Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 6 wickets in the 70th match of IPL 2025 played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow to secure their place in Qualifier 1.
With this win, RCB secured a place in the top-2 by securing 19 points in the points table and will now take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1.
In this Match Lucknow Super Giants batted first and scored 227/3 in 20 overs, in response to which Royal Challengers Bangalore won by scoring 230/4 in 18.4 overs.
Brilliant performances from Jitesh Sharma (85*), Virat Kohli (54), and Nuwan Thushara (1/26) played a key role in Bangalore’s victory.
1st innings: Lucknow Super Giants 227/3 (20 overs)
Lucknow got off to a steady start, but Matthew Breetzke (14 runs, 12 balls) was dismissed early. Mitchell Marsh (67 runs, 37 balls) and captain Rishabh Pant (118* runs, 61 balls) shared a brilliant 152-run partnership for the second wicket.
Pant completed his century in 54 balls, and added 49 runs for the third wicket with Nicholas Pooran (13 runs, 10 balls). Pant remained unbeaten along with Abdul Samad (1* runs, 1 ball) to take the score to 227.
For Bangalore, Nuwan Tushara (1/26), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/46), and Romario Shepherd (1/51) took one wicket each.
Top scorers of Lucknow Super Giants
- Rishabh Pant: 118* runs (61 balls, 11 fours, 8 sixes)
- Mitchell Marsh: 67 runs (37 balls, 4 fours, 5 sixes)
- Matthew Breetzke: 14 runs (12 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
- Nicholas Pooran: 13 runs (10 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes)
Top bowlers of Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Nuwan Thushara: 4 overs, 26 runs, 1 wicket
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 4 overs, 46 runs, 1 wicket
- Romario Shepherd: 4 overs, 51 runs, 1 wicket
- Yash Dayal: 3 overs, 44 runs, 0 wickets
- Suyash Sharma: 3 overs, 39 runs, 0 wickets
2nd innings: Royal Challengers Bangalore 230/4 (18.4 overs)
Chasing the target of 228 runs, Bangalore got off to a fast start. Phil Salt (30 runs, 19 balls) and Virat Kohli (54 runs, 30 balls) added 61 runs for the first wicket. Rajat Patidar (14 runs, 7 balls) and Liam Livingstone (0 runs, 1 ball) were out early.
Jitesh Sharma (85* runs, 33 balls) and Mayank Agarwal (41* runs, 23 balls) shared an unbeaten 107-run partnership for the fifth wicket to give India victory in 18.4 overs.
For Lucknow, William O’Rourke (2/74) took two wickets, while Akash Singh (1/40) and Avesh Khan (1/32) took one wicket each.
Top scorers of Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Jitesh Sharma: 85* runs (33 balls, 8 fours, 6 sixes)
- Virat Kohli: 54 runs (30 balls, 10 fours, 0 sixes)
- Mayank Agarwal: 41* runs (23 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes)
- Phil Salt: 30 runs (19 balls, 6 fours, 0 sixes)
Top bowlers of Lucknow Super Giants
- William O’Rourke: 4 overs, 74 runs, 2 wickets
- Akash Singh: 4 overs, 40 runs, 1 wicket
- Avesh Khan: 3 overs, 32 runs, 1 wicket
- Digvesh Singh: 4 overs, 36 runs, 0 wickets
- Shahbaz Ahmed: 3 overs, 39 runs, 0 wickets
Decisive moment of the match
The decisive moment of the match came in the 18th over, when Jitesh Sharma By scoring 18 runs in Digvesh Singh’s over, Jitesh brought Bangalore closer to victory.
Jitesh hit a four in Ayush Badoni’s over and gave Bangalore a spectacular victory by 6 wickets in 18.4 overs.
