CHENNNAI: It’s not too often that an IPL match turns into a battle of spinners. But Wednesday’s high-voltage clash between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will feature some of the best spinners pitted against each other on a surface which should help the slower bowlers.
CSK, ravaged by injuries to premier pacers Deepak Chahar and Ben Stokes, will bank on left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, offie Moeen Ali and Lankan mystery spinner Maheesh Theeksana (or Mitchell Santner) to try and keep a lid on the firepower of the Royals top order. Royals, on the other hand, have the two Indian spin wizards — R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal — in their lineup to make it difficult for a CSK batting order that is showing signs of coming to life.
