With less than 15 days remaining for the IPL Playoffs, we’re still unsure who our top four are going to be as table topper Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore go face to face at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium In Abu Dhabi. The winner of today’s match will go on to qualify for the playoffs as one of the teams will end up on 16 points.
Talking about the Mumbai Indians side, they have played their last two matches without the services of their skipper Rohit Sharma which is why we saw Kieron Pollard lead the side in his absence. Mumbai Indians will go into this match on the back of a thumping loss against the Rajasthan Royals side as Ben Stokes smashed his maiden IPL hundred to rule out Mumbai another victory in the season.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will also be coming into this game after sustaining a loss from three-time champions Chennai Super Kings as youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his maiden IPL fifty. Virat Kohli definitely won’t be taking this match lightly as he would personally want to qualify and finish in the top sides of the tournament as the ‘Play Bold’ franchise has never won the prestigious title.
With the match expected to be of extremely high volume as its the battle between two top sides of this tournament let’s take a look at the five key players to watch out for from both the sides.
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Let’s take a look at 5 key players to watch out for when Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bangalore:
1. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal has been another unsung hero for the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s emergent success this year. Along with Washington Sundar, he has been leading the spin bowling department of the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling unit this season.
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It’s on the back of Yuzvendra Chahal’s fine performance Royal Challengers Bangalore have reached so far in the IPL 2020. He will once again look to be in his elements and deliver the goods for his side.
2. Jasprit Bumrah
The leader of the pace bowling attack of Mumbai Indians had a patchy start to the 2020 IPL season. But ever since he started opening the bowling for Mumbai Indians in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah, Bumrah has looked in good mojo and expected to continue the same form going ahead in the season.
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3. Washington Sundar
Off-spinner Washington Sundar has been putting up some incredible performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore side bowling in the powerplay.
It is with the help of Washington Sundar’s economical spells the Royal Challengers Bangalore side have been able to build the pressure on the opposition very which is why he’s one of the key players to watch out for in the RCB setup.
4. Ishan Kishan
The former India U-19 captain has been in one heck of a form this season. Ever since that 99 run knock against KXIP at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, a lot was expected of the young batsman from Jharkhand but he kept on failing.
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Then came the match against Chennai Super Kings where he opened the innings in the absence of Rohit Sharma and scored an unbeaten fifty to comprehensively defeat Chennai Super Kings by 10 wickets.
5. Quinton de Kock
Another player who has looked in good touch this season after having a few bad games, Quinton de Kock has gone to score heavily for the side this season. Opening the batting alongside Rohit Sharma, Quinton has managed to get Mumbai Indians those required explosive starts in the powerplay.
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The newly appointed Proteas skipper had a rough time opening the batting for the Mumbai Indians earlier in this tournament but ever since that match against Sunrisers Hyderabad he’s looked in good shape and is expected to score a lot of runs going forward in this tournament