RCB have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert as temporary replacement for Jacob Bethell, who will leave for national duties following RCB's match against SRH on May 23. Seifert, who has scored 5862 runs in 262 T20s, is returning to the IPL after nearly three years, having previously represented DC and KKR. RCB have acquired him for ₹2 crore.