Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) completed a dominating 42-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 65 of IPL 2025 on Friday (May 23) at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Ishan Kishan’s imperious knock fuels SRH’s engine
After being invited to bat first, the Sunrisers were off to a good start with their openers Abhishek Sharma (34) and Travis Head (17). However, they were dismissed in consecutive balls, which put pressure on the SRH middle-order.
The out-of-form Ishan Kishan was impressive to soak up the pressure and stitch crucial partnerships with Heinrich Klaasen (24) and Aniket Verma (26). Kishan provided a terrific finish and remained unbeaten on 94 off 48 balls.
As a result, SRH posted a mammoth 231-run total on the board. Romario Shepherd took two wickets for RCB.
Phil Salt’s fiery fifty goes in vain
In response, RCB openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli opted for a positive approach to maximize the fielding restrictions. The duo looked in total control, as they amassed 72 runs in the powerplay.
However, Harsh Dubey secured a breakthrough of Virat Kohli (43) at an important juncture. Nevertheless, Salt continued his onslaught to hit 62 off 32 balls, before getting dismissed in the 12th over.
The rest of the batting line-up couldn’t keep up with the required run rate, as RCB eventually lost the game by 42 runs.
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Updated IPL 2025 table after RCB vs SRH match
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Pts |
| GT | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| PBKS | 12 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| RCB | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| MI | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| DC | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| KKR | 13 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| LSG | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| SRH | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| RR | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| CSK | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
IPL 2025 Stats and Leaderboard
Orange Cap Leaderboard
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan is the top batter in IPL 2025 with 638 runs. His opening partner, Shubman Gill is second on the list with 636 runs. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav has garnered 583 runs.
Sai Sudharsan – 638 runs
Shubman Gill – 636 runs
Suryakumar Yadav – 583 runs
Purple Cap Leaderboard
Noor Ahmad is the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 21 scalps. He has a better average than Prasidh Krishna, who also has 21 dismissals. On the other hand, Josh Hazlewood is third with 18 wickets.
Noor Ahmad – 21 wickets
Prasidh Krishna – 21 wickets
Josh Hazlewood – 18 wickets
RCB’s Top 2 Qualification scenario
RCB needs to win their final game with a big margin to stake a claim for a top two finish in the IPL 2025 points table. However, if Punjab Kings win both their games, they will finish in the third/fourth position.
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