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In the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) today. The match will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium (Ekana) of Lucknow from 7:30 pm. Earlier the match was to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, but it was shifted to Lucknow due to bad weather. The two teams will face each other for the first time at the Ekana Stadium.
This match is very important for RCB in terms of Cowlifier-1. At the same time, SRH has already been out of the playoff race. Both teams will clash for the first time this season.
Match details, 65th match RCB vs SRH date- 23 May Stadium, Lucknow Time: Toss- 7:00 PM, Match Start- 7:30 PM
Hyderabad ahead in head to head A total of 25 matches have been played between the two teams in the IPL so far. RCB in 11 and SRH in 13 won. While one match remained inconclusive. The two teams will face each other for the first time at the Ekana Stadium.
Kohli RCB’s top scorer Virat Kohli has scored the most runs from RCB. Josh Hazlewood is the top bowler of the team with 18 wickets. He could not play the match against Chennai due to injury. If Hazlewood plays today, you can become the top wicket of the tournament with 3 wickets. Hazelwood may be out of the tournament due to injury. However, it has not been officially confirmed.
Abhishek Sharma SRH’s top scorer No batter for Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was out of the playoffs, could not score 400 runs this season. Abhishek Sharma is the top run scorer of the team by scoring 373 runs. In bowling, Harshal Patel has taken the most 15 wickets from the team.
Pitch report The pitch of the Ekana Stadium has changed considerably in the last few years. 9 pitches of black and red clay have been made in this stadium, due to which sometimes high and low scoring matches are seen. So far 20 IPL matches have been played here. In 8 matches, the team batting in the first inning and the team chase in 11 won. While one match remained inconclusive. The highest team score here is 235/6, which was made by Kolkata Knight Riders against Lucknow Super Giants last season.
Weather condition There will be a lot of heat in Lucknow on Friday. There will be strong sunlight throughout the day. There is a 13% apprehension of rain. The temperature can range from 27 to 37 ° C.
Possible playing-12 Royal Challengers Bangalore of both teams: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Soult/Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romio Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma and Lungi Ngidi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (Captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Heinrich Klason (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Ishaan Malinga, Mohammed Shami.