After two disappointing performances, finally, Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to drop for their third IPL match of the 13th edition of the league. Isuru Udana has replaced him in the playing XI. Keep reading to find out the reason why Dale Steyn is not playing against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020.
Here is why Dale Steyn not playing today against MI
Dale Steyn is a veteran of the game and expected to bring balance and depth to any side. His experience can not be counted out so easily after one match. But IPL is such a platform that withing a couple of matches things can change completely. The points table and Net Run Rate always keep the teams alert that they do not have any chance of repeating mistakes. Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first fixture convincingly but then were defeated badly in the next one. Today’s fixture against the defending champions Mumbai Indians are going to a vital one if Royal Challengers Bangalore wants to stay in the race.
They took some important decisions hence and did a few changes to the playing XI. As a result, Dale Steyn is going to miss this match against Mumbai Indians.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI:
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa
Isuru Udana replaces Steyn
Dale Steyn in two matches so far has managed to take just one wicket and scored one run. He, moreover gave away 90 runs in 46 overs he faced which means he has bowled at an average of 90.00. Although Steyn’s experience is vital for any side, at this stage of the game the RCB management probably was not keen to take further chances. Hence, they decided to drop Steyn.
In place of Steyn Isuru Udana will play today’s match for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians. This will be Udana’s maiden IPL match. The Sri Lankan bowler has played 30 T20Is for Sri Lanka and was picked by the RCB for his base price of INR 50 lakhs.
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