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

#2 Yuzvendra Chahal vs Jason Roy

Jason Roy (Image via Indian Express)

DD’s opening batsman Jason Roy is not a good player of leg-spin bowling and that is something that should be on the minds of the RCB team management. The England batsman has been undone by leg-spin bowling 12 times in 20 games going back to 2015 and has recorded a strike rate of around 110.

So, clearly there is a problem and if RCB has to exploit that they should introduce their ace leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, right away. In the last game, KKR opened with Piyush Chawla and had him stumped. So, this is a strategy that feels like a no-brainer.

However, Roy is the sort of batsman who can suddenly decide that there is no point being cautious against the leg-spinner and instead decide to go after him from the start. If he is successful then RCB might have a very long night on their hands and in fact, such an attack might decisively swing the game DD’s way.