RCB vs DD: 5 player battles to look forward to between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils

#4 Washington Sundar vs Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant

The RCB attack has been taken to the cleaners in this year’s IPL more than once but one bowler who has done relatively well is young spinner Washington Sundar. His varieties, accuracy and clever changes of pace have made him a difficult bowler to dominate.

For instance, in the game against the Rajasthan Royals, he opened the bowling and went for only 30 in his quota of 4 overs. This was in a game in which the opposition scored 217.

He is a vital cog in RCB’s bowling wheel and tonight he comes up against another superb young talent in DD’s Rishabh Pant. The left-hander is the highest scorer in DD’s team with a total of 138 runs and has recorded a strike rate of 176.92. He has the rare ability to start launching into the bowlers from the start and that makes his battle with Sundar all the more intriguing.

Will he be able to dominate Sundar? Or will the bowler be able to hold his own against a superb power-hitter? The result of this mini-battle will have a huge bearing on today’s game.