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

#4 Shivam Mavi v Ambati Rayudu

Following the pullout by Mitchell Starc and the ordinary show by other foreign recruits and domestic ones alike (Vinay Kumar anyone?), under-19 star Shivam Mavi has emerged as KKR’s most impressive fast bowler. In the 6 games so far, he has recorded an economy rate of 10.11 but that is heavily skewed due to the battering he took at DD (1/58 in 4 overs) two games ago. In fact, in his previous game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he came up with an excellent spell and although he took no wickets, he troubled the batsmen.

Tonight, he will come up against one of the most in-form batsmen in this year’s IPL in the form of CSK’s Ambati Rayudu and that is a battle that promises to be a mighty interesting one. He has been CSK’s most consistent player and has emerged as their top scorer with a total of 370 runs. He is averaging 46.25 and has also recorded a superb strike rate of 156.11. However, in Mavi, he would face a bowler who can work up some serious pace and like he showed in his last game during his spell to Virat Kohli, he can hold his own against the best.