Here's our selection of the top images from the final of the Indian Premier League played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in Dubai on Tuesday.
Playing their first IPL final, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the coin toss and opted to bat first. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said he was a little confused what to do so it didn't matter if he had called it correctly.
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Boult From The Blue
Trent Boult provided the early fireworks as he got rid of opener Marcus Stoinis with the first delivery of the match. And in his next, he got rid of Ajinkya Rahane as well.
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3/12
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Dhawan Castled
Bad became worse when spinner Jayant Yadav castled Shikhar Dhawan on 15, leaving DC 22/3 in 3.3 overs.
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Captain Settles Nerves
Shreyas Iyer began his innings with a first-ball four and then crashed two fours in an over of Boult to calm down the DC camp. Hen went on to score a fifty.
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Rishabh Finds Form
Rishabh Pant came good in the final, scoring his first half-century of the season. He scored 56 off 38.
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A Strong Recovery
Together, Iyer and Pant added 96 runs to lift Delhi from the depths of 22/3 to 118/3.
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MI Comeback
DC were eyeing a strong finish but Nathan Coulter-Nile led a solid comeback from MI bowlers as he took 2/29. DC finished on 156/7
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A Flying Start
MI came out with a plan -- to not let any DC bowler settle into a rhythm. They did lose Quinton de Kock inside Powerplay but scored 61/1.
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A Minor Inconvenience
Suryakumar Yadav started his innings with a first-ball four but a little mix-up with his captain and he sacrificed himself to be run out for 19.
10/12
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Captain Takes The Lead
Rohit was unfazed by the mishap as he went on to score a well-compiled half-century and was out after scoring 68.
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MI Sail to Fifth Title
MI did lose three wickets in quick intervals but the target was never going to be out of reach. They hit the winning run with six deliveries to spare and claimed a record-extending fifth IPL title.
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Picture Perfect
Mumbai Indians have thus stamped their authority over the league, becoming second team ever to defend the crown.
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