Delhi Daredevils mentor T A Sekar on Thursday backed his batsmen, who misfired in the first qualifier, to come good in the do-or-die second qualifier against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday in search of their maiden final appearance in the Indian Premier League.

As the first chance to qualify for the IPL final slipped out of their hands, Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said the 163-run target was very much chase-able but the batting unit failed to fire against KKR in the Qualifier.

Five years into the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday managed to finally earn a title shot in the Indian Premier League. A look at the statistical highlights from their 18-run win against Delhi Daredevils at Pune.

It took the team five years but on Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders' late hitting and very sensible bowling helped them earn a shot at the Indian Premier League title. Delhi Daredevils at the other end, beaten by 18 runs and left to play another match for the same chance.

Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders have easily been the best sides this IPL. It is not only the points table which tells you that. The other two sides in the playoffs have not been as dominant. Neither Daredevils nor Knight Riders have made it to an IPL final before. One of them will do that today.

Delhi cemented it's position at the top of the standings and knocked Punjab out of the Indian Premier League with a 6 wickets on Saturday. A statistical look at the match in Dharamsala.

Delhi Daredevils defeated Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets to eliminate the home team from the competition while ensuring that Mumbai Indians sealed a spot in the playoffs irrespective of their result in Sunday's game against Rajasthan Royals.

Chris Gayle's smashing ton set up a target of 216 runs which proved too much for Delhi Daredevils despite Ross Taylor's brisk fifty and they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs. 

Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey on Tuesday, backed his side to the hilt by saying that they do not lack firepower to pull off matches like the one against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi Daredevils sealed a spot in the Indian Premier League play-offs after beating Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets here on Tuesday.