- By Himanshu Badola
- Tue, 27 May 2025 07:41 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025: Rajat Patidar was not included in the playing XI of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for their IPL 2025 match against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. This is the last league match of the season and LSG will be looking to end their campaign on a positive note.
Jitesh Sharma came out at the toss as the stand-in skipper for RCB and opted to bowl first after winning the toss. RCB are in desperate need of a win in their last league match to ensure a top-two finish and play in Qualifier 1.
Like in the last match, the regular skipper Rajat Patidar will not be taking the field during RCB's bowling but will be available to bat as he was named in the impact subs, as confirmed by Jitesh during the toss time. RCB came up with a couple of changes as Tim David and Lungi Ngidi made way for Liam Livingstone and Nuwan Thushara.
"We will field first. Looks like a good wicket, we'll fancy chasing. Rajat Patidar is our impact player. Looking to win and make it into the top two. Tim David misses out, Liam comes in, so does Thushara, he replaces Ngidi, who left the team," Jitesh said at the toss.
LSG vs RCB Playing XIs, IPL 2025:
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William O'Rourke
Impact Subs: Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma
Impact Subs: Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.