IPL 2018, CSK vs RCB: 5 players battles to look forward to

#4 Suresh Raina vs Umesh Yadav

The CSK number 3 has been one of the most consistent performers over the course of his IPL career and although it has not been a vintage year for Suresh Raina, he has still made 236 runs in 8 games at an average of 39.33.

He is striking at 135.63 and has made two fifties so far. In today’s game, his tussle against India team-mate Umesh Yadav is going to be one to look out for and not only because of Raina’s well-known vulnerability against fast short-pitched bowling.

Yadav has been one of the best fast bowlers in the tournament so far and his spell today is going to be vital for RCB if they are to have some control over the marauding CSK top order. The fast bowler has bagged 11 wickets so far in 8 games and has recorded an excellent economy rate of 8.34.

His pace, bounce and movement would possibly be brought on as soon as Raina comes in to bat and it is going to make for fascinating viewing. More importantly, it would also have a big influence on the game.