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Ricky Ponting is already back at the nets guiding the Justin Langer-coached Australian cricket team inside their Sydney quarantine hub

The last IPL too was a tough one as the wicketkeeper managed just one half-century in the season, that too in the final against Mumbai Indians.

But their replacements Jason Holder, Kane Williamson made up for the loss with some good performances. However, ahead of next year’s Indian Premier League, there will be a bigger pool of players' in auction

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal echoed Ganguly's sentiment and hoped that the world's biggest T20 event will return to its full glory next year

We knew they (DC openers Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis) are the key batters and we wanted our best bowlers to go at them. Getting early wickets in high-pressure is always nice.

Rahul ended up as the highest run scorer, as he tallied a whopping 670 runs and Rabada finished the season with 30 wickets

Rohit registered his 4,000th run for Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2020 final against Delhi Capitals on Tuesda

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sewhag lauded the decision to send Stoinis to open the innings and he thought of the move much earlier.

Mumbai looking for fifth IPL title but the dangerous Delhi stand in their way

Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs to reach the final, set to to be played on Tuesday in Dubai

The Indian had scored over 400 runs in the season so far.

Chasing a huge target of 190 in the pressure game, they lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Kane Williamson played a 45-ball 67 to stage a comeback along with Abdul Samad (16-ball 33)

Delhi Capitals will now challenge Mumbai Indians for the title on Tuesday, having lost to them in the first Qualifier

Delhi on a slippery track as Hyderabad have the momentum

The Eliminator was a close contest with Sunrisers in trouble after a point in chase of 132-run target. However, Kane Williamson (50 not out) and Jason Holder (24 not out) held their nerves to steer their side home with two balls remaining.

"I don't want to speak negatively about the team, but going forward it's important to come with a strong mindset. It's never too late, and we'll see to it that we come back strongly," said Iyer after the match.

There is little to separate between these two teams

Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised not to rush his comeback from what he called a "hamstring tear"

The Shreyas Iyer led side did show up with intent producing a clinical show to defeat Virat Kohli-led side by six wickets to seal the spot.

While DC went straight to Qualifier 1, RCB made the playoffs after their opponents took more than 17.3 overs to complete the task