DC have shown inconsistency in the current IPL season, winning five of their last 11 matches and losing six.
Although it is important for DC to win the last three games, it will still leave them with only 16 points, which may not be enough to secure a spot in the last four.
Along with KKR (16 points from 11 games) and RR (16 points from 10 games), there are at least three teams – Chennai Super Kings (12 points from 11 games), Sunrisers Hyderabad (12 points from 10 games), and Lucknow. Super Giants (12 points in 11 games)—who can cross the 16-point mark.
“Our last performance against Kolkata was not one of the best, but now we are back home. We have won two of our three matches here,” Ponting said on the eve of the match against Rajasthan Royals here.
“We know we are coming up against a very good Rajasthan team, but as we have seen so far in the tournament if we can play our best cricket for 40 overs, I guarantee we will be difficult to beat.” “It doesn't matter who we play or where we play them. We know we can beat anybody.”
“We are keeping an eye on things. We find ourselves in a situation where we have to win our last three games to qualify. We had a slow start but we are proud of what the boys have done in the last 6-7 games Is.” ,” He added.
Ponting also clarified on the experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma And david warner's fitness status confirms that the former is fit for selection on Tuesday.
“Both of them trained yesterday. In fact, Ishant trained three of the last five days. He probably won't bowl today. We are quite happy with what we have seen from his bowling in the last few days. As Now, he is fit for selection,” the Australian legend said.
“David Warner had a few days off. He also batted for about 20 minutes in the nets yesterday. He will go through his final pace today. He is still not fit, but from what I saw yesterday, he will be Completely fit.” He was much better than a few days ago.”
Ponting feels that the pitch will be slow on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow, we will go on the wicket that we have used. It was the wicket that was used against Sunrisers, which was a high-scoring game. We expect it to be maybe a little bit slow tomorrow. It might just give There is a little more for the spinners,'' he said.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals fast bowling coach Shane Bond was impressed. sanju samsonHis leadership qualities and his performance with the bat in the current edition.
“I'm really impressed coming into this team for the first time. It's been fantastic, he (Samson) is a fun guy. I think what he's been learning over the years is managing his time, managing his energy. Have to manage.”
The former New Zealand fast bowler said, “IPL is an energy-consuming competition, especially the backend and it is exciting to see his leadership. He has played beautifully and I am delighted that he has been selected in the T20 World Cup squad.”
RR have been impressive in the ongoing IPL, winning eight of their 10 matches so far and are second on the points table.
“We've only lost two games in the tournament so we understand we're a tough team to beat. It's credit to the boys that they performed brilliantly throughout the tournament,” Bond said.
(With inputs from PTI)
