RCB vs CSK- Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI Against Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2021, Match 35

RCB vs CSK- Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI Against Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2021, Match 35. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 35th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, September 24.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had a bizarre start in the IPL 2021 UAE leg as they were defeated by KKR by 9 wickets in their campaign opener. Notably, they were bowled out at the score of 92 and big names like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Ab De Villiers failed to score good runs for the team.

Devdutt Padikkal top-scored for the team with 22 runs under his belt. When they came to defend the target bowlers didn’t look confident and they had a very poor approach which eventually resulted in Bangalore losing the game.

However, still, they are sitting in the third spot in the points table with 10 points under their belt, but with the extremely poor Net Run Rate of 0.706.

RCB vs CSK- Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI Against Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2021, Match 35

Virat Kohli (c)

The skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore who is playing his last season for the franchise as a captain will once again open the innings for the team in the match against MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Virat Kohli is having a decent run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, As he has managed to score 203 runs for the team at an average of 29.00 including one half-century.

Devdutt Padikkal

Youngster Devdutt Padikkal will be seen accompanying his captain Virat Kohli in the top order in the 35th match of the Indian Premier League 2021. So far Devdutt Padikkal has scored 217 runs for the franchise at a strike rate of 146.62 and an average of 36.16. Notably, Padikkal has already smashed a century in this season of the Indian Premier League.

Srikar Bharat (wk)

Wicketkeeper-batsman Srikar Bharat who was included in the RCB’s IPL 2021 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) managed to score 16 runs off 19 balls at a strike rate of 84.21. Although he didn’t deliver a good performance still he will be given the nod by the management at least a couple of more times.

Glenn Maxwell

The highest run-scorer of team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Glenn Maxwell will definitely be part of the playing XI in the game against Chennai Super Kings. Although Maxwell failed to bat brilliantly against Kolkata Knight Riders, still overall he performed well for the franchise this season scoring 233 runs at an average of 33.28.

AB de Villiers

Legendary South African batter AB de Villiers will have a big responsibility on his shoulders in the match against MS Dhoni-led side. He was dismissed on a duck in the season opener against KKR and will be hoping for a better outcome this time. Overall he has scored 207 runs at an average of 41.40 in the Indian Premier League 2021.

Sachin Baby

The 32-year-old Sachin Baby had a bizarre outing in his last IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders. As he was seen having a lot of struggle against the KKR bowling unit. And in the end, he was able to score on 7 runs from 17 balls batting at a strike rate of 41.18.

Wanindu Hasaranga

The Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was bought as a replacement for Adam Zampa by Royal Challengers Bangalore and he was given his debut in the very first match of RCB in the Indian Premier League 2021 UAE leg. However, he didn’t have a good run in that match as he was dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy on duck and gave 20 runs in just 2 overs.

Kyle Jamieson

The 15 crore player Kiwi Kyle Jamieson was a hot top of discussion among cricket fans after the KKR vs RCB game but not for his on-field performance. Just like every other player he was also seen struggling in UAE surface both with bat and ball as he was able to score only 4 runs off 12 balls in the game against KKR. Meanwhile, with the ball in hand, he gave 26 runs in just 2 overs.

 Mohammed Siraj

One of the most important assets of Virat Kohli and co. Mohammed Siraj looked decent in his last game. Talking about his overall performance, Siraj has managed to bag 6 wickets for RCB in 8 games at an average and economy of 33.83 and 7.25.

Harshal Patel

The highest wicket-taker of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Harshal Patel will be hoping for a good outcome when he faces Chennai Super Kings. Notably, during his last game against CSK, he was smashed for 37 runs in the last over by Ravindra Jadeja so he will be looking forward to taking revenge. So far Harshal Patel has managed to scalp 17 wickets in 8 games for RCB in IPL 2021.

 Yuzvendra Chahal

The most successful Indian T20I spinner and most successful RCB bowler has so far picked 5 wickets in IPL 2021. Recently, He is not having a great run in cricket which even led to him losing a spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad. In the remaining games of RCB, he will have a big opportunity to gain back his form and once again get back in India’s scheme of things.

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