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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

Moody went with in-form Shikhar Dhawan, who scored back-to-back centuries in the tournament and current orange-cap holder KL Rahul as openers.

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 on a slippery track as Hyderabad have the momentum

According to sources, the Indian captain moved into the bubble created for the players picked for the Australia series after the game against SRH

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.

Holder first led SRH's brilliant bowling effort with figures of 3 for 25 to restrict batting-heavy RCB to a modest 131 for seven before he and Williamson steered SRH past the target with two balls to spare

Speaking after the match, Rohit said, “DC are a very good side. They have done really well through the tournament. But you have to give credit to our guys. Today they turned up and put huge runs on the board.

Struggling RCB look to stop their losing streak in Eliminator on Friday

However, he was not seen in any discomfort while fielding in the match. Former cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that his return from injury augurs well for the Indian team.

However, his side is on the back of four consecutive losses and managed to sneak into play-offs thanks to Delhi Capitals. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag feels that Kohli is taking time in the middle to get going and that is denting their chances.

There is little to separate between these two teams

Rohit Sharma, who returned to lead the side after recovering from hamstring injury, said they wanted to forget the loss as soon as possible.

Skipper David Warner (81 not out off 57) and Wriddhiman Saha (58 not out off 44) lit up the last league game of the tournament with an unbeaten 151-run opening stand to chase down the 150-run target

A win against table-toppers Mumbai would take Hyderabad to play-offs

It was collective bowling performance today. Right from the first over from (Pat) Cummins to the final over from (Kamlesh) Nagarkoti, we executed our plans and given our best performance.

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

However, they need to defeat a strong Mumbai Indians in their final league match to make it to the next stage. Speaking after the victory, Sandeep Sharma, who picked up two wickets – Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal for 17 runs