With their hunt for a play-off spot in check, Pune Supergiant will take on Delhi Daredevils with a view to finish as high on the points table as possible
Rising Pune Supergiant's Jaydev Unadkat (centre) celebrates his fifer with teammates against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Rising Pune Supergiant, who have gone from strength to strength, will look to cement their place in the play-off spots with a win over inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League here today.
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With seven wins out of their last eight games, Supergiant have emerged as the other dominating side alongside table leaders Mumbai Indians.
Supergiant would also have an added motivation when they step on to the field at Feroz Shah Kotla, having lost their home game against Daredevils by a 97-run margin.
It is all clicking for Pune at the right time.
Their batting did not fire in the last game, but their bowlers were able to defend 148 against Sunrisers Hyderabad with medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat taking a five-wicket haul, including a hat-trick.
Unadkat on fire
Unadkat has so far taken 17 wickets at an average of 14, while Supergiant’s leading wicket-taker has been leggie Imran Tahir, who has picked up 18 wickets at 20.50.
They take on an inconsistent Daredevils, who pulled off a dramatic two-wicket win over Gujarat Lions yesterday, courtesy a Shreyas Iyer special.
Delhi, out of the play-off race, are keen to make the most of their remaining two games in the competition.
Too little, too late
The result in Kanpur showed Daredevils could have got a lot more out of their campaign if they had won more key moments in the previous outings.
One day they were chasing 200 plus targets with ease and on another day, they were being bowled for less than 70.
Their talented batting line-up comprising Iyer, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant have not been able to fire consistently as a unit, leading to their downfall. Even captain Zaheer Khan was at pains to explain Daredevils’ erratic performance this season after a sensational win over Lions in Kanpur.
Champions Trophy bound Mohammed Shami's performance in the remaining games will be keenly watched as he has not been at his best after returning from injury.
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