Will RCB Continue to Play three Overseas Player's ? - Explained

Royal Challengers Bangalore are in supreme form at the moment, winning all three games so far. RCB's performance against KKR in the previous game showcased how dangerous they can be with the bat if the bowling team makes a small mistake. But despite the 38-run win, RCB will be wary of the threat provided by RR. Kohli and Co will look to continue their win-streak in IPL 2021.

In a surprising move on Sunday, the Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to play with only three overseas players as the side dropped Australia's Dan Christian for Rajat Patidar in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.

Why are RCB playing with only three overseas players vs KKR?

As far as the changes for Royal Challengers are concerned, Kohli mentioned that they have brought back batsman Rajat Patidar for all-rounder Daniel Christian. “We’re playing just three overseas players – [Daniel] Christian misses out and Rajat Patidar is back. He’s a top player of spin,” Kohli said.

The development means that RCB will take the field with only three overseas players namely Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers and Kyle Jamieson. While a team can play a maximum of four overseas players in the XI, there is no cap on the minimum number of overseas players in the IPL.

Will RCB Continue to play with Three Overseas Player's ?

In previous match Kohli explained at the toss that they Played Patidar due to his ability to play spin well .Everyone knows that Chennai wickets also favours the spinners, so Kohli went for a batsman who play's spin well instead of a Medium pace All rounder.But now the situation is different as the match moves to Wankhede stadium and you need big hitters in your line up to exploit conditions here, so it expected that Dan Christian will return against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede. 

Head- Head

Total 23 matches have happened between RCB and RR over the history of IPL out of which RR and RCB has won 10 games each with 3 matches having no result due to rain.

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium has been an excellent one for batting. But over the last two matches or so, the track has helped the bowlers to quite a large extent. Teams should go for batting second with the dew likely to play a part.

RCB Probable XI vs RR: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal