IPL 2025: RCB rope in Tim Seifert as Jacob Bethell’s substitute | Cricket Information

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 26: Tim Seifert of New Zealand bats throughout sport 5 of the Males’s T20 sequence between New Zealand and Pakistan at Sky Stadium, on March 26, 2025, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Picture by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Photos)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday has signed Tim Seifert as Jacob Bethell’s substitute, who is ready to depart for England nationwide duties.“New Zealand’s explosive wicketkeeper batter, Tim Seifert, has been named as RCB’s momentary substitute for Jacob Bethell, who returns to England for nationwide duties after our SRH match,” RCB stated in a press release.Tim Seifert has performed 66 T20Is and has 1540 runs in opposition to his identify from the identical. He’ll be a part of RCB for Rs 2 Crore.The 30-year-old has earlier performed for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2021 and 2022, respectively.

The 21-year-old Bethell had featured in two matches for RCB, scoring 67 with 55 being his highest rating in opposition to the Chennai Tremendous Kings. Bethell will probably be accessible for RCB’s remaining league-stage match in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Might 23 earlier than his departure.The substitute will probably be efficient from Might 24. Who’s that IPL participant?Their remaining league sport will probably be in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants on Might 27.Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians are the opposite groups to have made the play-offs.Jos Buttler, who’s representing Gujarat Titans, too can be skipping the play-offs as they conflict with England’s house sequence in opposition to the West Indies.