Royal Challengers Bengaluru sign Tim Seifert as Jacob Bethell set to leave for England national duties

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have signed Tim Seifert as Jacob Bethell is set to leave from TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 for England on May 24, 2025 – following RCB’s league-stage game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23, 2025 – to join the England team. The replacement will be effective from May 24, 2025.

Tim Seifert – the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter – has played 66 T20Is and has 1540 runs against his name from the same. He will join RCB for INR 2 Crore.

Jacob Bethell played 2 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025, scoring a total of 67 runs with an average of 33.50 and a strike rate of 171.79, including 1 half century.

Additionally, they recently signed Mayank Agarwal as an injury replacement for Devdutt Padikkal for the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

RCB IPL 2025 full squad 

Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Yash Dayal

After a washout against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, is already qualified for the playoffs with 17 points in 12 matches, while SRH has been eliminated from the top 4 race with only four wins in 12 games.

Now, RCB with players like Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Romario Shepherd, and Tim David will aim to finish in the top 2 as the top two teams will get one extra chance to qualify for the finals if they lost Qualifier 1. On the other hand, SRH featuring names like Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Pat Cummins, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Ishan Kishan will look to finish the season on a high.

Suyash Sharma had a chat with Virat Kohli, and on the very next ball, he took the wicket Klaasen. #RCBvsSRH
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