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LSG vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pulled off an incredible run chase of 228 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and secured a top-two finish in the IPL 2025 points table. RCB star Jitesh Sharma smashed knock of 85 runs off 33 balls to overshadow LSG captain Rishabh Pant’s fabulous century. Pant had slammed 118 off 61 to take LSG to their highest-ever IPL total of 227. However, Jitesh’s superhuman effort ensured that RCB secure a Qualifier 1 berth. Virat Kohli also hit a half-century and notched up three mega records during the game. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2025 Highlights – LSG vs RCB Score, straight from Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow:
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LSG vs RCB LIVE: The playoffs are set
And so, here is how your IPL 2025 playoffs will line up:
Qualifier 1, May 29: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Eliminator: May 30: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians
This will be spicy!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Can RCB go all the way?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have secured a top-two finish. 7 games, 7 wins in away matches this season. And they’ve had different people step up. Yes, Kohli has had a superb year. But Hazlewood has won them games. Krunal has won them games. Tim David and Romario Shepherd have played great knocks. Phil Salt has given them starts. And today, Jitesh Sharma, wow, take a bow.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Not LSG’s day
Lucknow Super Giants end a season of what-ifs. What if Rishabh Pant played like this all throughout the season, what if their bowler’s stayed fit. Pant emphasizes that they have had their chances, but just not been able to capitalize for a longer period of time.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: What. A. Game.
Catch your breath, folks. What a game! Jitesh Sharma with his best-ever knock in IPL. On a day when Rishabh Pant smashed 118, the other wicket-keeper batter has somehow overshadowed it with a knock of a lifetime. RCB chase down 228 at the Ekana, and will play Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: JITESH WINS IT!
Jitesh Sharma smashes a six and wins it for RCB! The highest-successful run chase ever done by Royal Challengers Bengaluru! RCB seal a top-2 finish in IPL 2025. A ridiculous, ridiculous performance. Virat Kohli stands up and applauds Jitesh. The RCB dugout is on its feet and jumping. What a knock.
RCB 230/4 (18.4) beat LSG 227/3 (20) by 6 wickets!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Jitesh continues hitting
Jitesh Sharma has smashed it through the off-side for 4 more, and then 6 off the next ball! Bouncer from O’Rourke, but Jitesh just hits a flat-batted straight six! Ridiculous hitting. And 6 more, over mid-wicket now! Jitesh is 77 off 30!
RCB need 7 runs off the last two overs.
RCB 221/4 (18)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Jitesh slams six! Moments after surviving a bizarre dismissal, Jitesh Sharma gives himself room and upper cuts it over third man for a maximum. The equation is simple for RCB now. 23 runs needed off just 16 balls.
RCB 205/4 (17.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Digvesh ‘Mankads’ Jitesh!
Digvesh Rathi has dislodged the bails at the non-striker’s end, where Jitesh Sharma was backing up. And sure enough, Jitesh is out of his ground. But Rishabh Pant withdraws the appeal! Jitesh Sharma stays. Magnanimous gesture by the LSG captain.
RCB 200/4 (17)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: NO BALL!
NO BALL! Back foot no ball by Digvesh Rathi! Free-hit for Jitesh, lifeline for RCB. This could be game-changing. And the free-hit goes out of the park! FIRST IPL 50 FOR JITESH! Digvesh had brought out the notebook celebration, but he’s made to pay for a costly error.
RCB 196/4 (16.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
Digvesh strikes! Jitesh Sharma is gone! Goes for the reverse sweep, and a really sharp catch taken by Ayush Badoni at backward point. He took it really close to the ground though, and the legality of the catch will be checked again by the third umpire.
RCB 189/5 (16.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Asking rate under 10
This is VERY gettable for RCB from here. 39 runs needed in the final 4 overs, required run-rate is under 10 an over. Jitesh is on 49, Agarwal is nearing his fifty too. RCB fans may have thought this run chase was over once Kohli departed, but this RCB does not give up!
RCB 189/4 (16)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4, 4 Jitesh!
Jitesh continues the flow of runs! Hammered down the ground for 4, and then smashed through extra cover for another 4. Avesh Khan is being toyed around here by Jitesh, who is up to 48 off just 18 balls.
RCB 188/4 (15.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Huge over for RCB!
Massive over for RCB! 21 runs off it. Mayank Agarwal and Jitesh Sharma are both rocketing towards half-centuries. Mayank 36 off 18, Jitesh 39 off 15! 51 runs needed, 30 balls left. And Rishabh Pant is down and needs some stretching. Classic Pant?
RCB 177/4 (15)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX! FOUR! Jitesh!
Jitesh Sharma! What a knock being played here by the wicket-keeper batter. Comes down the track and hammers it over extra cover for a maximum. Next ball, brilliantly executed sweep shot for 4 runs. Superb batting. Jitesh is 38 off 14!
RCB 172/4 (14.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Misfield, 4!
Jitesh Sharma picks up another boundary! Misfield by Will O’Rourke at deep cover. RCB’s Rs 11 crore wicket-keeper batter, stand-in captain today, is keeping their hopes of chasing 228 down alive. They’re still going with the asking rate.
RCB 162/4 (14.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Huge run out chance missed!
Oh dear, that should’ve been run out! Huge mix-up between Jitesh and Mayank, but both batters were at one end! But guess, what O’Rourke fails to collect and dislodge the bails properly, and LSG miss a big chance to dismiss the non-striker. 17 comes off the over.
RCB 156/4 (14)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: O’Rourke misses hattrick
Will O’Rourke is back for his third over. Remember, he took two wickets in the last two balls of his previous over. However, he doesn’t get a wicket in the first ball of this over. And then Jitesh slams a maximum over long off! The asking rate is nearly 13 an over, much needed shots.
RCB 149/4 (13.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Anushka is devastated
The wicket saw Kohli strike his bat to the ground in frustration, and wife Anushka Sharma seems to be shell-shocked as well. A silence around the Ekana Stadium, despite RCB being the away team. Huge blow for RCB.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
KOHLI DEPARTS! Huge, huge wicket! Avesh Khan strikes, Virat Kohli’s innings comes to an end. This could be the biggest moment of the game. The ‘Chase Master’ departs, and RCB’s top-two hopes hang by a thread now. Goes for the big shot, but holds out to Ayush Badoni at long-off.
RCB 123/4 (11.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Three huge records for Kohli
RCB stalwart Virat Kohli has notched up not one, not two, but three huge records today evening. Here is a list of all of them:
1) First player to score 9,000 runs for a single franchise.
2) Most number of fifties by a player in IPL history (63)
3) First time a batter has crossed 600-run tally five times in IPL.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Kohli makes another record!
With this half-century, Kohli has notched up his 63rd fifty in IPL, making him the clear leader when it comes to total number of half-centuries by a single batter in IPL history. He surpasses David Warner, who had made 62.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: RCB doing well
RCB need 113 runs in the last 10 overs, they have managed 115 in the first 10. Virat Kohli is smashing it at a strike rate of 189, and Salt, Patidar and Agarwal have played fast cameos to keep RCB’s top two hopes alive.
RCB 115/3 (10)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4, 4, 4!
Mayank Agarwal on song! Three boundaries in a row! Taking some pressure off Virat Kohli, treating himself to three boundaries against Akash Singh. Big over for RCB, 18 coming off it. RCB are right with the asking rate.
RCB 115/3 (10)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 50 for Kohli!
Slammed through the covers! 50 for Virat Kohli, in just 27 balls. He is the man who can take RCB to victory today. A great knock from the ‘Chase Master’ but the journey is not even 50 per cent done tonight. Big applause from wife Anushka Sharma in the stands.
RCB 101/3 (9.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
Two in two! Will O’Rourke gets Liam Livingstone out first ball. Perfect yorker from the Kiwi pacer. He’s given away a lot of runs today, but he has put LSG on the front foot now. He will be on a hattrick when he comes to bowl next.
RCB 90/3 (8)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
OUT! Rajat Patidar is gone! Straight to Shahbaz Ahmed, Will O’Rourke gets his man. Hit it really hard, but right to the fielder. Important wicket for LSG, they need to keep making these breakthroughs.
RCB 90/2 (7.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
SIX for Patidar! First six of the innings for Patidar. O’Rourke back into the attack, but the Kiwi pacer is proving to be really expensive today. And Kohli keeps adding to it! Drives it through the off-side for a boundary.
RCB 88/1 (7.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Outside edge, 4!
Rajat Patidar gets a thick outside edge against Digvesh Rathi, and it runs away for 4 through the third man region. First boundary for RCB’s captain. Rishabh Pant deploying spin to try and slow down Kohli after the powerplay.
RCB 76/1 (7)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Patidar promotes himself
RCB captain Rajat Patidar has come in to bat as the Impact Player at No. 3. Usually bats at 4, but just like Pant, the opposition captain has also entered at 3 today. Struggled for form off late, but this is a big chance to seal his side’s place in the top two.
RCB 66/1 (6)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
Salt departs! Akash Singh takes the wicket. Wide slower bouncer from the left-arm seamer, Salt swings hard but ends up lobbing it to Digvesh Singh at extra cover. Simple catch, and LSG have broken the tearway opening stand.
RCB 61/1 (5.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR!
Phil Salt hammers it down the ground! Over mid-off and into the fence for 4 more. RCB are flying at 12 runs an over, both openers have slammed six boundaries each but not a single six! Low risk, calculated, but highly effective cricket.
RCB 60/0 (5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Kohli completes huge record
Four runs and Virat Kohli completes 9,000 runs in RCB colours! He becomes the first player to do so for a single IPL franchise. He has started this run chase in merry manner, along with Phil Salt. No sixes, but both batters going at more than 200 strike rate!
RCB 55/0 (4.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 50 up for RCB!
Runs continue thick and fast! Spinners Digvesh and Shahbaz into the attack, but Salt now takes charge and gets three boundaries against them. 50 up for RCB in just 4 overs. They look set to take this run chase to the distance.
RCB 50/0 (4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4, 4, 4, 4!
FOUR BOUNDARIES IN A ROW! Virat Kohli hammers it through mid-wicket again! What a start by RCB, they have begun this run chase with the perfect intent. Pressure on LSG, and Digvesh Rathi has been brought in straight away.
RCB 31/0 (2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Three fours in a row!
Virat Kohli swings hard and gets 4 runs again! The ball flies over third man and runs away for 4. Runs coming thick and fast for RCB in the early stages. And then 4 more! Through mid-wicket, slapped. Kohli looks in fine knick.
RCB 26/0 (1.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR, Kohli!
Virat Kohli ends the first over with a boundary! Three dot balls to start, but then flicks it over mid-wicket and through for 4. Next over, Phil Salt once again hammers a boundary against Will O’Rourke, and then Kohli picks up 4 more down the leg side.
RCB 18/0 (1.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: The chase starts
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli are out in the middle, as RCB begin their run chase of 228. These two need to give a big start to make this happen. Akash Singh taking the new ball for LSG. Salt begins the chase with a boundary.
RCB 5/0 (0.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: A huge challenge for RCB
Don’t forget, Royal Challengers Bengaluru need to win this match to seal a top two finish and a Qualifier 1 spot. Well, they’ll have to pull off a sensational run chase to win it from here. Over to Virat Kohli and co.!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: LSG end on 227
LSG end on 227! Led by a special innings from their captain Rishabh Pant. 118* off just 61 balls. 11 boundaries and 8 sixes. Pant has wowed the Ekana Stadium today, and given them reason to dream for next year.
LSG 227/3 (20 overs)
RCB Target: 228
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
Shepherd gets a wicket at last! Slower short ball by the West Indian, Pooran goes for the pull shot but doesn’t connect it well enough. Yash Dayal takes the catch, but a check is being made to see if it was taken cleanly. And it has been, Dayal had his palms underneath the ball.
LSG 226/3 (19.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4 – Pooran, 6 – Pant
Romario Shepherd misses his attempted wide yorker, and Pooran slams the low full toss away for 4. Two balls later, Pant goes big again! Another low full toss, and it is flicked over deep square-leg for 6! Classic Pant.
LSG 225/2 (19.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR! SIX!
Nothing can stop Rishabh Pant today! He shuffles across his stumps and delicately guides it through third man. Next ball, short from Dayal and he hammers it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Pant continues to shine.
LSG 214/2 (18.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 100 FOR RISHABH PANT!
CENTURY! Second IPL ton for Rishabh Pant! He has got there in just 54 balls, and gets a standing ovation from the Ekana and the LSG dugout. Finally, Rishabh Pant showcases his mercurial potential. And he celebrates with a cartwheel!
LSG 201/2 (18)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Pant up to 96!
Rishabh Pant up to 96! Slower, short ball by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pant gets an edge and it goes over the keeper’s head for 4 runs. Next ball, he slashes hard but is denied a boundary after some good fielding at deep point by Phil Salt.
LSG 196/2 (17.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Pant into the nineties
Rishabh Pant is up to 91 off 50 deliveries. 3 overs remain, LSG are past 190. How much can they get? This is already turning into a daunting target for RCB. Bhuvneshwar is being given another over, RCB hoping that his experience can make a difference.
LSG 191/2 (17)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4 more!
Rishabh Pant continues the explosive run-scoring. He is not going to push the brakes just because Marsh is out. Pant slices it over short third-man and picks up another boundary. Up to 89! Just 11 runs away from the century now.
LSG 184/2 (16)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
Marsh is gone! Swings hard, but gets a faint edge and it is caught by Jitesh behind the stumps. Bhuvi does deliver the wicket in the end. Draws the curtain to a sensational 152-run partnership between Marsh and Pant. Marsh out for 67 off 37 balls.
LSG 177/2 (15.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX, SIX!
Two sixes in a row! Mitchell Marsh dishes out two incredible hits against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. RCB are really missing Hazlewood. Marsh is up to 67 off just 36 balls. He has smashed 5 sixes today too!
LSG 176/1 (15.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Down the ground, 6 more! The very best of Rishabh Pant! We have had to wait 14 matches to see, but we are seeing exactly why the LSG thinktank decided to shell out Rs 27 crore for Pant. He is up to 83 off just 45 balls.
LSG 164/1 (15)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Misfield by Kohli
Virat Kohli now with a misfield! RCB under a lot of pressure with a Qualifier 1 spot at stake, and even the great Kohli is making an error in the outfield. Commentators Michael Clarke and Matthew Hayden call it “sloppy”.
LSG 158/1 (14.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX MORE!
Rishabh Pant, what a shot! Over extra cover, that is a ridiculous shot off the bowling of Romario Shepherd. Pant is now up to 77, and a century is well in sight. He has scored more than 1/3rd of his runs in the tournament in just today’s match!
LSG 157/1 (14.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4, 6 Pant!
One-handed SIX! Rishabh Pant is into the 70s now. What a knock the LSG captain is playing today. First a brilliant shot through the off-side for 4, and then a one-handed heave over mid-wicket for a maximum. LSG fans would be wishing they got this version of Pant for all 14 games!
LSG 149/1 (14)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX! 50 for Marsh!
SIX to get to 50! Mitchell Marsh hammers it over mid-wicket for a huge six. Gets to his sixth half-century of the season, in 31 balls. The Australian has been class all throughout the season. Began with a half-century in the first match, ends in the same manner.
LSG 137/1 (13.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Great over by Krunal
Krunal Pandya is brought back into the attack and the left-arm spinner bowls a really tight over. Concedes just 4 runs, and halts the LSG run-scoring for a short while. RCB need their experienced bowlers to come good here. A top-two finish is at stake!
LSG 131/1 (13)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 100-run partnership
Rishabh Pant and Mitch Marsh have stitched a 100-run partnership together. It has been an excellent knock. RCB have been left frustrated and Virat Kohli is getting involved, instructing some field changes from the boundary.
LSG 128/1 (12.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Marsh completes 600 runs
Four and a six from Mitch Marsh against Romario Shepherd! Mitch Marsh is into the 40s, and completes 600 runs in IPL 2025. Under the radar, the Australian has had an excellent season this year, shown his class at a consistent basis.
LSG 127/1 (12)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR!
Slapped for 4! Yash Dayal is really not having a good game. Rishabh Pant gets almost no timing, but he has hit it so hard that it rockets away down the ground for a boundary. Dayal has conceded 31 runs in 2 overs.
LSG 114/1 (11)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 4, 4, 50 FOR PANT!
A big fielding blunder by Phil Salt at deep point, and Pant gets 4 runs! Up to 48 now, And he gets another boundary, this time through deep-square leg! 50 for Rishabh Pant, in just 29 balls! Showing his potential and a possible return to form.
LSG 100/1 (9.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Another maximum for Rishabh Pant! Toe-end of the bat, Rishabh reaches out and swings but still gets 6 runs. The left-hander is now into the 40s, and nearing his second half-century of IPL 2025. Takes a couple of runs after that. Up to 44.
LSG 92/1 (9.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Marsh goes big! Romario Shepherd bowls a short ball and Marsh heaves it away over mid-wicket for a maximum. Marsh has played second fiddle to Pant so far, but now the in-form Australian starting to show what he’s capable of.
LSG 82/1 (8.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Good over by Suyash
Leg-spinner Suyash Sharma comes into the attack and concedes six singles in six balls. Good over from the youngster. Pant is into the 30s, and looks set to get a half-century from here. LSG motoring along at over 9 runs an over.
LSG 74/1 (8)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Rishabh Pant smacks another maximum! What a shot from the LSG captain. Pace on from Bhuvneshwar, short ball and Pant pulls hard and gets 6 runs. Next ball is a superbly-timed flick, and it goes for 4, despite a good fielding effort.
LSG 68/1 (7)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 55 in the powerplay
LSG have made 55 runs in the powerplay. Rishabh Pant and Matthew Breetzke have upped the scoring rate, but Marsh seems to be a struggling a little. RCB pulled it back well with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Thushara.
LSG 55/1 (6)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: No ball, 4!
Nuwan Thushara bowls a waist-high no ball. Mitch Marsh swings hard on the free-hit, gets an inside edge that runs away behind for 4. Thushara completes his third over, he has bowled a good spell today so far. 1/19 in 3 overs.
LSG 55/1 (6)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Good first over by Bhuvi
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes into the attack for Over No. 5, and bowls a really good 6 balls. Using the slower ball a lot, puts the brakes on the LSG run-scoring. Only 4 runs off the over, and the run-rate dips below 10.
LSG 48/1 (5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR!
Rishabh Pant slaps it through backward point for 4 now! Dayal is really missing his line here, and Pant is cashing in. And he ends the over with another boundary, down the ground this time. Pant off to a flying start.
LSG 44/1 (4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Pant promotes himself, hits six!
Rishabh Pant has promoted himself up the order to No. 3! And he slams a huge six against Yash Dayal. Gets on one knee and slams it over mid-wicket, monstrous hit by the LSG captain. Can this be Pant’s night?
LSG 34/1 (3.2)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: OUT!
BOWLED! Thushara sends a stump rolling! Breetzke’s cameo ends. Thushara nails the yorker, that is almost Malinga-esque! Virat Kohli is pumped, and is first on the scene to give Thushara a high-five. RCB’s tactic has worked!
LSG 25/1 (2.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Odd tactic!
We are into the third over but Bhuvneshwar Kumar has still not been handed the ball by Jitesh Sharma. Instead, Thushara continues, while Krunal was chosen from the other end due to the match-up. Hasn’t worked out for RCB so far. Another boundary for Breetzke, meanwhile!
LSG 25/0 (2.3)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: SIX!
Breetzke goes big! The South African knows how to make a good debut, and he is going after the RCB bowling early doors here. Hammers Krunal Pandya for a six over long-on. Then a powerful drive through the off-side but a good fielding effort saves 4.
LSG 20/0 (1.4)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR!
First boundary for Breetzke! The South African gets a ball on the pads and deftly times it through mid-wicket. Good shot. 11 off the over in the end from Thushara. LSG off with two boundaries to start.
LSG 11/0 (1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: FOUR!
Marsh slams a boundary! The Australian has been in great form this season, and he gets the first boundary of the day. Hammers it through the point region for 4. Thushara has bowled a good over apart from that, with a half LBW shout too.
LSG 7/0 (0.5)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Here come the openers!
Mitchell Marsh is opening with Matthew Breetzke for LSG! Rishabh Pant will then surely walk in at No. 4. RCB are opening the bowling with Sri Lankan Nuwan Thushara. Bit of swing early on, let’s see if Thushara can make an impact.
LSG 1/0 (0.1)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Kohli on verge of 2 records
We will have to wait a while today to see Kohli bat, but let us remind you again that he could register two big records today:
1) Kohli needs 24 runs to become the first-ever player to score 9,000 runs for one franchise.
2) Kohli is one half-century away from registering the most fifties in IPL history (Currently on 62, tied with David Warner)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: RCB Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru XI vs LSG: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c/wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Hazlewood to feature in playoffs!
Jitesh Sharma says at the toss that the fans will get a surprise in the next match, because Josh Hazlewood and Tim David will both be fit enough to play in the playoffs! That will be a huge boost for RCB!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: RCB WIN TOSS!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss! Jitesh Sharma is the captain once again, and he has opted to bowl! Jitesh also confirms that Rajat Patidar will play as the Impact Player. Liam Livingstone and Nuwan Thushara replace Tim David and Lungi Ngidi.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: 10 minutes to toss!
We are just 10 minutes away from toss time at the Ekana Stadium, as RCB and LSG gear up for one final league game of IPL 2025. It will be interesting to see what the toss-winning captain chooses, with LSG’s best fate having usually come batting first.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: LSG Predicted XI
Here’s Lucknow Super Giants’ probable XII vs RCB: Mitchell Marsh, Aryan Juyal, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William O’Rourke, Akash Singh.
Aryan Juyal or Arshin Kulkarni could be given a chance at the top of the order as Markram’s replacement.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: RCB Predicted XI
Here’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s probable XII vs LSG: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma (c/wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Blessing Muzarabani, Suyash Sharma.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Will Hazlewood return?
A lot of doubt for RCB also surrounds their overseas pacer situation. Lungi Ngidi has left for international duty, while Josh Hazlewood’s fitness still has a question mark over it. Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani has been picked as the replacement, and could be given a go to prepare him for the playoffs.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Captaincy worry for RCB?
There is still a fitness concern behind RCB captain Rajat Patidar. The Rs 11 crore star played only as an impact batter in the previous match, with Jitesh Sharma captaining in the field. It will be interesting to see whether Patidar is fit enough today.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: How can RCB finish top?
While RCB will definitely finish in the top two with a victory today, there is also the chance for them to top the points table for the first time in their history. Here’s how they can do it:
1) Win the match by 42 runs or more if they bat first
2) Chase the target within 17 overs if they bat second
The parameters may change slightly depending on the amount of runs the opponent score during the match.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: No Markram for LSG
Star LSG batter Aiden Markram has already left to join the South Africa squad. Markram has been a revelation at the top of the order this year, scoring 445 runs in 13 games. He has also chipped in with some wickets.
Will be interesting to see whether Rishabh Pant opens or not.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: What is the H2H?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru hold a slender advantage over Lucknow Super Giants when it comes to the overall head-to-head. RCB have 3 wins, while LSG have 2, in their 5 encounters to date. This will be their only match this season.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Last chance for Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant has had a season to forget. After being signed for Rs 27 crore, a lot of expectations surrounded the wicket-keeper batter. However, after making 151 runs in 13 matches at a strike of just 107, it is fair to say the expectations have not been met this year.
Can Rishabh Pant have one final gift for the LSG crowd this year tonight?
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Virat Kohli on verge of 2 massive records
RCB stalwart Virat Kohli has enjoyed a great season. Kohli has amassed more than 500 runs, and is RCB’s leading run-scorer. However, he can achieve 2 massive records tonight:
1) Kohli is 24 runs away from becoming the first-ever IPL player to make 9,000 runs.
2) Kohli is 1 half-century away from the most number of IPL fifties by a player (currently on 62, tied with David Warner)
LSG vs RCB LIVE: LSG playing for pride
LSG made all the headlines at the mega auction when Sanjiv Goenka shelled out Rs 27 crore for Rishabh Pant. However, the season hasn’t gone to plan, and they were knocked out of the playoff race after just 12 games. However, they did register a big win in their last game against Gujarat Titans, and can spoil the playoff party for RCB too with a win today.
LSG vs RCB LIVE: RCB eye top two!
With a win, RCB can seal a top two finish in the IPL 2025 points table today. It will be a vital win for them, as a Qualifier 1 berth would help them get two cracks at the IPL final. In fact, a big victory could even see them finish in the No. 1 spot!
LSG vs RCB LIVE: Hello and welcome!
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