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{{Infobox limited overs final&lt;br /&gt;
|title                    = 2015 Indian Premier League Final&lt;br /&gt;
| event                   = [[2015 Indian Premier League]]&lt;br /&gt;
| team1                   = [[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
| team2                   = [[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
| team1score              = 202/5&lt;br /&gt;
| team1overs              = 20 overs&lt;br /&gt;
| team2score              = 161/8&lt;br /&gt;
| team2overs              = 20 overs&lt;br /&gt;
| details                 = Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs&lt;br /&gt;
| date                    = 24 May 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium                 = [[Eden Gardens]]&lt;br /&gt;
| city                    = [[Kolkata]]&lt;br /&gt;
| man_of_the_match        = [[Rohit Sharma]]&lt;br /&gt;
| umpires                 = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance              = 67,000&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;crowd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Sabi Hussain (24 May 2015). [http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/carnival-chaos--the-final-had-a-bit-of-everything/85144.html &amp;quot;Carnival, chaos... the final had a bit of everything&amp;quot;] – &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Retrieved 25 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| television              = &lt;br /&gt;
| previous                = [[2014 Indian Premier League Final|2014]]&lt;br /&gt;
| next                    = [[2016 Indian Premier League Final|2016]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;2015 Indian Premier League Final&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was a [[Day/night cricket|day/night]] [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] match between the [[Mumbai Indians]] and the [[Chennai Super Kings]], played on 24 May 2015, at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]. It was held to determine the winner of the [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015 season]] of the [[Indian Premier League]], the annual professional Twenty20 tournament in [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=card&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Final: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata, May 24, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829823.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was the third time these two teams met in the final, having previously played each other in the [[2010 Indian Premier League#Knockout stage|2010]] and [[2013 Indian Premier League Final|2013]] finals.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mumbai defeated Chennai by 41 runs to win their second IPL title, playing in their third IPL final. Their previous IPL victory had come at the same venue against the same opposition in 2013.&amp;lt;ref name=report&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Mumbai Indians saunter to second title win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/880453.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chennai were playing their sixth IPL final, attempting to win their third title. Mumbai captain [[Rohit Sharma]] was awarded man of the match for his innings of 50.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; The final was sold out,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;(23 May 2015). [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl-2015/news/All-tickets-sold-out-for-IPL-final/articleshow/47399796.cms &amp;quot;All tickets sold out for IPL final&amp;quot;] – &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Times of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Retrieved 25 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with a final attendance of around 67,000 people.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;crowd&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Road to the final==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|2015 Indian Premier League}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Group stage===&lt;br /&gt;
Chennai and Mumbai were ranked first and second respectively on the league table.&amp;lt;ref name=points&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Points Table|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/series/791129.html?view=pointstable|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Apart from a defeat to the Rajasthan Royals, Chennai had a successful first half of the league stage, having won six out of seven matches. They suffered a loss of form in the remaining seven games of the second half in which they managed three wins&amp;lt;ref name=redhot&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Venugopal|first1=Arun|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/877729.html|title=Red hot Mumbai run into steady Super Kings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and finished at the top of the table with 18 points.&amp;lt;ref name=points/&amp;gt; During the league stage, Chennai successfully defended low totals like 150, 134 and 148.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=IPL 8: Suresh Raina credits MS Dhoni&amp;#039;s leadership for CSK&amp;#039;s success|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-8-suresh-raina-credits-ms-dhonis-leadership-for-csks-success-543739-78.html|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chennai bowlers [[Dwayne Bravo]] and [[Ashish Nehra]] produced consistent bowling performances throughout the tournament, with the former holding on to the Purple Cap for most wickets during the season.&amp;lt;ref name=wicket/&amp;gt; Chennai&amp;#039;s most prolific batsman of the season [[Brendon McCullum]] had to depart for England on national duty at the conclusion of the league stage.&amp;lt;ref name=mccu&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=McCullum heads to England, to miss Chennai Super Kings playoffs|last1=Mirza|first1=Firoz|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2015/mccullum-heads-to-england-to-miss-chennai-super-kings-playoffs/article1-1345075.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508100515/http://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2015/mccullum-heads-to-england-to-miss-chennai-super-kings-playoffs/article1-1345075.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2015|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mumbai began the season with five defeats in their first six matches, including four on the trot at the start of the season.&amp;lt;ref name=mock/&amp;gt; At this time, their opener [[Aaron Finch]] was ruled out of the tournament with an injury, after which Mumbai found success with their new opening combination of [[Parthiv Patel]] and [[Lendl Simmons]].&amp;lt;ref name=mumind&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=I like batting with Parthiv – Simmons|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/870297.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They averaged more than 50 for the first wicket, making them the best opening pair of the tournament.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Karhadkar|first1=Amol|title=Super Kings flagship runs around in Mumbai|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/878681.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Mitchell McClenaghan]] replaced national teammate [[Corey Anderson (cricketer)|Corey Anderson]] in the playing eleven, after the latter suffered a tournament-ending injury, and formed a formidable bowling attack with [[Lasith Malinga]] and [[Harbhajan Singh]].&amp;lt;ref name=mumind/&amp;gt; Mumbai went on to win seven of their last eight matches, including five wins in succession, to take the second spot on the league table.&amp;lt;ref name=points/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{stack begin|float=left}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{#invoke: IndianPremierLeagueProgression|create&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = League progression&lt;br /&gt;
| teams = Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians&lt;br /&gt;
| knockoutType = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| matchesPerTeam = 14&lt;br /&gt;
| matchReportArticle = 2015 Indian Premier League&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- Chennai --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| W2, W4, W12, L15, W20, W24, W28, L30, L34, W37, L43, W47, L49, W53&lt;br /&gt;
| L57, W59, L60&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- Mumbai --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| L1, L7, L9, L12, W16, L21, W23, W32, W35, W39, W43, L46, W51, W56&lt;br /&gt;
| W57, U, W60&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{stack end}}{{clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Group stage series====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee | date = 17 April | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Mumbai Indians]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 183/7 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 189/4 (16.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829729.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| round = Match 12&lt;br /&gt;
| result = [[2015 Indian Premier League#match12|Chennai won by 6 wickets]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match summary | date = 8 May | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Chennai Super Kings]] | team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 158/5 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 159/4 (19.2 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829789.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| round = Match 43&lt;br /&gt;
| result = [[2015 Indian Premier League#match43|Mumbai won by 6 wickets]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the two group stage matches between Mumbai and Chennai, both teams lost at home. In the first meeting at Mumbai, Mumbai initially struggled and were 57 for 4 in the tenth over before captain [[Rohit Sharma]] and [[Kieron Pollard]] scored half-centuries and shared a partnership of 75 runs in 33 balls to lift the team to a total of 183 for 7.&amp;lt;ref name=mock/&amp;gt; Chennai started strongly in the run-chase with a 109-run opening stand between McCullum and [[Dwayne Smith]]. McCullum was dismissed for 46 and soon Smith followed with 62.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=12th match: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai, Apr 17, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829729.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Suresh Raina]] then came up with an unbeaten 43 to take Chennai to a six-wicket win.&amp;lt;ref name=mock&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Karhadkar|first1=Amol|title=Super Kings make mockery of 184 chase|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/862419.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In their second encounter, Chennai could put up a total of 158 for 5 mainly due [[Pawan Negi]]&amp;#039;s innings of 36 off 17 balls and an unbeaten 39 by captain [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. Mumbai were at a strong position of 84 for no loss at the end of their first 10 overs, but were reduced to 86 for 3 after 12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=43rd match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Chennai, May 8, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829789.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They lost Rohit Sharma in the 18th over and were left with 30 runs to score from the last two overs. [[Hardik Pandya]] struck three sixes in the 19th over which yielded 25 runs.&amp;lt;ref name=pandya/&amp;gt; Mumbai then sealed the win six wickets and four balls to spare. This was Mumbai&amp;#039;s fifth consecutive win of the season&amp;lt;ref name=pandya&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Purohit|first1=Abhishek|title=Rayudu, Pandya make it five in five for Mumbai|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/872533.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Chennai&amp;#039;s first defeat at the Chepauk since 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Chennai vs Mumbai, 43rd Match, Chennai (D/N), May 08, 2015|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/14636/csk-vs-mi-43rd-match-indian-premier-league-2015|publisher=Cricbuzz|accessdate=24 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Playoff stage===&lt;br /&gt;
The playoff stage is played according to the [[page playoff system]] and provided Chennai and Mumbai, being the top- and second-ranked teams, with two ways of qualifying for the Final. They first faced each other in Qualifier 1 where the winners would qualify for the Final. The losers of Qualifier 1 would play against the winners of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2, the winners of which would also qualify for the Final.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee | date = 19 May | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}[[Mumbai Indians]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 187/6 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 162 (19 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829817.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| round = Qualifier 1&lt;br /&gt;
| result = [[2015 Indian Premier League#match57|Mumbai won by 25 runs]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In Qualifier 1, Mumbai won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma said the track looked good to bat first and get runs on board, while Dhoni said he wished to bowl first and believed his team could chase down totals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, May 19, 2015 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829817.html?innings=1;view=commentary|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mumbai&amp;#039;s innings began steady with a 90-run opening partnership between Patel and Simmons which ended when Patel was dismissed for 35. After Simmons fell for a 51-ball 65 in the 14th over, Pollard arrived at the crease with the score reading 113 for 2.&amp;lt;ref name=q1card/&amp;gt; Even as wickets were falling at the other end, Pollard struck one four and five sixes in his innings of 41 which came off just 17 balls.&amp;lt;ref name=q1arun&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Venugopal|first1=Arun|title=Pollard, Harbhajan put Mumbai in third final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/878287.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mumbai posted a total of 187 for 6 in their 20 overs.&amp;lt;ref name=q1card/&amp;gt; Chennai&amp;#039;s run-chase started with Smith being dismissed for a duck by Malinga in the first over. They lost the wicket of [[Michael Hussey]] in the sixth over and the score read 46/2. Raina and [[Faf du Plessis]] then steadied the innings taking Chennai past 80 in the tenth over.&amp;lt;ref name=q1card/&amp;gt; In the 11th over, Harbhajan Singh dismissed Raina and Dhoni off consecutive balls.&amp;lt;ref name=q1arun/&amp;gt; Following this, Chennai started losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 162.&amp;lt;ref name=q1card&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, May 19, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829817.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee | date = 22 May | daynight = yes | team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] | team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 139/8 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 140/7 (19.5 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[JSCA International Stadium Complex|JSCA International Stadium]], [[Ranchi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/829821.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| round = Qualifier 2&lt;br /&gt;
| result = [[2015 Indian Premier League#match59|Chennai won by 3 wickets]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Qualifier 2 was played between Chennai and the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first expecting [[dew]] to play a part in the latter stages of the match, while Bangalore captain [[Virat Kohli]] wanted to bat first on what he believed was a dry pitch.&amp;lt;ref name=qual2/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Qualifier 2: Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Ranchi, May 22, 2015 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829821.html?innings=1;view=commentary|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bangalore innings started off slowly and [[R Ashwin]] was introduced into the attack early with [[Chris Gayle]] at the crease. Nehra struck twice in the fifth over picking up the wickets of Kohli and [[AB de Villiers]].&amp;lt;ref name=qual2/&amp;gt; After losing another wicket, Bangalore steadied the innings with a 44-run partnership between Gayle and [[Dinesh Karthik]].&amp;lt;ref name=q2card/&amp;gt; In the 14th over, Gayle struck two consecutive sixes but, was dismissed [[caught and bowled]] by Raina, trying to hit a third.&amp;lt;ref name=qual2/&amp;gt; [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] then played a useful innings of 31 from 21 balls and lifted Bangalore&amp;#039;s total to 139 for 8 in 20 overs.&amp;lt;ref name=q2card/&amp;gt; In reply, Chennai lost the wicket of Smith early in their innings. In the tenth over, [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] claimed the wickets of du Plessis and Raina&amp;lt;ref name=qual2/&amp;gt; and the score read 61 for 3. Dhoni then joined Hussey at the crease and the pair put on 47 runs for the fourth wicket, before Hussey was dismissed for 56.&amp;lt;ref name=q2card/&amp;gt; Towards the end, Chennai lost three wickets within six balls, but managed to win the match off the penultimate ball of the innings with a single from Ashwin.&amp;lt;ref name=qual2&amp;gt;{{cite web|last1=Purohit|first1=Abhishek|title=Nehra, Hussey carry CSK to the final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/879725.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=q2card&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Qualifier 2: Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Ranchi, May 22, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829821.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Match==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
The Final was played at the neutral venue of [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]. The [[2013 Indian Premier League Final|2013 Final]] between these two teams was also played at this venue where Mumbai had defeated Chennai by 23 runs to win their first IPL title. This was the seventh encounter between these two teams in the knockout/playoff stage of IPL, with Chennai leading 4–2 in such matches prior to this game.&amp;lt;ref name=redhot/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chennai had the tournament&amp;#039;s leading wicket-taker [[Dwayne Bravo]] in their ranks&amp;lt;ref name=wicket&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament |title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=16 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811015143/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament |archivedate=11 August 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; but were without their best batsman of the season [[Brendon McCullum]] who was playing for [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in England.&amp;lt;ref name=mccu/&amp;gt; Mumbai&amp;#039;s leading run-scorer [[Lendl Simmons]] was 90 runs behind the Orange Cap holder,&amp;lt;ref name=run&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657;type=tournament |title=Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=16 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420223218/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament |archivedate=20 April 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while their leading bowler [[Lasith Malinga]] was two wickets behind Bravo on the Purple Cap list.&amp;lt;ref name=wicket/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Report===&lt;br /&gt;
The toss was won by Chennai who chose to bowl first. Their captain [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] described the pitch as being dry and predicted it would stay the same throughout the match. Mumbai captain [[Rohit Sharma]] said he wanted to bat first and post a good total to defend. Both teams were unchanged from their respective previous matches.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Final: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata, May 24, 2015 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829823.html?innings=1;view=commentary|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=24 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mumbai&amp;#039;s innings began with opener [[Parthiv Patel]] being dismissed [[run out]] for a [[duck (cricket)|duck]] in the first over.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; [[Rohit Sharma]] then joined [[Lendl Simmons]] at the crease and started aggressively, scoring 16 runs from the second over by [[Mohit Sharma]].&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; The duo of Simmons and Sharma continued to attack the Super Kings bowlers with the former reaching his sixth half-century of the season.&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; [[Dwayne Bravo]] was introduced into the attack in the 12th over and Sharma was dismissed soon after completing his fifty which had come off just 24 balls.&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; [[Dwayne Smith]] then claimed the wicket of Simmons in the first ball of the following over, which was also Smith&amp;#039;s first ball of the season.&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; Mumbai were at 120 for 3 in the 13th over, before [[Kieron Pollard]] and [[Ambati Rayudu]] struck boundaries at regular intervals, with the former striking three sixes and a four in the 17th over by [[Ashish Nehra]].&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; Their partnership had reached 71 runs in less than seven overs&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Sharma, Simmons fifties power MI to 202/5|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/sharma-simmons-fifties-power-mi-to-2025/article7241654.ece|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; before Mohit Sharma dismissed Pollard off the final ball of the 19th over.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; Mumbai lost [[Hardik Pandya]] for a duck in the final over, but were able to post 202 for 5 by the end of their innings.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; This was the second 200-plus total in an IPL final.&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chennai&amp;#039;s run-chase got off to a slow start as Smith was struggling to time the ball.&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; [[Mitchell McClenaghan]] dismissed [[Michael Hussey]] in the fifth over for 4.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; [[Suresh Raina]] then arrived at the crease and Smith started to score boundaries. Their partnership had reached 66 runs and was broken when [[Harbhajan Singh]] dismissed Smith for 57 in the 12th over.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; Harbhajan got the wicket Raina in his next over,&amp;lt;ref name=report/&amp;gt; after which Chennai lost a wicket in each of their following five overs with the required run rate increasing after every over.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; McClenaghan and [[Lasith Malinga]] bowled economically in each of their four overs and had figures of 3 for 25 and 2 for 25 respectively.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt; [[Ravindra Jadeja]] and Mohit Sharma added 24 runs for the ninth wicket but their 20 overs ended 41 runs short of the target.&amp;lt;ref name=card/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Summary===&lt;br /&gt;
It was Mumbai&amp;#039;s second IPL title, making them the third team after the Super Kings and [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] to have won the IPL title more than once.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Mumbai Indians are IPL 2015 winners as they lift second IPL title with a 41 run win over Chennai Super Kings|url=http://www.india.com/indian-premier-league-2015/mumbai-indians-are-ipl-2015-winners-as-they-lift-second-ipl-title-with-a-41-run-win-over-chennai-super-kings-395784/|publisher=india.com|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Rohit Sharma was awarded man of the match for his 26-ball 50. With 26 wickets in the tournament, Bravo finished as the leading wicket-taker and won the Purple Cap for the second time after the [[2013 Indian Premier League#Most wickets|2013 season]].&amp;lt;ref name=wicket/&amp;gt; Mumbai won a prize money of {{INR}}15 crore for becoming the champions, while runners-up Chennai were awarded {{INR}}10 crore. Chennai also won the [[Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award|Fair Play Award]], while Mumbai were at the bottom of this table.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=No stopping the Mumbai Indians juggernaut|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl/ipl-2015-final-csk-vs-mumbai-indians/article7241538.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=25 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Scorecard==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Toss:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Parthiv Patel]]&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;†&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;|status=run out (du Plessis)|runs=0|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kieron Pollard]]|status=c Raina b M Sharma|runs=36|balls=18|4s=2|6s=3|strike_rate=200.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Harbhajan Singh]]|status=not out|runs=6|balls=3|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=200.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fall of wickets:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1–1 (Patel, 0.5 ov), 2–120 (Sharma, 11.6 ov), 3–120 (Simmons, 12.1 ov), 4–191 (Pollard, 18.5 ov), 5–191 (Pandya, 19.2 ov)&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ashish Nehra]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=0|econ=10.25}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mohit Sharma]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=1|econ=9.50}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=21|wickets=0|econ=10.50}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ravindra Jadeja]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Pawan Negi]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=18|wickets=1|econ=9.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Dwayne Bravo]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=2|econ=9.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Dwayne Smith]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=1|econ=8.50}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Michael Hussey]]|status=c Suchith b McClenaghan|runs=4|balls=9|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=44.44}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Suresh Raina]]|status=st &amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;†&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;Patel b Harbhajan Singh|runs=28|balls=19|4s=3|6s=1|strike_rate=147.36}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]*&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;†&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;|status=b Malinga|runs=18|balls=13|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=138.46}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Dwayne Bravo]]|status=c Simmons b McClenaghan|runs=9|balls=6|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=150.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Faf du Plessis]]|status=c R Sharma b Kumar|runs=1|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=33.33}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohit Sharma]]|status=not out|runs=21|balls=7|4s=1|6s=2|strike_rate=300.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 2, w 3, nb 2)|runs=7|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Total&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|status=(8 wickets; 20 overs)|runs=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;161&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fall of wickets:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1–22 (Hussey, 4.4 ov), 2–88 (Smith, 11.5 ov), 3–99 (Raina, 13.3 ov), 4–108 (Bravo, 14.3 ov), 5–124 (Dhoni, 15.5 ov), 6–125 (du Plessis, 16.2 ov), 7–134 (Negi, 17.3 ov), 8–137 (Ashwin, 18.2 ov)&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Lasith Malinga]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=2|econ=6.25}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mitchell McClenaghan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=3|econ=6.25}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Vinay Kumar]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=1|econ=9.75}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Hardik Pandya]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=0|econ=9.00}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Harbhajan Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=34|wickets=2|econ=8.50}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Result:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Man of the match:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Rohit Sharma]] (Mumbai Indians)&lt;br /&gt;
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* TV umpire: [[Vineet Kulkarni]] (Ind)&lt;br /&gt;
* Match referee: [[Ranjan Madugalle]] (SL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Reserve umpire: [[CK Nandan]] (Ind)&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.iplt20.com/match/2015/60 Match scorecard on official IPL website]&lt;br /&gt;
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