PBKS vs RCB: Why is Faf du Plessis Not Playing Today IPL Match? Who is RCB Captain?

In a massive news development, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis is not playing their sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) being hosted at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a heartening 8-run loss against Chennai Super Kings in their most recent encounter of the Indian Premier League 2023 season. RCB have won two really good matches this year but have also ended up losing as many as three games.

PBKS vs RCB: Why is Faf du Plessis Not Playing Today IPL Match? Who is RCB Captain?

After having lost the toss and being asked to bat first, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli revealed that regular RCB captain Faf du Plessis is currently not part of the starting playing 11 in this PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 match on Thursday. However, Faf will be batting in the first innings as he is the Impact Player for the Royal Challengers Bangalore but he will not be fielding due to some fitness issues. The former South African cricketer has been in a stunning form so far in IPL 2023 as du Plessis has smashed a total of 259 runs from 5 innings at an amazing average of over 64 and he is also the leading run-getter this tournament. During the last match, where he scored 62 runs off 33 balls but he was seen struggling with some fitness issues. In his absence, Virat Kohli will captain the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the first time since IPL 2021.

“Faf potentially can’t be fielding today, so he’ll be playing as a impact player, switching with Vyshak. We got to do what we wanted, we would have batted first, the pitch could get slow, some scruff marks will help the bowlers going deep into the game. Taking one game at a time, focussing on our own game, make the most of crunch situations, we haven’t done that so far in the tournament. No other changes for us,” said Royal Challengers Bangalore stand-in captain Virat Kohli.

RCB Playing 11

1. Virat Kohli (C)
2. Glenn Maxwell
3. Mahipal Lomror
4. Suyash Prabhudessai
5. Dinesh Karthik (wk)
6. Shahbaz Ahmed
7. Wayne Parnell
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Harshal Patel
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Vijaykumar Vyshak

Faf du Plessis IPL 2023 Salary

During the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore took a big decision when they procured experienced South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis at a price of INR 7 Crore and also appointed him as the RCB captain. Faf ended up scoring more than 450 runs from 16 matches in IPL 2022 that included as many as three fifties.

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