Mumbai Indians will be eyeing their seventh appearance in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they take on Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The five-time champions are coming into this match after winning against Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator.
Punjab Kings, one the other hand, topped the table after the league stage, before the Shreyas Iyer-led side came down crumbling in Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Lifting the title after winning the Eliminator is no mean feat. Considering the kind of form they are in, Mumbai Indians have the potential to do the unthinkable.
Did any team lift IPL title after winning eliminator?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are the only team to win an IPL title after winning the Eliminator clash in 2016. The David Warner-led side finished third in the IPL 2016 points table behind Gujarat Lions (first) and RCB (second). The defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in Eliminator by 22 runs before edging out Gujarat Lions by four wickets in Qualifier 2.
In the final, Sunrisers Hyderabad pipped a marauding RCB by eight runs to lift their only IPL trophy till date.
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