IPL 2018: 3 key battles that will decide who wins the MI vs RCB clash

#2 Jasprit Bumrah vs Brendan McCullum

The specialist death bowler

Over the last few seasons, Jasprit Bumrah has been Mumbai's best bowler. He was one of the two players retained by the Mumbai Indians, and has been primarily used in the death overs where he stifles the batsmen with yorkers and chokes runs at the end.

In the opening match of IPL, Dwayne Bravo plundered three sixes off Bumrah's last over and Mumbai succumbed to a defeat. In his next match, he bowled well and brought Mumbai back into the game by taking wickets of the dangerous Yusuf Pathan and Rashid Khan.

He will be up against McCullum who is known to be one of the most destructive batsmen in the IPL. The Kiwi opener scored a quick 43 against KKR, but has failed to give a good start at the top, in the other matches. Expect Bumrah to unsettle him with his slower balls and quick bouncers.