RCB playing 11: Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will open their IPL campaign in match number three which will be played at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. We are here with the possible playing eleven of Royal Challengers Bangalore for their opening game.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will kick-off IPL 2022 under a new leader i.e., Faf du Plessis. The veteran Proteas was picked up by the franchise at the auction and will be instrumental in RCB’s cause for this year. Virat Kohli once again remains a monumental figure for RCB, but the question again remains the same, will this be the year of RCB? Well, we don’t have the answers but what we do have is the predicted playing 11 for their first game.
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Faf du Plessis
Anuj Rawat
Virat Kohli
Sherfane Rutherford
Mahipal Lomror
Dinesh Karthik
Wanindu Hasaranga
David Willey
Shahbaz Ahmed/Siddharth Kaul
Harshal Patel
Mohammad Siraj
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahamad, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey, Glenn Maxwell
Virat Kohli Stats in IPL
Whether he is on song or now, Virat Kohli has always been a nightmare for the bowlers and will remain the same in this IPL as well. Below are the numbers of the highest run-getter of IPL.
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| Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
| 207 | 6283 | 129.94 | 741 runs from 27 innings | 405 runs from 15 matches | 25, 25, 5, 4, 39 |
Faf du Plessis Stats in IPL
The newly-appointed skipper will be one of the key figures at the top order. He was exhilarating last year for CSK and would be looking to continue the same this year.
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| Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
| 93 | 2935 | 131.08 | 305 runs from 11 innings | 633 runs from 16 innings | 25, 10, 76, 1, 86 |
Dinesh Karthik in IPL
Having returned to the RCB setup after 7 long years, Dinesh Karthik will be looking to get better and earn a spot in the T20 World Cup squad scheduled in October this year. A good IPL could help his cause.
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| Runs | Average | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 3 IPL innings |
| 213 | 4046 | 25.77 | 580 runs from 26 marches | 223 runs from 15 innings | 18, 14, 10 0, 9 |
Harshal Patel Stats in IPL
Harshal ‘Purple’ Patel was the highest wicket-taker in the last season and will be looking to start from where he left last time around.
| Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | vs DC | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
| 106 | 130 | 7.42 | 20 wickets from 17 matches | 21 wickets from 14 matches | 3/34, 0/27, 3/33, 1/34, 2/19 |
