Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the Match Number 65 of IPL 2025 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Opting to bowl first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru did not have a good day. Romario Shepherd (2), Krunal Pandya (1), Suyash Sharma (1), Lungi Ngidi (1), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1) picked up wickets at regular intervals, but allowed SRH to post a huge score of 231/6.
Speaking after the match, RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma said that they gave away 15-20 extra runs, but was happy with the performance of his bowlers. Jitesh Sharma said:
I haven't met with him because I was upset - Jitesh Sharma on Tim David's injury
Jitesh Sharma opined that RCB players were a little rusty in the match and said that he is unaware of how serious is the injury picked up by Tim David is. He said:
In the end, Jitesh Sharma dropped a bizarre statement, saying that 'losing a game is a very good sign'. He elaborated:
RCB emerged victorious in the previous IPL clash over SRH
Royal Challengers Bengaluru delivered a great performance to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in their previous IPL fixture on April 25, 2024, in Hyderabad.
Opener Faf du Plessis started off the innings with a quickfire 25 runs off 12 balls before falling in the fourth over. Kohli scored a composed 51 runs off 43 balls while Patidar smashed a blistering 50 runs off just 20 balls to boost RCB's run rate during the middle overs.
Defending the total, RCB bowlers did a good job and stopped the explosive Sunrisers Hyderabad batting unit to 171/8. Swapnil Singh, Cameron Green, and Karn Sharma picked up two wickets each, while Yash Dayal and Will Jacks got one wicket each.
The premier pacer, Mohammed Siraj, failed to get any wickets but bowled an exceptional spell as in his 4-over quota, he gave away just 20 runs.
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