Maxwell Will Replace Jacks In Do-Or-Die Match Against Chennai Super Kings?

The stage is all set for an epic encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings tomorrow at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. It will be a must-win game for both sides as out of 4 teams, 3 have already qualified for the playoffs and 1 place is left among 2 probable teams i.e. RCB and CSK, who have 12 and 14 points respectively.

Talking about both the team's current form, the Bangalore-based franchise are coming into this game after winning 5 back-to-back games in the tournament whereas, for the 5-time title winners, it’s a mixed season where they have won 7 games out of 13. Both teams will miss their inform players in this game as some of them have travelled back home to get ready for the marquee events whereas some have got injured and ruled out from the left tournament.

RCB’s Will Jacks has left Bangalore camp for the national duties and with that means that Bangalore will be picking the Australian destructive right-hand batter Glenn Maxwell in the playing 11. However, Glenn Maxwell hasn’t played so many games in the ongoing tournament due to personal reasons but in this must-win situation, he will be seen making a strong comeback for the Challengers.

Rest of the XI for this match is likely to remain the same with Kohli and Faf in top-notch form at the top of the order. Patidar and Green have also found form and with their bowlers also doing a great job in the last few games, things look pretty promising for RCB. The entry of Swapnil Singh has brought a new dimension into their play and has picked wickets regularly in the Powerplay. 

Meanwhile, the pace battery of Royal Challengers Bangalore also done well in the last game against Delhi Capitals, where the 3 Trio, Siraj, Dayal and Siraj, picked 1,3 and 1 wicket respectively in their 4 overs of spells.

RCB's Probable XI vs CSK

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

Impact players: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Himanshu Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar