Capitals' Verve And Super Kings' Experience On Collision Course

Former aiming for their maiden final, while the Chennai side has made seven appearances in the summit clash

- Shreedutta Chidananda

When the dust around Wednesday’s gripping IPL Eliminator finally settles, it is the Rishabh Pant show that will live on in the memory.

On a tacky, slow pitch, where the other batsmen struggled for timing as the game wore on, Pant decided there was only one way he was going to approach the contest. It is this image that will define that see-saw encounter: of Pant walloping muscular sixes into the night sky.

There were some hairy moments at the close but Delhi Capitals eventually made it home: a first playoff win for the franchise after four failed attempts.

Little time to rest

Shreyas Iyer and his overjoyed lot have little time to rest before their next challenge — a meeting with Chennai Super Kings in Friday’s second qualifier at the ACAVDCA Stadium here. Despite all its troubles against Mumbai Indians, and all of Delhi’s youthful energy, CSK cannot be seen to be the underdog here.