The 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played between the table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. RR has managed to win just one game out of their 3 matches so far and they are standing the 6th place on the points table.
The Royal need to come to all guns blazing in the game RCB otherwise it’ll become too late for them this season. RCB has managed to win all 3 matches so far and they are the only team in the tournament that has not lost a single match so far. It’ll be interesting to see whether RR will be able to stop RCB’s winning streak. Here are 3 player battles to watch out for ahead of a thrilling game
#3 Glenn Maxwell vs. Chetan Sakaria
The fiery all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell is well on the of the very being on top players for the IPL 2021. In the three matches so far, he has managed to register two back-to-back half-centuries with teh tally of 176 runs. In the game against KKR, he played a fiery knock of 49-ball 78.
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However, it will not be easy for the young left-arm medium-fast bowler, fast Chetan Sakaria to stop the likes of Glenn Maxwell, but if he managed to pull it off, he will become the top bowler. In the game against CSK, Chetan bowled a spell of 3-36.
#2 Sanju Samson vs Yuzvendra Chahal
RR skipper, Sanju Samson will have to leave his volatile image – as now he is the captain. In the game against RCB, his team will require him to score some runs with his bat. However, in teh middle-overs, he will be facing teh threat of leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, who had a brilliant outing in the game. Chahal will be eyeing to turn to the old colors and deserves a better record of 2 wickets in 3 matches.
#1 Virat Kohli vs Chris Morris
In IPL 2021 so far, the RCB skipper, Virat Kohli’s has been quiet on most of teh occasions, but it hasn’t had any effect on the team’s performance. This sequence cannot run much longer and it is possible to change your number in the Kohli batting order. he will be expecting himself to go berserk against RR.
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However, Kohli will be facing the threat of Chris Morris, who will be keen to show that he was no less with the ball – he proved this with a 2–33 bowling against Chennai. Virat Kohli’s record on Chris Morris bowling in T20: 117 runs in 152 balls, once out, with 11 boundary shots.
