IPL 2018, RR vs KXIP: Hits and Misses

#1 Hit: RR spinners

Gowtham was brilliant as he troubled most of the KXIP batsmen.

Before this game, Rajasthan Royals' spinners had the least wickets among spinners of all teams. However, they responded in style as Krishnappa Gowtham and Ish Sodhi were excellent. Mahipal Lomror was the only RR spinner who went for a few runs as he conceded 19 runs in his 2 overs.

Krishnappa Gowtham once again took the new ball today and was simply brilliant. After a 4-run first over, the Karnataka off-spinner took two wickets in his second over and turned the game on its head. He first got Chris Gayle stumped down the leg-side and then bowled KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin through the gate. He bowled 3 very good overs and had figures of 2/12.

Ish Sodhi who had a good IPL debut against SRH was surprisingly left out in the last game. But on a dry and slow pitch, he was once again in the XI for this game. He also had an excellent game where he bowled economically and gave away just 14 runs in his 4 overs. He also picked up the wicket of Akshdeep Nath and broke a promising 26-run stand.

Thus, it was an excellent performance from the RR spinners and it was their performance that helped the Ajinkya Rahane-led side to their 4th win of the season.