The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached it’s the half-way mark now and still, all the teams are looking in the contention for qualifying into the playoffs. The next match will be played between the teams who have won just two games so far in the tournament out of their first 7 matches, still, they are looking forward to qualifying into the layoffs, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in Bangalore. One loss for any of the teams and that will be game over for them in the tournament as they need to win six out of seven remaining matches in the league stages. One thing is for sure that the fans will be witnessing another nail-biting encounter.

Despite the fact that MI and RCB have won just two games so far in the cash-rich league, they are no short of surprise packages in their respective squads who can help them to turn their fortunes in the tournament. Let us have a look at such players from both the teams.

M Ashwin (RCB)

In the last game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Murugan Ashwin got his maiden cap for RCB and he didn’t disappoint his captain Virat Kohli. He bowled a brilliant sell against KKR as he picked 2 wickets and conceded 36 runs. Considering the fact that it was his debut, it can be considered as a decent performance. His IPL career is decent as well as he picked 9 wickets in 10 matches in 2016 for RPS.