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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox limited overs final&lt;br /&gt;
|title             = 2020 Indian Premier League Final&lt;br /&gt;
| event            = [[2020 Indian Premier League]]&lt;br /&gt;
| team1            = Delhi Capitals&lt;br /&gt;
| team2            = Mumbai Indians&lt;br /&gt;
| team1score       = 156/7&lt;br /&gt;
| team1overs       = 20 overs&lt;br /&gt;
| team2score       = 157/5&lt;br /&gt;
| team2overs       = 18.4 overs&lt;br /&gt;
| details          = Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
| date             = 10 November 2020&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium          = [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] &lt;br /&gt;
| city             = [[Dubai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| man_of_the_match = [[Trent Boult]] (MI)&lt;br /&gt;
| umpires          = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (New Zealand)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Nitin Menon]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance       =&lt;br /&gt;
| television       =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous         = [[2019 Indian Premier League Final|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
| next             = [[2021 Indian Premier League Final|2021]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;2020 Indian Premier League Final&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was played on 10 November 2020 between the [[Mumbai Indians]] and the [[Delhi Capitals]] at [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]. It was a [[Day/night cricket|Day/Night]] [[Twenty20]] match, which decided the winner of [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 season]] of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), an annual Twenty20 tournament in India.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29528231/ipl-2020-start-september-19,-final-november-8-10 |title=IPL 2020 to start on September 19, final on November 8 or 10 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The defending champions, the Mumbai Indians, retained the title by winning the match by five wickets.&amp;lt;ref name=a2020&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Trent Boult and Rohit Sharma help dominant Mumbai Indians coast to fifth IPL title|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1237181/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-final-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=10 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was the fifth IPL title for the Mumbai Indians. This was the first IPL final appearance for the Delhi Capitals.&amp;lt;ref name=a2020/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
In July 2020, after the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) postponed the 2020 edition of the [[ICC Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup|Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup]], the BCCI requested to host the tournament in the [[United Arab Emirates]] from 26 September to 8 November 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/indian-cricket-board-to-ask-government-permission-to-stage-2020-ipl-in-uae-from-september-1.1052342 |title=Indian cricket board to ask government permission to stage 2020 IPL in UAE from September |work=The National |access-date=21 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start on 19 September 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/113563/ipl-2020-to-begin-on-september-19-final-on-november-8 |title=IPL 2020 set to begin on September 19|work=Cricinfo |access-date=24 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 25 October 2020, the BCCI announced the venues for the playoffs. Two of the three venues for the IPL were selected for playoffs, with Dubai hosting the final.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Dubai to host IPL 2020 final|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/114659/dubai-to-host-ipl-2020-final|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Cricbuzz}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The other venue of the tournament, [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]], hosted the [[2020 Women&amp;#039;s T20 Challenge]] instead.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Sharjah to host Women&amp;#039;s T20 Challenge fixtures|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/womens-t20-challenge-sharjah-bcci-indian-cricket-bcci-womens-cricket-ipl-2021-womens-ipl/article32940732.ece|access-date=1 November 2020|website=Sportstar}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Road to the final==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Source:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Indian Premier League 2020 – Fixtures and Results|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/8048/season/2020/indian-premier-league|access-date=10 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| style=&amp;quot;width:100%;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#99CCFF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|[[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
!vs&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|[[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;|League Stage&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Opponent&lt;br /&gt;
|Scorecard&lt;br /&gt;
|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|Titles&lt;br /&gt;
|Opponent&lt;br /&gt;
|Scorecard&lt;br /&gt;
|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kings XI Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216493 20 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 1&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216492 19 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216539 25 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 2&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216508 23 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216532 29 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 3&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216547 28 September 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216515 03 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 4&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kings XI Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216503 01 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216519 05 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 5&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216538 04 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Rajasthan Royals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216500 09 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 6&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Rajasthan Royals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216511 06 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216529 11 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 7&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216529 11 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Rajasthan Royals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216543 14 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 8&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216526 16 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216509 17 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 9&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kings XI Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216517 18 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kings XI Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216546 20 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 10&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Chennai Super Kings]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216521 23 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216497 24 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 11&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Rajasthan Royals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216541 25 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216524 27 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 12&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216499 28 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216535 31 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 13&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216535 31 October 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216505 02 November 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 14&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1216495 03 November 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;|Playoff stage&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#99CCFF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Qualifier 1&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Qualifier 1&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Opponent&lt;br /&gt;
|Scorecard&lt;br /&gt;
|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|Titles&lt;br /&gt;
|Opponent&lt;br /&gt;
|Scorecard&lt;br /&gt;
|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1237177 05 November 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 15&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1237177 05 November 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#99CCFF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Qualifier 2&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Opponent&lt;br /&gt;
|Scorecard&lt;br /&gt;
|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|Titles&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left&amp;quot;|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1237180 08 November 2020]&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;|Match 16&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;|2020 Indian Premier League Final&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Group stage===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Mumbai Indians]] were ranked first in the league table, though their season started with a loss to the [[Chennai Super Kings]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings 1st Match 2020 - Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216492/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-1st-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After losing two of their first three games, Mumbai won five consecutive matches, before their run was ended by a loss against the [[Kings XI Punjab]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab 36th Match 2020 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216517/mumbai-indians-vs-kings-xi-punjab-36th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After that match, Mumbai won three of their next five matches, thus ending their season with nine wins and five losses and qualifying for the playoffs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja hurt Kolkata Knight Riders&amp;#039; playoff chances|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216536/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-49th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Delhi Capitals]] started their campaign with a super over win against the [[Kings XI Punjab]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Delhi Capitals claim Super-Over win after Marcus Stoinis&amp;#039; late magic with bat and ball|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216493/delhi-capitals-vs-kings-xi-punjab-2nd-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Their first loss came in their third match, against the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson help Sunrisers Hyderabad topple Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216532/delhi-capitals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-11th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They had a successful first half, winning five matches out of seven. However, they won only three games in the second half of the season, a phase which included four consecutive losses.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab 38th Match 2020 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216546/kings-xi-punjab-vs-delhi-capitals-38th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals 42nd Match 2020 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216497/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-delhi-capitals-42nd-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals 47th Match 2020 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216524/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-delhi-capitals-47th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult run through Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216535/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-51st-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A win in the last match against the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] meant that they had qualified for the playoffs, also ensuring a top-two finish.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Dhawan, Rahane fifties seal second place for Capitals; RCB make playoffs too|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216505/delhi-capitals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-55th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Group stage series===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs matches&lt;br /&gt;
| date = {{anchor|match27}} 11 October&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 19:30&lt;br /&gt;
| daynight = yes&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] &lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 162/4 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 166/5 (19.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216529 Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| result = Mumbai won by 5 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
|}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs matches&lt;br /&gt;
| date = {{anchor|match51}} 31 October&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 15:30&lt;br /&gt;
| daynight =&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 110/9 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 111/1 (14.2 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1216535 Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| result = Mumbai won by 9 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
Mumbai won both the league stage matches between the finalists, winning the first match by [[Result (cricket)|5 wickets]] and the second match by [[Result (cricket)|9 wickets]]. The [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|Player of the Match]] in these two games were [[Quinton de Kock]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=All-round Mumbai Indians ease their way past Delhi Capitals to the top of the table|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216529/mumbai-indians-vs-delhi-capitals-27th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Ishan Kishan]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Playoffs===&lt;br /&gt;
The playoff stage of IPL was played according to the [[Page playoff]] system and provided Mumbai and Delhi, being the top and second-ranked teams, with two chances for qualifying for the Final. These teams first faced each other in Qualifier 1, with Mumbai, as the winners, qualifying directly for the final; Delhi, as the loser of Qualifier 1, played against the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2, with the winner of that match qualifying for the final.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Limited overs matches&lt;br /&gt;
| date = {{anchor|match57}} 5 November&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 19:30&lt;br /&gt;
| day-night = yes&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]] &lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 200/5 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 143/8 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1237177 Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| result = Mumbai won by 57 runs&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In Qualifier 1, Delhi won the toss and chose to bowl. Mumbai scored 200/5 in their 20 overs, with [[Ishan Kishan]] top-scoring with 55[[Not out|*]]. [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] was the best bowler for Delhi&amp;lt;!-- By best bowler, it means the best bowler for this particular match. --&amp;gt;, ending with the figures of 3/29. In reply, Delhi could only manage 143/8 and lost the game by 57 runs. [[Marcus Stoinis]] top-scored for Delhi with 65 while [[Jasprit Bumrah]] took 4/14 for Mumbai and was the [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|Player of the Match]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – MI vs DC, Qualifier 1, Indian Premier League 2020|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/31613/mi-vs-dc-qualifier-1-indian-premier-league-2020|access-date=9 November 2020|website=Cricbuzz}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a result, the Mumbai Indians qualified for the final for sixth time.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] won against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the Eliminator to set up a match against Delhi to decide the second finalist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Williamson, Holder see through wobbly Sunrisers chase to knock out Royal Challengers|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1237178/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-eliminator-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=espncricinfo.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Limited overs matches&lt;br /&gt;
| date = {{anchor|match59}} 8 November&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 19:30&lt;br /&gt;
| daynight =yes&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] &lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
| score1 = 189/3 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| score2 = 172/8 (20 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
| venue = [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| report=&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1237180 Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
| result = Delhi won by 17 runs&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In Qualifier 2, Delhi won the toss and chose to bat. They scored 189/3 in their 20 overs; [[Shikhar Dhawan]] top-scored with 72. [[Rashid Khan]] had Hyderabad&amp;#039;s best bowling figures with 1/26 in his four overs. In reply, Hyderabad could only manage 172/8 and lost the game by 17 runs. [[Kane Williamson]] was Hyderabad&amp;#039;s top-scorer with 67. [[Kagiso Rabada]] had Delhi&amp;#039;s best bowling figures&amp;lt;!-- best for this particular match. --&amp;gt; with 4/29 and received the [[List of Indian Premier League awards#Purple Cap|Purple Cap]] (for the tournament leading wicket taker) at the end of the match. [[Marcus Stoinis]] was the [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|Player of the Match]] for his all-round performance.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Dhawan, Hetmyer, Stoinis and Rabada take Delhi Capitals to their first IPL final|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1237180/delhi-capitals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-qualifier-2-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=9 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Delhi thus qualified for their first IPL final.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Match==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Summary ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Shreyas Iyer]], the captain of the [[Delhi Capitals]], won the toss and elected to bat. The Delhi Capitals scored 156 runs for the loss of seven wickets. The [[Mumbai Indians]] chased down the target with eight balls and five wickets to spare, scoring 157 runs. The Mumbai Indians&amp;#039; fast bowler [[Trent Boult]] was named the [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|Player of the Match]] for his decisive spell of three wickets for 30 runs.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Final (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai (DSC), Nov 10 2020, DC vs MI, Final, live score, 2020|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1237181/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-final-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=10 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Delhi Capitals innings ====&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Capitals team innings started off with a first-ball wicket from New Zealand left-arm fast bowler [[Trent Boult]], who dismissed [[Marcus Stoinis]], caught behind the wickets by [[Quinton de Kock]]. Boult followed it quickly with a similar dismissal of Indian right-hand batsman [[Ajinkya Rahane]] for a score of 2. The middle order was stabilised by a 96-run partnership between captain Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper batsman [[Rishabh Pant]], taking the team to 118 for the loss of four wickets at the end of the 15th over, at a run rate of 7.8 runs per over. Pant was dismissed for 56 off the bowling of Australian right-arm fast bowler [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] and caught by [[Hardik Pandya]]. The team went on to score 38 runs in the remaining five overs at a run rate of 7.6 to score a total of 156 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Captain Iyer ended the innings not out on a score of 65. For the Mumbai Indians, Boult ended his bowling spell with a total of three wickets, conceding 30 runs in his allocated four overs, while Coulter-Nile picked up two wickets, conceding 29 runs in his four overs.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;a2020&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Mumbai Indians innings ====&lt;br /&gt;
Chasing a target of 157, the Mumbai Indians innings got off to a healthy start with a partnership of 45 runs in four overs between the captain [[Rohit Sharma]] and left-handed batsman [[Quinton de Kock]], before De Kock was out, caught behind by wicket keeper [[Rishabh Pant]] off the bowling of right-arm medium-pace bowler [[Marcus Stoinis]]. The rest of the team did not have any significant hold-ups in chasing down the target, led by Sharma, who scored 68 off 51 balls, before he was caught out by substitute fielder [[Lalit Yadav (Vidarbha cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]] off the bowling of South African right-arm fast bowler [[Anrich Nortje]]. With the team requiring 20 runs from 22 balls, they were comfortably seen through by [[Ishan Kishan]] and [[Krunal Pandya]]. In the end, the team got to the target with eight balls and five wickets to spare.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;a2020&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Scorecard===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Source:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Final 2020 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1237181/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-final-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=10 November 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: [[Chris Gaffaney]] and [[Nitin Menon]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Third umpire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Fourth umpire|Reserve umpire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Match referee]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: [[Javagal Srinath]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Toss (cricket)|Toss]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=wikitable style=&amp;quot;width: 60%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Delhi Capitals innings&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Batsman]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Strike rate#Batting strike rate|Strike rate]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Marcus Stoinis]] || c de Kock{{dagger}} b Boult || 0 || 1 || 0.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shikhar Dhawan]] || b Jayant || 15 || 13 || 115.38&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || c de Kock{{dagger}} b Boult || 2 || 4 || 50.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shreyas Iyer]]* || not out || 65 || 50 || 130.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Rishabh Pant]]{{dagger}} || c Hardik b Coulter-Nile || 56 || 38 || 147.37&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shimron Hetmyer]] || c Coulter-Nile b Boult || 5 || 5 || 100.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Axar Patel]] || c (sub) A Roy b Coulter-Nile|| 9 || 9 || 100.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kagiso Rabada]] || run out (Suryakumar Yadav/ Coulter-Nile) || 0 || 0 || 0.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Praveen Dubey]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Anrich Nortje]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Extras || (1[[Leg bye|lb]], 3[[Wide (cricket)|wd]]) || 4 || colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Totals&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || (20 overs, 7.80 runs per over) || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;156/7&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fall of wickets:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1–0 (Stoinis, 0.1 overs), 2–16 (Rahane, 2.4 overs), 3–22 (Dhawan, 3.3 overs), 4–118 (Pant, 14.6 overs), 5–137 (Hetmyer, 17.2 overs), 6–149 (Patel, 19.2 overs), 7–156 (Rabada, 19.6 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=wikitable style=&amp;quot;width: 60%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Mumbai Indians bowling&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;25%&amp;quot; | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Wicket]]s&lt;br /&gt;
! Economy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Trent Boult]] || 4 || 0 || 30 || 3 || 7.50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jasprit Bumrah]] || 4 || 0 || 28 || 0 || 7.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jayant Yadav]] || 4 || 0 || 25 || 1 || 6.25&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] || 4 || 0 || 29 || 2 || 7.25&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Krunal Pandya]] || 3 || 0 || 30 || 0 || 10.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kieron Pollard]] || 1 || 0 || 13 || 0 || 13.00&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=wikitable style=&amp;quot;width: 60%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Mumbai Indians innings&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Batsman]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Strike rate#Batting strike rate|Strike rate]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Rohit Sharma]]* || c (sub) Lalit Yadav b Nortje || 68 || 51 || 133.33&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Quinton de Kock]]{{dagger}} || c Pant{{dagger}} b Stoinis|| 20 || 12 || 166.67&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Suryakumar Yadav]] || run out (Dubey/ Pant) || 19 || 20 || 95.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ishan Kishan]] || not out || 33 || 19 || 173.70&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kieron Pollard]] || b Rabada || 9 || 4 || 225.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Hardik Pandya]] || c Rahane b Nortje || 3 || 5 || 60.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Krunal Pandya]] || not out || 1 || 1 || 100.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jayant Yadav]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Trent Boult]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jasprit Bumrah]] || did not bat || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Extras|| (4[[Leg bye|lb]]) || 4 ||colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Totals&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || (18.4 overs, 8.41 runs per over) || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;157/5&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fall of wickets:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1–45 (de Kock, 4.1 overs), 2–90 (Suryakumar, 10.5 overs), 3–137 (Rohit, 16.2 overs), 4–147 (Pollard, 17.1 overs), 5–156 (Hardik, 18.3 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=wikitable style=&amp;quot;width: 60%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Delhi Capitals bowling&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;25%&amp;quot; | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Wicket]]s&lt;br /&gt;
! Economy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 4 || 0 || 28 || 0 || 7.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kagiso Rabada]] || 3 || 0 || 32 || 1 || 10.70&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Anrich Nortje]] || 2.4 || 0 || 25 || 2 || 9.40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Marcus Stoinis]] || 2 || 0 || 23 || 1 || 11.50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Axar Patel]] || 4 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 4.00&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Praveen Dubey]] || 3 || 0 || 29 || 0 || 9.70&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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*[https://www.iplt20.com/match/2020/60 Match Centre at iplt20.com]&lt;br /&gt;
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