Chennai start as favourites in today's Qualifier-II

The Chennai Super Kings CSK juggernaut is well and truly rolling and Delhi Daredevils will have to be at their very best to stop the defending champions in their own den when the two face off in the second qualifier of the Indian Premier LeagueV IPLV here today CSK led by the irresistible Mahendra Singh Dhoni came up with a spectacular display while drubbing Mumbai Indians in the eliminator at Bangalore on Wednesday night for their fourth win in five outings MS Dhoni will be hoping his team can repeat their performance u00a0from the Eliminator On the other hand Virender Sehwagrsquos Daredevils came up short against the highflying Kolkata Knight Riders in the qualifier at Pune on Tuesday The Daredevils receive a second chance to make the final via the QualifierII game today but they go up against a team that has rediscovered its collective touch and form CSK and Daredevils are 11 this season after two lowscoring matches Delhirsquos eightwicket win chasing a target of 111 was early in the competition when the Super Kings visited them and were still to wake up from their slumber However when they met next here at Chepauk a fortnight back it was CSK who raced to a ninewicket victory after restricting Daredevils to 114 In the past CSK have always produced their best when their backs are to the wall and this year has been no different But this is hardly surprising given the class and talent in their ranks besides enviable allround strength that was on exhibition in Bangalore On their part Daredevils have been the most consistent team in the league phase this season as they topped the table winning 11 of the 16 games the results reflecting their revamped lineup that focused on strengthening their batting Virender Sehwag will be hoping his team has learnt from its mistakes against KKR Daredevilsrsquo performance in the league also showcased their formidable bowling attack spearheaded by leading wickettaker Morne Morkel and ably assisted by young tearaways Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron with Irfan Pathan providing another seam optionu00a0However they seem to be short on spin as the lineup is without a quality slow bowler something that could go against them on the slowish Chepauk track that is known to aid spinners which CSK have in plenty Despite boasting of an explosive opening pair of Sehwag and David Warner followed by seasoned Mahela Jayawardene Delhirsquos batting middleorder has been a suspect when put under pressure as was the case in Pune where the loss of early wickets eventually triggered a collapse CSK would be looking to drive a wedge into this chink by getting into the Delhi middleorder at the earliest For sheer variety in bowling and allrounders few teams can match the Super Kings who have two quality fast bowlers in Albie Morkel who is also a dangerous allrounder and Ben Hilfenhaus with the hugely talented Dwayne Bravo Besides CSK have spinners Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Shadab Jakati and Suresh Raina Despite the vicissitudes of T20 format CSK following a weeklong break between their final league game and the playoff appear primed for the big fights Thus form and reputation point to another Super Kings success today CSK vs DD League Clashes April 10 DD beat Chennai by 8 wickets at Feroze Shah Kotla in Delhi May 12 CSK beat DD by 9 wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai Dhonirsquos wishlist Openers fire He continues blasting Early exit of Virender Sehwag Dwayne Bravo does well Delhi pacers falter Sehwagrsquos wishlist Openers fire Early exit of MS Dhoni Jayawardene in good form R Ashwin fails Mike Hussey shines