IPL 2018, CSK V DD: 5 player battles to look forward to

#2 Harbhajan Singh v Shreyas Iyer

The changing of the guard at DD seems to have galvanized their captain Shreyas Iyer into the team’s most important batsman and after his brutal knock against KKR the other day, he would like to repeat that performance against CSK tonight. He is their top-scorer with 244 runs to his name and is currently averaging 61, to go along with a strike rate of 162.66. CSK would like to keep him quiet and perhaps get his wicket early and the man for the job could well be their experienced off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh.

With Imran Tahir expected to be rested according to most reports, the Indian bowler is going to have to shoulder the responsibility of the CSK spin attack. In a bowling line-up that has been quite profligate so far, Harbhajan has gone for only 7.95 runs an over and that is the best economy rate among all CSK bowlers. Admittedly, he would like to add to his wickets tally of 3 and the addition of Iyer to that could well prove to be a big moment in tonight’s game.