RCB vs SRH Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 65
Published - 22 May 2025, 11:52 AM | Updated - 22 May 2025, 12:00 PM
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 65th match of IPL 2025. The RCB vs SRH Match Preview provides today's IPL match details.
RCB vs SRH Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 65:
Date and Venue:
The RCB vs SRH match will be played on May 23 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Swastik Chikara, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh, Mayank Agarawal, Blessing Muzarabani
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Aniket Verma, Wiaan Mulder, Smaran Ravichandran, Harsh Dubey
RCB vs SRH Key battles:
Virat Kohli vs Pat Cummins
The former RCB skipper Virat Kohli is the leading run scorer for RCB in the ongoing season with more than 500 runs under his belt.
Kohli will have to tackle the accurate bowling of the opposition captain Pat Cummins, who will look to build on the good performances he has delivered in the last couple of matches.
Rajat Patidar vs Zeeshan Ansari
The RCB captain Rajat Patidar, who is expected to feature in the upcoming match against SRH, will look to keep up the good work he has done so far while batting in the middle overs.
The right-hander will go head-to-head against Zeeshan Ansari, who, although he hasn't picked up a lot of wickets but has looked the most effective bowler in a bowling attack which lacks an expierence spinner.
Abhishek Sharma vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Abhishek Sharma, who is coming on the back of a match-winning half-century, will look to add to his tally of runs in the game against RCB on Friday.
Abhishek will have to deal with the swing of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will hope to get things right in the last couple of matches to help his team gather the momentum on their side.
Ishan Kishan vs Josh Hazlewood
Ishan Kishan looked in good touch in the previous match against LSG and would want to make the most of it in the remaining two encounters.
The wicketkeeper batter will be up against Josh Hazlewood, who has been the pick of the bowlers for RCB in the ongoing IPL season.
RCB vs SRH Key Players:
RCB- Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma
SRH- Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Zeeshan Ansari
RCB vs SRH Weather Report:
There are no chances of rain during the game in Lucknow on Friday, with a maximum temperature of 37°C and a minimum of 28°C.
Conclusion
RCB would like to win the last two games and cement their spot at the top of the points table for the first time after 2016, in a season where they reached their third IPL final.
SRH, on the other hand, would also like to put their best foot forward in the remaining couple of matches in order to end on a high.
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