IPL 2017 Player Battles: Top 4 player encounters to look for in the Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiant match

#4 Ben Stokes vs Marcus Stoinis

Punjab’s X-factor?

Whenever an Aussie is up against an Englishman, there are bound to be some fireworks. The Australian, Stoinis, and the Englishman, Stokes, are premier all-rounders for their respective teams and it will be a battle for supremacy.

Stokes created all the buzz during the player auctions when he became the costliest pick of the season as RPS bought him for a whopping INR 14.5 crore. He is indeed one of the best all-rounders in the world currently and got off to a decent start in the first game, scoring 21 runs with the bat and bagging a wicket with the ball.

Stoinis, on the other hand, was the only bright spot for KXIP in a rather dismal outing last year. He has been in a good international form too of late and would be expected to perform at that same high level for his franchise as well.