IPL 2019 | Twitter reacts to Unadkat's stunning catch and Mumbai's record title

05/21/2017

Mumbai Indians snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they defended a score of 130 runs, denying Rising Pune Supergiant their maiden IPL title by 1 run. However, the Twitterati were more interested in Jaydev Unadkat's one-handed catch and Steve Smith's innings that eventually went in vain.

Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 129/8 (Krunal Pandya 47; Rohit Sharma 24; Jaydev Unadkat 2/19, Adam Zampa 2/32) beat Rising Pune Supergiant 128/6 (Ajinkya Rahane 44, Steve Smith 51; Mitchell Johnson 3/26, Jasprit Bumrah 2/26) by 1 run.

Here are the best tweets from the game:

Before we begin, this statement is a perfect way to celebrate a Legend

' #IPL is a tournament where teams fight to reach the finals and compete against #Dhoni 's team' - @cricketaakash ! Well said sir! 😅
— Samriddha Raj Pant (@inorganogram) May 21, 2017

Perfect way to start an IPL final - Stunner from Unadkat

Perfect one-handed catch from Jaydev Unadkat to dismiss Lendl Simmons. #IPLfinal #IPL2017 pic.twitter.com/1IYVMreqs4
— Zohaib Ahmed17🏏 (@Iamzuhaib7) May 21, 2017

OMFG WHAT A BLOODY CAUGHT AND BOWLED BY UNADKAT. BEST OF THE SEASON. RPS ALL OVER THEIR 🐰 #IPLfinal #RPSvMI pic.twitter.com/aDGgrTYU1M
— Cricket Fantasy (@Cricket_Fantasy) May 21, 2017

And then, Mumbai collapsed - these kids could have performed better than MI batsmen

Mumbai Indians batsmen in this #IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/iPmQgGqrN3
— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) May 21, 2017

And Pollard, especially!

How RPS got Pollard dismissed #RPSvMI #IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/YPwlnhJ2CP
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 21, 2017

Mumbai were rescued thanks to Krunal, which raised this point

Think Krunal Pandya deserves a shot in the Indian T20 team ahead of Hardik. Better bowler and more sensible batsman.
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) May 21, 2017

Krunal does look like the guy in this ad - hope he gets lucky too

Krunal Pandya, right now. pic.twitter.com/4TYrVqmMKq
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) May 21, 2017

Dhoni fans were happy because of Krunal

Come on Pandya ! Please score enough runs and then take enough wickets so that people can see Dhoni finish the match with a six.#IPLfinal
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 21, 2017

And some other fans were thankful that Krunal made a match of the final

Krunal Pandya to get the Sony Six "Thank you for making the game somewhat interesting... we desperately need TRPs" award.
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) May 21, 2017

On the other hand, what a wonderful story the Indian bowlers for RPS have been

#RPS Overseas bowlers are leaking runs while Indian bowlers are saving runs & taking wickets. lolzz 😂#IPLfinal #RPSvMI
— KnIgHt RiDeR sOhOm (@sohompramanick) May 21, 2017

For RPS

Indian Bowlers: 10 overs - 39 runs

Aussie Bowlers: 10 overs - 87 runs #IPLfinal #RPSvsMI
— S!d (@Vora_siddharth) May 21, 2017

Special mention to Unadkat - this stat speaks for itself

Unadkat finishes with 24 wickets this season at a strike rate of 11.40 balls per wicket. He never once went wicket-less. #IPL #IPLFinal
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 21, 2017

Cricket apart, this statement is GOLD!

With MI's bowling, we've got a match. With MI's money, we could have an industry, a country, a continent. #IPLFinals
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 21, 2017

Not fair, Rohit.

If this was Gully Cricket other players would have questioned Rohit, how Krunal Pandya got bowling just after batting? #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 21, 2017

But then Krunal did this after a few overs when Rahane was batting

krunal pandya dropped the IPL 2017
— one tip one hand_ (@OneTipOneHand_) May 21, 2017

Krunal Pandya

Im the Hero

Im the Villain#IPLFinal #RPSvsMI
— Trollywood (@TrollywoodOffl) May 21, 2017

Not sure if the Pune team got this message

agar mumbai hara to pune me kal se jio bandh

- Mukesh Ambani😀😀#RPSVSMI #IPLfinal
— Tosif050 (@Tosif050) May 21, 2017

In retrospect, maybe Dinda could have come in handy today!!!

#IPLFinal Match To Hum Tabhi Jeet Gaye The Jab... 😂😂😂#IPL #MIvRPS #RPSvMI #RohitSharma #Dhoni #DilSay #DimagSay #BingPredicts #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/OV6lVPPVdp
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 21, 2017

To end it, somewhere a certain Srini Mama would be awaiting this

The most important bit of #IPLFinals - It's now 20 overs at the max until CSK are officially back. #IPL
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 21, 2017

Parthiv is all about appealing!

Parthiv Patel wants wickets on every ball , super excited child for no reason #IPLFinals #RpsvsMi
— PÃRÎTHÎ (@ind_parithi) May 21, 2017

Follow this steps and become a legend (for the Indian team)!

Dhoni Strategy - Play slow , make 130 look like a mammoth total . Chase it in final over with a six . LEGEND FOREVER #IPLfinal #RpsvsMi @IPL
— Akash (@CrazyyJazzy) May 21, 2017

When you're afraid to make a prediction and the whole nation is listening!

Ravi Shastri is slowly getting into the "All 3 results possible" mood. #IPLfinal #RPSvsMI #RPSvMI
— Shubham (@iamshub02) May 21, 2017

The Aussie surprise!

A switch hit from @stevesmith49 !

What a shot! Unexpected! Loved it!

Definately the best shot of #IPL #DumKaNayaRang #RPSvsMI #IPLfinal
— Nikkey Agrawal (@agrawal_nikkey) May 21, 2017

International Premier League!

He follows cricket? Wow. TIL. https://t.co/KUronEWO8j
— Rohit Kiran (@kkkkkirann) May 21, 2017

Because stuff like this just doesn't happen every day!

TWO BALLS TWO WICKETS

7 FROM 3

HOW MUCH MONEY HAS AMBANIS PAID TO FIX THIS! #RPSvsMI
— ASHwin Fern&es just (@ashshanuferns) May 21, 2017

Mumbai achieve the impossible!

#IPLFinal

Mumbai Indians are @IPL champions!#RPSvsMI - @mipaltan beat @RPSupergiants by one run to win #IPL2017 https://t.co/XpWIzrPP6z pic.twitter.com/bUyUHJjVH0
— TOI Sports (@toisports) May 21, 2017

From hero to villain!!!