Meanwhile Pune secured the second play-off spot with 18 points after making a late resurgence in the league stages. Mumbai qualified for the playoffs on the first spot courtesy topping the table with 10 wins out of their 14 league games. They have the likes of experienced campaigners in Lasith Mallinga, Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard who have laid hands to the coveted trophy in the past. So going by the recent past, RPS go in as favourites but Mumbai Indians have been to three previous IPL finals, winning two of them in 20. Pune clinched both the league encounters and inflicted a telling defeat on MI in the first qualifiers to march into their maiden final. RPS were overwhelming against MI this season by winning all three encounters against their fancied rivals. Rising Pune Supergiants have an impressive record against Mumbai Indians beating them on four of the five occasions in IPL encounters. Meanwhile Rising Pune Supergiants have their sights to annex their maiden IPL title. Mumbai Indians will have to beat their nemesis Rising Pune Supergiants to achieve the milestone. Mumbai Indians are on the cusp of creating history by becoming the first team to win the coveted IPL title thrice. The match is scheduled to commence at 8 pm. Mumbai Indians shall be locking horns against Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL finals at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
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