IPL 2017 Player Battles: Top 4 player encounters to look for in the Rising Pune Supergiant vs Mumbai Indians match

#2 Imran Tahir vs Jos Buttler

Tahir is back in the IPL, this time with Rising Pune Supergiant

Such is the luck in the IPL, that the No. 1 ranked T20 and ODI bowler Imran Tahir went unsold in the IPL auction. However, luck came the South African’s way in the form of an injury to Mitchell Marsh and the leggie was picked for the Pune franchise, where he will be hoping to play an integral part in RPS’s campaign this year.

Jos Buttler, the hard-hitting batsman from England known for his ability to hit the ball long with hope to get the better of the leggie in the middle overs, if they face off.

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The Englishman is known for his fluent strokeplay and enjoyed a rather successful maiden stint with MI in 2016, amassing 255 runs from 14 games at a good strike rate of 138.58. Imran Tahir, who has represented Delhi Daredevils earlier in the IPL, would look to bring out his various skills against Buttler and stop the right-hander from swinging the game in Mumbai’s favour.