New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be up against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 65th clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. This is going to be one of the very few one-off clashes of the ongoing season as the two teams are meeting for the first time in their respective campaigns. The clash was originally scheduled in Bengaluru but was shifted a couple of days back, due to adverse weather in the city.
While SRH are already eliminated, they are playing only for pride. This is their penultimate league stage fixture they will be eyeing a win to make it five wins out of 13 games. They last won against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the same venue and currently sit eighth on the points table with nine points.
Meanwhile, RCB is qualified for the playoffs and is eyeing a top-two finish, for which a win against the Orange Army will be necessary. They sit second currently, with eight wins and three losses in 12 games thus far, and with one washed-out game as well, bagging 17 points.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad:
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Blessing Muzarabani, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad:
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Mohammed Shami, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Travis Head, Wiaan Mulder, Rahul Chahar, Smaran Ravichandran.
When will the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad be played?
The IPL 2025 match will be played on Friday, May 23.
What time will the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2025 match begin?
The IPL 2025 match will begin at 07:30 PM IST with the toss scheduled at 07:00 PM IST.
Where will the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad be played?
The IPL 2025 match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Where to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2025 match on television in India?
The IPL 2025 match will be live-telecasted on the Star Sports Network.
Where to watch the online streaming of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad?
The IPL 2025 match can be streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Head-to-Head
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad have faced each other in 24 matches in the Indian Premier League. Out of these 24 games, SRH has won 13, whereas RCB has emerged victorious on 11 occasions. The last five games between these sides have been edged 3-2 by RCB.
Ekana Stadium Weather Report
According to Accuweather, it will be “mostly sunny” in Lucknow during the daytime. There will be a little bit of cloud cover, which might bring a little amount of rain as well. But the game, which starts in the evening, stays away from any such threats as the night is bound to get clearer with close to zero chances of rain or thunderstorms. The temperature would range between 27 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Ekana Stadium Pitch Report
The track at the Ekana Cricket Stadium has usually aided the slower bowlers, particularly the spinners, and the batters have had to adjust to the degraded surface. Neither of the two teams boasts a strong spin bowling attack or any bowlers which suits the slower turfs well. This looks to be an equally poised encounter.
IPL 2025 RCB vs SRH, Match 65 – Live Streaming, head-to-head, pitch report and weather forecast: Royal Challengers Bengaluru host Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 65th match of IPL 2025 on Friday. Here is all you need to know about the match. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
