After a string of failures, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have dropped England's Liam Livingstone for the important clash against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. In place of Livingstone, RCB have drafted in West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd. Across the first seven matches, Livingstone scored just 87 runs at an average of 17.4 and strike rate of 127.90.