Chennai Super Kings Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to Win Third IPL Crown

Shane Watson’s magnificent turn in the IPL 2018 final helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to win their third title at the Wankhede Stadium in  Mumbai on Sunday.
With Chennai Super Kings winning the Indian Premier League 2018 title after beating finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets, the season came to an end with the spotlight turned on a few cricketers.
In the  IPL 2018 final in Mumbai Shane Watson’s brilliant hundred powered CSK’s chase of 179; the Australian remained unbeaten on 117 and watched from the non-striker’s end as Ambati Rayudu drilled one through covers for the winning boundary. CSK cruised past the finish line with nine balls to spare.
Chennai had finished behind table-toppers Hyderabad in the group stage but defeated them in the final on Sunday to claim the title. As MS Dhoni-led CSK lifted their third title, IPL awarded some of the extraordinary players with individual awards.
Here is a look at various important award winners after the final match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Man-of-the-match of the final – Shane Watson
Shane Watson smashed an unbeaten 57-ball 117, his fourth IPL hundred, to set the highest individual score in an IPL final. “It’s been a special season to be honest. After those first ten balls I was only hoping to catch up to at least a run-a-ball. It was good that I got a couple of boundaries to hit and get on par to take it from there,” he said.
Emerging player and most stylish player of the season – Rishabh Pant
Delhi Daredevils’ wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant holds the records for most fours (68), most sixes (37), and the highest score of unbeaten 128 against SRH this IPL. Rishabh ended as the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 684 runs from 14 matches.
Perfect Catch of the Season – Trent Boult
Trent Boult was awarded the perfect catch of the season for his excellent back-peddling catch to get Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain, Virat Kohli  out.
Purple cap – Andrew Tye
Andrew Tye of Kings XI Punjab  took 24 wickets from 14 matches. He said, “I accept the purple cap with great honour. India’s been a great place with a lot of memories to take home. Unfortunately, our team couldn’t make it to the finals but we’ll try hard to get back next year.”
Orange cap – Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson of Sunrisers  Hyderabad  spearheaded Sunrisers Hyderabad’s attack and won the orange cap with 735 runs from 17 matches.
Most Valuable Player – Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders was awarded the Most Valubale Player for taking 357 runs and 17 wickets from 16 matches. He said, “Unfortunately I couldn’t be there as our team were knocked out. Really wish we were in the finals. It has been a successful journey with the bat and ball. I would like to continue it and I really wish I could be there to collect the award.” He also lifted the super striker of the season trophy.
> Pratyusha Mukherjee, Kolkata, India