New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Tim David sustained an injury while fielding against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 league stage clash on Friday. Although he did come out to bat later on at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium, but couldn’t take his team over the line as RCB lost the game by 42 runs, a fourth of their ongoing campaign.
Jitesh Sharma, who was acting as the stand-in skipper, did not have details on David’s fitness immediately after the game, but the team will hope that it’s nothing major with the playoffs looming, only five days away. The incident took place during the last over of SRH’s fiery innings when Ishan Kishan was batting alongside skipper Pat Cummins, and Yash Dayal had the ball for RCB.
David was stationed at the boundary on the leg side, and Dayal bowled a full toss, which Kishan swiped behind square, and David sprinted towards the boundary at fine leg. Although he succeeded in keeping the ball inside the field of play and only gave away a run, but was seen limping off soon after. Jacob Bethell had to step in as a replacement for the remaining five balls of the over.
SRH had set a huge target of 232 for RCB, who were hosting at the Ekana Stadium, and while they looked on course till the 15th over, it all derailed soon afterward. David, who came in at no. 8, could score just a run in five balls before he holed out to the fielder at long-on in the 18th over. RCB were eventually bowled out for 189 in 19.5 overs.
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Tim David seemed to have picked up an injury while fielding during the last over of SRH innings on Friday and RCB will only hope it’s nothing major as the IPL 2025 playoffs are only five days away. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
