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Fleming proud of Pune in 'great final'

Stephen Fleming was proud of the planning and execution by Pune this IPL season, and the one-run loss in the final did not change that he said

22-May-2017•Arun Venugopal in Hyderabad

Collective might was Mumbai's winning formula - Rohit

Unlike the team's 2013 and 2015 IPL title runs, in 2017 Mumbai did not rely on individual brilliance to carry them to the championship, a point of pride for Rohit Sharma

21-May-2017•Arun Venugopal in Hyderabad

'In the final, there's 20 runs for nerves. Their nerves showed'

Mitchell Johnson defended 11 in the final over - four off the last ball - as Mumbai Indians won their third IPL title. Here are the reactions from their players and team management after the game

21-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mumbai clinch third IPL title in last-ball finish

Mumbai Indians clinched their third IPL title in a pulsating last-ball finish, defending 129 to beat Rising Pune Supergiant by one run

21-May-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

IPL broadcast-rights bidding process to begin on July 17

The BCCI has announced that the tender process for the next cycle of IPL television and digital rights will commence on July 17. The rights will be awarded for five years

21-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Wake-up calls' aid Mumbai's preparation

Rising Pune are worried about a Mumbai Indians backlash after emerging victorious on each of the three occasions this season

20-May-2017•Arun Venugopal in Hyderabad

Mumbai face the Pune jinx in final

Pune's bowlers have been the reason for their 3-0 head-to-head against Mumbai. They have only allowed one half-century to the most prolific middle-order in the tournament

20-May-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Karn, Bumrah carry Mumbai into fourth IPL final

Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah picked up their best T20 bowling figures, combining to take 7 for 23 in seven overs to lift Mumbai Indians into their fourth IPL final

19-May-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Introduce 'wicket pressure' to even out rain-hit T20s - Fleming

Several IPL shareholders - players, coaches, franchise owners and administrators - have expressed reservations on various aspects of the rain-affected eliminator between Sunrisers and Knight Riders in Bengaluru, which finished at 1.27 am

19-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

History with Mumbai, momentum with KKR

Mumbai Indians have won both their matches against Kolkata Knight Riders this season, but their bowling, which has let them down lately, is in need of a lift if they are to qualify for the final

18-May-2017•The Preview by Shashank Kishore

'Twenty more minutes and we would have gone through' - Muralitharan

Despite the eliminator ending at 1.27am, Muttiah Muralitharan's wits were intact as he broke down Sunrisers Hyderabad's season and the loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru

18-May-2017•Shashank Kishore in Bengaluru

Knight Riders survive rain scare in 1.27 am finish

Having restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 128, Kolkata Knight Riders survived a rain-induced scare to enter the second Qualifier with a seven-wicket win in a shortened chase

17-May-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Boom or bust for Sunrisers and KKR

The season's best opening pair versus the tournament's fastest team in the Powerplay. It's boom or bust in the Eliminator

16-May-2017•The Preview by Nikhil Kalro

Dhoni, Sundar vault Pune into the final

On a slow pitch, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary and MS Dhoni led Rising Pune Supergiant to 162, a score they defended by 20 runs via Washington Sundar's 3 for 16, clearing their path to the IPL final

16-May-2017•The Report by Nikhil Kalro

Advantage Mumbai as Rising Pune miss key players

Mumbai Indians have plenty of experience in IPL playoffs, and will be at home, against a Rising Pune Supergiant side weakened by the absence of Ben Stokes and Imran Tahir

15-May-2017•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kings XI's overseas-batsmen-Indian-bowler plan fails

Kings XI Punjab put their faith in lots of overseas batsmen, and expensive Indian bowlers. It was not repaid

15-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Dravid rues Daredevils' inability to win tight games

In his evaluation of the Daredevils campaign, mentor Rahul Dravid said they were done in by their failure to close out tight games, as well as injuries to key players

15-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Foreign players did not take responsibility' - Sehwag

Kings XI Punjab were knocked out of IPL 2017 after they recorded their lowest total in the tournament's history and their director of cricket operations was not pleased one bit

14-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

RCB end disappointing season with consolation win

They might have had heady highs and lowly lows in between but Delhi Daredevils ended their season as they began it: let down by their mercurial batsmen after the bowlers kept Royal Challengers Bangalore down to a middling total

14-May-2017•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Give internationals context before public gets 'fed up' - Watson

Shane Watson has spoken strongly of the need to provide more context to international cricket, for the fan and the player to retain interest in it in the long run

14-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

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