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

#3 Jasprit Bumrah vs Ben Stokes

Bumrah has improved significantly over the last two seasons

Bought for 14 crores in the IPL auction 2017 by Pune, Ben Stokes created headlines and will be the man to look out for when RPS face-off against MI with his all-round skill set. Capable of hitting the ball hard and way into the stands, Stokes will be an imperative part of the Pune setup and will most likely don the role of a finisher in the slog overs, a time when MI’s best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah will be operating as well.

A self-proclaimed protege of Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah enjoyed a good IPL 2016 and emerged as MI’s second highest wicket-taker, causing nightmares for batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers and cunning slower deliveries.

Over time, Bumrah has often found himself bowling a majority of his overs in the death and will in all probability find himself bowling to the hard-hitting left-hander.

Considering this is Stokes’s maiden IPL season, the nerves may affect him.