Josh Hazlewood was not available for the marquee clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Hazlewood, who is yet to feature for RCB in this IPL 2026 season, is still gaining match fitness.
Jacob Duffy will continue to take the new ball with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, as captain Rajat Patidar confirmed that RCB will play an unchanged lineup.
Hazlewood has been nursing hamstring and Achilles problems for which he missed the Ashes series as well as the T20 World Cup 2026 for Australia.
Royal Challengers have been asked to bat first after Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to field. CSK, too, is also playing with an unchanged playing XI.
Published on Apr 05, 2026
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