IPL 2025 | Josh Hazlewood rejoins Royal Challengers Bengaluru forward of IPL playoffs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood. File
| Photograph Credit score: Ok. Murali Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have gotten a large enhance forward of the Indian Premier League playoffs with Australia quick bowler Josh Hazlewood rejoining the facet two days earlier than their remaining league match in Lucknow on Might 27, 2025.

Hazlewood had returned residence in the course of the one-week break because of the suspension of the IPL within the wake of India-Pakistan navy battle and was additionally coping with a shoulder niggle from which the right-arm pacer has recovered.

“It’s clearly nice to be again. A few weeks at residence, [I] made the many of the final [as I] went as much as Brisbane and bowled fairly a number of overs,” Hazlewood stated in a video posted by RCB on Sunday (Might 25).

“The whole lot has been good. Hopefully to get the ball rolling once more and, yeah, look ahead to tomorrow and begin the observe,” he added.

The 34-year-old was coaching in Brisbane as part of Australia’s preparations for the World Take a look at Championship remaining in opposition to South Africa subsequent month and was being monitored by Cricket Australia’s medical staff.

The RCB camp was carefully monitoring Hazlewood’s progress. He has been RCB’s finest bowler on this IPL with 18 wickets in 10 matches and is at present fourth-highest wicket-taker within the competitors.

Already certified for the play-offs, RCB face Lucknow Tremendous Giants of their final IPL league match right here on Tuesday.

RCB will rely upon different outcomes for a top-two end after dropping their final match in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs.

In truth, a win by a slim margin for PBKS over Mumbai Indians on Monday would maintain RCB forward however in case of a defeat to LSG, the Rajat Patidar-led facet must undergo the Eliminator once more.