Will Josh Hazlewood play IPL 2025 playoffs?

RCB play PBKS in qualifier 1 of the IPL 2025, at Mullanpur on Thursday, and this would be the first time since 2016, that the Bengaluru crew has reached this far within the match. And a whole lot of credit score must go to the bowling division. Extra so, to Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who picked up 18 wickets in solely 10 encounters.

Josh Hazlewood Out of Motion Since April

In time of want, not solely he picked wickets, but in addition contained the runs, and has an financial system of 8.44 within the 2025 season. That stated, there may be a whole lot of confusion, and conjecture round Hazlewood’s health. The Aussie had gone again dwelling through the navy escalation between India and Pakistan, and solely returned a number of days again.

Aussie Pacer Now Match

One other situation is, he wasn’t match-fit, and was recuperating from an harm. However of their final match vs LSG, Jitesh Sharma made it clear that the pacer is now match, and would play within the playoffs. “Josh Hazlewood is match now. He’ll most likely play within the knockouts,” Jitesh had stated.

Ultimately, the choice will stay with the RCB administration, in the event that they actually need Josh Hazlewood’s providers within the Qualifier 1 towards PBKS or not. The crew has respectable bowling again ups of their line up — and might play both Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thusara, and even Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani, who have been drafted within the crew later.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (W), Romario Shepher, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushra Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, TIM Seifert, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Tim David, Mohit Rathee, SWASTIK Chikhara, Abhinandan Singh.