‘Best Team by a Distance’: Twitter Reacts To Mumbai’s 5th IPL Win

Netizens applauded the consistency of Mumbai Indians saying that from No 1 to No 11, every player performed for them

Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by beating the Delhi Capitals in the final on Tuesday, in Dubai.

Bowling first, MI did half of the job in the first six overs by taking 3 wickets. Delhi Capitals staged a comeback on the back of a gritty partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, but Mumbai restricted them to 156/7.

Chasing 157, Mumbai had a rollicking start as they smashed 45 runs in just the first four overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma went on to score a half-century and Ishan Kishan finished with a 33* (19) and thereby MI won their 5th IPL title in space of just 8 years.

Netizens reacted to MI’s 5th IPL title saying that they were the best team in the whole tournament by miles. The users on Twitter applauded the consistency of Mumbai Indians saying that from No 1 to No 11, every player performed for them and just showed why they were head and shoulders above every team in this tournament.

The users also praised skipper Rohit Sharma as Mumbai has won all their titles under his captaincy and he stood up with the bat in the final when it mattered the most as he made 68 (51).

Cricketers Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, JP Duminy, Irfan Pathan - all commended Mumbai on winning their 5th IPL title.

Ab to aadat si hai sabko aise dhone ki.
The best T 20 franchisee in the world and the best captain in the format. Deserving winners , Mumbai Indians, koi shak.
Amazingly well organised tournament despite various challenges.#IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/yYkRqKtoxQ

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 10, 2020

Congratulations @mipaltan @ImRo45 and entire team for winning the 5th 🏆.. Outstanding

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 10, 2020

Many congratulations to @mipaltan for winning #IPL2020 under the great leadership of brother man @ImRo45 .. Superb efforts by @DelhiCapitals for reaching the finals .. ✌️🤝

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 10, 2020

High 5 to @mipaltan #Congratulations #IPL2020

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 10, 2020

Congrats @mipaltan @ImRo45 and team.. dominated in this years @IPL 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/IQi8CJZFPY

— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21) November 10, 2020

Here are some of the reactions of fans and experts:

Rarely has a team dominated an #IPL as @mipaltan have this one. Just too powerful and a staggering top 7.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2020

"You don't get a champion side. You build one." And they did. #MIvDC

— Manya (@CSKian716) November 10, 2020

Usually by this time MI would have started their scouting process and conducted a couple of trials. This time they are busy winning their 5th title. Won't be surprised if planning has already started for IPL 2021 in parallel to plug some gaps. That is how far ahead they are.#IPL

— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) November 10, 2020

Imagine reaching 6 out of 13 IPL finals and winning all of them. Rohit Sharma is from a totally different planet. #IPLfinal #IPL2020

— Sreshth Shah (@sreshthx) November 10, 2020

Walked the league without Lasith Malinga. LEVELS

— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) November 10, 2020

Six IPL finals as a player, six titles won.

Five IPL finals as a captain, five IPL titles won.

Rohit Sharma, IPL GOAT.

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 10, 2020

By how much have Mumbai been ahead of the other teams this season?

"Stop the count." #IPL2020

— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) November 10, 2020

This MI unit gives AUS WC 2003 team vibes ngl. So so balanced.

Well deserved! #CHAMPION5

— shilpak (@ugach_kahitarii) November 10, 2020

Which other team comes to mind when you think of Mumbai Indians' IPL dominance in the last eight years? #IPLfinal

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) November 10, 2020

5 titles since 2013, heck of an achievement in such a competitive tournament #IPLfinal #IPL2020 #MIvsDC

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 10, 2020

MI deserving champions by a MILE. Came into this competition without winning a game in UAE and having never defended the title.Lost only 2 matches in normal time with a full squad.

No Rohit-No problem
No Malinga-No problem
Hardik can't bowl-No problem

Congrats @mipaltan

— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) November 10, 2020

The best team in the league won! What a year, #MIvsDC Delhi was never in the game. But now there is a huge vacuum in my life 😭 Thank you #IPL2020 - you gave us a parallel, happy world when we needed it most. 🙏

— Naomi Datta (@nowme_datta) November 10, 2020