The tournament is almost at a halfway stage and it’s time for Match 31 to be underway at the Wankhede. Mumbai Indians (MI) take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a night encounter. This will be the second match between the two teams, with Mumbai winning at Bangalore by 6 runs. While Mumbai suffered a 4-wicket loss at home against Rajasthan, Bangalore is high on confidence with their first win of this IPL over a strong Punjab side. Rohit Sharma leads MI, while all-format India skipper is at the helm for RCB.
Here are the five players worth watching out for in the match.
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#5 Yuzvendra Chahal
With 11 wickets in 7 matches, he is just behind Delhi’s Kagiso Rabada in the wicket-takers’ list. His average of 18.00 and an economy rate of 7.07 with the best bowling figures of 4/38 do justice to his standings. In the last match against Punjab, he finished with 2/33. He is often amongst the wickets by means of breaking a crucial partnership with this smart variations. RCB would bank on him a lot more in the later stages of the tournament.