IPL 2019: What has gone wrong for RCB in the tournament?

#2 Substandard death bowling

Yuzvendra Chahal is a lone shining light for RCB this season.

The bowling unit is struggling to stifle the opposing batsmen and pick up wickets at regular intervals. Yuzvendra Chahal is RCB's best bowler this season. The wily leg-spinner has claimed 9 scalps in 6 matches and is the only reliable source of wickets for skipper Virat Kohli.

The pace battery of Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, and Umesh Yadav bowl decent opening spells but concede a barrage of runs in the death overs. Mohammed Siraj is in his 3rd IPL season, but his volatile execution in the concluding overs tell a different story. Royal Challengers' camp has put a lot of faith in the Hyderabad speedster, but he is not returning the expected dividends.

RCB conceded a staggering 52 runs in two overs (18th and 19th) against the Kolkata Knight Riders and failed to defend 75 runs in the last four overs. Such an awful display summed up the precarious death bowling execution of this team.

Umesh Yadav is a seasoned IPL campaigner, and it is high time he assumes responsibility on his shoulders and guides the fellow pacers around him. His erratic bowling costs a lot of extras.

Nathan Coulter-Nile presents a strong case for himself due to his proven record in the T20s for the Australian national team and in the Big Bash League. The Australian's athleticism in the field could improve the fielding for the Royals as they have dropped crucial catches.