IPL 2018, RR Vs RCB: 5 players to watch out for
The IPL season 11 is just four matches away from entering the playoffs. As the race for the playoffs berth heats up, Royal Challengers Bangalore face-off against Rajasthan Royals in a must-win game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's five-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad had them almost on the brink of being ousted from the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League. At that point, with four do-or-die games left to play, Royal Challengers came out on top rather convincingly with three massive wins on the trot by margins of five wickets, ten wickets, and 14 runs, to boost their chances of qualifying.
However, the job is only half done as they will now have to win their final match against Rajasthan Royals and hope other results go their way.
On the other hand, the story of Ajinkya Rahane led Rajasthan Royals isn't any different as they also have to win this game to stand a chance of making it to the playoffs.
With both teams finding themselves in a must-win game, let us take a look at the five players who could make an impact in this high-octane clash.
#5 Heinrich Klassen
As England recalled Jos Buttler for their first Test against Pakistan on 24th May at Lord's, Rajasthan Royals will be without the services of in-form Jos Buttler for their last league game of the season against Royal Challengers Bangalore and it is likely that he could be replaced by Heinrich Klassen of South Africa. The wicketkeeper-batsman was brought into the team as a replacement for Steven Smith.
Klassen has already proved his T20 credentials in his debut series against India. He scored 92 runs in 3 innings at an average of 30.67 and a staggering strike rate of 190.67 in that series.
He was the only South African batsman who faced the Indian spin twins, Kuldeep Yadav and Yujvendra Chahal, with ease, in that series.
Given the wide array of shots in his arsenal and his ability to tackle spinners, Klassen can certainly replace Jos Buttler in this game.