Lockie Ferguson's Gujarat Titans have been crowned Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, after beating Trent Boult's Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final at Ahmedabad.
Opting to bat first, 2008 champions Rajasthan never got going and posted a below-par 130/9, with Englishman Jos Buttler - the IPL's top runscorer - leading their innings with a rather subdued 39.
Blackcaps speedster Ferguson bowled an economical 0/22 off his three overs, while NZ teammate Boult scored 11 runs, including one six, before he was caught in the outfield.
Ferguson also bowled the fastest delivery of the season, clocking 157.3kph.
Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya (3/17) led by example with the ball, dismissing counterpart Sanju Samson, opener Buttler and Rajasthan's middle-order lynchpin Shimron Hetmyer.
Pandya shone with the bat too, scoring 34 and forging a 63-run stand with Shubman Gill to help Gujarat overcome a slow start to their chase.
Boult tried his best to swing the contest back to the Royals and finished with a respectable 1/14 for his four overs, but it wasn't enough.
Opener Gill remained unbeaten on 45, sealing Gujarat's victory with a six and 11 balls to spare.
South African David Miller made a quickfire 32 not out for Gujarat in the lowscoring final in front of more than 100,000 fans.
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