Kings, Royals need fresh spark to revive playoff fortunes
Chahal's form has dipped slightly, Agarwal doesn't have the runs - which side's senior members will stand up?
Big picture
Likely XIs
Strategy punt
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Do Royals move away from Devdutt Padikkal and go back to Yashasvi Jaiswal? Padikkal had 12 dots in his 15-ball innings against Mumbai and was out for a boundary-less five-ball knock against KKR. In the game before that, he suffered six dots in a seven-ball innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Those three scores have corresponded with the otherwise high-scoring Royals making only 144, 158 and 152 in their last three games. Jaiswal was dropped after a poor run - 20, 1 and 4 - early in the season. He must be itching to get back and prove his worth.
Stats that matter
- Sides batting first have won two of the last five games at the Wankhede. The last afternoon game here was won by the side batting first too.
- With a game in hand, Rabada is two wickets shy of purple-cap holder Chahal's tally of 19.
- Buttler - the orange cap holder - is 385 runs away from beating Virat Kohli's record-setting 973-run season in IPL 2016. He has also hit the most sixes (25) at the Wankhede since IPL 2019.
Sreshth Shah is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @sreshthx