IPL 2018, DD vs KKR: 5 player battles to look forward to 

#4 Liam Plunkett v Robin Uthappa

After South African star Kagiso Rabada pulled out of this year’s IPL, DD replaced him in the squad with English fast bowler Liam Plunkett but it was not till their previous game that he was included in the eleven. His ‘hit the deck’ bowling style, consistent pace and accuracy proved to be a revelation as he claimed 3 for 17 in 4 overs and helped DD in getting into a great position in the game. It is another matter that they would eventually lose the game. That being said, he will be a very important constituent of their bowling attack from now on and in tonight’s game against KKR, his duel with Robin Uthappa promises to be an engrossing one.

The right-handed batsman may not have got any fifties so far in this year’s IPL (48 being the highest) but he has been in excellent hitting form so far. Uthappa is striking at 142.10 but his average is only 27. Maybe, in this latter half of the league stage campaign, he is going to score some big runs and it will perhaps start in tonight’s game against DD. However, Plunkett is a bowler who is almost certainly going to be his biggest challenge.