While the Mumbai franchise managed to establish their supremacy in the league stage, DC had to gallop through a few hurdles to book a place in their first-ever IPL final.
This will also be Rohit Sharma's 200th IPL game and he also needs just 8 runs to complete 4000 runs for MI.
Playing their first-ever final, Shreyas Iyer's brigade will be hoping to achieve the 'unbelievable' against the most successful IPL franchise.
Boult had an injury concern during Qualifier 1 as he did not complete his full quota after picking two wickets in the two overs he had bowled early.
Mumbai Indians have steamrolled Capitals in their previous three meetings during the season, winning the first leg by five wickets, return leg by nine wickets and the first qualifier by 57 runs.
Going into the summit clash, four-time champions MI have the psychological advantage over DC, who will appear in their maiden final.
On the eve of their IPL final against Delhi Capitals, Rohit said Hardik, who has not bowled through the 13th edition of the lucrative event, made it clear he is still not up to the mark when it comes to fitness.
The Australian scored 38 runs and also plucked three wickets as Delhi Capitals (DC) cruised to their maiden IPL final by handing SRH a 17-run defeat.
Delhi will now face four-time champions Mumbai Indians in the summit clash on Tuesday evening in Dubai.
Nortje, who now holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery in IPL history, has built a huge fan base in India courtesy his brilliance with the ball this season.
SRH's journey in IPL 2020 came to a disappointing end on Sunday evening as they suffered a 17-run defeat to Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium to bow out of the competition.
Bumrah is second on the list of leading wicket-takers with 27 wickets from 14 matches.
After cruising into their maiden IPL final, Capitals are set to face defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on Tuesday at Dubai International Stadium.
After electing to bat first, the Delhi side started off well with the fresh opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis.
This is the first time when the Delhi franchise has progressed into the final of the IPL.
SRH had progressed into the Qualifier by thumping Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in the Eliminator.
Marcus Stoinis' all-round show (38 and 3/26) against SRH steered Delhi Capitals to a maiden final in the Indian Premier League.
IPL 2020 Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer says they came in with an elaborate plan to negate the threat of Rashid Khan in the middle overs as DC beat SRH by 10 runs in Qualifier 2.
SRH finished third in the points table and then defeated RCB in the Eliminator to have a chance at the final before being stopped by the Capitals, who made their maiden final.
Kagiso Rabada overtakes Jasprit Bumrah in purple cap race with a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifiers 2 as Delhi Capitals reach final.
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