Hosts Bengal will bank on their spin resources when they face a Delhi in a must-win Ranji Trophy group B fixture beginning at Eden Gardens tomorrow.
Bengal is placed fourth with 16 points, while Delhi (13) have climbed to seventh place after their nine-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh in the last round.
With five teams from a combined group A and B set to make the quarters, it's a must-win the match for both teams to keep their hopes alive. Bengal would be wanting to negate the effect of Delhi pace duo of Navdeep Saini and Kulwant Kejroliya who gave them nightmares last season.
The duo shared 13 wickets between them in two innings, as Delhi eliminated Bengal from the semifinals with an innings and 26 runs victory in Pune.
Bengal will hope their batting will click especially that of Sudip Chatterjee who has been terribly out of form and has been shuffled in the batting order.
Delhi's batting may have been depleted with the retirement of Gautam Gambhir but young wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat showed promise with a maiden first-class hundred in the last match.