Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by a single run in a gripping IPL final on Sunday to claim their third title.
Pune captain Steve Smith hit a crucial 51 that seemed to put Pune on course for victory in the chase for Mumbai’s 129-8 in Hyderabad. But he was then one of two wickets to fall in straight balls to Smith’s compatriot Mitchell Johnson in the final over and Pune ended on 128-6.
Pune’s defeat in the final became an occasion for MS Dhoni’s fans to troll Harsh Goenka – brother of RPS owner Sanjiv Goenka – on Twitter. Harsh had earlier taken multiple digs at Dhoni during the course of 2017 IPL for his poor form with the bat.
When Smith led Pune to victory against Mumbai early in their campaign, the businessman tweeted that the Australian had completely overshadowed the former Indian skipper.

Dhoni fans proved that what goes around comes around.
#MSDhoni now Goenka came to know who is the king of the jungle I m a punekar but cannot support them if they insult our legend #respectDhoni
— MrD (@TheMrd89) May 21, 2017
Sanjeev Goenka and Harsha Goenka ..Don’t hurt anyone,this is how karma works.#MSDYN365 #stevesmith🖕#MIvRPS
— Ashik Giniya (@giniyashik) May 21, 2017
Let’s Have 2 Minutes Of Silence For Goenka’s King Of Jungle: Steve Smith’s Innings. #IPL #MSDhoni #RPSvsMI #RPSvMI #MIvRPS #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/qVPNEGc077
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 21, 2017
#IPLfinal dhoni and kohli expressing their feelings after Dhoni md fool of Harsh Goenka.Bht smith smith krta ta.😃😃😃😃😃 pic.twitter.com/E73X3gc3pY
— Mujib Ansari (@Mujibansari6) May 21, 2017
Right now #Goenka pic.twitter.com/oRRmrjIw97
— हिन्दु स्वाराज।।।। (@Hanumanitarian) May 21, 2017
Goenka had taken another dig at Dhoni after Rahul Tripathi lead RPS to victory over KKR.
Great thing about #RPS – a new hero every game -Tripathi, Stokes, Smith, Tahir. Peaking at the right time.
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) May 3, 2017
The fans of the former India skipper have proven that they don’t forgive anyone easily.
(With AFP inputs)
Feature Image: Twitter/BCCI