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**Royal Challengers Bengaluru Stunned as Patidar Ruled Out, Jitesh Sharma to Captain Against SunRisers Hyderabad**
**Bengaluru, [Date – Assume Today’s Date]:** In a shocking turn of events, Rajat Patidar was a surprise absentee from the toss for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s crucial IPL 2025 match against SunRisers Hyderabad today. Wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma stepped in as captain in Patidar’s place, revealing that Patidar suffered a finger injury.
Sharma confirmed that Patidar will feature in the game as an impact player, further explaining the situation. Veteran batter Mayank Agarawal replaces Devdutt Padikkal in the RCB lineup.
“It’s my first time captaining RCB,” said Sharma at the toss. “I captained PBKS against SRH last year. We are thinking to bowl first, want to take most of the surface from the moisture… Rajat Patidar is the impact player. Mayank comes in for Padikkal.” Sharma also expressed confidence that RCB can win the cup, saying “We are looking forward to finish the league on top of the table and enter the playoffs.”
SunRisers Hyderabad also made three changes, bringing in Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar and Jaydev Unadkat.
A victory for RCB today could propel them to the top of the league table, especially after Lucknow Super Giants defeated Gujarat Titans yesterday. Adding to the unusual circumstances, RCB’s final home game will now be played in Lucknow due to weather concerns in Bengaluru.
**Teams:**
* **Sunrisers Hyderabad:** Pat Cummins (c), Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
* **Royal Challengers Bengaluru:** Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma(wk/c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma.
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