RCB vs LSG: Why is Josh Hazlewood Not Playing Today's IPL 2023 Match? Check RCB Playing 11

In an important news development, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will miss the services of their overseas premier pace bowler Josh Hazlewood in their third game of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) being hosted at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Royal Challengers Bangalore had an amazing start in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 season as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. However, RCB then succumbed to a massive 81-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game.

RCB vs LSG: Why is Josh Hazlewood Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

Australia’s senior paceman Josh Hazlewood will not be part of the RCB Playing 11 in today’s RCB vs LSG IPL 2023 match. The right-arm fast bowler is still recovering from an Achilles (heel) injury and is yet to reach India in order to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp for IPL 2023. Incidentally, Hazlewood has not played any competitive cricket during the last few months as he also missed the recent tour to India and he is likely to join RCB during the second leg of IPL 2023. The Royal Challengers Bangalore have already lost one of their overseas fast bowler in Reece Topley due to shoulder injury. In the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, left-arm pacer David Wiley was part of the side and he also picked up a couple of crucial wickets.

RCB Playing 11

1. Faf du Plessis
2. Virat Kohli
3. Anuj Rawat
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Mahipal Lomror
6. Dinesh Karthik
7. Shahbaz Ahmed
8. Wayne Parnell
9. David Wiley
10. Harshal Patel
11. Mohammed Siraj

Josh Hazlewood IPL 2023 Price

During the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore acquired Australia’s pace bowler Josh Hazlewood at a whopping amount of INR 7.75 Crore. Hazlewood ended up taking as many as 20 wickets from 12 matches in IPL 2022 at an economy of less than 9. Therefore, RCB managed to retain the Aussie speedster for IPL 2023.

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