Cricket News: IPL 2020 - Hyderabad to face Mumbai in final league match

Hyderabad will take on defending champions Mumbai at the Sharjah cricket ground in a crucial match. A win will ensure a place for Hyderabad in the play-offs knockout match against Bangalore while a defeat will bring curtains to their campaign and Kolkata will qualify for the play-offs. The 2016 champions are looking confident from their two consecutive wins against Delhi and Bangalore. David Warner and company will be eyeing a revenge as the last time the two sides clashed Mumbai had registered a 34-run win and the four-time champions will look to dent Hyderabad's chances. On the other side Hyderabad will look to earn two crucial points to qualify or a defeat will dent their chances entirely. After nine wins and four losses from 13 matches, Mumbai currently sits at the top of the points table with 18 points and was the first team to qualify for the playoffs. Hyderabad currently holds the fifth position in the points table after bagging 12 points from 13 matches. The two teams have faced each other 15 times in the IPL so far and Mumbai have an upper hand by winning it 8 times.