IPL 2025 Fantasy League: Fantasy XI for Match 65 - RCB vs SRH | IPL Fantasy Tips
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) go up against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 65th match of IPL 2025 on Friday, May 23, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Players playing in Match 64: Shubman Gill (GT) (BAT) (10 Credits), Sai Sudharsan (GT) (BAT) (9.5 Credits), Prasidh Krishna (GT) (BOWL) (8 Credits), Jos Buttler (GT) (WK) (10 Credits), Aiden Markram (LSG) (ALL) (9.5 Credits), and Nicholas Pooran (LSG) (WK) (10 Credits).
Captain: Jos Buttler. | Vice-Captain: Nicholas Pooran.
Total Points: 21,314.5.
I don't have any players from this fixture and plan to make five transfers as a result.
Transfer Deadline: Friday, May 23, 7.30 pm IST.
Note: The suggested team may change depending on the toss or other unexpected team news. Any such changes will be updated for the next match day.
Transfers
Transfers Made: 5 | Transfers Remaining: 24.
1) Aiden Markram (LSG) (ALL) (9.5 Credits) - OUT | Virat Kohli (RCB) (BAT) (10.5 Credits) - IN
2) Nicholas Pooran (LSG) (WK) (10 Credits) - OUT | Jacob Bethell (RCB) (ALL) (8.5 Credits) - IN
3) Jos Buttler (GT) (WK) (10 Credits) - OUT | Eshan Malinga (SRH) (BOWL) (7.5 Credits) - IN
4) Prasidh Krishna (GT) (BOWL) (8 Credits) - OUT | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) (ALL) (10 Credits) - IN
5) Anshul Kamboj (CSK) (BOWL) (7 Credits) - OUT | Krunal Pandya (RCB) (ALL) (8.5 Credits) - IN
This game is an important one for RCB, with their hopes of finishing in the Top 2 receiving a major boost after GT's defeat yesterday. I expect Virat Kohli to lead their charge on what should be a tricky batting surface at the Ekana. The RCB opener could play another long innings, as the rest of the side bats around him.
Krunal Pandya is another RCB player I'm quite keen on, courtesy of his deep knowledge of the conditions at the Ekana Stadium, and his positive record at this venue.
From SRH, Eshan Malinga has been quite impressive throughout the season, and his wide array of variations combined with his slingy action makes him a leading candidate for being SRH's highest wicket-taker in this match. Abhishek Sharma has been in better form in the second half of the season than the first, and with no Josh Hazlewood for RCB, the southpaw could take the rest of the RCB bowlers to the cleaners.
I'm quite confused about who to bring in using my final transfer. With 9.5 credits to spend, there are plenty of options I could land on, but as of now, I'm tempted by the prospect of selecting Jacob Bethell. Set to slot in at No.3 for RCB, the hard-hitting English all-rounder smashed a half-century against CSK, and could go hard against the SRH spinners.
But depending on the toss and the pitch report, I could also consider the likes of Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, or another RCB bowling option.
IPL Fantasy 2025 - Fantasy XI for Match 65 - RCB vs SRH: Thoughts and Captaincy Tips
Players playing in Match 65: Abhishek Sharma (SRH) (ALL) (10 Credits), Krunal Pandya (RCB) (ALL) (8.5 Credits), Eshan Malinga (SRH) (BOWL) (7.5 Credits), Jacob Bethell (RCB) (ALL) (8.5 Credits), and Virat Kohli (RCB) (BAT) (10.5 Credits).
All five players are capable captaincy options, although Kohli's consistency throughout the season gives him an edge to be the first-choice armband pick.
Other Players
Kuldeep Yadav (DC) (BOWL) (9.5 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs PBKS, Match 66
Ayush Mhatre (CSK) (BAT) (7 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs GT, Match 67
Shubman Gill (GT) (BAT) (10 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs CSK, Match 67
KL Rahul (DC) (WK) (10 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs PBKS, Match 66
Mustafizur Rahman (DC) (BOWL) (8 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs PBKS, Match 66
Sai Sudharsan (GT) (BAT) (9.5 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs CSK, Match 67