The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached the stage when the winner of the season will be decided as on Sunday, the two most successful franchises of the tournament the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be locking horns with each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. One of them will be lifting its 4th IPL title as both of them have lifted the coveted trophy three times.
In this season so far, MI and CSK have locked horns with each other for three times and on all the occasions Mumbai came out victorious despite the fact that two out of the three games were played in Chennai. CSK faced a defeat against MI in the first qualifier on Tuesday and then the Dad’s army had to defeat to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the second qualifier to reach their 8th IPL final in 10 seasons they have played so far. On the other hand, MI will be playing their 5th IPL final.
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Here are 5 players to watch out for in the finale:
#5 Quinton de Kock
In IPL’s and Mumbai’s last league game of the season, he once again provided the impetus at the top of the order with a 23-ball 30 with just one four but three sixes. In the 14 matches so far, he has scored 500 runs at an average and strike rate of 35.71 and 131.23 respectively. He is very aggressive at the top of the order and has always laid a strong foundation for a big total. He is extremely brilliant behind the stumps as well, with 15 dismissals. Add to that, his tally of 21 sixes, and he presents himself as a key member of the Mumbai outfit.