Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar has been roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for injured Luvnith Sisodia for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season, the franchise said on Sunday (April 3).
Patidar, who has scored 861 runs with the help of seven half-centuries at an average of 30.75 and strike-rate of 138.64 in 31 T20s, had previously represented the RCB franchise four times.
The 28-year-old from Indore has also scored 2588 runs in 39 first class matches at an average of 40.43 with seven hundreds and 14 fifties. The right-handed batter will join RCB for Rs 20 lakh. RCB have played two matches so far this season and won and lost a game each.
They will take on Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday (April 5) at the Wankhede Stadium.
In their IPL opener, RCB were outclassed by Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets in their IPL opener as Mayank Agarwal-led side chased down a huge target of 206 with six balls to spare in a thrilling high-scoring match.
In their second clash, RCB defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets. Chasing a target of 129, RCB recovered from a top-order collapse and chased down the target with four balls to spare. They made 132 for the loss of 7 wickets in 19.2 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's full squad:
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia, Siddharth Kaul.
Royal Challengers Bangalore full schedule:
1. March 27, PBKS vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
2. March 30, RCB vs KKR 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
3. April 5, RR vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
4. April 9, RCB vs MI 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
5. April 12, CSK vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
6. April 16, DC vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
7. April 19, LSG vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
8. April 23, RCB vs SRH 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
9. April 26, RCB vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
10. April 30, GT vs RCB 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
11. May 4, RCB vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
12. May 8, SRH vs RCB 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
13. May 13, RCB vs PBKS 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
14. May 19, RCB vs GT 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
