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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Phil Salt has scored 202 runs from six matches at a strike-rate of 168.33, including two half-centuries.
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI04_15_2026_000577B)(PTI)Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has reportedly flown back to the United Kingdom to undergo scans for a finger injury that he sustained earlier in the season.
Phil Salt had injured a finger on his left hand while attempting to prevent a boundary at deep backward square leg during RCB's home game against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Bengaluru on 18 April.
According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, both Salt and RCB are hopeful that the England cricketer would be able to rejoin the side later in May.
Phil Salt's contributions for RCB
Salt had played a crucial role in RCB's maiden IPL title triumph in 2025, scoring 403 runs from 13 matches at a strike-rate of 175.98. He registered four half-centuries.
This season, the 29-year-old has aggregated 202 runs from six matches at a strike-rate of 168.33, and has scored two half-centuries.
Jacob Bethell, Phil Salt's England teammate, has since replaced the latter in RCB's playing XI, scoring just 39 runs from three innings.
When will Phil Salt return?
The report adds that the defending champions will be eligible to sign a replacement should the injury be a season-ending one, but RCB are reportedly still hoping that Salt would be deemed fit sooner than later as IPL 2026 nears its business end of the season.
At the moment, though, there is no set date for Phil Salt's possible return to action in IPL 2026.
The Welsh-born wicketkeeper-batter also played an instrumental role in helping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lift the IPL title in 2024. With 435 runs from 12 matches, Salt finished as the team’s second-highest run-getter in that season.
Overall, Salt, who has also represented Delhi Capitals (DC), has played 40 IPL matches and has scored 1258 runs at a strike-rate of 174.47. He has registered 12 half-centuries.
RCB head coach Andy Flower, Director of Cricket Mo Bobat and team mentor Dinesh Karthik, have had words of praise for Phil Salt in the past.
The Rajat Patidar-led side are currently in second place in the IPL 2026 standings with 12 points from nine matches.
They have won six matches and lost three, with their latest result being a four-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will next lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday.
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