IPL 2017 Player Battles: Top 4 player encounters to look for in the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils match

#3 Tymal Mills vs Rishabh Pant

Mills had a good first game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad

Tymal Mills, who was scooped up for a hefty price of 12 crores, made a decent debut against the Sunrisers a couple of days ago. He conceded 31 in his four overs and picked up the crucial wicket of Yuvraj Singh.

Delhi opener Rishabh Pant, meanwhile, would like to minimise the damage of the opening spell bowled by Mills. The young southpaw has had a fairly good time of it since the beginning of last season’s campaign and even earned a place in the Indian T20 squad.

Pant had a decent IPL last year. He scored 198 runs in 10 games, with 69 against the Gujarat Lions being his highest. Pant is known for his attacking batting, which can help the Daredevils get off to a flying start.

On the other hand, Mills can make an instant impact in the early overs and will be looking to reduce the impact of the opposition batsmen in the power play.

Mills bowling to Pant will be an interesting contest since the latter is a batsman who likes to attack the bowlers very early in the innings. However, the Englishman would love to get the better of the dashing Indian batsman.