IPL 2023 RCB vs MI: 2 top players unavailable, check playing XI

RCB takes on five-time champions Mumbai Indians on April 2 in Bengaluru, the fans will once again gather at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium after a three-year wait to cheer for their team, chanting ‘RCB…RCB…RCB’. IPL 2023 RCB vs MI: 2 top players unavailable, check playing XI.

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is set to miss the initial stages of the Indian Premier League beginning in Ahmedabad on Friday. According to a report in cricket.com.au, Hazlewood is, however, hopeful of playing a part in the later stages of the T20 tournament. The 32-year-old is currently recovering from an Achilles problem which kept him out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India.

Hazlewood will consult Cricket Australia’s medical staff before deciding on his participation in the IPL, the report said. In another big development, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who missed Australia’s final two ODIs against India earlier this month, is also doubtful for RCB’s opening game against Mumbai Indians on April 2 in Bengaluru as he is yet to recover from a leg injury.

Australia national selector George Bailey said Maxwell, who broke his leg in a freak accident last November, found the comeback to ODI “more demanding than he had expected”.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL 2023 Full Schedule

Check RCB’s full schedule for IPL 2023 below:

Match 1: April 2, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru

 Match 2: April 6, 2023 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata

 Match 3: April 10, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants, Bengaluru

 Match 4: April 15, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru

 Match 5: April 17, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru

 Match 6: April 20, 2023 – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohali

 Match 7: April 23, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru

 Match 8: April 26, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru

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 Match 9: May 1, 2023 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Lucknow

 Match 10: May 6, 2023 – Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi

 Match 11: May 9, 2023 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai

 Match 12: May 14, 2023 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jaipur

 Match 13: May 18, 2023 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Hyderabad

Match 14: May 21, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans.

RCB vs MI strongest possible XI for IPL 2023:

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj.

RCB’s IPL 2023 squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Michael Bracewell, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav.