Phil Salt and Michael Pepper combined again to keep Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the International League T20 with a 50-run victory over Delhi Capitals.
The pair put on 122 for the first wicket with Pepper making 72 off 49 balls and Salt 43 off 34.
However, they were dismissed in a four-ball spell and Knight Riders slipped to 142-6 with Andre Russell, Alex Hales and Liam Livingstone all out cheaply.
Jason Holder gave them some late momentum though, with an unbeaten 22 off 11 balls helping them to 158-6.
Defending champions Capitals lost Toby Albert and Jordan Cox cheaply to fall to 31-2 and from there the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Livingstone took over for Knight Riders.
Narine claimed 3-12 and Livingstone took 3-26 to put Knight Riders completely on top.
Mohammad Nabi gave Capitals some hope with 27 but Holder removed him and Muhammad Jawadullah in successive balls to seal victory for Knight Riders.
They will face MI Emirates in Friday’s Qualifier 2, with the winner progressing to Sunday’s final against Desert Vipers.
