RCB Playing 11 vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2024, Match 25
Published - 11 Apr 2024, 06:00 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:10 AM
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Royal Challengers Bangalore after three consecutive defeats in the last three games will take on Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium on Thursday, April 11. Both teams will face each other just once this season.
RCB lost their previous three games against KKR, LSG, and Rajasthan Royals. Their previous loss against The Royals came despite Virat Kohli scoring his eighth IPL ton.
The loss though highlighted the weaklings within the RCB team. There is over-dependence on Virat Kohli with the bat. The likes of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and Cameron Green have not produced runs with the bat. Maxwell has two ducks in the first five games.
Bowling-wise, the side lacks depth and options. The franchise has used Alzarri Joseph as their specialist overseas pacer. The move has not worked so far. They switched over to Reece Topley. However, he too has not been able to take the wickets in the powerplay.
Lockie Ferguson and Will Jacks, the England all-rounder and the Kiwi pacer are still waiting in the wings and waiting for their opportunity. It will be interesting to see whether they get an opportunity in the next match.
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The lack of spinners is another key concern in this RCB squad. They had the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Wanindu Hasaranga in the past who they released. They have kept their most experienced spinner Karn Sharma on the bench. They gave a chance to uncapped spinner Himanshu Sharma who bowled just two overs.
RCB Playing 11 vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2024, Match 25
Virat Kohli
Kohli will open the batting for RCB. He is the top-scorer of the innings so far with 316 runs from five games at an average of 105. He is fresh off a century against RR which was his eighth so far in the IPL.
Faf du Plessis (C)
The skipper has struggled with the bat. He has not looked the free-flowing batter that he generally is. He has scored 109 runs at an average of 21.80 in five games so far. Faf will be a constant in the RCB Playing 11.
Cameron Green / Will Jacks
RCB can look to bring in England all-rounder Will Jacks in place of Cameron Green. He has played across T20 leagues and has a reputation for being a good all-rounder. Jacks has played 11 T20Is for England.
Glenn Maxwell
Maxwell can slot in at four. So far this season, he has scored two ducks. He has scored 32 runs this season and picked up four wickets. He was not used with the ball in the last match.
Rajat Patidar
Patidar has batted up the order but has not yielded any runs. He can be used in a different way given the license to go big lower down the order.
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Karthik can slot in at six. He has played some lovely cameos for the side. So far this season, he has scored 90 runs at a strike rate of 173.08 at an average of 45. Dinesh Karthik might be used only as a batsman too in the RCB Playing 11 vs Mumbai Indians.
Anuj Rawat
Rawat can slot in at seven and play the finisher's role for RCB. He has scored 73 runs so far with a best of 48. The southpaw needs to make the most of the opportunities that he gets with RCB.
Mohammed Siraj
Siraj will be the lead Indian pacer in the XI. He has taken just four wickets in five games and has been leaking runs at an economy of 10.11. The Indian pacer needs to better his numbers for RCB. Mohammed Siraj has to make an impact in RCB Playing 11 this year.
Mayank Dagar
Darag can be one of the two spinners who can be played in the XI. Against RR, he was expensive bowling two overs for just 32 runs. He has been economical overall but has not picked up too many wickets.
Karn Sharma
Karn Sharma, the leggie has to be included in the XI. He is a wicket-taking option for RCB but has been underused in the tournament so far. He picked up 10 wickets for RCB last year and played just one game so far.
Lockie Ferguson
RCB can include Lockie Ferguson in place of Reece Topley and Alzarri Joseph for the match against Mumbai Indians. His pace can work to their advantage at the Wankhede stadium. He has played for KKR and GT in the past.
Impact Sub-Yash Dayal
Dayal has been used by RCB as the Impact Sub in all the five matches they have played so far. He has picked up five wickets from five matches at an economy rate of 8.32. Yash Dayal might be used as an impact player in RCB Playing 11.
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