2015 Indian Premier League final

2015 Indian Premier League final
Event2015 Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings
202/5 161/8
20 overs 20 overs
Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs
Date24 May 2015
VenueEden Gardens, Kolkata
Player of the matchRohit Sharma (MI)
UmpiresKumar Dharmasena (SL)
Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Attendance67,000[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]

  1. ^ a b Sabi Hussain (24 May 2015). "Carnival, chaos... the final had a bit of everything"The Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Final: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata, May 24, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Indians saunter to second title win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ (23 May 2015). "All tickets sold out for IPL final"The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2015.