Consistent Lendl Simmons: (Photo Source: BCCI) Lendl Simmons has been ever dependable this season for the Mumbai Indians as he scored his third consecutive half century and that too in the grandest stage of them all, at the final! He scored a scintillating 68 off 45 balls with a strike rate of over 150. His knock paved the way for his team’s win. 2. A Captain’s knock by Rohit Sharma: (Photo Source: BCCI) Rohit Sharma’s innings today was a match winning performance. His blitzkrieg of 50 from 26 balls helped the team to score on a healthy run rate. The score eventually reached 200 and it sounded the death knell for CSK. It was indeed a captain’s knock by hitman. 3. Dwayne Smith’s Lethargic innings: (Photo Source: BCCI) When chasing 203 for the win, you obviously have to play with a hit out or get out kind of mind set. But not if you are Dwayne Smith as he played a quite uncharacteristic innings of 58 from 47 balls. He also registered 23 dots in the process. 4. Mitchell McClenaghan’s spell: (Photo Source: BCCI) McClenaghan was the pick of the bowlers for MI today. He with his pace variation and occasional bouncers proved to be tough to get away today. He also bowled 15 dot balls in the all important final and picked up 3 wickets. 5. The toss: CSK or MI. (Photo Source: BCCI) Did MS Dhoni make a blunder by opting to field first in the all-important final? The answer seems to be yes. In what was the most important game, we would expect a captain like MSD to opt to bat first and put runs on the board, but he chose to field first and it backfired terribly.