‘We can beat anybody’

DC players celebrate a MI wicket recently. Pic/AFP

Delhi Capitals (DC) face a must-win situation in their remaining three games to stay in the hunt for a play-off berth, but head coach Ricky Ponting is confident that if Rishabh Pant and Co can play their best cricket for 40 overs, they will be hard to beat.

DC have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.

Ricky Ponting

While winning the remaining three games is a must for DC, even that will only take them to 16 points which might not be enough to qualify for the last four stage.

"Our last performance against Kolkata wasn't one of our best, but we're back home now. We've won two of our three games here," Ponting said on the eve of their match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) here.

"We know we're coming up against a very good Rajasthan side, but as we've seen in the tournament so far if we can play our best cricket for 40 overs, then I'll guarantee that we'll be hard to beat. It doesn't matter who we play or where we play them. We know that we can beat anybody.

"We are keeping an eye on things. We find ourselves in a situation where we most likely have to win our last three games to qualify. We had a slow start, but really proud of what the boys have done in the last 6-7 games," he added.

RR have won eight out of their 10 games and are placed second in the points table.

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