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The Australian quick was left out of the squad due to a shoulder niggle and South African seamer Lungisani Ngidi was named to replace Hazlewood for the game.
Josh Hazlewood. (PTI Photo)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamer Josh Hazlewood will miss the side’s IPL 2025 encounter against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The Australian quick was left out of the squad due to a shoulder niggle and South African seamer Lungisani Ngidi was named to replace Hazlewood for the game.
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Hazlewood stands second in the purple cap rankings with 18 wickets to his name this season.
Bengaluru are placed third in the table and stand a chance to top the standings with a win against the five-time champions, who have been woeful this season. CSK comes into the game placed at the bottom of the table and look to salvage some pride after having been knocked out of the playoff race.
RCB Playing XI: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
CSK Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
CSK Playing XI: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni(c/wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana.
CSK Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton.
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