Watson's 80 goes in vain, Mumbai wins IPL final by 1 run

Mumbai Indians won the IPL final on the very last ball for a sensational one-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

Shane Watson's 80 off 59 balls nearly took MS Dhoni's team home, but the Australian allrounder got run out in the last over as Mumbai restricted Chennai to 148-7.

Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 41 off 25 deliveries had lifted Mumbai to 149-8.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma runs to celebrate their win in the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

Seamer Deepak Chahar picked up 3-26 while Imran Tahir (2-23) and Shardul Thakur (2-37) shared four wickets between them.

Watson's belligerent knock, which featured eight fours and four sixes, left Chennai needing nine runs off Lasith Malinga's last over.

However, Watson attempted to retain the strike off the fourth delivery and got run out and Thakur was trapped leg before wicket off the last ball.

Chennai Super King's Shane Watson, left, falls on the ground after being run-out during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

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Chennai Super King's Shane Watson plays a shot during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah, right, celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma after the dismissal of Chennai Super King's Ambati Rayudu during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah, right, celebrates the dismissal of Chennai Super King's Ambati Rayudu, left, during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

Mumbai Indians Kieron Pollard plays a shot during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

Chennai Super King's Shane Watson plays a shot during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2019. (AP Photo Mahesh Kumar A.)

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Kelly Curtis took a big step toward a U.S. Olympic team spot on Friday, finishing second in a World Cup women's skeleton race for her best-ever finish on the circuit.

Kim Meylemans of Belgium won the race in 2 minutes, 21.01 seconds. Curtis was second in 2:22.12 for her second career World Cup medal — she had a bronze on her home track at Lake Placid, New York, in December 2022 — and Nicole Rocha Silveira of Brazil was third in 2:22.18.

Curtis made a huge move in the second heat; she was ninth in the field after the first heat of the day, then had the second-best time in the second run.

The silver medal pushed Curtis — who was on the Olympic team in 2022 — past world championship silver medalist Mystique Ro for the top spot among Americans in the World Cup standings this season. USA Bobsled and Skeleton should finalize its team for next month's Milan Cortina Olympics next weekend, with the formal announcement of its roster on Jan. 19.

Ro was 11th on Friday in the women's singles race, then teamed with Austin Florian to tie for fifth in a mixed race later in the day. Ro and Florian combined to win the world mixed title last season.

China’s Dan Zhao and Zheng Yin won the mixed race in 2:26.16, edging Germany’s Susanne Kreher and Axel Jungk (2:26.25). Italy's Alessandra Fumagalli and Amedeo Bagnis were third in 2:26.45.

In the men’s race Friday, World Cup leader and defending world champion Matt Weston of Britain prevailed in 2:16.58. Bagnis was second in 2:17.49 and Zheng was third in 2:17.56.

Bobsled: Women’s monobob, two-man World Cup races Saturday at St. Moritz.

Skeleton: Men’s, women’s and mixed World Cup races on Jan. 16 at Altenberg, Germany.

Luge: Men’s singles, women’s singles World Cup races on Saturday at Winterberg, Germany.

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From left, second-placed Kelly Curtis of the U.S., winner Kim Meylemans of Belgium and third placed Nicole Rocha Silveira of Brazil react on the podium of the Women's Skeleton World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)

Kelly Curtis of the U.S. reacts after placing second in the Women's Skeleton World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)

Kelly Curtis of the U.S. competes in the Women's Skeleton World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)