#2 Umesh Yadav v Shikhar Dhawan

He has been one of the tournament’s best fast bowlers so far and with a tally of 17 wickets in 12 games, Umesh Yadav’s opening spell is going to be vital for RCB’s chances in the crunch game tonight. Additionally, he has only given away 8.01 runs an over and his spell against SRH’s star opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan is going to have a big impact on the game.
The SRH batsman has returned to sublime form after a bit of a slump and scored an unbeaten 92 and 72 in his last two games. If RCB are to win tonight’s game, then they must try and get him early on. The man for the job is almost certainly going to be Umesh Yadav and his pace, bounce and movement are going to be a big challenge for Dhawan. Whoever ends up winning this battle will almost certainly give his team a big chance of eventually winning the game.
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