The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have qualified for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Playoffs. However, they are yet to confirm a top-2 finish. The Gujarat Titans (GT) have ended the group stage with 18 points, the same as RCB, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) can kick the reigning champions from atop the points table to third.
SRH aren’t going to be pushovers. Although they did lose the IPL 2026 opener against RCB, they’ve picked up form and lost just 2 of the last 9 matches. Moreover, SRH are playing at home and have won 4 of the 6 matches in Hyderabad, including 4 of the last 5. So, RCB needs to field their best XI.
Rajat Patidar fit
In their last match against the Punjab Kings, Rajat Patidar missed out, and Jitesh Sharma was the interim captain. Luckily for RCB, their number four is fit for selection against SRH. Mo Bobat, Director of Cricket at RCB, has confirmed that Patidar will play and was rested from the last game as a precaution, considering the playoffs are ahead of them.
“Rajat is good to go. We were cautious and did not take any risks with him. We thought we would give him a little bit longer to recover and rest, but he’s here; he is practicing, and he is good to go,” Bobat told reporters in Hyderabad on the eve of the SRH vs RCB match.
Rajat Patidar has scored 337 runs at a strike rate of 192.57 in IPL 2026 | Image Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool via AlamyQuestion over Phil Salt’s availability
Phil Salt is expected to join RCB before the IPL 2026 Playoffs. The Englishman had returned home after sustaining a finger injury. Salt has missed the last 7 matches, with Jacob Bethell replacing him as Virat Kohli’s opening partner. However, the move hasn’t worked for RCB.
Phil Salt vs Jacob Bethell as RCB openers in IPL 2026
InningsRunsHighestAverageStrikeRate50sPhil Salt62027833.66168.332Jacob Bethell7962713.71124.670Bethell has played more extra games compared to Salt, yet his run tally isn’t even half. The bigger issue is that Bethell’s game isn’t complementing Kohli’s. Salt usually takes the onus in the powerplay, and Kohli settles down, taking control of the game in the middle overs.
Neither has Bethell been able to anchor nor play the role of the aggressor. Kohli has taken over, playing both roles. Others, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, and Venkatesh Iyer, have taken the burden of Bethell’s lack of form. RCB will hope Salt plays against SRH and then gets ready for the playoffs.
Predicted RCB Playing XI vs SRH
S. No.PlayerRole1Virat KohliOpener2*Jacob BethellOpener3Devdutt PadikkalTop-order batter4Rajat Patidar (c)Middle-order batter5Tim DavidMiddle-order batter6Jitesh Sharma (wk)Wicketkeeper7Venkatesh IyerBatting all-rounder (pace)8Krunal PandyaBowling all-rounder (spin)9Bhuvneshwar KumarRight-arm fast bowler10Josh HazlewoodRight-arm fast bowler11Rasikh SalamRight-arm fast bowlerImpact SubSuyash Sharma/Romario Shepherd*=If Phil Salt is fit for selection, Jacob Bethell will move outPredicted RCB Playing XI vs SRH: Will Rajat Patidar & Phil Salt be fit for selection? Inside Sport India.
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