Injury-hit Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to put behind the opening defeat and aim for their first win of the season when they lock horns with yet another injury-struck outfit Delhi Daredevils in an IPl match here on Saturday.
A depleted Bangalore is struggling without captain Virat Kohli, ruled out because of a shoulder injury, and AB de Villiers, who also missed the first tie due to a back problem.
De Villiers is once again a doubtful starter for on Saturday's match and in his absence Shane Watson would continue to lead the side as an interim captain. Bangalore have also lost star batsman Kl Rahul for the entire tournament owing to an injury and talented Sarfaraz Khan will most likely be unavailable for the season after hurting himself on the field during a practice match. However, Bangalore would be hoping that their destructive batsmen Chris Gayle and Watson — both of whom are capable of destroying any opposition on their day — come good against a depleted Delhi on Saturday.
In the bowling department, they would depend on Tymal Mills, an expensive buy at the IPl 2017 auction, and Yuzvendra Chahal. With Aniket Choudhary and Sreenath Aravind averaging over 10, Watson might opt for Kiwi pacer Adam Milne and Samuel Badree. But the picture does not look so rosy for Delhi also with injuries to some of their star players.
They have lost South Africans Quinton De Kock and Jean-Paul Duminy for the entire tournament.
Sri lankan Angelo Matthews also has injury worries along with Mohammad Shami.
In bowling, captain Zaheer Khan who will be spearheading the attack, has not bowled so far this season and thus there are question marks over him. However, Daredevils have the likes of young Rishabh Pant, who has a lot to offer with the bat, West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite and Aussie pacer Pat Cummins to lend the team experience and firepower.