Delhi Capitals clash with Kolkata Knight Riders in the second of IPL Qualifiers in Sharjah on Wednesday and the prize awaiting the winner is a date with the Super Kings in Friday's final
Delhi Capitals
This is the second bite at the cherry for Delhi Capitals to reach the final. In the first qualifier on Sunday Delhi were beaten by the Super Kings by 4 wickets in Dubai when their bat first total of 172 (Shaw 60) was overhauled by CSK with 2 balls to spare.
Prior to the play offs the Capitals had finished top of the overall standings with a record of 10 wins and 4 defeats. In their clashes with KKR Delhi won the first contest by 7 wickets back on the 29th April but the second meeting on 28th September went the way of KKR who won by 3 wickets.
This is how Delhi lined up last time out:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tom Curran, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR finished fourth on the log, squeezing into the play offs on net run rate with a record of 7 wins and 7 defeats. They kept themselves in the hunt with a 4 wicket win over RCB at this venue in Monday's eliminator, restricting their opponents to 138/7 (Narine 4/21) and getting home with 2 balls to spare.
This is how KKR lined up last time out:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
The Betting
In the outright betting to win the tournament the Super Kings are 9/10 favourites with KKR at 5/2 and Delhi at 3/1.
To win this match Delhi are currently trading at even money with KKR slight favourites at 17/20.
Both teams are 17/20 in the highest first 6 overs total and a variety of other markets are available here.
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
Delhi haven't been as consistent in the second half of the tournament as they were in earlier matches but they get my vote to reach the final here.
For additional interest Sunil Narine as top KKR bowler takes the eye after his Man of the Match performance against RCB at this ground in the eliminator.
Bets: Delhi Capitals to win at even money
Top KKR Bowler Sunil Narine at 33/10
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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