The final of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was 2019 final which ended in the Mumbai Indians (MI) winning the trophy. The Mumbai-based franchise did their job pretty as they won their 4th IPL title which is a record in itself and the celebrations for that were also as grand as it can get.
On Monday, the MI players were seen taking part in a victory parade in an open bus on the streets of south Mumbai. It was he gesture from the franchise to thank their fans for the consistent support.
It’s party time in Mumbai 💙🏆🔥#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians @Jaspritbumrah93 @krunalpandya24 @ImRo45 @surya_14kumar @sranbarinder @Beuran_H13 pic.twitter.com/1BgQzl22ML
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 13, 2019
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, MI defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by one run in a humdinger of a game on Sunday night in Hyderabad. The game ended with the veteran pacer, Lasith Malinga trapping Shardul Thakur in front of the wicket on the final ball of the match which led to the celebrations in Mumbai’s dug-out.
Here are some of the videos of the parade:
📹: 🚎 CH4MPIONS ARE 🏠 💙#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/CrtcXS4M1P
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 13, 2019
The celebrations continued on Monday as the members of the squad and support staff traveled in an open bus from Antilla (the residence of Ambanis who own the team) to Trident (the team hotel) in south Mumbai, with fans lining up to cheer them on. In one of the videos, Yuvraj Singh was seen holding the IPL trophy even as a few fans chanted ‘Bumrah Bumrah’ along the way. Team owner Nita Ambani was also seen inside the bus.
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The Sri Lankan greats Malinga and Mahela Jayawardene were also seen waving to the crowd. Earlier, the team arrived from Hyderabad on Monday evening with several fans at the Mumbai airport clicking pictures of the four-time IPL champions.
MI is the only franchise in the history of the cash-rich tournament to clinch the title four times from 12 seasons while Chennai led by charismatic MS Dhoni, who ended runner-up this season, have won the coveted trophy thrice.
