#6 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Royal Challengers Bangalore seems to have the confidence of winning their maiden trophy in IPL 2021. Having finished third in the first leg of IPL 2021, Virat Kohli’s men still have a chance to lift the coveted crown in the UAE. However, they will have to deal with the loss of overseas players too and significant ones. Hence, the franchise will be expected to struggle with their combination in the UAE leg. 

RCB players likely to miss the UAE leg: Josh Philippe, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.

#7 Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab Kings was yet another franchise, who had a pretty inconsistent outing in IPL 2021. However, they feel relieved with the comeback of KL Rahul, who missed their match due to appendicitis surgery. The owners would indeed feel disappointed by Jhye Richardson’s and Riley Meredith’s performances and hence, their loss would not impact them much as England players skipping the UAE leg will.

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PBKS players likely to miss the UAE leg: Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Moises Henriques, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith.

#8 SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SunRisers Hyderabadwitnessed their worst outing in IPL 2021 as their bowling unit leaked runs heavily, while their middle-order cost them at least a couple of wins. As a result, they are languishing at the bottom of the table. While the 2016 IPL champions performed well in the UAE in IPL 2020, they will find it difficult to win games in teh UAE this time as most of the main players will be missing the tournament.

SRH players likely to miss the UAE leg: Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh.