The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scripted an epic comeback in the second-leg of IPL 2021 in UAE as they went from being at the seventh spot on the points table in India to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator to qualify for Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals (DC).

As the Kolkata-based franchise is high in confidence, the opening batter Shubman Gill is confident of having an edge over the last year’s runners-up DC.

“Big win for us. When we were coming into the second leg not many gave us a chance of qualifying and getting to the playoffs. But the way everyone has played is tremendous and hopefully, we will carry on the good form. I didn’t have the best first leg in India but I knew that I was batting well and just a matter of spending time in the middle, that was the conversation with the coach,” Gill said.

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The Rishabh Pant-led DC side also looked really good in IPL 2021 and Gill admitted that this Delhi-based franchise can be very dangerous with their bowling attack as the right-hand batter believes they are a ‘balanced side.’

“They (DC) are a really balanced team as we see it and hopefully we will give another cracker of a game. This was our third match here and coming again here we know what to expect from this wicket and I think right now everyone is adjusted to how the pitch plays and the conditions. I think we would have an edge against the Delhi Capitals,” the 22-year-old concluded.

After RCB, the two-time champions KKR captained by Eoin Morgan will now be taking on the table-toppers DC in the Qualifier 2 on Wednesday (13 October) at the same venue in Sharjah.

(With Cricketnext Inputs)