IPL 2019: RCB's best XI for the opening match against CSK

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Mohammad Siraj

Tim Southee - RCB's best death bowler last season

Tim Southee's inclusion in the second half of the IPL tournament increased the death bowling skills of the RCB team. With tight overs in the back, and also some good bowling in the powerplay, Southee protected the RCB bowling attack.

His recent form has been superb with him picking up a 6-for against Bangladesh. In the absence of Nathan Coulter-Nile, one can expect Tim Southee to feature in the starting XI.

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Umesh Yadav- RCB's leading wicket-taker in season 11

IPL season 11 witnessed the rise of Umesh Yadav in the shorter format of the game. Although he was expensive in the death overs, he was quite impressed with the new-ball by picking wickets of the top-order.

Yadav picked up 20 wickets to become the leading wicket-taker of the side. Virat Kohli will be hoping he will pick up from where he left off last year.

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Yuzvendra Chahal- Best bowler in RCB history

Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker for RCB in IPL history. He has been Kohli's go-to bowler over the years and will continue to be the same. Chahal will be looking at this IPL as an opportunity to confirm his spot in the Indian World Cup team.

With 82 wickets next to his name with an economy rate of 7.77, Chahal is the leader of this bowling attack.

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Mohammed Siraj- Indian death bowler

The third fast bowler in this side will be Mohammed Siraj. Siraj has been in great form while playing for the India A side and the Hyderabad Ranji side. In the 11 matches that he played for the team from Bangalore, he has taken 11 wickets.

Siraj is one such player who should be groomed for the future, and without any doubt, he will feature in the playing XI.