Mumbai Indians (MI) became the first team of Indian Premier League (IPL) to win the title four times. After having an extremely rough season last year, they came back extraordinarily strong this year and snatched the trophy from the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday at Hyderabad.
While cashing a modest 150-run total, CSK fell 2 runs short as Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur in the front off the last ball, clinching a 1-run victory in a low-score affair. Besides Mumbai’s thrilling victory over Chennai, a plethora of awards were awarded before Rohit Sharma & Co lifted the trophy. Let’s have a look at the award winners and the prize money they received:
Prize Player Prize Money (INR)
Perfect Catch of the Match Shardul Thakur 1 lakh
Super Striker of the Match Faf du Plessis 1 lakh
Stylish Player of the Match Kieron Pollard 1 lakh
Man of the Match Jasprit Bumrah 1 lakh
Prizes of the season:
Prize Player Prize Money (INR)
Orange Cap David Warner 10 lakhs
Purple Cap Imran Tahir 10 lakhs
Emerging Player Shubman Gill 10 lakhs
Fair Play Award Sunrisers Hyderabad
Fastest Fifty of the Season Hardik Pandya 10 lakhs
Perfect Catch of the Season Kieron Pollard 10 lakhs
Super Striker of the Season Andre Russell 10 lakhs
Stylish Player of the Season KL Rahul 10 lakhs
Game Changer of the Season Rahul Chahar 10 lakhs
Most Valuable Player Andre Russell 10 lakhs
Match Results:
Prize Team Prize Money (INR)
Runners-up Chennai Super Kings 12.5 crore
Winners Mumbai Indians 20 Crore