RCB, led by Jitesh Sharma, face off against Pat Cummins’ SRH at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. While the top 4 are already locked in, this match still matters – RCB (17 pts in 12 games) are eyeing a top 2 finish, which historically boosts title chances.
SRH, with just 4 wins in 12, are out of playoff contention but can still spoil RCB’s party. Though SRH leads the overall head-to-head 13-11, RCB has had an edge recently (3-2 in the last 5).
The game was moved from rain-hit Bengaluru to Lucknow, which might actually help RCB – they’re unbeaten in 6 away games this season. However, they haven’t played in over two weeks, which could affect their rhythm.
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Stay tuned for a high-stakes clash, even if it’s a ‘dead rubber’ on paper.
At the toss, RCB’s stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma said they chose to bowl first and confirmed Rajat Patidar would come in as an impact player. He said:
“We are thinking to bowl first, want to take most of the surface from the moisture.”
SRH captain Pat Cummins said they’ve been doing better recently and hope to keep that going. He said:
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“We have shown some good signs in the last few games.”
IPL 2025: RCB vs SRH – Playing XIs & Impact Players
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sachin Baby, Mohammed Shami, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Harsh Dubey
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (c and wk), Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Manoj S Bhandage, Rasikh Dar Salam
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