The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match will begin at 7:30 pm at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium (Ekana) of Lucknow. The match was previously in Bengaluru M. Chinnaswamy was to be played at the stadium, but due to bad weather it has been shifted to Lucknow. The two teams will play against each other for the first time at Eka Stadium.
This match is extremely important for RCB in terms of qualifier-1. On the other hand, SRH has already been out of the playoff race. The two teams will play against each other for the first time this season.
Match Details, 65th Match RCB VS SRH Date: 23 May Stadium: Ek's Stadium, Lucknow Time: Toss – 7:00 PM, Match Starts – 7:30 PM
Next to Hyderabad in Head to Head So far, a total of 25 matches have been played between the two teams in the IPL. RCB in 11 and SRH in 13 have won. While one match was uncertain. The two teams will play against each other for the first time at Eka Stadium.
Kohli RCB No Top Scorer Virat Kohli has scored the highest runs from RCB. Josh Hazelwood is the top bowler of the team with 18 wickets. He could not play the match against Chennai due to injury. If Hazelwood plays today, the tournament's top wicket can be a wicketkeeper with 3 wickets. Hazelwood may be excluded from the tournament due to injury, though this has not been officially confirmed.
No Better could score 400 runs this season for SRH No batter could score 400 runs this season for Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has been out of the playoff. Abhishek Sharma is the top run scorer with 373 runs. Harshal Patel has taken the highest 15 wickets in the bowling.
Pitch report The pitch of Ekana stadium has changed a lot over the past few years. 9 pitches of black and red clay have been prepared in this stadium, which can sometimes see high scoring or low scoring matches. So far, IPL has played 20 matches. In the first innings in 8 matches, the batting team and the chase in 11 have won. While one match was uncertain. The highest team score here is 235/6, which Kolkata Knight Riders scored against Lucknow Super Giants last season.
Weather condition There will be a lot of heat in Lucknow on Friday. There will be sunshine all day. There is a 13% possibility of rain. Temperatures can remain between 27 and 37 degrees Celsius.
Potential Playing-12 (including Impact Player) of both teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt/Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Karnal Pandya, Bhubaneswar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Pet Cummins (Captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Henrik Klasen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Ishaan Malinga, Mohammad Shami.
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