After 59 nerve-wracking games, the equation has come down to the two most successful Indian Premier League (IPL) teams in this year’s edition of the tournament as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be fighting out for lift their 4th IPL title on Sunday in Hyderabad.
While MI will be heading into the final with three consecutive wins. CSK is heading into the final in the second qualifier against Delhi Capitals (DC). Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis scored a half-century each but will definitely face a sterner test in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga on a lively Hyderabad wicket.
The numbers also stack up heavily against the defending champions with three of their six defeats in IPL 2019 have come against Mumbai Indians but the yellow army still remains the only team to successfully defend an IPL title (2011).
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#5 Weather & Pitch
The weather in Hyderabad stays quite hot as compared to the other IPL venues this year. Though the pitch has offered high-scoring encounters at the start of the competition. A score around 150 is considered to be an average on here.