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**Sunrisers Hyderabad Set Imposing Target for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL Clash**

**Lucknow, India -** The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have set a challenging target of 232 runs for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match number 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match is taking place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

SRH, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, posted a formidable score of 231/6 in their 20 overs. Ishan Kishan was the standout performer for SRH, scoring an unbeaten 94 off 48 balls, supported by explosive cameos from Abhishek Sharma (34), Aniket Verma (26), and Heinrich Klaasen (24).

RCB’s chase has begun strongly, with the team reaching 31/0 in the first 3 overs. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli are currently at the crease.

RCB has already qualified for the playoffs, currently sitting second in the points table with 17 points. SRH, on the other hand, are out of contention for the playoffs, positioned eighth with only 4 wins from their 12 matches.

**Brief Innings Summary:**

SRH’s innings was characterized by aggressive batting from the top order. While they lost wickets at regular intervals, they maintained a high scoring rate throughout. The partnership between Kishan and Cummins (13*) at the end helped propel them to a massive total.

**Playing XIs:**

* **Royal Challengers Bengaluru:** Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (WK/C), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma.

* **Sunrisers Hyderabad:** Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga.

**Head-to-Head:**

In their 25 previous IPL encounters, Sunrisers Hyderabad has emerged victorious 13 times, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru has won 11 matches. One match ended in no result.

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