Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams had contrasting results in their previous game.
LSG won their last encounter against the Gujarat Titans (GT) by 33 runs. Batting first, they scored a whopping 235/2, and later bowled well to restrict GT to a mere 202/9.
Meanwhile, RCB suffered a 42-run defeat in their previous fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Bowling first, they conceded 213/6, and later tried to get close to the target, but fell short.
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William O’Rourke
Impact Player: Akash Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
The tracks in Lucknow have been flat for batting this season, and expect another nice batting surface for this contest. The ball will come nicely on the willow. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with around 190 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 34°C, with no threat of rain, is forecast.
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Lucknow Super Giants will have a home advantage, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru are stronger. RCB have played better cricket and have more match-winners. Expect RCB to win.
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