Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be aiming to strengthen their fast bowling unit for the game against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala on Sunday. All their bowlers, including their leading wicket taker of IPL 2026 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, were quite expensive in the previous game against KKR in Raipur. The most expensive was Jacob Duffy, who conceded 48 runs in his 4 overs. Given that the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala is a batter’s paradise and is known to favour the bowlers, it will be interesting to see if RCB pick Richard Gleeson – who has been named as Nuwan Thushara’s replacement – or if they will persist with Duffy.
Predicted RCB playing XI vs PBKS
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam DarImpact player: Richard Gleeson
Duffy has played just 4 matches for RCB in IPL 2026, in which he has conceded 186 runs from 96 balls, while having picked just 6 wickets at an woeful economy rate of 11.62. There was nearly a one-month gap since the New Zealand pacer last featured for RCB – after taking the field against KKR on May 13 for the first time since his April 12 appearance against MI. Therefore, it would not come as a surprise if RCB decide to drop Duffy. Instead, they could perhaps use Gleeson as an impact substitute in the contest against PBKS.
Gleeson, who was a part of PSL 2026 recently, picked up 12 wickets from 9 games in the tournament. In IPL, he has played just 3 games where he has picked up just two wickets while playing for MI and CSK in the past. However, given his recent form, RCB might opt to use the England pacer in the game against PBKS instead of Duffy. The pace unit will be spearheaded by Bhuvi while Hazlewood and Rasikh will comprise of the fast-bowling unit apart from Gleeson.
Batting has been RCB’s strong suit in IPL 2026, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar stepping up at various situations in the tournament. However, in the absence of Phil Salt, the onus will be on Jacob Bethell to do well, especially since he has squandered most opportunities that he has gotten so far in IPL 2026. He has managed to create an impact but has failed to convert it to big knocks. Same goes for Jitesh Sharma as well. In order to boost their batting line-up, Venkatesh could be given another chance, while Romario Shepherd is likely to continue warming the bench.
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