Josh Hazlewood and Tim David aren’t part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s battle in the direction of Lucknow Super Giants throughout the Indian Premier League 2025. The duo missed out on RCB’s ultimate league stage sport. Will Hazlewood and David be on the market for the playoffs? Check proper right here.
New Delhi:
Josh Hazlewood and Tim David missed out in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s important battle in the direction of Lucknow Super Giants throughout the ultimate league stage match of the Indian Premier League 2025. This is a must-win battle for RCB as a victory over LSG will assure a top-two finish for them and might take them into Qualifier 1.
RCB are missing the businesses of key worldwide avid gamers Hazlewood and David. Hazlewood has returned to India after travelling once more residence as a consequence of his shoulder rehab on the time of IPL suspension. However, he is nonetheless not picked no matter being on the market.
David moreover missed out on this battle as he had picked up a hamstring injury all through RCB’s earlier fixture in the direction of Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB skipper confirmed the changes on the toss.
Will the duo return for the playoffs?
All eyes of the RCB followers are on the return of these two avid gamers, who lend good assist to the employees. RCB’s stand-in captain for the battle in the direction of LSG, hinted that every the avid gamers may be on the market for the playoffs, saying some ‘shock’ is throughout the retailer for the followers.
Jitesh is the stand-in captain as an alternative of Rajat Patidar, who will play as an Impact participant as a consequence of his earlier hand injury that he sustained in RCB’s battle in the direction of Chennai Super Kings. “We will field first. Looks like a good wicket, we’ll fancy to chase. Rajat Patidar is our impact player. Looking to win and make it into the top 2. Tim David misses out, Liam comes in, so does Thushara, he replaces Ngidi who left the team,” Jitesh said on the toss.
“We don’t mind batting or bowling first, we did show a 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 per cent. Few changes – Breetzke is in and Digvesh Rathi is back in,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant said on the toss.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, 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
