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IPL 2021 Qualifier 2: Kolkata Knight Riders recharge as Delhi Capitals aspire for maiden IPL title
Eyeing their maiden IPL title,
Delhi Capitals will face another litmus test as the Kolkata Knight Riders unit,
full of optimism, in the second qualifier on Wednesday.
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Delhi Capitals failed in their
first major Test when they lost to Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier
and another defeat would mean no more tests for the strong side led by India
wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Two-time winners KKR will
undoubtedly gain confidence from their win against Royal Challengers Bangalore
in Monday's Eliminator which dashed Virat Kohli's hopes of winning an IPL title
with their long-standing franchise.
If the emphasis is on pace and
peaking at the right time then KKR will certainly visualize their chances in
their next outing irrespective of their opponents and the resources and depth
in the line-up.
DC, who topped the league stage
with 10 wins for a total of 20 points, is well aware of the task that awaits
them. Ever since Australian great Ricky Ponting took over as their coach, Delhi
Capitals have grown from strength to strength as they finished second
runners-up in the 2019 edition before reaching the summit clash last year.
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The goal is to do a better show
this year and win the title. They are one of the most balanced sides in the
tournament, with a formidable batting line-up and a powerful pace attack that
is assisted by experienced spinners including Ravichandran Ashwin.
In Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw,
and Shreyas Iyer, Delhi boasts of a solid top-order. Pant, along with Shimron
Hetmyer, looks after the middle order even as they miss out on the injured
Marcus Stoinis, skill.
Dhawan (618) was the
second-highest run-scorer in 2020 and has already scored 551 runs this season.
His opening partner Shaw is also showing a good game against CSK.
On the bowling front, the South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada (2020 Purple Cap winner) and Enrique Nortje has proved to be a dream pairing after taking 52 wickets together in 2020.
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Next is pacer Avesh Khan, who has
taken 23 wickets so far this season of the tournament, and will back himself
against KKR to add to his tally.
DC has registered five victories
in the UAE leg of the tournament, but their one loss here has come against KKR,
and what better opportunity for them to exact revenge than in the IPL playoffs.
However, with the Gulf enjoying a
massive turnaround after suffering a disastrous first half in India earlier
this year, it is easy to say.
They managed to reach the
playoffs at the expense of five-time defending champions Mumbai Indians, thanks
to their superior net run rate.
Things took a turn for the better
after the Kolkata team landed in the UAE and if their performance against RCB
is any indication, KKR is in a hurry to go and would like to do more than
finish their campaign in the playoffs.
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On the pitch offering turn, KKR's
spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy (16 wickets so far) and Sunil Narine, who are on
high after their stellar all-around performance against RCB, will test Delhi's
formidable batting lineup.
Batting has not been KKR's
biggest strength this season and DC will look to capitalize on that.
Against a potent bowling attack,
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi (the team's top scorer with 393
runs so far this season) and Morgan himself will have to rise to the occasion
if KKR is to make it to the final, where Mahendra Singh Dhoni's three-time
winner Chennai Super Kings is waiting.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi
Shaw, Ripal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimrom Hetmyar, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith,
Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, Ben Dwarshuis, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso
Rabada, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lukman Meriwala, Pravin Dubey, Tom Curran, Umesh
Yadav, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam
Billings and Vishnu Vinod.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Dinesh Karthik,
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathy, Shubman Gill,
Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi,
M Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun
Chakravarthy, Andre Russel, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine,
Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert.
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