IPL 2018 RR vs SRH: 5 player battles to look forward to between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals completed an incredible heist against the Mumbai Indians in their previous game and after their initial troubles in the tournament, they seem to have got a combination that might just click.
However, in today’s game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad they will come up against the best bowling attack in the tournament and in their previous two games, they defended 118 and 132. Scoring runs against the visitors won’t be easy and that is where the promise of this match lies.
Both teams are filled with stars but the broader battle will be between RR’s batsmen and SRH’s bowlers. However, there will also be a range of duels to look forward to at Jaipur this evening and here are the 5 most interesting ones.
#5 Jos Buttler v Mohammad Nabi
There is no doubt that RR’s overseas star Jos Buttler has not been in his usual hitting form in this year’s IPL so far and today he will come up against a bowling attack that hardly gives anything away. The Englishman is averaging 22 and striking at 130.95, while his highest score in the tournament so far is only 29.
His prowess against pace is well known and hence, the tussle with young pacer Basil Thampi promises to be an engrossing one. The young SRH fast bowler has played in the last two games and has gone for only 4.32 runs an over. He will most likely be in operation when Buttler comes in to bat and it is going to be a superb spectacle to watch a young fast bowler go toe to toe with one of the world’s cleanest power hitters. It could be a make or break duel for either of them.