The four IPL 2025 playoff teams have been determined in an extraordinary turn of events, with up to seven league stage games remaining. At this moment, the main importance of these seven games is to decide which two of those four teams place first and second in the standings.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play IPL 2025 match number 65. The league decided to move the match to Lucknow despite it being scheduled as an RCB home game due to bad weather in Bengaluru. Unlike SRH, RCB has also earned a spot in the playoffs.
When discussing the most recent encounter between RCB and their opponent, there is absolutely nothing to write about. The match, which was scheduled versus KKR in Bengaluru, had to be called off due to the constant rain even without the toss.
After eliminating the hosts from the competition with a consolation victory over LSG in Lucknow, SRH was given some relief. Like each time before, LSG began with fifties from Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram. They didn’t have any other hitters get going, but Nicholas Pooran started.
Abhishek Sharma got SRH off to a good start in their pursuit of the total. The major damage was done in the seventh over when Abhishek struck Ravi Bishnoi for 26 runs, including four sixes. The remainder was handled by Heinrich Klaasen, Kamindu Mendis, and Ishan Kishan.
IPL Records and Stats at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Lucknow has been moving away from its reputation as a slow surface with extensive assistance for spin in the recent years, In fact, the last match played here saw the record for the highest total chased at this ground being broken.
| Matches Played | 20 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 8 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 11 |
| Matches With No Result | 01 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average First Innings Score | 169 |
| Highest Team Total | 235 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 205 |
Player battles to watch out for in RCB vs SRH, Match 65 of IPL 2025:
1. Abhishek Sharma vs Josh Hazlewood
RCB have been pretty much the best bowling team in the powerplay in IPL 2025. In this match, they will have to contend with Abhishek who has a pretty good record against Hazlewood in the IPL. Abhishek has scored 31 runs in 17 balls at a strike rate of 182.35 while being dismissed just once.
2. Virat Kohli vs Harshal Patel
Kohli has been RCB’s most consistent batter in this tournament, and has had a positive matchup against Patel so far in the IPL. In all, Kohli has made 72 runs in 42 balls at a strike rate of 171.42 while being dismissed twice at an average of 36 against Patel.
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