After losing their last three matches in the ongoing 2022 Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face an uphill task when they face a rejuvenated Chennai Super Kings at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. With 10 points from as many games, they are currently in fifth place. Chennai, on the other hand, thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs at the same venue in a match that saw MS Dhoni reclaim his captaincy.
RCB has struggled this season due to poor batting. They went all-out for the season’s lowest score of 68 and also failed to meet a modest target of 145 in another game. In their previous game, former RCB captain Virat Kohli’s cautious approach led to a below-par 170 on a batting track. While their middle order is still strong, RCB’s top order, led by captain Faf du Plessis, continues to be a source of concern.
The RCB XI for the crucial match against CSK is as follows…
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are the openers.
Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, and Shahbaz Ahmed are the top and middle-order batsmen.
Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror are two big hitters.
Shahbaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maxwell, and Lomror are some of the spin options.
Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazelwood, and Harshal Patel are Pacers players.
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazelwood, Harshal Patel are the RCB predicted XI for their match against CSK.
RCB are unlikely to make any changes to their line-up despite a poor batting performance against Gujarat Titans in the previous game.
