Mumbai Indians of course, they finished at the top of the points table with 18 points, despite losing their last league game by 10 wickets to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Capitals of Delhi finished second when they beat him Royal Challengers Bangalore in his last league game of the season and reached 16 points.
According to the IPL Playoff rules, Qualifier 1 will see the top two teams colliding. So MI and DC will play each other in Qualifier 1 on Thursday, November 5. The winner of this match will go directly to the final. The loser, however, will not be eliminated. This match will be played in Dubai.
Meanwhile, SRH pushed RCB into fourth place after their big 10 wicket win against Mumbai on Tuesday, meaning that thanks to their superior NRR (+0.608), they finished third in the table, despite being tied with RCB (NRR of -0.172) at 14 points.
The Eliminator to be played on Friday, November 6 in Abu Dhabi will see teams 3 and 4 face off, so SRH will face RCB in this playoff match. The winner of this match will enter Qualifier 2. The loser will be eliminated.
Meanwhile, Qualifier 2 is a match in which the loser of Qualifier 1 faces the winner of the Eliminator. So whoever loses in Qualifier 1 between MI and DC will play the winner of the SRH vs RCB playoff game. The winner will enter the final. The loser will be eliminated. Qualifier 2 is scheduled for Sunday, November 8 in Abu Dhabi.
The final will be played on Tuesday, November 10 in Dubai. This will see the winner of Qualifier 1 (MI VS DC) face off against the winner of Qualifier 2. The winner will be crowned the 2020 IPL Champion. The loser will be the runner-up.
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