RCB will have to play without Phil SaltImage Credit source: PTI

In the IPL 2026 season, there is hardly any team left which is not troubled by the injuries of its players. Some teams have to deal with this even before the season starts, while others are facing a bad situation right in the middle of the tournament. A similar blow has been suffered by the current champion Royal Challengers Bangalore, for which the injury of a star batsman has become a cause of concern. This player is the team's explosive opener Phil Salt, who has been out of the second consecutive match.

Salt out for the second consecutive match

On Monday 27th April in the capital New Delhi rcb Has to play its next match. In this match, Bengaluru, captained by Rajat Patidar, will face host Delhi Capitals. The Bengaluru team has come to Delhi for this match but when it will take the field, it will once again have to play this match without salt. Team's batting coach Dinesh Karthik confirmed this. Salt could not play in the last match also due to the same injury.

The performance of RCB's explosive opener Phil Salt this season has been a bit up and down. He has batted in 6 innings this season, in which he flopped in 3, while in 2 matches he scored strong half-centuries and scored more than 40 runs in one match. Overall, he has scored 202 runs in 6 innings and his strike rate is 168. He has hit 16 fours and 11 sixes.

Whom will RCB give a chance?

However, this is a big blow for RCB because he has a strong pair with Virat Kohli. But Bengaluru has a good option, which the team tried in the last match. This player is Jacob Baithal, who is a left-handed batsman and can also bowl spin. Although he failed in the last match, he can fill Salt's place and bat strongly.

This match is an opportunity for Bengaluru to settle scores. The last match between the two teams was played in Bengaluru, which was won by Delhi. In that match also, KL Rahul had scored an excellent half-century. Last season too, Delhi had defeated Bengaluru at its home ground, while RCB again defeated Delhi at the Kotla Stadium. Now RCB has a chance to repeat the same story again.

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