Who will win RPS vs MI, IPL 2017 Final Match?
Mumbai Indians defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders in the second qualifier to set up a title clash with Rising Pune Supergiant in the finals of the Indian Premier League 2017. This ultimate showdown is scheduled to be played on May 21 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Live telecast will begin at 8 PM local time.
RPS vs MI Final Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has till now hosted seven matches this IPL of which five have been won by the side that has batted first. So there is a big toss bias here and it will come as a huge surprise if the toss-winning team decides to bowl first. Mumbai Indians have won three of their last four games in which they batted first, making them a safer bet if they happen to bat first in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and prediction for RPS vs MI, IPL 2017 Final Match....
RPS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Lockie Ferguson had a good outing against the Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier. He was brought in as replacement for Ben Stokes and his performance is likely to get him retained for the final. So Rising Pune Supergiant will probably go in with an unchanged lineup.
Key Players
Ajinkya Rahane seems to have found his form back with two good scores in the last two games. The opener has scores of 60, 38 and 56 in the three matches against Mumbai Indians this IPL and one can expect another good knock from him on Sunday night. Skipper Steven Smith - the leading run-getter for RPS - is another key member in the batting lineup. Jaydev Unadkat is closing in on the purple cap with 22 wickets and he will be the team's biggest hope with the ball. Washington Sundar has been a revelation for the side and the offspinner could trouble MI the way he did last time around.
Recent Form
Rising Pune Supergiant successfully defended their total of 162 in the first qualifier, beating the Mumbai Indians at their own fortress. That win was their sixth in seven games as well as the sixth win in their last seven away games. So the team is going strong even without the likes of Stokes and Tahir.
RPS Predicted Playing 11
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SPD Smith (c), AM Rahane, RA Tripathi, MK Tiwary, MS Dhoni (wk), DT Christian, Washington Sundar, LH Ferguson, A Zampa, SN Thakur, JD Unadkat
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Mumbai Indians do not have any injury concerns to be worried of ahead of this big final and the team is likely to play the same group of eleven from the last game.
Key Players
Parthiv Patel has scored an aggregate of 104 runs against RPS this IPL and so there will be high expectations on him. Rohit Sharma scored 67 at this ground last week and the team will want him to fire at the top once again. Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah have been the wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians. The former is the third-highest wicket-taker of the season with 19 wickets but has been slightly on the expensive side. The latter however has bowled some really tight spells and his pin-point yorkers have not been easy to deal with.
Recent Form
Mumbai Indians have shown consistency pretty much all through the season but they seemed to have choked themselves during the business end of the league phase. Nevertheless, the win in the last game should put them back on track and get their confidence going again ahead of this big final.
MI Predicted Playing 11
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RG Sharma (c), LMP Simmons, PA Patel (wk), AT Rayudu, KA Pollard, HH Pandya, KH Pandya, MJ McClenaghan, KV Sharma, JJ Bumrah, SL Malinga
RPS vs MI Head to Head
It's the Rising Pune Supergiant who have the upper hand when it comes to head-to-head statistics as they have beaten the Mumbai Indians four times in the five matches they have played against them in the Indian Premier League. They won both the league fixtures this season as well as the first qualifier against them - their most recent face-off where the victory margin was 20 runs.
RPS vs MI Betting Odds
Contrary to what many expected, Rising Pune Supergiant have not been affected much by the departure of two of their key players in Stokes and Tahir. Each and every player has risen to the occasion and the team has fired in unison. So it isn't surprising to see RPS at 2.22 with Betfair. Barring a few recent matches, Mumbai Indians have played like true champions this IPL and since they were beaten by RPS three times earlier this season, they will be desperate to have the last laugh on Sunday. MI are at 1.75 with 1xbet.
RPS vs MI Prediction
Not many would have thought of Rising Pune Supergiant making it to the finals without Stokes and Tahir in the side, but the team has handled their absence very well and have shown that they can win matches even without them. The rise of local talent like Washington Sundar and Rahane's return to form has had a lot to do with their success.
Mumbai Indians on the other hand will look to avenge their triple defeat against RPS and are expected to come out with all guns blazing. Rohit Sharma has led the team to the finals twice in the previous four seasons and they have gone on to win the title on both the occasions. So even though RPS may have been superior head-to-head, we predict the Mumbai Indians to become the first team to win the IPL three times.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Rising Pune Supergiant in the final match of IPL 2017 at 2.22 with betfair.
May 21, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Hyderabad, India
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