RCB have signed New Zealand's uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Finn Allen as a replacement for Australia's Josh Philippe, who has pulled out of the IPL 2021. The 21-year-old, who has featured in 12 First-class games for New Zealand and has three half-centuries, was the top run-scorer in the Super Smash 2020-21, having scored 512 runs in 11 innings.