RCB vs SRH: This season of IPL 2025 has reached its last stop. Today’s match can change the picture of Top 2. The 65th match of this season will be between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore today. The match will be played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow from 7:30 pm today.

RCB has already ensured its place in the playoffs, but if they want to stay in the top 2, then it is necessary to win in this match. At the same time, this will be a fight for honor for SRH and they would also like to disrupt the RCB top 2 equation, even though the SRH is now out of the playoff race but from the tournament she would like to go with the victory honorably.

Ekana Stadium pitch mood
The mood of Lucknow’s Ekana Pitch is usually slow, and there is not much bounce here. But in the recent matches, the batsmen have got a lot of help on this pitch. In the previous match which was played between LSG and SRH, there were runs on this pitch over 400, which is expected that this time also this pitch can prove to be favorable for batting. Just in the beginning, you will have to play carefully on this pitch. If we look at the batting order of both teams, the fans can get to watch a highscoring match today.

Fast bowlers can get some action from the new ball on this pitch. This pitch can prove to be helpful for spinners. But as dew increases, difficulties for bowlers will also increase.

Role of toss
In Lucknow, there is a possibility of dew falling in the evening, which can cause difficulty in controlling the ball while doing Gedambaji in the second inning. Therefore, winning the toss and bowling first will prove beneficial. According to previous data, the first bowling team has got success.

Weather condition
Today’s weather will be hot in Lucknow, temperature will be 32 degrees Celsius in the day, while in the evening it can reach around 27 degrees. There is no possibility of rain, but light dew can be seen in the evening, which can affect the result of the match.

IPL data of Ekana Stadium
Total Match: 20
Batting first win: 8 (40%)
Victory chasing the goal: 11 (55%)
Match won after winning the toss: 13 (65.00%)
Match won after losing the toss: 6 (30%)
Match without result: 1 (5%)
The biggest score: 235/6 (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants)- 2024
The shortest score: 108 (Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) -2023

RCB vs SRH whose pan is heavy so far
There have been 25 matches in the IPL between these two teams so far, in which SRH has won 13 times, while RCB has won 11 times so far. However, Talking about the last 5 matches, RCB has won 3 matches. If you look at the current form, then the confidence of RCB is more.

Match number: 65
Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
place : Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Time : From 7:30 pm
Live Broadcasting: Jio Hotstar, Star Sports Network

SRH vs RCB Match Venue Shifted IPL 2025: The schedule of IPL 2025 has been changed again. The difference is that this time the venue of only one match has been changed, not the entire tournament. The match of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad was to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, but now the venue has been changed to Lucknow. The reason for this has been explained by bad weather. Remind you that on May 17, the match of RCB and KKR was rained.

On May 17, the match of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders was declared canceled due to rain. Since there is a possibility of heavy rains in Bengaluru in the next few days, the SRH and RCB match to be held on May 23 will now be played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In the last days, there have been continuous rains in Bengaluru and cloudy sky. Now the change in the schedule means that the RCB league will play both the last two matches in the Ekana Stadium, as they have to play the last match against LSG in Lucknow.

According to the reports, the RCB management was informed about the change in the venue on Tuesday evening. Changes in Venue for RCB can be said good news, because there is no possibility of rain in Lucknow next day. Due to the weather, the RCB may take a chance to make it to the direct qualifier 1 from the RCB. The Bengaluru team is currently in second place in the points table with 17 points and now it has 2 matches left in the league stage.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have 2 matches left and it can go directly to the qualifier one by finishing the top-2 in the IPL 2025 points. He is yet to play one match with SRH and LSG.

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