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Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs to reach the final, set to to be played on Tuesday in Dubai

The Indian had scored over 400 runs in the season so far.

Chasing a huge target of 190 in the pressure game, they lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Kane Williamson played a 45-ball 67 to stage a comeback along with Abdul Samad (16-ball 33)

Delhi Capitals will now challenge Mumbai Indians for the title on Tuesday, having lost to them in the first Qualifier

Delhi on a slippery track as Hyderabad have the momentum

The Eliminator was a close contest with Sunrisers in trouble after a point in chase of 132-run target. However, Kane Williamson (50 not out) and Jason Holder (24 not out) held their nerves to steer their side home with two balls remaining.

"I don't want to speak negatively about the team, but going forward it's important to come with a strong mindset. It's never too late, and we'll see to it that we come back strongly," said Iyer after the match.

There is little to separate between these two teams

Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised not to rush his comeback from what he called a "hamstring tear"

The Shreyas Iyer led side did show up with intent producing a clinical show to defeat Virat Kohli-led side by six wickets to seal the spot.

While DC went straight to Qualifier 1, RCB made the playoffs after their opponents took more than 17.3 overs to complete the task

Prithvi Shaw, the talented opener, had a good beginning to the tournament but his form deserted him as the tournament progressed.

Both teams hope to end their losing streak in the IPL

Kohli said Saturday's defeat has virtually made their last game against Delhi Capitals on Monday a must-win for a top-two finish in the standings

Rashid is a world-class bowler. I’ve never played him but whatever I’ve seen and heard about him, the way he disguises his googly, very few batsmen can pick it. So, with a world-class bowler

We knew this was going to happen after having a good start. Injuries to Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra forced us to give opportunities to new domestic players.

Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock played knocks of 72 and 26 respectively as the Kieron Pollard-led side comfortably chased down the target of 111 with nine wickets in hand and 34 balls to spare.

Despite three defeats on the trot against Kings XI Punjab, KKR and Sunrisers Hyderabad, DC are placed third with 14 points from 12 games

In response to 219/2 wickets, DC were blown away for 131 and succumbed to their third consecutive defeat of the season

Two back-to-back defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab must be hurting but DC need to shrug it off and add two points to take their tally to 16, which will elevate them to the top of the table.