It will be a battle to avoid the wooden spoon when laggards Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils take field for one last time in the 2013 season of the Pepsi Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Still in with an outside chance of progressing to the play-offs, Kings XI Punjab need to keep their winning juggernaut rolling when they take on a struggling Delhi Daredevils on Thursday.

Already knocked out of the tournament's play-off stage, Delhi Daredevils have just pride to play for but Royal Challengers Bangalore have a lot at stake when the two teams clash in a Pepsi IPL match on Friday.

Comfortably placed at the top of the table, Chennai Super Kings would focus on sealing their playoff berth after an abrupt loss when they take on a lowly Delhi Daredevils in their own den in a Pepsi IPL match on Tuesday.

Rajasthan Royals will look to close in on a play-off berth and consolidate their position in the points table when they take on a struggling Delhi Daredevils in the Pepsi Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

Two teams which have only recently recovered from poor form will square off when Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad clash on Saturday in a Pepsi IPL match with both sides aiming to continue the winning run and stay alive in the event.

Twenty20 cricket is heavily loaded in the favour of batsmen but Mushtaq Ahmed reckons that the spinners of late have been able to influence the outcome of the matches in the shortest format.

The depleted Delhi Daredevils are yet to register a win this season but Manpreet Juneja believes it is too early to write the team off and it will bounce back.

Delhi Daredevils might have slumped to five successive defeats but skipper Mahela Jayawardene is confident of his team getting into the knockout stage of IPL-6 by winning all their home games.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders' morale was high after the now-fit skipper Gautam Gambhir arrived and took part in the nets on Sunday, two days before the IPL-VI opener against Delhi Daredevils.