Mumbai Indians (MI) took the long route to Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 final to be played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad against Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS). It was a day where nothing went wrong for MI who thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) left, right and center. None of the plans that worked through the IPL seemed to work for KKR. In the end they were beaten quite comprehensively by MI as they won the qualifier 2 with 33 balls to spare.
It was a metaphorical bloodbath for KKR batsmen as they did not put up a fight in the top and middle order. Skipper Gautam Gambhir’s gamble to open with Sunil Narine did not work out well as he got out cheaply. Lynn too lapsed early on in the innings.
Happy to be in the finals #fastbowlersclub #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/08applwp2u
— Jasprit bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) May 19, 2017
Mumbai Indians won. More than that they won by beating KKR. Wah wah wah wah wah #MIvKKR #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/QhzJWDOSL9
— Rujooz | Khilji (@Rujooz) May 19, 2017
Some RCB fans has been shifted towards RPS as same a average student shifts towards Arts after choosing Science. Chill Man#MIvsKKR
— Ishuuu 🙂 (@ImVkataria45) May 19, 2017
Robin Uthappa, Colin de Grandhomme and the skipper were in a hurry to get back to the pavilion as Karn Sharma bowled his heart out having given a nod ahead of experienced off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Here we come @IPL final 2017 welldone everyone @mipaltan special efforts @Jaspritbumrah93 @sharmakarn03 @KKRiders hardluck tonight.Bless all
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 19, 2017
Rahul Dravid describing the situation of #KKR : #MIvsKKR #IPL pic.twitter.com/DxKYTl6Tqm
— CricCrazy DV (@deepakv712) May 19, 2017
Whole season I tweeted:- ‘SHARMA’ koi bhi ho, halke me nahi lena chahiye specially HITMAN ROHIT Sharm
MOM:- Karn Sharma#MIvsKKR— Ishuuu 🙂 (@ImVkataria45) May 19, 2017
Despite Suryakumar Yadav and Ishank Jaggi tried to do damage control but the KKR side bundled out with 7 balls to spare. They could only put up a below par score of 107.
#KKR 34/5. Someone Please Remind Them They Aren’t Chasing 48 Tonight. #MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #IPL10 #KKRvsMI #MIvsKKR
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 19, 2017
FINALS, HERE WE COME !!!! COMMMME ONNNNNNN CHAMPS !!!!!! @mipaltan #MIvKKR
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) May 19, 2017
MI batting lineup had a few hiccups early on as they lost three wickets quite quickly. But, skipper Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya took them home quite comfortably.
Finals baby!!! Yaaaa c’mon!!! Well played @mipaltan . Comiserations to @KKRiders #akhamumbaikhela
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 19, 2017
So Rising Pune Supergiant will take on the IPL giant in the finals of the Vivo IPL 2017.#MIvKKR
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 19, 2017
MI are through to their fourth final in all IPL seasons and will be looking to become the first team with 3 title wins in the league since it’s inaugural year in 2008.
