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IPL 2025 Updates: RCB win by 6 wickets; seal 2nd spot

Tue, 27 May 2025

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23:45

Jitesh hits match-winning unbeaten 85

RCB 230-4 (18.4 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets to secure a place in Qualifier 1.

Badoni in the attack now and Agarwal starts the over with a single.

Jitesh then takes a couple. A dot later he brings up the winning runs with a six over deep backward square leg as RCB win buy 6 wickets.

O'Rourke is back in the attack and Agarrwal cuts the slower ball past point for a single.

Short ball and Jitesh top edges it over short third man for a six!

Quick short ball next and that is a dot.

Full ball and Jitesh smacks it over extra cover for a four!

Jitesh then flat bats the slower bouncer straight down the ground for a six!

Jitesh then swings the ball long and hard over deep mid-wicket for a six!

21 come in the over.

Rathi back in the attack and he strikes first ball, Jitesh goes for the reverse sweep and is caught at backward point. But umpires are checking for no ball and the catch.

NO BALL CALLED! Back foot no ball that.

Jitesh survives and that is a free hit.

Rathi comes around the wicket and Jitesh swings and swings it hard over deep mid-wicket for a six to bring up his maiden IPL 50.

Jitesh then takes a quick single.

Agarwal then drives the ball down the ground for a single.

Rathi then follows the batter who wants to make room, he then tries to go after it and misses. Jitesh reviews for wide. He loses the review.

Jitesh then drives the ball down to long off for a single.

Rathi appeals for run-out at bowler's end as he sees Jitesh outside his crease and Jitesh is not out. Rishabh takes back the appeal.

Agarwal takes a single to the leg side to end the over to bring up the 200. 11 come off the over.

23:22

RCB need 39 off 24 now

RCB 189-4 (16 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Avesh is back in the attack and Jitesh drives the ball straight down the ground for a single.

Agarwal then gets a single to long-off.

Avesh then bowls a bouncer, wide given. LSG review and lose it.

Full ball next and Jitesh smashes it straight down the ground for a four!

Slower ball again and Jitesh goes inside out and swings it over extra cover for another four.

A dot later, Jitesh gets a single to deep mid-wicket as 12 come off it.

Shahbaz back in the attack and Jitesh cuts the ball to deep point where O'Rourke misfields and the ball slips through his fingers for a four.

Bishnoi at backward square leg then puts in the slide in the outfield to keep it down to a couple.

Jitesh then comes down the track and smashes it over extra cover for a six!

Jitesh then sweeps the ball for a four to deep square leg!

Jitesh then reverse sweeps it for a single.

Short ball and Agarwal cuts it past point for a four as 21 come off it!

23:03

Big task still for RCB

RCB 156-4 (14 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

O'Rourke back in the attack and Jitesh punches the ball to long-off for a single.

Agarwal then just swings and edges it over the infield for 3.

Jitesh then makes room and smashes the slower ball over extra cover for a six!

Jitesh then steps to the leg stump, and scoops it past short third man for a four!

A mix-up next but Jitesh survives.

Agarwal then slaps the ball to deep cover and a misfield allows the batters a couple as 17 come off it.

Akash back in the attack and Jitesh and Agarwal take a single each off the first two balls.

Jitesh then gets a couple to wide long-on

Jitesh then mishits the scoops but gets a single to short fine leg.

Agarwal then gets a single to deep mid-wicket and Akash goes down with an injury, looks like he has pulled a muscle.

Physio is out to check on him. He is fine and continues and Jitesh ends the over with a tight single to mid-off. 7 come off the over.

22:50

Kohli out for 54

RCB 132-4 (12 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Jitesh Sharma is the new man in and he is off the mark with a four over long off.

Jitesh then plays the full ball to leg side and takes a single to mid-wicket for a single.

Agarwal then taps the ball down to mid-wicket and scampers for a couple.

Agarwal then sneaks a couple after a misfield at backward point. 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Avesh back in the attack and the yorker is played down to long off for a single by Agarwal.

Kohli then just lofts the next ball straight to Badoni at long-off. Kohli is out for 54 off 30.

Rathi back in the attack and after two dots, the good length ball on the off stump, Agarwal waits on it and cuts it late past backward point for a four!

Agarwal and Kohli then take 3 singles as 7 come off it.

22:39

Agarwal looking confident

RCB 115-3 (10 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Akash back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a four wide of extra cover. Bring up his 50.

Kohli then takes a single next bal.

Agarwal then hits back-to-back fours either side of the wicket.

Short and wide and Agarwal cuts the ball hard past backward point for a third consecutive four.

Akash comes around the wicket and bowls a full ball, Agarwal plays it to mid-off for a single as 18 come off it.

Mayank Agarwal is the new man in.

Shabaz is back in the attack and Kohli and Agarwal take a single each off the first two balls.

Two dots later, Kohli goes inside out to hit it over the bowler for a four!

A single to end the over as 7 come off it.

22:31

Patidar, Livingstone back in the hut

RCB 90-3 (8 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Livingstone is the new man in and the full ball hits the batter thud on the pads, in front of the stumps, big shout, umpire raises the finger, RCB don't review and Livingstone is out for a golden duck.

O'Rourke is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a single.

Patidar then flicks the ball over backward square leg for a six!

Patidar then takes a single to backward point.

Kohli then chips the full ball over mid-off for a four!

O'Rourke then bowls a wide down the leg side and the batter steals a single.

Patidar then cuts the ball straight to Samad at backward point and he is out for 14 off 7.

Rathi back in the attack and Patidar hits a four in the over as 10 come off it!

22:22

Salt out for 30

RCB 66-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Impact sub Patidar is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single.

Kohli ends the over with a four as he cuts the ball past backward point! A wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Akash back in the attack now and after a single to Kohli, he bowls a dot.

Short and slower ball next outside off, Salt tries to reach for it, miscues and hands a simple catch to extra cover and he is out for 30 off 19.

Avesh in the attack now and Kohli and Salt hammer him for 2 fours in the over as 10 come off it.

22:22

Salt out for 30

RCB 66-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Impact sub Patidar is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single.

Kohli ends the over with a four as he cuts the ball past backward point! A wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Akash back in the attack now and after a single to Kohli, he bowls a dot.

Short and slower ball next outside off, Salt tries to reach for it, miscues and hands a simple catch to extra cover and he is out for 30 off 19.

Avesh in the attack now and Kohli and Salt hammer him for 2 fours in the over as 10 come off it.

22:03

Salt on the attack

RCB 50-0 (4 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Shahbaz continues and Kohli starts the over with a single.

Salt then hammers the next ball for a four over mid-on.

A dot later, Salt takes a single to long-off.

Kohli then takes a single to long-off.

Salt then cuts the short ball past point for a four as 11 come off the over.

Spinner Digvesh Rathi in the attack now and Salt and Kohli take 2 singles to start the over.

A dot later, short ball and Salt pulled to backward square leg for a four!

Another short ball and a fumble in the deep allows the batters a couple.

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

21:59

Kohli-Salt quickly off the blocks

RCB 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 227-3 | Scorecard

Will O'Rourke in the attack now, slightly wide and Salt plays it past backward point for a four!

Salt then takes a single to the leg side.

Down the leg side next and Kohli flicks it fine past keeper for a four!

Kohli then throws the kitchen sink at it and the edge flies over short third man for a four!

Short ball next and Kohli pulls it past mid-wicket for another four!

Kohli comes down the track and misses the swing and wide called by the umpire. Another short ball and Kohli pulls the ball for another four past mid-wicket as 22 come off the over.

Kohli and Salt come out to chase 228.

Akash Singh opens the attack and Salt is off the mark with a four down the ground.

A misfield then allows Salt a single next ball.

Kohli then plays two dots.

And another dot later, Kohli flicks the ball over mid-wicket for a four to get off the mark as 9 come off the opening over.

21:39

Pant scores unbeaten 118

LSG 227-3 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Riding on captain Rishabh Pant's attacking century, Lucknow Super Giants smashed 227 for 3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Tuesday.

Put in to bat, Breetzke and Marsh gave LSG a fiery start.

Once the debutant was back in the hut, Pant and Marsh (67 off 37) put on a 152-run stand before Pant brought up his ton.

The LSG captain reached his century in just 54 balls.

Pant had scored his first IPL ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad while he was with Delhi Capitals in 2018.

Samad is the new man in and he takes a single to end the innings and LSG make 227 for 3.

Shepherd back in the attack and Pooran starts the over with a four over backward point.

A single later, Pant flicks the ball over backward square leg for a six!

Pant then takes a single to long-off.

Slower bouncer next and Pooran pulls it straight to deep square leg and Dayal takes a good low catch and the third umpire is called to check and out signalled. Pooran out for 13.

Dayal back in the attack and Pooran and Pant take three singles before Pant slices the ball past backward point for a four!

Pant then pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot to end the over as 13 come off the it.

21:21

First ton in 7 years in the IPL

LSG 201-2 (18 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvi continues and after a dot. he bowls a wide bouncer and Pant gets a top edge that flies over the keeper for a four.

Pant then smashes the ball to deep extra cover and Salt does well to keep it down to just 1.

Full toss next and Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and wide next and Pant brings up his 100 with a four over extra cover and he celebrates with a somersault!

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

21:13

Thushara bowls a tight over

LSG 191-2 (17 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Thushara is the new man in and he starts with a wide.

Fuller ball next and Pooran plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

A dot later, Pant pulls the slower ball for a single to long on.

Full ball and Pooran plays the ball to sweeper cover for a couple.

Pooran then plays the ball to extra cover for a single.

Full toss and Pant slaps it, falls short of long off for a single. 7 come off the over.

Pooran is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.

Pant takes a couple to mid-on.

Pant then ends the over with a four to third man as 20 come off it.

Bhuvneshwar back in the attack and the slow half-volley is smacked down the ground for a six!

Another half-volley and Marsh swings and sends it over extra cover for another six!

A wide ball next.

Bhuvi then gets the next ball to swing after pitching, full and wide, Marsh gets the edge and he is caught behind and is out for 67 off 37.

Shepherd is back in the attack and after a wide, Pant smashes the ball over extra cover for a six!

Pant then gets a single after Kohli misfields.

A dot later, Marsh cuts the ball down to third man for a single.

Pant then pummels the ball down the ground for a six!

A dot to end the over as 15 come off it.

20:54

LSG accelerate

LSG 149-1 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Suyash is back in the attack and after a dot, Marsh hammers the short ball for a six over deep mid-wicket to bring up his 6th 50 the season.

Marsh then takes a single before Pant slashes the ball over extra cover for a four!

Short ball again and Pant swings it one handed over long on for a six!

A single to mid-wicket to end the over as 18 come off it.

Krunal continues and Marsh starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Pant and Marsh take a single each.

A wide later, Pant plays two dots as just 4 come off it.

20:40

Marsh-Pant bring up 100-run stand

LSG 127-1 (12 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Shepherd continues and the slower, short ball is top edged and falls short of long off and he gets a single.

A dot later, Pant comes down the track and Shepherd bowls the yorker that Pant plays to the off side for a single.

Slow ball down the leg side next and Marsh just helps it on its way for a four to fine leg.

Marsh then swings his bat and hoicks the short, straight ball down the ground for a six!

Slow and wide next and Marsh takes a single to covers as 13 come off it.

Dayal back in the attack, a wide half volley and Marsh throws his hands at it and he gets a four to third man.

A wide later, Marsh gets couple to fine leg off the inside edge.

Marsh and Pant then take three singles before Pant pulls the ball down to long on for a four as 14 come off it.

20:30

LSG keep runs flowing

LSG 100-1 (10 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Suyash continues and Pant comes down and smashes the ball down the track for a six over long off.

A dot and a single later, Pant takes a single to long on.

A misfield at the boundary then allows Pant a four past square leg.

Short ball next and Pant pulls it past square leg to bring up his 50.

Dot to end the over as 16 come off it.

Romario Shepherd in the attack now and after a dot, Pant takes a single to bring up the 50-run stand.

Short ball next and Marsh swivel pulls it over square leg for a six!

A wide and a dot later, Marsh and Pant take a single each as 10 come off it.

20:19

Bhuvi hammered for 13 runs

LSG 74-1 (8 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Spinner Suyash Sharma in the attack now and the batters take 6 singles in the over.

Bhuvi continues and the batters take three runs from four balls before he bowls a short one and Pant smacks it over mid-wicket for a six!

Low full toss next and Pant whips it past square leg for a four as 13 come off it.

20:04

Bhuvi keeps it tight

LSG 55-1 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Thushara back in the attack and he starts with two full tosses and three dot balls.

Pant then plays the next full ball to the leg side for a single.

Slow full toss next and Mitch plays it to short fine. No ball given.

Wide bouncer, Marsh swings and the ball flies off the edge for a four.

Mitch takes a single to end the over as 7 come off it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the attack now and he bowls well to give just four runs in the over.

19:58

Dayal hammered

LSG 44-1 (4 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Yash Dayal is in the attack now and Pant starts the over with a couple to square leg.

Full ball outside off and Pant gets low and slogs it over deep square leg for a six!

Pant then gets a couple before he cuts the next ball past backward point for a four.

A dot later, Pant flat bats the pull past mid-on for a four as 18 come off the over.

Pant is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single off the inside edge to fine leg as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Thushara continues and Breetzke plays two dots.

Thushara then bowls a quick bouncer, Breetze goes for the pull but it hits his helmet and it flies over short third man for a four.

Next he bowls a full outswinger that shapes in and the ball hits the base of his off stump as Breetzke looks to play the drive and misses. He is bowled out for 14 off 12.

19:45

Breetzke on fire

LSG 22-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal opens at the other end and Marsh starts the over with a single.

A dot later, a full length ball, pitching outside leg stump, Matthew Breetzke plays an aggressive lofted on drive over long on for a six!

He then takes a couple and a dot later, he takes a single to end the over as 10 come off it.

Marsh and Breetzke come out to bat for LSG while Nuwan Thushara opens the bowling for RCB.

Marsh and Breetzke open their accounts with a single each.

A swinging full toss next and Marsh gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies for a four to third man.

Big shout for LBW next and RCB lose an early review.

Another inswinger, shaping away and Breetzke is beaten on the outside edge.

A flick for four to end the over as 11 come off it.

19:15

Patidar to play as Impact sub

Royal Challengers Bengaluru stand in skipper Jitesh Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Tuesday.

Rajat Patidar to play as Impact sub and Liam Livingstone comes into the match as a forced change for Tim David.

Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William ORourke

Impact Subs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.

Lucknow Super Giants: Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary

Welcome to the updates of IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in in Lucknow on Tuesday.

In pursuit of a top-two finish, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will tread with caution in their final league clash against the erratic Lucknow Super Giants as the hosts will be desperate to sign off on a positive note after a largely forgettable campaign.

Gujarat Titans' back-to-back defeats have created a golden opportunity for third-placed RCB to secure a top-two finish for the first time since 2016. The top two teams play the Qualifier 1 from which the winner enters the final and the losing side advances to Qualifier 2 to take on the winner of the eliminator, played between the third and fourth-place finishers.

The margin for error for RCB, who have 17 points, is rather slim. A win is imperative as either Mumbai Indians (16 points) or Punjab Kings (17 points) are set to overtake GT (18 points) after their clash this evening.

RCB were in red-hot form before the league's 10-day pause due to the India-Pakistan military conflict, winning four matches on the trot. But the break appears to have disrupted their momentum.

Since the restart, Bengaluru have seen a game washed out by rain and then suffered a 42-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Their last victory came on May 3, and rustiness was evident against SRH.

"We were rusty. The intensity wasn't there initially... In the death (overs), we were bowling more accurately," stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma admitted after that loss.

The return of Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has lifted spirits in the RCB camp. Hazlewood has been the team's standout performer this season, with 18 wickets in 10 matches, and currently ranks fourth among the tournament's leading wicket-takers.

RCB will also be familiar with conditions, having played their last match at the Ekana Stadium.

However, overcoming Lucknow Super Giants won't be easy. The hosts come in high on confidence after dismantling Gujarat Titans in their last outing.

Their overseas trio of Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, and Nicholas Pooran, who has been the franchise's biggest positive this season, tore through GT's bowling to pile 235/2.

The bowling unit also impressed, showing glimpses of what their campaign could have been without a string of injuries.

The addition of Will O'Rourke, signed as a replacement for the injured Mayank Yadav, has been a positive move. Spinner Digvesh Rathi, who has been LSG's find of the season, will also return for the clash after serving his one-match suspension for animated send-offs.

Yet inconsistency has plagued their season, something skipper Rishabh Pant acknowledged.

"We talk about playing good cricket, and we've shown on occasion that we can do that. There were times in the tournament where we had our chances but didn't take them it's part and parcel of the game," Pant said last week.

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