IPL 2018, RR vs KXIP: 5 talking points

#4 Ish Sodhi shows his class

Sodhi bowled as many as 12 dot balls in his four-over spell conceding just 14 runs

New Zealand's Ish Sodhi was the No 1 ranked bowler in T20Is at the time of the IPL 2018 player auctions in Bengaluru but surprisingly went unsold despite having a low base price of Rs 50 lakh.

He did make his way into the Rajasthan Royals squad as a replacement player for injured Afghanistan bowler Zahir Khan but despite his side's struggles on the field, the 25-year-old has found chances hard to come by as he played only the one game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the end of April before being picked for today's match.

Sodhi took the chance with both hands and showed that the Royals team management might have missed a trick by not picking him earlier.

He made the most of a helpful pitch as he mixed it up with his variations and proved extremely difficult to get away even for an in-form KL Rahul. He bowled 11 dot balls in his four-over spell, conceding just 14 runs as well as picking up the wicket of Akshdeep Nath.