IPL 2018, MI vs RCB: 5 player battles to look out for

#3. Brendon McCullum vs Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah will be required to get rid of McCullum early

Brendon McCullum hasn’t been able to deliver for RCB in their previous two games, having scored 0 and 4 against KXIP and RR respectively. However, an explosive batsman like Baz can never be underestimated and the opposition will always entertain the possibility of him coming back with a monumental knock.

Baz’s main responsibility in the batting will, as usual, be giving RCB a strong start during the powerplay overs. At this point, Mumbai Indians will be hoping for their talismanic bowler Jasprit Bumrah to give them the early breakthrough of McCullum. Having seen McCullum depart early in previous games, Rohit Sharma is bound to deploy Bumrah early to get rid of Baz.