IPL 2018, Qualifier 1, SRH vs CSK: 5 talking points

#3 Rashid Khan weaves his magic yet again

Rashid Khan picked up two wickets conceding just 11 runs in his 4 overs

The most probable reason why CSK pushed down Ambati Rayudu down the order from his highly successful opening slot for tonight's match against SRH would have been to counter the threat of the dangerous Rashid Khan.

However, that plan went for a toss when Rayudu was dismissed early on off a slow yorker by Siddarth Kaul and CSK were well and truly struggling at 24/3 before Rashid had even been brought into the attack.

That made life a lot easier for the Afghanistan spinner and he made the most of the opportunity by producing yet another magical spell of bowling, in which he picked up the wickets of both MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo.

The CSK skipper has had his issues with off-spinners in the past and that came back to haunt him tonight as he failed to pick the wrong one from Rashid that went through the back between Dhoni's bat and pad before dislodging the stumps.

Rashid also accounted for Bravo's wicket and only conceded 11 runs in his four overs to once again prove his credentials as the premier T20 bowler in the world.