RCB vs SRH Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other in Lucknow today. Bad weather forced the cancellation of the RCB team’s prior match versus Kolkata. With eight victories, the RCB team is in second place with 17 points. On the other hand, it has been a bad year for the SRH team. They are out of the playoff race though in the last match SRH team defeated LSG team by 6 wickets due to Abhishek Sharma’s excellent batting. This is the first match of SRH team in the tournament against RCB team.
Bengaluru’s Momentum vs. Hyderabad’s Struggles
The match between Bengaluru and Hyderabad in Lucknow is expected to witness a thorny clash. On the one hand, while Bangalore is coming with a brilliant performance, on the other hand, Hyderabad is coming in a bad condition. Both the teams are coming after a lot of rest which is expected to be an exciting match, but according to us, looking at the form of Bengaluru, they are expected to have the upper hand in this match.
Strengths and weaknesses of both teams
RCB’s performance in IPL 2025 has been what the team and their fans have always dreamed of. This season, the squad has won eight of their twelve games; however, weather forced the cancellation of their last game against KKR. With 17 points, the squad is now ranked second in the standings and has already earned a spot in the playoffs. With two games remaining, the club will now try to hold onto their spot in the top two.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad, who looked like a very strong team on paper, have flopped badly this season. Despite having big names in both the batting and bowling departments, the team has not been able to register even five wins so far. Hyderabad have played 12 matches this season, out of which they have won only 4 and lost 7, while one match was canceled due to rain. The team is currently ninth in the points table.
RCB vs SRH: Probable Playing 11
RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood/Jacob Bethel.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Atharva Tayde, Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Pat Cummins (captain), Zeeshan Ansari, Ishan Malinga
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