IPL 2019: Three reasons why RCB have struggled this season 

#3 No finisher in the lower order

Marcus Stoinis

Mumbai Indians have Hardik Pandya, Chennai Super Kings have Dwyane Bravo, Kolkata Knight Riders have Andre Russell; they have completely shaken the opposition with their superlative batting powers at the back end and in just a few overs and have taken the game away.

On the other hand, RCB hoped Marcus Stoinis to do the finisher’s job for them however at the very beginning, the player wasn’t available for the first few games due to the national commitment and when he did play, the 29-year-old Australian all-rounder could not set the world on fire, except for the last over against KXIP.

Thus consequently, despite good starts by Parthiv, Kohli, and de Villiers at the top, RCB on most occasions ended up short of few very important runs. Additional 15-20 runs may not sound like humongous but a closely contested T20 match makes a massive difference to the eventual result - something that has constantly hurt RCB this very season.