Rajasthan Royals Win IPL Final -Celebrities and more

Like a true Bollywood movie the IPL Final Climax reached the last ball of the match and deservingly Rajasthan Royals won the IPL T20 Final by three wickets. It was a nail biting finish to a Great IPL Final.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Final lived up to the hype till the last performance of the 44-day extravaganza with a breathtaking closing ceremony at the DY Patil Stadium here on Sunday evening.

It had the mix and feel of an Olympics Closing ceremony with Bollywood, music, laser shows, para-gliding and a stupendous show by the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) which lit up the stadium, before actual action -- featuring Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings -- began.

IPL's connection with Bollywood was not limited to franchise owners Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as a bevy of Bollywood leading ladies took the centrestage and entertained the choc-a-bloc stadium.

Amrita Arora shook a leg to Kings XI Punjab theme song before Sameera Reddy replaced her, dancing to the tune of the Kolkata Knight Riders song.

Samita Shetty then took the stage for the theme songs of the Bangalore and Chennai sides, while Diya Mirza was the toast of the partisan crowd as she danced to the Mumbai theme song "Aila re."

Once they left the stage, the Cirque du Soleil took over, with the troupe members leaving the crowd breathless with their unique blend of circus styles from across the globe.









It was Salman Khan's turn to match the steps as he entered with a troupe, grabbing the opportunity to promote his television show.

This was followed by a laser show as streaks of different hues descended on the stadium and para-gliders dotted the evening sky, carrying the flags of the eight franchisees.

The Chennai Super kings batting first put up a challenging total of 165/5 in 20 overs.
Pathan who was dropped twice and survived a run out once went on to score his fifty was finally run out from a direct hit from Raina.Shane Warne and Sohail Tanveer were on the crease at the end and Sohail scored the last runs needed for a great win for Rajasthan.

IPL Final Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings Batting

Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
P।Patel (W) c K.Akmal b Y.Pathan 38 33 5 0 ११५.15
V।Sivaramakrishnanc .Jadeja b Y।Pathan16 14 1 1 114.29
S।Raina c R.Jadeja b .Watson 43 30 1 2 143.33
A।Morkel c .Akmal b.Pathan 16 13 0 2 123.08
M।Dhoni (C) not out 29 17 1 2 170.59
C।Kapugedera c S.Asnodkar b .Tanvir 8 12 o 0 66.67
S।Badrinath not out 6 2 1 0 300
M.Gony
L.Balaji
M.Muralidaran
M.Ntini
Extras B: 1, Lb: 2, Wd: 3, Nb: 1, Pen: 0 7
Total 20.0 Overs 163 (Run rate: 8.15)

Fall of Wickets

V.Sivaramakrishnan 39-1 (5.2), P.Patel 64-2 (9), A.Morkel 95-3 (12.4), S.Raina 128-4 (16.2), C.Kapugedera 148-5 (19.1).
Rajasthan Royals Bowling

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd Eco
Sohail Tanvir 4 0 40 1 0 1 10
Shane Watson 4 0 29 1 1 1 7.25
Munaf Patel 2 0 14 0 0 0 7
Yusuf Pathan 4 0 22 3 0 0 5.5
Siddharth Trivedi 2 0 21 0 0 0 10.5
Shane Warne 4 0 34 0 0 1 8.5



Rajasthan Royals Batting

Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
N।Patel b M.Gony 11 0 0 १८ 18
S।Asnodkar c S.Raina b A.Morkel 28 20 4 0 140
K।Akmal (W) run out (M.Ntini) 6 7 1 0 ८५.71
S।Watson b M।Muralidaran 28 19 3 0 १४७.37
Y।Pathan run out (S.Raina) 56 39 3 4 १४३.59
M।Kaif c M।Dhoni b M.Muralidaran 12 9 0 1 133।33
R।Jadejac C।Kapugedera b A.Morkel 0 1 0 0 0
S।Warne (C) not out 9 9 1 0 100
S।Tanvir not out 9 7 0 0 128।57
S.Trivedi
M.Patel
Extras B: 1, Lb: 6, Wd: 5, Nb: 2, Pen: 0 14
Total 20.0 Overs 164 (Run rate: 8.2)

Fall of wickets
N.Patel 19-1 (3.1), S.Asnodkar 41-2 (6.1), K.Akmal 42-3 (6.4), S.Watson 107-4 (14.1), M.Kaif 139-5 (17), R.Jadeja 139-6 (17.1), Y.Pathan 143-7 (17.4).

Chennai Super Kings Bowling
Bowler O M R W Nb Wd Eco
Makhaya Ntini 4 1 21 0 0 0 ५.25
Manpreet Gony 4 0 30 1 0 0 ७.5
Albie Morkel 4 0 25 2 2 3 ६.25
Lakshmipathy Balaji 4 0 42 0 0 1 १०.5
Muttiah Muralidaran 4 0 39 2 0 0 ९.75