"I was for my wicket option and it was a success" – Malinga on his last winning title ball

Malinga did not seem to be at his best before this point. He was precise during his first pass, conceding only seven points. But he lost his radar afterwards, giving 15 points to his second pass and 20 to his third. This third match was also the 16th of the match and seemed to have turned the game in favor of Chennai.

Shane Watson, who scored 80 times out of 59, was particularly tough on Malinga when the veteran missed his length, scoring six limits, including six.

Mumbai, however, continued the fight, and a stunning second-to-last Jasprit Bumrah left Chennai nine minutes late. Rohit Sharma's options were Hardik Pandya and Malinga. He decided to support the experienced man. And that turned out to be a brilliant decision.

Malinga has always hit the hole, at the rate, to leave Chennai, demanding two goals from the last ball. He then slipped into a brave, slow blow to trap Shardul Thakur lbw and seal the match for Mumbai.

Explaining his decision to compete in the finals at Malinga in the final, Rohit said: "At this point, I wanted to support my experience, someone who was in this situation before.Malinga has been in this situation a million times, parading five times, ten races, whatever, so we supported him.

"Malinga was one of the best T20 players we've seen, and for Mumbai he's been doing it for so many years, so we knew he could give us a chance to win the match." . "

Kieron Pollard, whose 25-ball 41 * elevated Mumbai to a defensible total, said that Malinga himself was keen to take on the challenge of bowling until the end. "Even Mali wanted it, and it showed why it was a legend, but also why it had the most wickets in the IPL. It's at that time that guys have to deliver, which was a wonderful slower balloon in the end. "

This expert use of the slower ball to deceive Thakur could probably become the defining moment of the IPL finale. Malinga thought that this option was that Mumbai needed a wicket to seal the deal and he felt that it was his best option to take a wicket at that time.

"If I gave (even) a point, the match would have been equal, if I had a wicket, we would have a win," Malinga said. "I wanted to win the match-win and I opted for the box-office option.Today, it was a success."

Malinga will now prepare for the next 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, where he will lead the fast bowling attack of Sri Lanka.