May 12 (India Today) – Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday (May 12). Both MI and CSK are looking to lift the record fourth IPL title.
Whoever will, MI skipper Rohit Sharma or CSK captain MS Dhoni, will walk away with a cool Rs 20 crore prize money for winning IPL 2019 – along with the title of course. As per the norm, 50 per cent of the prize money will go to the franchise with the rest being distributed among the players. The runner-up will not go empty handed as they will receive a Rs 12.5 crore cheque and a few mementoes.
There are individual prizes as well, with IPL rewarding personal achievements for fielding, bowling, batting and overall impact by players throughout the course of the tournament.
The Emerging Player Award will be given to a player who is born after 1 April 1993, has played 5 or fewer Test matches or 20 less ODIs, have played in 25 or less IPL matches (at the start of the season) and has not previously won the Emerging Player Award.
That young player will walk away with a trophy and a prize money of Rs 10 lakh, with the award being determined a combination of public vote on the IPL website and the choice of the television commentators.
Previous winners of the award –
2008 – Shreevats Goswami (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2009 – Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers)
2010 – Saurabh Tiwary (Mumbai Indians)
2011 – Iqbal Abdullah (Kolkata Knight Riders)
2012 – Mandeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab)
2013 – Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
2014 – Axar Patel (Kings XI Punjab)
2015 – Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils)
2016 – Mustafizur Rehman (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2017 – Basil Thampi (Gujarat Lions)
2018 – Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils)
The best batsman of the whole tournament, determined by the most runs, will get the Orange Cap and will be given a Rs 10 lakh prize money. David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has 692 runs in 12 matches, will get the ward this season with no other player having a chance of overtaking him.
Previous winners of the award –
2008 – Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab)
2009 – Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings)
2010 – Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
2011 – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2012 – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2013 – Michael Hussey (Chennai Super Kings)
2014 – Robin Uthappa (Kolkata Knight Riders)
2015 – David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2016 – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2017 – David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2018 – Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
The best bowler likewise will get the Purple Cap, determined by the most wickets, and will also get a prize money of Rs 10 lakh. Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rababda has the most wickets with 25 from 12 games, but CSK’s Imran Tahir can outrun him as he has 24 wickets and one match to go. If this does not break the tie, the player with the lowest economy rate over the course of the season will get the award.
Previous winners of the award –
2008 – Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals)
2009 – R P Singh (Deccan Chargers)
2010 – Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
2011 – Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians)
2012 – Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils)
2013 – Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
2014 – Mohit Sharma (Chennai Super Kings)
2015 – Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
2016 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2017 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2018 – Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab)
The Most Valuable Player will awarded to the player who has hit the most points (counted with fours, sixes, wickets, bowling dot balls, taking catches and completing stumping’s) and will get a trophy and Rs 10 Lakh prize money.
Previous winners of the award –
2008 – Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals)
2009 – Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
2010 – Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2011 – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2012 – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2013 – Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals)
2014 – Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab)
2015 – Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
2016 – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2017 – Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant)
2018 – Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
There are few sponsored awards as well with the catch of the season getting the VIVO Perfect Catch of the Season trophy along with a prize money of Rs 10 lakh and also a VIVO Phone.
The batsman with the highest batting strike rate of the season (having played a minimum of 7 matches in the season and faced a minimum of 100 balls) will be awarded the Harrier Super Striker of the Season trophy and a Harrier SUV car.
The player who seen as showcasing the most flair on the field will get the fbb Stylish Player of the Season award along with a Rs 10 lakh prize money. While the player who changed the outcomes of the matches with their performances will get the Dream11 GameChanger of the Season ward along with Rs 10 lakh prize money.
The IPL 2019 final between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will start at 7:30 PM at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday (May 12).
Here are the squads for MI and CSK –
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Anmolpreet Singh, Siddhesh Lad, Ankul Roy, Evin Lewis, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ben Cutting, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Rasikh Salam, Barinder Sran, Jayant Yadav, Beuran Hendricks and Lasith Malinga.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, K M Asif, Deepak Chahar, N Jagadeesan, Scott Kuggeleijn.
