Updates:
The toss at the Ekana International Stadium went in favour of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and captain Jitesh Sharma opted to bowl first. Jitesh announced that Rajat Patidar will play as an impact sub, while Mayank Agarwal has replaced the injured Devdutt Padikkal. Meanwhile, the SunRisers have made three changes from the previous match, bringing in Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar and Jaydev Unadkat.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
Preview:
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will return to the field after over a 20-day break from the field as they face the SunRisers Hyderabad at the Ekana International Stadium. While the fixture was initially scheduled to take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the heavy rain forecast in Bengaluru forced the stake holders to shift the venue.
The Royal Challengers have qualified for the second consecutive year for the playoffs but might be rusty after returning from a long break as they look to secure one of the top two spots in the points table. However, they will be boosted by the positive fitness updates of Rajat Patidar and Phil Salt, especially with the playoffs fast approaching. Viewers can also expect the venue to be packed due to Virat Kohli playing for the first time since announcing his Test retirement.
The SunRisers, meanwhile, had beaten the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their latest outing by chasing over 200. Despite their playoff hopes officially done, the Orange Army will look to give their all to finish the season on a high. Travis Head is expected to return to the eleven after missing out on the game against the Super Giants.
RCB vs SRH IPL 2025 squads:
RCB squad: Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bisnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ayush Badoni, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke, William o'rourke, Shardul Thakur.
SRH squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Harsh Dubey, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder
