5 reasons why RCB have struggled so far in this year’s IPL

#3 Lack of contribution from the middle order

Jadhav has to be much more consistent in the middle order

As much as RCB rely on their top three, they also need their middle order and their all-rounders to fire.

Kedhar Jadhav, who is in great touch after his dream run against England, needs to convert starts into big ones. He showed glimpses of his hitting abilities in his inspired innings of 70 against Punjab. But RCB need more of that from their wicketkeeper-batsman.

The likes of Stuart Binny and Pavan Negi are very capable batsmen, but, they haven’t made the best of their potential. Going ahead into the second half of the tournament, RCB would need them to come good with both bat and ball more consistently.