In the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, we saw the battle between Royal Challenge Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH) at Bharatra Tona Shuria Tarvi Harivajapai Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday, May 23rd.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and selected the first bowl in the match. Jitesh Sharma intervened as RCB captain in the match as Rajat Patidar did not fit perfectly on the field and played as an impact player.
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Royal challenger Bengaluru bowlers have not had a good day and they were unable to prove their decision to throw. Romario Shepherd (2), Krunal Pandya (1), Suyash Sharma (1), Lungidi (1), and Bhubuneshwar Kumar (1) regularly picked up wickets, but SRH was able to post a huge score of 231/6 on the board.
Ishan Kishan accused the undefeated 94 of running 48 balls as a standout performer for SRH. Abhishek Sharma (34), Aniket Verma (26) and Heinrich Klaasen (24) also chipped in on key runs.
Following the target, Virat Kohli (43) and Phil Salt (62) hit the ball brilliantly to get the team off to a great start. The RCB had solid control over the match in 173/3, but the firing of Rajat Patidar caused a collapse.
Royal challenger Bengaluru went from 173/3 to 189/10, facing 42 defeats against Sunrise Hyderabad. For SRH, Pat Cummins (3), Eshan Malinga (2), Nitish Kumar Reddy (1), Harsh Dubey (1), Harshal Patel (1), and Jaydev Unadkat were one of the wickets.
Updated IPL 2025 Points Table after RCB vs SRH.
Before Friday’s match, Royal Challengers’ Bengaluru was in the second spot in the points table with 17 points in 12 matches and net run percentage of 0.482, while Sunrise Hyderabad had nine points in 12 matches and net run percentage of -1.005. This is the updated point table that has been changed.
| Pos | team | p | w | l | nr | NRR | PTS |
| 1 | GT | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.602 | 18 |
| 2 | bks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.389 | 17 |
| 3 | RCB | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.255 | 17 |
| 4 | mi | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1.292 | 16 |
| 5 | DC | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -0.019 | 13 |
| 6 | LSG | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -0.337 | 12 |
| 7 | KKR | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.193 | 12 |
| 8 | SRH | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -0.737 | 11 |
| 9 | RR | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | -0.549 | 8 |
| 10 | CSK | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | -1.03 | 6 |
IPL 2025 Orange Cap List after RCB vs SRH, Match 65
Before Match 65, Sai Sudalsan (638), Shubman Gill (636), Suryakumal Yadav (583), Mitchell Marsh (560) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (559) took the top five spots. Here is the post-match orange cap list:
| Pos | player | team | execution | mat | inn | no | HS | average | bf | sr | 100 | 50 |
| 1 | Sai Sudarsan | GT | 638 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 108* | 53.17 | 409 | 155.99 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | GT | 636 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 93* | 57.82 | 406 | 156.65 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Suryakumar Yadav | mi | 583 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 73* | 72.88 | 342 | 170.46 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 560 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 117 | 46.67 | 346 | 161.84 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | 559 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 75 | 43 | 350 | 159.71 | 0 | 6 |
IPL 2025 Purple Cap List after RCB vs SRH, Match 65
Here is the updated purple cap list after the match:
| Pos | player | team | WKTS | mat | inn | ov | execution | BBI | average | econ | sr | 4W | 5W |
| 1 | Prashidi Krishna | GT | twenty one | 13 | 13 | 51 | 413 | 4-41 | 19.66 | 8.09 | 14.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Noor Ahmad | CSK | twenty one | 13 | 13 | 46 | 387 | 4-18 | 18.42 | 8.41 | 13.14 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Trent Boulet | mi | 19 | 13 | 13 | 46.1 | 387 | 4-26 | 20.36 | 8.38 | 14.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Hezlewood | RCB | 18 | 10 | 10 | 36.5 | 311 | 4-33 | 17.27 | 8.44 | 12.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Varun Chakaravarthy | KKR | 17 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 329 | 3-22 | 19.35 | 7 | 16.58 | 0 | 0 |