| Event | 2018 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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| Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets | |||||||
| Date | 27 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||||||
| Player of the match | Shane Watson (CSK) | ||||||
| Umpires | Marais Erasmus (South Africa) Sundaram Ravi (India) | ||||||
| Attendance | 33,415 | ||||||
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The 2018 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, on 27 May 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It was to determine the winner of the 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India.[1] For the first time in the history of IPL, the final was played on 19:00 IST, with all the finals of previous ten seasons played at 20:00 IST.
Chennai defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win their third IPL title. Shane Watson of Chennai won the player of the match award for his innings of 117 not out off 57 balls.