RCB vs SRH Toss Updates & Playing 11 for both teams: IPL 2025 Match 65 - RCB opted to bowl first

Match 65 of the Indian Premier League 2025 will feature Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad from the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. This clash is more important for RCB as they are looking to seal the top 2 spot in the points table. For SRH, it’s a mere pride game where they’ll be eyeing to defeat RCB in this match. So, before we dive into the live action, check out the live toss updates, pitch report, and playing 11 of the RCB vs SRH - Match 65 of the IPL 2025.

RCB vs SRH: Where to Watch Live?

RCB vs SRH: Ekana Stadium Pitch Report

The surface in the Ekana Stadium has been on the high-scoring side this season. With a few matches, we get to witness the originality of the surface. Batters have enjoyed batting here as the ball nicely comes onto the bat, and for bowlers, they need to hit the perfect line and length to get wickets with the new ball. Spinners have been efficient with the older balls. In today’s match, the surface is expected to be balanced and expects an intriguing contest, and the team that wins the toss will bowl first, as this season, teams that chased have won more times.

RCB vs SRH: Live Toss Updates

RCB won the toss and opted to field first

RCB vs SRH: Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c&wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Eeshan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat

RCB vs SRH: Umpires’ List

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