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

#3 Shreyas Gopal v Rohit Sharma

MI captain Rohit Sharma started the season slowly as he scored 15,11 and 18 in the first three games of their campaign. It was in the last game that he announced his return to form with a scintillating 94 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is back in form and in RR, he will face a bowling attack that must be short on confidence. If he carries on from where he left off against the RCB, then MI would almost certainly win the game and hence, RR need to find a solution to keeping the right-hander quiet.

He likes to bat against pace but in Shreyas Gopal, RR might just have the spin bowler who could hold his own against Rohit. Gopal is RR’s highest wicket-taker with 5 wickets and has recorded an outstanding economy rate of 5.92 in 5 games so far. His changes of pace, alteration of lengths and just enough turn have made him one of the most effective spinners in the IPL so far. If he can pick up Rohit Sharma’s wicket then RR would definitely be in with a bigger chance of winning this crucial game.