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'A worthy final'

Cricbuzz Staff 
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Mumbai Indians became IPL champions for a record third time ©BCCI

In what turned out to be a roller-coaster of a final, it was no surprise that the emotions followed suit on Twitter.

Rising Pune SuperGiant seemingly had done nothing wrong in the first half of the match.

Sanjay Manjrekar
@ sanjaymanjrekar
 

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Mohammad Kaif
@ MohammadKaif
 

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Freddie Wilde
@ fwildecricket
 

Ouch!

Hemant
@ hemantbuch
 

The strategy that got Kieron Pollard saw a certain MS Dhoni being praised even when he was not the captain.

Hemang Badani
@ hemangkbadani
 

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sagaRPS
@ sagarcasm
 

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At the halfway stage, it was clear that MI didn't have enough, or so everyone thought.

Mick Jagger
@ MickJagger
 

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Ashwin Ravichandran
@ ashwinravi99
 

But when Rising Pune SuperGiant were losing their way in the chase, it was their skipper who kept them in the game with some incredible shots, including a reverse-slog.

David Warner
@ davidwarner31
 

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Arjun Dev
@ arjun19dev
 

But as the game wore on into a thrilling final over, there was plenty that had left viewers satisfied with what they had seen.

Harsha Bhogle
@ bhogleharsha
 

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Snehal Pradhan
@ SnehalPradhan
 

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Dale Steyn
@ DaleSteyn62
 

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Piers Morgan
@ piersmorgan
 

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Michael Clarke
@ MClarke23
 

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Deepu Narayana
@ deeputalks
 

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Kumar Sangakkara
@ KumarSanga2
 

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