Kolkata Knight Rider wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik is confident that the side will make it to playoffs in this edition of the IPL. The second leg of the cash-rich league will be played in the UAE and is scheduled to commence on September 19 with Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings.
"We want to win six out of seven matches (to qualify). It's as simple as that. As a team that's what we'll be looking to do. Take one game at a time but try and win six out of seven matches," Karthik told KKR website.
The right-handed batsman pointed out that the team missed out on making it to the playoffs by a whisker in the last edition. "Last year when we were in UAE, we missed it (qualifying for playoffs) by a whisker. We won as many matches as the last team had won but still just missed it by a whisker,” he said.
The IPL was earlier suspended on May 4 after there was a rise in Covid-19 cases within the franchises. The Kolkata-based franchise is presently place at number seven with only two wins and four points under their belt from the seven matches that they have played.
KKR will now resume the campaign against RCB on September 20 in Abu Dhabi.