IPL 2018 KKR v MI: 5 player battles to look forward to between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians

#3 Kuldeep Yadav v Suryakumar Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

The most interesting battle tonight will be the one between the right-handed batsman and KKR’s left-arm leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav. In the previous game, he hit Kuldeep for one four and a six, scoring 14 runs off 7 balls.

The rerun of that duel is going to be interesting and considering Kuldeep’s penchant of picking up wickets, it could well prove to be KKR’s best chance of dismissing their ex-player. The promotion of Suryakumar Yadav to the opener’s slot has proven to be a masterstroke from the MI team management and the youngster has now emerged as their top run-scorer with an aggregate of 399 runs.

He is averaging 39.90 and striking at 132.11 in 10 games. In the previous game against KKR, he was the top-scorer with 59 and he is someone who the hosts would want to dismiss as early as they possibly can.