IPL 2018, KXIP vs MI: 5 player battles to look forward to

#1 Chris Gayle v Jasprit Bumrah

Chris Gayle

The big Jamaican has been one of the most punishing batsmen in the history of the IPL and Chris Gayle’s numbers so far this season make for grim reading for his opponents. He is averaging 126 in 4 games and striking at 161.53 at the top of the order. In addition to that, he will be playing at the traditionally batsman-friendly ground at Indore and that makes the task facing MI in tonight’s game even more daunting.

If he gets going then there is every chance that the game would slip away from MI fairly quickly and hence, they would want their star bowler Jasprit Bumrah to get the better of the left-hander tonight. The right-arm fast bowler might not have been at his very best but even then he has been one of MI’s best bowlers and has recorded an economy rate of only 7 an over. Additionally, he has taken 9 wickets and MI captain Rohit Sharma will want him to add Gayle to that tally of wickets. This is the battle that may well decide tonight’s game.

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