Mumbai Indians will play another IPL final . In fact, their third in five years and fourth overall. They already have the most match wins in the competition's history (90) but if that's no metric to settle the team-of-the-decade debate, will an unprecedented third title do? They didn't wade through the league phase as much as sashayed past it, taking down teams with ridiculous efficiency. They were pencilled in for the final mid-way through the tournament and did wonderfully well to get there. Except, they joined the Hyderabad party a little belatedly as opposed to the more commonly anticipated narrative of them getting in early and welcoming their opponents.
IPL 2017: I think Rising Pune Supergiant will win the final, says Mohammad Azharuddin
Ahead of the finals of IPL 10 where Mumbai Indians square-off against Rising Pune Supergiants, former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has backed RPS to win the finals.
Speaking to India today, he said,” “I think Pune will win. The playoff they won against Mumbai will be a big confidence booster. Ben Stokes will be missed though. But the way Dhoni is playing with those 40 runs he got in the last two overs, he can help them win the final,” he predicts.
IPL Final, RPS vs MI: MS Dhoni will compete in seventh IPL Final and first without captain’s armband
Former India skipper MS Dhoni will etch another record to his name when he steps on the field to play the final of IPL 2017 for Rising Pune Supergiant against Mumbai Indians. Dhoni will take part in his seventh IPL final but this time not in the yellow of Chennai Super Kings but in the purple of RPS. Moreover, this would be the first occasion when the Jharkhand player won’t be leading the side out in an IPL final.