As the longest season of the Indian Premier League had been wrapped up, the Mumbai Indians were proclaimed as the 2020 champions. With that, the team had their hands on their fifth title,holding the record of the most wins in the entire history of the IPL.
Headed by Rohit Sharma, the team has secured an impressive back to back win. By changing their own record in the most number of titles won, the team has also managed to win the most number of games after having won 118 out of the 203 matches.
This time, even the players were impressed with what they had done after having topped the points table after having won 9 out of 14 matches this season. In fact, some of the players consider the 2020 season to be one of their best performances.
Former titles
After ending the season with a 5-wicket win with 2 balls left, the Mumbai Indians were proclaimed as the champions. Before we proceed to appreciate their performance this season,let us first have a quick look at the other four championships that they had secured for the past years.
2013 - played against Chennai Super Kings (won by 23 runs)
2015 - played against Chennai Super Kings (won by 41 runs)
2017 - played against Rising Pune Supergiant (won by 1 run)
2019 - played against Chennai Super Kings (won by 1 run)
Outstanding 2020 players
Of course, the team would not have bagged home the title if it were not for the impressive performance done by their players. If you had tuned in with the cricket news on sportsadda,then you will surely recognize some of the players that shone in the 2020 season.
Rohit Sharma
TeamcaptainIndian batsman Rohit Sharma suffered from a hamstring injury at some point in the league. Still,he didn’t leave his team behind as he managed to return to play. With that, he was able to lead the team towards their 5th title. He is recognized as the most successful IPL captain after having worked with the team since the first time that they had earned a title.
Ishan Kishan
Ranking fifth on the list of the players who scored the most number of runs, Ishan Kishan has managed to score a total of 516 runs in the 14 matches that he played this season. Aside from him, other Mumbai players who made it to the list are Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav.
Jasprit Bumrah
When it comes to bowling, Jasprit Bumrah is really someone that the team can count on.Ranking second on the list of best IPL 2020 bowlers, Bumrah has managed to take a total of 27 wickets in the matches that he played this season. Next to him on the list of bowlers is TrentBoult.
Overview
As seen in the recent cricket news on sportsadda, IPL 2020 really proved just how tough theMumbai Indians are. Considering that winning one title is already hard, this team had managed to bag home five. With their impressive lineup of players, it is no doubt that the team is very much deserving of the title that they worked hard for.
