IPL 2017: Kings XI Punjab & Delhi Daredevils desperate to stay afloat

Mohali: Struggling teams Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab take on each other in an IPL match here tomorrow as they desperately seek to get back to winning ways to stay in the hunt for a play-offs berth.

With three wins from eight games, Punjab are placed at sixth spot while Delhi are at the bottom of the league table with just two wins from seven games. For Delhi, it would be a do-or-die match as a loss tomorrow would virtually end their already wafer-thin chances of making it to the play-offs. KXIP are a bit better off but a slip up tomorrow will also put them in a difficult situation to qualify for the last-four stage.

Both Punjab and Delhi come into this match having been comprehensively beaten in their last games against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. The Glenn Maxwell-led Punjab missed the services of in- form Hashim Amla —who was down with a hamstring injury — as they fell short by 26 runs while chasing a formidable target of 208.

They will, however, take solace from the fact that Shaun Marsh looked in good touch on Firday and played a solid knock of 84 runs. Punjab will have to put up an all-round show if they are to keep their chances alive in the competition.