Watch: Tim David gets seriously injured during SRH clash, RCB in shock

In a huge blow for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the explosive Australia National Cricket Team batter Tim David has suffered a leg injury on Friday, May 23.

Tim David got injured during the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

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Tim David leaves the field injured

The explosive right-handed batsman David has looked in terrific touch with the bat in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

He has played some terrific innings while batting down the order for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and has been one of the main reasons behind the success of the franchise in IPL 2025.

He has also declared his availability till the final for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), but he seems to have picked up an injury, which is a huge blow for the Rajat Patidar-led side.

He got injured during the 20th over of the SRH innings in Lucknow. On the first ball of the 20th over, Yash Dayal bowled a low full-toss on pads to Ishan Kishan, who hit the ball to the left of deep square leg.

David came running across to stop the ball, and in the process, he seems to have pulled his hamstring. He instantly called for a physio and was taken off the field.

Watch: Tim David gets injured

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We need to take responsibility and take it till the end - Abhishek Sharma

Speaking during the mid-innings break, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma, who played a quickfire innings, said that the pitch on offer is a good one to bat on. Abhishek added that he and Travis Head were hoping to post a total of around 230-240. He stated:

"I think when we (Head and himself) played the first over, we thought we got one of the best pitches this year. Somewhere we have to look out for our small mistakes. We need to take responsibility and take it till the end. Head and I we were looking forward to scoring a total of 230-240 only."

Abhishek Sharma also showered rich praise on Ishan Kishan for his terrific innings of unbeaten 94 runs that helped the Sunrisers Hyderabad post a colossal total of 231/6 on the board. He said:

"We had a plan and we were going to go after it (throughout the innings). The score is good. I think it was pending from his (Kishan's) side. He was talking about this. This score is because of Kishan only, the way he played was tremendous. Let's see what Pat Cummins thinks today (whether Abhishek is required to bowl)."

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