IPL Final 2020 - Preview and TV-guide
The reigning champions, Mumbai Indians, will take on the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League final on Tuesday. The Delhi Capitals will have a chance to win their first ever championship trophy while the Mumbai Indians hope to strengthen their position as the most successful team in the history by adding another title to their name. Watch the game on Tuesday and use Tvsports.in to get information on what channel that’s broadcasting the final battle of the 2020 season!
Team news
The Mumbai Indians have been impressive throughout the whole season. They finished top of the table after the regular season and won the first qualifier against Tuesday’s opposition, the Delhi Capitals. The final will be the fourth meeting between the two sides this season. The Mumbai Indians have been the stronger team in all of the three previous meetings.
The Mumbai Indians go into the final as favourites, not only as current champions but also after a dominant 2020 season. Having played a total of 15 games, the Mumbai Indians have won 10 of them. The Delhi Capitals haven’t managed to defeat the Mumbai Indians in their last four encounters.
Mumbai Indians stats
Top Run-Scorer – Quinton De Kock 483
Top Wicket-Taker – Jasprit Bumrah 27
The Delhi Capitals is only one of three teams in this season's edition of the IPL that has never won the league. In fact, the final on Tuesday will be the Delhi Capitals first ever appearance in a league final. The spot in Tuesday’s game has come through a strong second place in the league table followed by a win in the second qualifier against the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs.
The best position that the Delhi Capitals have ever been noticed for is a 3rd place. Between 2013 and 2018 the team never managed to finish higher than 6th place. The Delhi Capitals will be underdogs going into the final but is not facing an impossible task. If they play as they’ve done throughout the season at the same time as the Mumbai Indians doesn’t have their best of days, then this should be a very tight and interesting game to watch.
IPL Final - The venue
The IPL season has been held in the United Arab Emirates and the final will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, a stadium that was built in 2009 and has a capacity of 25 000 spectators. Matches have been played on this stadium throughout the season, both in the league stages and Playoffs.
IPL Final on TV and stream
The Indian Premier League final will be showed on the Star Sports network for all viewers in India. Use Tvsports.in to get information on what channel and stream you should tune in to see the last game of the 2020 season. The final will start at 19:30 IST but make sure to catch up with all the latest news by watching the studio talks before and after the game.
When it comes to the next season of the IPL, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that the competition will take place as early as in March-April. The league games will also return to India. More information about the 2021 IPL season will be available on Tvsports.in as soon as the fixture schedule gets official.