Topley took 1 for 14 from his two overs on debut, dismissing Cameron Green, but injured himself while making a diving stop in the field.

Topley was signed for INR 1.9 crore (£190,000 approx.) by Royal Challengers, having entered December's auction with a base price of INR 75 lakh (£75,000 approx.). He also attracted bids from Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. He is the third Royal Challengers player to be ruled out for the season with injury after Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar.

"Hasaranga will arrive for us on the 10th, so depending on the time of his arrival and how he copes with the long flight from New Zealand is something we'll have to think [about]," he said. "But in the meantime, Karn [Sharma] has taken his chances really well, so that's another headache for us - but it's a good headache."

"Josh is about to arrive on the 14th," Bangar said. "He'll have a couple of sessions with us and should be ready to go, hopefully, by the 17th."