IPL 2015 Eliminator: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
The Mumbai Indians are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is popularly referred to as MI or MI Paltan. The MI were founded in 2008 and are owned by India's largest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment, the team has primarily played its home matches at the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium. It is one of the most successful teams in the IPL. The Mumbai Indians won their second IPL title on 24 May 2015 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final the final and became the third team to win more than one IPL title.
- Result
- Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
- Player of the Match
- Lendl Simmons
- Series Context
- IPL 2015 Eliminator
Lore & Background
The 2015 season saw Mumbai Indians mirror their previous year's start by losing four consecutive early matches. Despite losing Aaron Finch and Corey Anderson to injury, the team found success with the opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel, supported by the arrival of pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan. Mumbai won nine of their final ten games, culminating in a 41-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in the final to secure their second IPL title.
In Their Own Story
The source does not provide specific details about the 2015 Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. The source covers the 2015 season only in summary: Mumbai lost four consecutive early matches, then found success with the opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel, supported by Mitchell McClenaghan. They won nine of their final ten games, culminating in a 41-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in the final to secure their second IPL title. No specific match details, venue, or player-of-the-match information for the Eliminator is included in the source.
Did You Know?
- The Mumbai Indians won their second IPL title on 24 May 2015 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final.
- They became the third team to win more than one IPL title with that victory.
- Despite losing Aaron Finch and Corey Anderson to injury in 2015, the team found success with the opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel.
- Mumbai won nine of their final ten games in the 2015 season.
- The 2015 season mirrored the previous year's start, with Mumbai losing four consecutive early matches.
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