Indian T20 League 2022: Match 9 – Mumbai vs Rajasthan: Three player contests to watch out for
rohit-boult (image source :BCCI)
Indian T20 League 2022: Match 9 – Mumbai vs Rajasthan: Three player contests to watch out for
Mumbai will be locking horns with Rajasthan in the ninth match of the Indian T20 League 2022. Fans will be hoping to witness an exciting contest between the two teams. There will be some mini battles within the match that will make the contest even more interesting. Let’s look at three important player battles of the encounter.
1. Rohit Sharma vs Trent Boult: This encounter is pretty evenly poised. In the international T20 arena, Rohit has scored at a strike rate of 152.9 against Boult. But has been dismissed 3 times by him. Rohit Sharma’s weakness against inswing deliveries from left-arm bowlers is known to all. Besides, Boult was a part of Mumbai in the previous seasons, thus he may know a thing or two about the batsman. The contest at the beginning of the innings will be very interesting to watch.
2. Yuzvendra Chahal vs Kieron Pollard: This will be a very interesting battle in the middle phase of the match. Yuzi Chahal has dismissed Pollard 4 times in the Indian T20 League, but the batter has scored against him at a strike rate of 160 plus. So, it will be interesting to see who wins this time.
3. Jos Buttler vs Jasprit Bumrah: Records suggest that Buttler looks to play out Bumrah. His strike rate is just 112 against the ace Indian pacer. Bumrah has dismissed him once till now in the Indian T20 League. This will be a great battle at the beginning of Rajasthan’s innings.
