Tim David misses out on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s essential conflict in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants within the Indian Premier League 2025. RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma opened up on the crew’s adjustments for this match. Check why Tim David isn’t enjoying for RCB within the conflict 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 through LSG within the final league stage match of the match, with their hopes of a top-two end nonetheless being in their very own 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 because the stand-in captain once more as Rajat Patidar will play as an Impact participant because of his hand harm that he sustained whereas enjoying in opposition to Chennai Super Kings earlier within the match. Meanwhile, David missed out because of a hamstring problem that he sustained throughout RCB’s earlier fixture in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23. He suffered the difficulty whereas fielding within the first innings of the conflict in opposition to SRH. David got here out to bat at No.8 within the second innings and was dismissed for just 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 stated 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 stated 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