#5 Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB have not had a great outing over the past couple of years, finishing at the bottom of the table in 2017 and finishing 6th on the table last year.
They have made a few changes to their coaching personnel, roping in former India coach Gary Kirsten and former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra.
As mentioned earlier, they traded Mandeep Singh for Marcus Stoinis. They also let go of Quinton de Kock to the Mumbai Indians.
Players released: Mandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock
Players bought: Marcus Stoinis
#6 Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians had a season to forget in 2017 as the finished fifth on the table. The three-time champions will look to get back to winning ways this year.
They purchased the services of Quinton de Kock from RCB and in order to balance the books, released Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya from the squad.
Players released: Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya.
Players bought: Quinton de Kock.
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