IPL 2018, KXIP vs SRH: 5 things to watch out for

#2 Shikhar Dhawan vs KL Rahul

Shikhar Dhawan is the orange cap holder after the first week (Source: BCCI)

Dhawan has been in ominous form wearing national colors and he continued the same form from limited-overs international cricket in the IPL. In Warner's absence, SRH hoped that Dhawan will lead the batting and he has done the same for them in the first two matches. In the first match, he finished the match for SRH with an unbeaten 78. In the second match, he scored a 28-ball 45, but couldn't finish the game. Dhawan had a rare failure in the third match as he scored just run-a-ball 7. He will look to set things right in the next match.

Similar to Dhawan, KL Rahul started his season with a bang. He scored the fastest IPL fifty in just 14 balls. In the first three matches, he made 135 runs and is just ahead of Dhawan in the highest run-getters list. His strike rate of 198.52 is one of the best strike rates in this year's tournament. It will be interesting to see who will stay ahead in the race for the orange cap after the match.