Delhi Daredevils have slipped to the sixth spot with eight points and their survival hopes appear bleak as they take on the in-form Knight Riders. The Daredevils need to win all their remaining four matches to stay in contention for a last four berth.
Supremely confident on home turf, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their forward march when they face an inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in the IPL T20
cricket tournament at Eden Gardens tomorrow. (Mumbai Indians Beat Delhi Daredevils)
After his sixth defeat last night, DD, the season began with great promise big signings in Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan Angelo Mathews, they are facing the prospect of an early exit.
Slipping to sixth place with eight points, the DD survival hopes look bleak, as they may have the difficult task of winning all their remaining four games to remain in contention for the last four berth. (Yuvraj has no time for critics)
KKR on the other hand is third in the standings with 11 points from 10 matches. The side led by Gautam Gambhir has two home games left – DD and Kings XI Punjab on May 10 – and that would be to maintain the momentum to brighten their playoff hopes. (KKR Miss Sunil Narine)
The smiles are back in the team after KKR returned to winning ways at home against SunRisers Hyderabad in their last game. KKR had been a resounding six-wicket victory in the Delhi leg Gambhir leading from the front with a half century.
The unit led by Gautam Gambhir has its act together in recent matches at Eden with star players up to the reputation and youth also it provides the necessary support.
Australian chinaman bowler Brad Hogg has nicely filled the void left by Sunil Narine, who has been banned by the BCCI for the bowling of off-spinner. With eight wickets in four matches, Hogg was shot in an economy of 6.21.
Gambhir has been the backbone of KKR batting as they look at their best when the lefty starts with Robin Uthappa but have shown a chink in the armor with a weak middle-order.
The likes of Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav have been inconsistent as KKR for the duo expect India to convert his starts.
After his sixth defeat last night, Delhi Daredevils, who started the season with great promise big signings in Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan Angelo Mathews, is facing the prospect of an early exit. Slipping to sixth place with eight points, the DD survival hopes look bleak, as they may have the difficult task of winning all their remaining four games to remain in contention for the last four berth.
