IPL 2018 RR v KXIP: 5 player battles to look forward to between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab

#4 Jos Buttler v Ankit Rajpoot

Jos Buttler

The English wicketkeeper-batsman’s elevation to the top of the order has been a masterstroke from the RR team management and Jos Buttler has delivered in both the games in which he has opened. In tonight’s game at Jaipur, he would be involved in an opening tussle with KXIP’s fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot for the 2nd time in four days.

In the previous game, Buttler faced 6 deliveries from the KXIP fast bowler and hit him out of the attack by slamming three boundaries in the over. He went for 37 in his 3 overs and tonight, Rajpoot would definitely want to put up a better show against the Englishman.

The fast bowler has been one of the brighter spots in the KXIP bowling attack since he was included in the eleven but the previous game was a bit of a nightmare for him. The rerun of this battle against Buttler is going to be a very interesting one.