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Divyaditya Singh Author
The final league match of IPL 2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 27. Although, this match will not make any change in the playoff scenario, it is going to be a crucial game for RCB as they aim for the top-two spot. However, it won’t be an easy task to win against LSG who are coming after defeating the table toppers Gujarat Titans in their previous clash.
On the other hand, RCB also ended up suffering a big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad and will look to get a big win to confirm their spot in the top-two. LSG, who are already out of the playoffs race will now be looking to spoil RCB’s party in the last league match of the season. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 70th match of IPL 2025 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Match
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 70
Venue
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time
Tuesday, May 27:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network
The surface of the Ekana Cricket Stadium looks good for batting this year unlike the previous years where the bowlers had advantage. It provides a fair contest between bat and ball that could lead to a competitive match. The team batting first at this ground won nine times while the chasing team came out victorious on 11 occasions. The average score at this ground is 172 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other five times in the IPL history so far. Out of these five matches RCB won three times while LSG have defeated them twice.
Total Matches played
5
LSG won
2
RCB won
3
LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke, Digvesh Rathi
Impact player: Mitchell Marsh
RCB: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma
Impact player: Rajat Patidar
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Maharaj Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, David Miller, Arshin Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara
LSG vs RCB Toss Prediction: Winner expected to opt for bowl first
The pitch is expected to support the batters in the upcoming match. Both sides would prefer to bowl first, aiming to limit the opposition to a manageable score and then chase it successfully
LSG vs RCB Toss History (Last 5 Years)
Mitchell Marsh: Mitchell Marsh had his best IPL season with the bat this year where he is among the leading run scorers of the season. He is coming after smashing a hundred in his previous game and will be looking to get another big knock in his final outing in IPL 2025. The opening batter has scored 560 runs from 12 matches this season so far at a strike rate of 161.84 with one hundred and five half-centuries.
Virat Kohli: Star batter Virat Kohli has been a top performer for RCB this year and is among the leading run scorers of the season. RCB ended up winning all the matches this year in which Kohli scored more than 50 runs and his role will be crucial if RCB want to finish at top two. The opening batter has scored 548 runs from 12 matches this season so far at an average of 60.88 along with seven half-centuries.
Digvesh Rathi: Digvesh Rathi has been a star performer for LSG this year and took crucial wickets at key moments. He is LSG’s leading wicket taker this year taking 14 scalps from 12 matches so far and will be looking to get another match-winning figures against RCB.
Krunal Pandya: Krunal Pandya is second-highest wicket taker for RCB in the ongoing season and has been a key performer with his ability to take big wickets at crucial moments. The left-arm spinner has scalped 15 wickets from 12 matches in IPL 2025 so far.
Toss Prediction: RCB to win the toss
Scenario 1: RCB opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: LSG to post 165-175 runs
Match prediction: RCB to win
Scenario 2: RCB opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: RCB to post 190-200 runs
Match prediction: RCB to win
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