DC, KKR seek momentum to revive campaigns

Delhi Capitals will look to put the ‘no-ball’ controversy behind and gain much needed momentum against another side seeking course correction, the Kolkata Knight Riders, in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Delhi suffered a 15-run loss against Rajasthan R o y a l s , a g a m e marred by a no ball controversy over a high full toss that resulted in a one match ban for assistant coach Pravin Amre.

Head coach Ricky Ponting watched the tight finish in quarantine and felt helpless. Now he is back with the team and is confident of finding momentum which allow his players to play to their potential.

With the Delhi batting line-up comprising David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Powell, KKR’s varied attack has to be on guard to stop the rampage.

Pant will need to take greater responsibility along with the likes of allrounders Lalit Yadav, Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel. Add to it, Powell’s sixhitting prowess, Delhi have all the necessary firepower.

Meanwhile, KKR need to get their combination right and the batters, including skipper Iyer, will have to put up an improved show.

For the likes of Shreyas, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer, it won’t be an easy task, especially against inform Delhi spinners.

Pushing Venkatesh down in the middle order has also not worked yet. KKR pacers Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee have been right on the money. The only weak link seems to be Varun Chakravarthy who is having an underwhelming season.