Mumbai Indians win maiden IPL title - Bowlers barged tellingly into

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Bowlers barged tellingly into what was to be a battle between two good batting sides as Mumbai Indians won the world's richest T20 league for the first time on Sunday.

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Playing their second final, Rohit Sharma & Co. tamed Chennai Super Kings, the team that had denied them three years ago, with a 23-run victory at a packed Eden Gardens.

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It was the lusty hitting by Kieron Pollard that had given Mumbai a competitive total to defend. The West Indian, who sent the last two deliveries of the innings soaring for sixes, remained unbeaten on a 32-ball 60 as Mumbai reached 148 for 9.

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Two-time champions Super Kings never quite recovered from early jolts and finished on 125 for 9.

In This Pic : Albie Morkel

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Skipper MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on a 45-ball 63 that had three fours and three sixes. But all that was only stats in the end.

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