The tournament will also act as the perfect platform for the players who are looking to showcase their skills in the white-ball format ahead of the ODI series against England, keeping in mind the T20 World Cup is scheduled later this year.
Rohit Sharma played a knock of 68 runs for Mumbai in the finals as the side was chasing a target of 157 while for Delhi, Anrich Nortje scalped two wickets.
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets and eight balls to spare in the finals of the tournament on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium. This is the fifth IPL title win for the Rohit Sharma-led side. The franchise had earlier won the tournament in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shimron Hetmyer played knocks of 78 and 42 respectively as Delhi Capitals posted a total of 189/3 in the allotted 20 overs.
IPL 2020, SRH vs DC: SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) came all guns blazing in a must-win game and thrashed Delhi Capitals by 88 runs to keep their playoff hopes alive.
With this win, KXIP have gone to the fifth position in the points table with eight points from 10 matches while Delhi Capitals are still at the top of the table with 14 points from 10 games.
Kagiso Rabada picked three wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis clinched two wickets each in the match as Rajasthan Royals were all out on 138 runs.
Rishabh Pant has now become a balanced player who can score run in all parts of the ground. He has accumulated 171 runs in the five games so far at an average of 42.75.
David Warner-led Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by 15 runs as they defended a total of 162.
During his playing days, Pietersen had represented Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, and Rising Pune SuperGiants in the IPL.
