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Tim David misses out on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s important battle in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants inside the Indian Premier League 2025. RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma opened up on the crew’s changes for this match. Check why Tim David is not having fun with for RCB inside the battle in opposition to LSG.
New Delhi:
Tim David missed out as Royal Challengers Bengaluru took on Lucknow Super Giants in a high-stakes IPL 2025 league stage match on Tuesday, May 27. RCB are going via LSG inside the last league stage match of the match, with their hopes of a top-two finish nonetheless being of their very personal arms.
RCB gained the toss and opted to bowl first on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Jitesh Sharma flip up as a result of the stand-in captain as soon as extra as Rajat Patidar will play as an Impact participant due to his hand hurt that he sustained whereas having fun with in opposition to Chennai Super Kings earlier inside the match. Meanwhile, David missed out due to a hamstring drawback that he sustained all through RCB’s earlier fixture in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23. He suffered the problem whereas fielding inside the first innings of the battle in opposition to SRH. David obtained right here out to bat at No.8 inside the second innings and was dismissed for only one in RCB’s botched-up chase of 232.
“We will field first. Looks like a good wicket, we’ll fancy our chase. Rajat Patiodar is our impact player. Looking to win and make it into the top 2. Tim David misses out, Liam comes in, so does Thusara,” RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh acknowledged on the toss.
“We don’t mind batting or bowling first, we did show the glimpse of the potential in our last game, but every match is a learning curve, till the last ball is bowled, we will give our 100 percent. Few changes – Breetzke is in and Digvesh Rathi are back in,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant acknowledged on the toss.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara
Lucknow Super Giants’ Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William ORourke
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs – Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary
