Rajat Patidar suffered a finger injury while fielding against CSK in the last match.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar was seen with a hand bandage after he injured his finger during the IPL 2025 game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) recently. Patidar had suffered the injury as he attempted to stop the ball from a Ravindra Jadeja shot.
According to reports, the 31-year-old might miss Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s next match against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday. However, the positive news is that he will be available for the remaining games.
After the LSG game, RCB are set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 13) and Kolkata Knight Riders (May 17) in the league stage. The three-time finalists look well set to qualify for the IPL playoffs as they currently lead the standings with 16 points from 11 matches.
The physios had a look at Patidar and eventually walked off the field. Virat Kohli took over as stand-in skipper due the absence of Rajat Patidar. Spinner Suyash Sharma delivered a short ball to Ravindra Jadeja in the fourth ball of the 11th over to Ravindra Jadeja which the latter thumped towards extra-cover region. Rajat Patidar injured his finger while trying to stop the ball in that over.
Chennai Super Kings failed to chase down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s total 213/5 after they managed to just get to 211/5. Knocks rom Ayush Mhatre (94) and Ravindra Jadeja (77) went in vain. Chennai Super Kings have already been eliminated from IPL 2025 whereas Royal Challengers Bengaluru are very well in contention for the playoffs.
Rajat Patidar has scored 239 runs from 11 matches at a strike-rate of 140.59. This includes two half-centuries. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already been hit with injury setbacks.
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While pacer Josh Hazlewood missed the CSK game due to an injury whereas England wicketkeeper-batter Phil Salt has missed the last two games due to an illness. However, both of them are likely to be fit for RCB’s next game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow on Friday.
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