Welcome to the coverage of 17th match of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi, on Monday.

A confident Delhi Daredevils will look to continue with their winning momentum when they take on defending champions Kolkata. After two opening losses already this season, the Jean-Paul Duminy-led side bounced back with two straight wins to put their campaign back on track.

The batting has looked good and the bowling, ably led by South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir (9 wickets in 4 games), has also started to fire on all cylinders.

Tahir and Amit Mishra have been potent leg-spinners and the effective pace battery comprises Nathan Coulter-Nile and Angelo Mathews.

KKR, on the other hand, showed their might against Kings XI Punjab in their previous game as the Gautam Gambhir-led side pulled off its second win in three games to stay in the top-four of the table.

In-form batsman Andre Russell struck a belligerent 66 off 36 balls to help the team chase down 156 after being five down for 60. Even Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav have risen to the challenge when it has mattered.

The KKR batting not only runs deep but also has enough muscle to take on the top bowlers in the competition.

In the head-to-head count, KKR are just ahead with 7 wins in 13 games, but the much-fancied side will need to play top cricket against the home team.