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

#1 Battle of the spinners

Both teams boast of good quality spinners. KXIP have Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in their ranks. Against CSK, Mujeeb's bowling figures read 3-0-18-1 even when a target close to 200 was almost chased down. Ashwin, who recently added leg-break to his arsenal, is the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets from 3 matches and an economy rate just above 7. Ashwin has been impressive with his captaincy in the first three matches and will look to continuing his good performances.

Rashid Khan and Shakib Al Hasan form an effective spin-duo for SRH. Sunrisers also have part-timers, Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan in their playing XI. Rashid Khan has bowled 32 dot balls in his quota of 12 overs in the first three matches. Rashid's economy rate of 5.58 is best in the tournament. Even though he has just two wickets in three matches, his ability to curtail the run flow is helping other bowlers to reap wickets. Shakib, on the other hand, also had a decent outing with the ball picking up 5 wickets at an economy rate of 6.50 in three matches.

It will be interesting to see which group of spinners will have more impact on the game.