Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season on Friday, May 23. Technically, this was supposed to be RCB's home game. However, due to the Yellow Alert in Bengaluru, the match will now be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
RCB will not mind playing the match on the road as they have been phenomenal so far, winning six out of six games. Their three losses have come at Chinnaswamy Stadium this season. With a top-two finish on their minds, RCB will be seeking to beat SRH and aim for two shots to reach the final.
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Meanwhile speaking about SRH, the team's inconsistency in batting has led them to an early group-stage exit. Last year's finalists, the core batting group of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Heinrich Klassen have failed to fire in unison, and that has led them to batting collapses this IPL 2025 season.
RCB vs SRH: Where to Watch Live
Date | 23/05/25 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST |
Venue | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
Broadcast | Star Sports |
Streaming OTT | JioHotstar |
RCB vs SRH Ekana Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at Ekana Stadium is extremely batting-friendly, with batters getting value for their shots. Scores in excess of 200 have also been chased here. Teams have preferred to bowl here first after winning the toss. 180 is the average first innings score at this ground.
RCB vs SRH: Predicted Playing XIs
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player options:Â Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Rathee.
SRH:Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami/Jaydev Unadkat.
Impact Player options:Â Abhinav Manohar/Eshan Malinga, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Sachin Baby.
RCB vs SRH: Dream11 Top 5 Fantasy Players
RCB | SRH |
Virat Kohli | Travis Head |
Krunal Pandya | Abhishek Sharma |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Pat Cummins |
Rajat Patidar | Heinrich Klassen |
Tim David | Harshal Patel |
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RCB vs SRH: Dream11 Fantasy Team
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