This Day That Year: It was on this day eight years ago, when Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar donned Mumbai Indians jersey for the final time. Interestingly, this match was also the last appearance for Rahul Dravid for Rajasthan Royals.
This Day That Year: Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar played the Champions League T20 final against Rajasthan Royals. Sachin Tendulkar bowed out on a high as Mumbai Indians won the title after defeating the Royals by 33 runs in the summit clash. Batting first, Mumbai Indians posted a total of 202/6 in the allotted twenty overs and it was Dwayne Smith who top-scored for the side after playing a knock of 44 runs.
#OnThisDay in 2013, we clinched our 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 CLT20 title with a 33-runs win over RR in the final. 🤩💙
This iconic match was also Sachin Tendulkar’s last appearance in the Blue & Gold 🥺🙌#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #SachinTendulkar @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/GE30C4MtKy
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 6, 2021
This Day That Year: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid retired from IPL in 2013
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Sachin Tendulkar managed to score just 15 while Glenn Maxwell scored a quickfire 37 off just 14 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes.
#OnThisDay in 2013, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar played their last T20 match 💙
It was the final of the Champions League T20, where Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs.
What’s your favourite T20 memory of India’s legendary duo? 🤩https://t.co/o9I2bxAmcM pic.twitter.com/52ULGo9fHC
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 6, 2021
This Day That Year: Rajasthan Royals was not able to chase the target and the side was bundled out for 169. For Mumbai, Harbhajan Singh returned with four wickets and he was adjudged as Man of the Match.
Tendulkar is currently the mentor of Mumbai Indians while Dravid is the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Dravid had also coached the Indian team for the series against Sri Lanka earlier this year.
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