When RCB take the field against LSG on Friday, they will have the opportunity to win the match and secure their place in the playoffs
RCB have turned to experienced campaigner Mayank Agarwal as a replacement ahead of the business end of the IPL 2025.
Check the team rankings of RCB, PBKS, MI, SRH, KKR, LSG, DC, CSK, RR, GT on IPL 2025 points table. Virat Kohli is currently holding the orange cap while purple cap is with GT's Prasidh Krishna
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Indian Premier League cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru against a YouTube advertisement of Uber Moto featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Travis Head, saying no prima facie case of disparagement or infringement of trademark was made out. The court opined that the general perception created by holistic viewing of the advertisement is one of healthy banter and good-natured lighthearted humour, as it refused to grant an interim injunction on the advertisement. The high court said in the advertisement there was "no element of demeaning/ criticism/ condemning/ ridiculing/ defaming/ mocking or falsity" with a view to injure or harm the RCB trademark or RCB cricket team. Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed the application by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying it does not call for any interference at this stage. "All throughout the impugned advertisement, there is no (in)direct imputation/ insinuation/ comparison/ exaggeration/
The Uber ad in question shows cricketer Travis Head spray-painting 'Royally Challenged' over 'Bengaluru' on a 'Bengaluru vs Hyderabad' display board inside a cricket stadium
Rajat Patidar-led RCB are currently the favourites to become the first team to book their place in the playoffs of IPL 2025 as CSK and RR bow out of contention
The incident took place on the third ball of the 17th over, where RCB pacer Lungi Ngidi trapped Brevis in front of the wicket and the umpire raised his finger
If the match between RCB and CSK fails to produce a result due to rain, both teams will have to share one point each
This is the first time RCB have defeated CSK twice in the same season
Mhatre earlier went unsold during the IPL 2025 mega auction and was later roped in by CSK as a replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad
Check all the details related to streaming and broadcast of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings here
Romario Shepherd is the newest entrant to the list of fastest 50 scorers. Representing RCB, Shepherd hammered a 14-ball fifty against CSK in Bengaluru in IPL 2025
Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the top spot in the list for his 13-ball half-century for the Rajasthan Royals vs the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023
In terms of most sixes for a single franchise, Kohli is followed by Chris Gayle (263 sixes for RCB) and Rohit Sharma (262 sixes for MI) in second and third spot
Along with his half-century record, Kohli also holds the record for most centuries in the IPL, with a total of eight centuries under his belt
In place of Hazlewood, South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been drafted into the playing 11.
Check out the players' match-ups ahead of the RCB vs CSK match here. The players' battle stats will help you create a Bangalore vs Chennai fantasy playing 11 based on facts
In matches between RCB and CSK, Virat Kohli has been the top run-scorer, amassing 1,067 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja leads with 18 wickets in bowling
In the reverse fixture, RCB dominated CSK in Chennai. Josh Hazlewood's early strikes, supported by Dayal and Livingstone, derailed CSK's chase of 197.
While spinners have managed to keep things tight economically in Bengaluru, it's the seamers who have outperformed overall, boasting better averages and strike rates.