RCB vs SRH; Why are Rajat Patidar not the royal challengers Bengaluru? Details within | Mint

Jitesh Sharma makes his captaincy debut in royal challengers Bengaluru’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Regular captain Rajat Patidar sustained a finger injury on his right hand against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. Injured captains who play as fighters have been a common thing since the launch of the impact player rule in IPL. Virat Kohli led RCB in a few matches in 2023 when Faf du Plessis sustained a rib injury. Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson played as a batter in the first few games in IPL 2025. Riyan Parage led the team during the overs. Similarly, Rajat Patidar will occur as an impact during the RCB chase. RCB’s 9th captain Jitesh Sharma becomes the 9th captain to lead the royal challengers Bengaluru. Playing XI RCB captain Jitesh Sharma won the throw and chose the first Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Bowling First) 1 Phil Salt, 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Mayank Agarwal, 4 Jitesh Sharma (C, WK), 5 Romario Shepherd, 6 Tim David, 9 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar, too bowling. Ngidi, 11 Suyash Sharma substitutes: Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh Mayank Agarwal for the first time in 12 years to RCB. Sunrisers Hyderabad (first bat) 1 Travis Head, 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Ishan Kishan (WC), 4 Nitish Reddy, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 Aniket Verma, 7 Abhinav Manohar, 8 Pat Cummins (C), 9 Harsshal Patel, 10 Eshaman Malinga, 11 JaydeV Unadktus Unadktus Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh Travis Head returns to the side after missing the previous match due to illness. SRH Changes: ATHARVA TAIDE, ZEESHAN ANSARI and Kamindu Mendis make way for the Travis Head, Jaydev Unadkat and Abhinav Manohar. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap.