Delhi Daredevils will face the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second game of the day and it will be a must-win for both the sides. In fact, if Bangalore wins, they would still find it difficult to go through to the next round, but that could also mean that Delhi goes out. However, if Delhi wins, Bangalore will be out whereas Delhi will have a chance of qualifying for the next round.
The game will be played in Bangalore, and this means that the Royal Challengers will have an advantage going into the game. However, the big question-mark that will face is whether Jacques Kallis will be fit enough to play in the game. His injury will also mean that Robin Uthappa will open the innings with Manish Pandey, but if Kallis becomes fit, Dale Steyn will be the one who will miss out.
From Delhi’s perspective, the batsmen will relish the conditions after having had a torrid time in Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla. The Bangalore wicket will allow the ball to come onto the bat and the run-scoring will become much easier for the troika of T.Dilshan, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
To me, it makes sense to put one’s money on Delhi, with Stan James offering 1.62 for their win as compared to Bangalore’s 2.5 (Bet365). Bangalore are definitely as strong a side as Delhi in this competition.