Still in with an outside chance of progressing to the play-offs, Kings XI Punjab need to keep their winning juggernaut rolling when they take on a struggling Delhi Daredevils here tomorrow.
The first three places in the four-team play-offs have been more or less secured by Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals and there is a four-way race between Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders for the last available spot.
Kings XI are presently lying sixth in the nine team competition with 12 points from 14 games. And to brighten their play-off chances, the Punjab outfit need to win both their last two games and hope that RCB and Sunrisers lose their remaining fixtures.
While RCB play table-toppers Chennai Super Kings in their last game, Sunrisers face Rajasthan Royals and Knight Riders in remaining two league matches.
But the good thing for Kings XI is that they will be high on confidence coming into tomorrow's game at the HPCA stadium here, after having annihilated RCB by seven wickets yesterday while chasing a challenging 174 for five.
Kings XI would be hoping to put up similar performances in their last two games in order to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Going into tomorrow's game, Kings XI would take heart from the fact its skipper Adam Gilchrist has marked his return to form in style with an unbeaten 85 off just 54 balls against RCB yesterday.
Chasing an imposing 175 for win against RCB yesterday, Gilchrist was ably supported by Azhar Mahmood who, coming on to bat the number three position, scored a 41-ball 61.
However, David Miller, who scored a sensational 38-ball 101 against RCB in their first leg encounter, has turned out to be damp squib for Kings XI in the last three games, and the South African would be eager to prove that his century knock was not a fluke.
