IPL 2018, KKR vs KXIP: 5 players battles to look forward to

#1 Kuldeep Yadav v Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle

The headline ahead of today’s game at the Eden Gardens is that Chris Gayle has slammed 532 runs in just 13 games against the KKR. He is the 4th highest scorer against what was his first IPL team and considering the sort of form he is in at the moment, there is every chance that he would end up making the excellent KKR bowling attack look foolish.

His unbeaten 104 against arguably the tournament’s best bowling attack has put all teams on alert and his treatment of Rashid Khan in the last game must not have been a pleasant watch for KKR’s spin trio. However, KKR’s spin attack has an extra dimension in the form of chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and with the ball turning away from him, it is going to pose a fresh challenge for the Universe Boss.

Yadav has taken 6 wickets so far and has an economy rate of 7.96. There is hardly any doubt that his duel with Gayle is going to be the defining contest of this game. His range of deliveries and clever altering of lengths have proven to be challenging for most international batsmen and today’s contest with the Jamaican is going to be an absorbing one.

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