| Event | 2015 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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| Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs | |||||||
| Date | 24 May 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||
| Player of the match | Rohit Sharma (MI) | ||||||
| Umpires | Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Richard Illingworth (Eng) | ||||||
| Attendance | 67,000[1] | ||||||
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The 2015 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings, played on 24 May 2015, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. It was held to determine the winner of the 2015 season of the Indian Premier League, the annual professional Twenty20 tournament in India.[2] It was the third time these two teams met in the final, having previously played each other in the 2010 and 2013 finals.
Mumbai defeated Chennai by 41 runs to win their second IPL title, playing in their third IPL final. Their previous IPL victory had come at the same venue against the same opposition in 2013.[3] Chennai were playing their sixth IPL final, attempting to win their third title. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded man of the match for his innings of 50.[2] The final was sold out,[4] with a final attendance of around 67,000 people.[1]