Five players to look out for in the IPL Final

4) KARN SHARMA (MI)

Karn Sharma has only played 8 matches this season out of the 16 played by Mumbai Indians. However, he has made a huge contribution to the Mumbai team by bowling really well and also helping the team with the bat lower down the order. With the bat, he has a strike rate of 133.33 which is very impressive for a bowling all-rounder. He has made the most amount of impact with the ball though. With his performances, he has kept veteran Harbhajan Singh out of the playing XI which is a huge achievement.

In just 8 matches, Karn has picked up 13 wickets at a spectacular average of 15.07 with an economy of just 7.35. He has made the difference to the Mumbai Indians bowling in the last few matches. He specially made an impact in the 2^nd Qualifier against KKR in which he snapped up his best bowling figures of 4/16 which earned him the Man of the Match award. Jayawardena and Co. would be hoping for another brilliant spell by Karn at Hyderabad tonight. The best part is that Karn Sharma is probably in the best form of his life thus far. Another match-winning spell would definitely help MI lift the cup a record 3^rd time.

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