Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be missing the services of wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock in today’s match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). RCB’s star player AB de Villiers, who missed the last two games due to illness, has been declared fit for the next fixture against CSK. RCB are in a position where they need to win five of the remaining six games in order to make sure that they still have a spot in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.

RCB coach Daniel Vettori gave an update on De Villiers’s availability ahead of a crucial clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He said, “AB is back fit, Quinton is away from this game. Quinton has returned home for a wedding so he is unavailable for this match so probably it’s an easy decision for us to make.”

The Bangalore based franchise has won 3 out of 8 games this season. A win against Mumbai Indians (MI) at home has boosted their confidence after consecutive losses at home. They are currently standing at the fifth position in the IPL 2018 points table. The last time RCB faced CSK was in their own den. They were outclassed by the brilliance of CSK captain MS Dhoni and Orange Cap holder Ambati Rayudu. Despite posting a total of over 200, RCB couldn’t manage to restrict the opposition as their sog over bowling continued to be a problem for RCB skipper Virat Kohli.

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The return of De Villiers’ will boost RCB’s batting order. However, De Kock’s exit means that wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel will play his first match for RCB of IPL 2018. It will give Kohli a chance to get the team combination right and include an overseas player.

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