With 250 totals becoming the norm and power-hitters pushing the limit, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will hope to out-bat each other in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here on Monday.
In four of the five matches at the Eden, both teams have crossed 200 and the last encounter — which witnessed Punjab Kings gather 2.33 runs per ball to post a record chase of 262 for two with eight balls to spare — underlined that no total is safe in the new-age slam-bang version of the game.
KKR, which has thrived primarily due to the success of its batters, will continue to depend on its crack opening pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine to make an early assault. Others, including captain Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh and Ramadeep Singh, will be keen to carry it forward.
