IPL final: Rajasthan Royals won on the last ball
Rajasthan Royals defeats Chennai Super Kings in a nail biting finish.
So finally the climax is over - Rajasthan proved that they are the team of DLF IPL T20. They played well throughout the series and did maintain their form till the last ball of the tournament. With the semifinals being one sided matches, the final was a terrific finish with match evenly poised till the last ball.
It was Yousuf Pathan (IPL Finals Man of the Match) who did it for Rajasthan Royals in the final - both with the bat and with the ball. His partnership with to be man of the series Shane Watson was the most critical part of the Rajasthan Royals innings. Shane Warne did played his bit in scoring a crucial boundary and taking good singles in the last over.
This is first time that luck didn't go in Dhoni's way - generally he has the reputation of winning close matches. But the way IPL Cricket made its impact in its first season - the close final was the best way to wrap up things.
So Rajasthan royals will be the proud team to lift the DLF IPL Trophy.
The winners took the purse of $1.2 million and a glittering DLF IPL trophy while the runners-up had to content with $600,000.
