Assured of a place in the play-offs, Delhi Daredevils will look to sort out their middle-order woes when they take on a desperate Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Delhi can afford to play without pressure and that is even more dangerous for Bangalore, who need to win their last two matches to qualify for the knockout stage. Delhi's reliance on their top order has been a concern and whenever the openers have not made significant contributions, they have failed to put up a challenging score or faced difficulties in chasing totals.

It happened on Tuesday as well when chasing a modest total of 137 -- they had to work quite hard. In these situations, Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has always helped their cause and Tuesday was no different. Among their middle-order batsmen, Ross Taylor has been out of form and Delhi can ill-afford his continuous poor run with the bat.

Image: Delhi Daredevils players