The pitch is expected to play well and help the batsmen and pacers as well in the beginning. There will be some turn at offer as well and despite the night game, dew should not be much of a deciding factor.
Speaking after the game, Ajinkya Rahane said that Rajasthan Royals were short by around 20-30 runs and even the bowlers failed to rise to the challenge.
Delhi Capitals have suffered constant batting collapses so far in this tournament but that is still not worrying their skipper Shreyas Iyer.
Kings XI Punjab lost their last game to Chennai Super Kings while Mumbai Indians got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last encounter.
After eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals, Dinesh Karthik said, "It was a pretty clinical effort, the bowlers bowled well and the batsmen backed it up well too."
The win, which took KKR to the top of the table with eight points from five matches (4 wins and 1 loss), was the best of this season in terms of number of balls to spare.
Lynn and Narine set the tone and more or less finished the job at hand as the duo put 91 runs between them for the opening stand, with the former scoring a fast fifty. Uthappa and Gill then came in and put the finishing touches on a comfortable 140 chase.
The Mumbaikar anchored the Delhi chase with a 50-ball 67 and he said it was difficult to score runs on that wicket.
Virat was the top-scorer with a 33-ball 41 as RCB could manage 149 for eight against Delhi Capitals after being asked to take first strike.
As per agenda of the meeting, it is learnt that Chennai and Hyderabad are in the reckoning for hosting the play-off and eliminator matches while the final will be played in Mumbai.
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