Prayer Aunty's real identity revealed

Mumbai Indians pulled out a top-drawer performance to win a thriller of a match against their Maharashtrian counterpart Rising Pune Supergiant in the final match of the tenth edition of Indian Premier League. But the scenario was not a perfect one for Mumbai. Coming out to bat first, they were sloppy with their efforts and managed to score mere 129 runs.

Many considered the match to be all but over. But the bowling unit of Mumbai produced a magnificent performance to seal a miraculous win. Pune needed 7 runs from 5 balls to win their maiden IPL title. Thousands of Mumbai Indians fans who came to watch the game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad and were praying to their respective gods and goddesses.

An old lady was seen in the stands, praying really desperately. But unlike the rest, she had closed her eyes and decided not to watch the thrilling encounter. 7 runs from 5 balls looked deal done for Pune. But the tables turned on them and Twitterati hailed the old lady for her prayers. Out of nowhere, she became the internet sensation of the day. Now people wanted to know who she was and the mystery was solved by the Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan.

Identity of ‘lucky charm’ aunty

Watching Twitterati go berserk, Abhishek decided to reveal her real identity. She is the mother of Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians team. Abhishek also revealed that she is the lucky charm for Mumbai Indians. In his tweet, Jr Bachchan wrote- “That is Mrs. Ambani’s mother. Popularly referred to as “nani”. The lucky charm.”

So here is the answer. Her name is Purnima Dalal and she is the mother-in-law of famous industrialist and owner of the Mumbai Indians franchise, Mukesh Ambani. She was seen in the stands quite a few times, praying for her team’s victory.

Here are some of the tweets about ‘Prayer Aunty’

To be honest Mumbai Indians won because of this old lady's Prayer.#IPLfinal #IPL #RisingPuneSupergiant #RSPVSMI #RPSvsMI #RPSvMI pic.twitter.com/WxzfYHFVpu

— Astik (@bhaveshastik) May 21, 2017

Praying aunty's prayers answered…MI are the champs of #IPL2017

— Pratik Singh (@pratiksingh197) May 21, 2017

Sincere thanks to that aunty in the crowd who was praying for us!!! Jeet gaye paltan!!!!! #MI ? #IPLfinal @mipaltan ????????????

— Saniya Sayyed (@MI_1045) May 21, 2017

Aaaatttt God @sachin_rt @mipaltan #MI champions of IPL 2017 ????????…credit goes to that Aunty Praying for MI victory ??

— Aravind (@aravindcherry) May 21, 2017

Turning Point#IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/gQQArXGC8d

— Professor GyaanCho™ (@theHasnainRaza) May 21, 2017

Me: I am an atheist@mipaltan : Go fuck yourself then …Looks like you don't know the reason behind our success??#IPLfinal #RPSvsMI pic.twitter.com/4aVWgPYeQS

— Sidharth Sabat (@pottersid7) May 21, 2017

Now I am really confused…Who was the reason behind the success of @mipaltan ?
The team or the Aunty ???#IPLfinal #MIvRPS #mumbaiindians pic.twitter.com/RaxH2Emqqx

— Sidharth Sabat (@pottersid7) May 21, 2017

Aunty ne bacha liya Mumbai ko#MIvRPS #IPLfinal #ipl #mumbaiindians #RisingPuneSupergiant #CricketMeriJaan @SonySIX pic.twitter.com/LrtDuI7SSr

— Sanyam Jain (@the_sanyamjain) May 21, 2017

Great victory yesterday for @mipaltan @mumbaiindians . One cute Aunty's prayers were with u all. ?? #IPLfinal #IPL #IPL2017 #MIvRPS #MI pic.twitter.com/n93NUJD2yC

— Yogesh Shanbhag (@sportz4urlife) May 22, 2017