Rajat Patidar gave fans of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru a huge shock because he did not show up for the draw for the IPL 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. Instead, Jiteh Sharma came for the draw. Patidar plays as an impact player. Jitesh Sharma leads the Bengaluru side in the vital confrontation, Rajat Patidar coming as an impact submarine after having undergone an injury to the finger. Apart from that, the Mayank Aggarwal veteran dough enters the side, replacing Devdutt Padikkal.
“This is the first time that the Captain of RCB. I have captain of the PBK against SRH last year. We first think of making a bowl, wanting to take most of the surface of the humidity. We are looking forward to finishing the league in addition to the table and entering the playoffs. The management has taken care of the players. We have a good atmosphere and a good culture. We want to win and win the cup. Jiteh.
SRH made three changes with Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar and Jaydev Unadkat returning to the XI playing.
RCB could very well move in the front row with a victory on Friday, while the Titans of Gujarat received a 33-point defeat by Lucknow super-managers on Thursday.
It was decided that RCB will not play their last home game from IPL to Mr. Chinnaswamy stadium and will officially move this match to Lucknow after a yellow alert published by the Indian weather service predicted strong precipitation in Bengaluru until Thursday.
Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (C), Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaan, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malingu.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jiteh Sharma (WK / C), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma.
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