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RCB Star Dealing with Finger Injury; Returns Home for Scans Amid IPL 2026: Reports
RCB are hopeful Salt can return later this month, while Jacob Bethell extends his run as opener after scoring 39 runs in three innings.
- Phil Salt returned to the United Kingdom to undergo medical scans on a finger injury that has sidelined the Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener for the last three IPL matches.
- Salt sustained the left-hand injury while attempting a diving stop near the boundary during a match against Delhi Capitals on April 18, forcing RCB to reshuffle their opening combination.
- Before the injury, the aggressive right-hander amassed 202 runs across six innings at a strike rate of 168.33, providing rapid starts that set the tone for RCB's batting performances.
- Jacob Bethell has assumed the opening role alongside Virat Kohli, while Jordan Cox remains available as a backup option despite Bethell scoring only 39 runs in three innings so far.
- Both Salt and RCB remain optimistic the injury will heal in time for his return to India later this month, as the franchise continues defending the IPL title it won for the first time last season.
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