It’s crunch time for both the Delhi Capitals and the Kolkata Knight Riders. A slip here and the fall can be steep.
Their Tata-IPL clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday is a face-off between two wounded predators. Both teams have three wins each. KKR, with eight matches, has played a game more. And both teams find themselves in the table’s bottom half.
Delhi Capitals with Prithvi Shaw — such a joy to watch — David Warner, Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell, has the batting firepower. The question is have Capitals recovered mentally from the bust-up at the end of their clash against Rajasthan Royals with all that acrimony over a possible no ball for height?
