India, March 19 -- The final of a tournament can be a rather strange affairs. It is easily the most important match of the entire event and receives more buildup than any other game in it and yet, they at times become one-sided affairs and thus fail to live up to those expectations. That is exactly the opposite of what happened in the finals of the 2017 and 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons, both of which were won by the Mumbai Indians by a margin of one run.

These are the only two finals out of the 17 that have been played thus far to have a margin of victory of a singular run. For MI fans, it would be impossible to choose which one felt better, although some might say the second as it is closer to memory. MI defended the title t...