IPL 2018, RR vs CSK: Hits and Misses

#3 Miss: Ben Stokes

Just when it looked like Ben Stokes was getting into his groove with the bat, he was castled by Harbhajan Singh.

The premier England all-rounder has been quite disappointing in this IPL. Despite scoring a couple of 40s, he’s hardly got with the bat and with the ball, he rarely bowls all his four overs. His form was a major worry for Rajasthan Royals and that worry continued as Ben Stokes had another disappointing outing.

In this game, Stokes bowled his full quota of four overs and failed to pick up a wicket. He had figures of 0/31 in his four overs in this game. With the bat, RR sprung a surprise when the sent Ben Stokes alongside Jos Buttler. But the 27-year-old all-rounder struggled despite scoring a four and a six.

Stokes faced just three balls in the first three overs as Buttler was farming most of the strike and was striking the ball very well. Stokes struggled then found an inside-edge which ran away to the fine-leg boundary before hitting a superb six over mid-wicket. But he was dismissed off the very next delivery as Harbhajan Singh went through him and bowled him.