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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru were seen sporting green jerseys during the IPL 2025 match against the Rajasthan Royals. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, as seen in every season, were seen sporting their iconic green kits during their away clash against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the Indian Premier League 2025 clash on Sunday. The jersey is to once again show their commitment to protecting the environment and promote sustainable practices.
The edition is part of RCB’s annual ‘Go Green’ initiative, where they aim to raise awareness on the conservation of greenery and also encourage fans to plant more trees. Coming to the match, the toss was won by Rajat Patidar, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper, who chose to bowl first. He was seen speaking at the toss regarding the initiative where he said," We will bowl first.
Surface looks pretty hard and good. We will know how the pitch behaves. This (green jersey) is to raise awareness to plant more trees.
Same team for us," as quoted by Cricbuzz . The Bengaluru-based franchise has opted to once again go with an unchanged 11. The hosts, on the other hand, have just made one change to their playing 11 where Wanindu Hasaranga made his way back to the side in place of the Afghanistan pacer, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has shown brilliant signs of adapting to the conditions in Jaipur with his batting scoring a valiant fifty when struggling to find support on the other end. For Bengaluru, it was Krunal Pandya who delivered the first breakthrough thanks to a fine stumping by Jitesh Sharma. Yash Dayal got the wicket of Riyan Parag as well, but Jaiswal continues to go hard after getting set as the conditions have shown to be a bit difficult for the batters, considering the low bounce on offer.
Both RR and RCB will look to return to winning ways after suffering losses to Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals in their previous games, respectively. The match in Jaipur is the first game to be held at this venue this season and RR will want to begin their home campaign on a positive note..
