The Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders continue their campaigns in the Indian Premier League, with the two teams very close in the standings.Delhi occupy the fourth and final playoff spot, while Kolkata are just above them in third on net run rate but with a game in hand, so this should be a tight clash.Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, DelhiDate: Monday, April 20Start time: 8 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. BSTLive on: Sony Six & Set Max (India), IMG (Caribbean), PCCW (Hong Kong), Maasaranga TV (Bangladesh), Sky NZ (New Zealand), Sky Sports (UK), EMTV (Papua New Guinea), Measat (Malaysia), OSN Network (Middle East), Star Hub (Singapore), Super Sports (Sub-Saharan Africa), Geo Super (Pakistan), Carlton Sports Network (Sri Lanka), Sportsnet (Canada), Willow TV (USA).Weather: According to Weather.com, Delhi promises to be warm and sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of 41 degrees Celsius.OverviewDelhi have won their last two games, including their latest against Sunrisers Hyderabad by just four runsin a very tight clash.The Daredevils batted first and reached 167-4, thanks to 54 from captain Jean-Paul Duminy and 60 from opener Shreyas Iyer.In reply, Hyderabad had contributions all the way down their batting order, but Delhi managed to cling on, with Duminy to the fore again with 4-17 with his off spin.Meanwhile, Kolkata chased down 156 to beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in their last game and stay right in the hunt for the playoffs.Umesh Yadav led the Knight Riders bowlers with 3-33, while Morne Morkel and Andre Russell chipped in with two each to restrict Kings XI to 155-9.In reply, Kolkata struggled to get any big partnerships until Russell came to the crease and blitzed 66 from 36 balls to take his team to the brink of victory.They got over the line with just over two overs left, and with both teams gathering momentum, this game could be very intriguing.Team NewsDelhi Daredevils (from): Jean-Paul Duminy (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Srikar Bharat, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock, Domnic Joseph, Chidhambaram Gautam, Travis Head, Imran Tahir, Shreyas Iyer, Kedar Jadhav, KK Jiyas, Zaheer Khan, Angelo Mathews, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Albie Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Gurinder Sandhu, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Jayant Yadav, Yuvraj SinghKolkata Knight Riders (from): Gautam Gambhir (capt), Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Pat Cummins, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Veer Pratap Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, James Neesham, Brad Hogg, Sumit Narwal, Sheldon Jackson, Aditya Garhwal, Kishan Cariappa, Vaibhav RawalKey PlayersJean-Paul DuminyAgainst Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi captain Jean-Paul Duminy showed he can cope with the responsibilities of leadership as he made 54 from 41 balls.The Daredevils will want their skipper to keep firing as they make progress up the points table at this early stage of the competition.Andre RussellWest Indian all-rounder Andre Russell showed his worth to the Knight Riders with wickets and then 66 from 36 balls with the bat as they snuck past Kings XI Punjab.If he can keep that form going, Kolkata will be very tough to beat, as he is especially dangerous in the No. 7 position.
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