Match no. 65 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will see the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) go head to head Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday, May 23, at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
This is the first that RCB and SRH are meeting this season. They have had a constrasting season. While the Bengaluru-based franchise have already qualified for the playoffs with eight wins out of their 12 games thus far, while SRH have been knocked out long back.
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RCB will hope to climb to the top of the table with a win over Pat Cummins' side and progress directly to qualifier 2. Hyderabad, will play for pride and hope to move up on the table and end a disappointing season on a brighter note.
The Sporting News takes a look at the details ahead of the much-awaited clash in Ahmedabad.
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RCB vs SRH, IPL 2025: Expected lineups
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami/Jaydev Unadkat.
RCB vs SRH, IPL 2025: Head-to-head
The two teams have faced each other on 25 different occasions, with the RCB winning 11 matches and SRH bagging 13. One game ended in no result.
| Matches | RCB won | SRH won |
| 25 | 11 | 13 |
RCB vs SRH, IPL 2025: Predictions
Looking at recent form and how the teams have performed this season, RCB clearly come into this game as the stronger side.
They have been consistent, winning eight of their twelve matches so far, and are looking to seal their name at the top of the points table.
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Expect the likes of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt to score big on the usually batting-friendly Lucknow surface.
On the bowling front, the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal to be among the wickets. However, rotations are expected ahead of the playoffs.
Bengaluru are favourites to win the clash, however we can expect a strong fight from SRH, whose explosive batting lineup will be led by young gun Abhishek Sharma.
RCB vs SRH, IPL 2025: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, RCB are the favourites to win the high-voltage clash.
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