After 2016, Royal Challengers Bangalore are finishing in the IPL 2025 in the top two for the first time. In today’s match with Sunrisers Hyderabad at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, RCB will aim to bring the best out of their top players like Virat Kohli, Patidar, and Shepherd. While SRH at 8th position ended their season relying on the top line’s aggressive batting.
Today’s match was initially being played at the hometown of RCB but due to the bad weather prediction, it shifted to Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. Before the border conflict hit the IPL matches, RCB made a strong hold with 4 back-to-back wins. While after the return the match was washed out due to rain, so now it’s time to see if RCB is moving on with the same energy and enthusiasm.
Talking about the stats of RCB, Kohli has 7 50s in 11 innings, with skipper Rajat Patidar, Tim David, and Romario Shepherd giving their contributions. While SRH is sitting in the 8th position will end the season with their aggressive top order and hope for a better bowling lineup.
RCB vs. SRH: Head-To-Head Report
- Total Played Matches – 24
- Royal Challengers Bangaluru – 11
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – 13
RCB vs. SRH: Report On The Pitch
Although the Ekana stadium pitch is favorable towards the batting lineup, there is a slight sheen that will make the first over ball an early skid. There is a variation in the ground dimensions: 60m and 69m square, with a 75m straight boundary. The preferred strategy can be chasing first and batting second.
RCB vs. SRH: The Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jacob Bathwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutta Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvuneshwar Kumar, Lungi Nigdi, and Yash Dayal.
Impact Substitute: Suyash Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaseen, Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins ©, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Jeeshan Ansari, and Eshan Malinga.
Impact Substitute: Mohammed Shammi
RCB vs SRH: Weather Report
There is an ideal cricket condition at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. The day is mostly sunny and the temperature is recorded with a maximum of 37 and a minimum of 27 degrees Celsius. With the start of the match, the weather conditions will be suitable with 0% humidity.
Yesterday’s IPL match was between GT vs LSG IPL 2025 Match.
RCB vs SRH will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium at 7:30 pm IST.
