#1 – Imran Tahir vs AB de Villiers
Despite being the world’s number one bowler in both ODIs and T20Is, Imran Tahir went unsold in the auction. However, he subsequently signed up with RPS as Mitchell Marsh’s replacement. With five wickets from his first two matches in this season, he did not take too long to showcase his skills.
On Sunday, Tahir will be up against South African team-mate AB de Villiers. The ace batsman has proved that his power game would work even on sluggish pitches when he scored a 46-ball 89 in Indore. The game of one-upmanship between the two Proteas stars should make for gripping viewing.
While the leg-spinner’s googly is an identifiable threat for any batsman, de Villiers tends to pick up length quite early. It remains to be seen if the right-hander employs his outlandish shots behind the wicket against the wily customer.
