IPL 2018, CSK vs RCB: 5 players battles to look forward to

#1 Shane Watson vs Yuzvendra Chahal

It is the grand battle between CSK’s marauding opening batsman and RCB’s best spin bowler. Shane Watson may be 36 years old but he remains one of the most dangerous opening batsmen in the IPL and his current haul of 317 runs at a strike rate of 163.40 is ample proof of the sort of mayhem he can unleash.

He is in outstanding hitting form and if he does get going against RCB today, then Virat Kohli is going to have another long evening on his hands.

However, at the same time, it shouldn’t be ignored that the all-rounder has had his troubles against spin and it has been the case this season as well. Hence, his duel against RCB’s leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal could well turn out to be one of the most important head to head contests in the game.

He can bowl in the powerplay as well and go straight at Watson from the outset. So far, he has recorded an economy rate of 7.62 and has picked up 7 wickets.

His clever changes of length, line and variety are going to be a challenge for Watson, but at the same time, he is a player who can really hurt any bowler on his day. This could well turn out to be the match-defining battle.

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