Team-wise areas of concern ahead of the second leg of IPL 2021

7. Royal Challengers Bangalore – Spinners’ form

After the auction, not many would have predicted RCB to be playing as well as they are. They are currently sitting third with 10 points from seven games and three more wins or even two will guarantee them a place in the playoffs. With four batsmen scoring in excess of 190 runs, it isn’t an area of concern for them.

Even their pacers have been quite impressive with Harshal Patel exceeding several expectations. He has received support from Mohammed Siraj and Kyle Jamieson as well, but the spin department hasn’t really done a whole lot. Yuzvendra Chahal’s poor form for the Indian team has continued into the IPL as he has picked up just four wickets in seven games while conceding at over 8.

Washington Sundar has just three wickets to his name in 6 games and has conceded at 7.37. Shahbaz Ahmed has fared better with four wickets in five overs, but it has to be kept in mind that three of them came in just one over. Thus, it’s quite clear that their spinners have failed to contribute and if this doesn’t change, it will be a major problem for them going forward.