Royal Challengers Bengaluru have assured a top-two end as they defeated Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the final league stage match of IPL 2025. RCB chased down a file 228 as they hunted down the full with six wickets in hand.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru created historical past as they chased down a mammoth rating in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants to e book a spot within the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, Could 27. RCB chased down 228, the best rating on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, as Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal led the staff to a superb win.
Being in uneven waters at 90/3, the 2 gamers performed good palms as they led the staff over the road in a dramatic remaining few overs within the final league stage match of the event. RCB have now set a Qualifier 1 conflict in opposition to Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, whereas Mumbai Indians will now face Gujarat Titans in Eliminator.
Jitesh Sharma, the stand-in captain, performed a superb knock of 85 from 33 balls, laced with eight fours and 6 sixes. Agarwal performed good second fiddle, scoring a 23-ball 41 with 5 fours.
When Kohli was dismissed, RCB nonetheless wanted 125 runs from 52 balls and had their backs in opposition to the partitions as they have been additionally lacking Tim David. Nevertheless, the 2 batted with nice intent and saved churning out runs. They smashed 50 runs in three overs from the 14th over to the sixteenth. They wanted solely 39 from the ultimate 24 balls and there was some drama within the seventeenth over by Digvesh Singh Rathi.
Digvesh had nearly dismissed Jitesh caught at level, nevertheless, he had bowled a back-foot no ball by touching the aspect line. Digvesh additionally tried a non-striker’s run-out, nevertheless, the umpire dominated it not-out as LSG skipper Rishabh Pant additionally withdrew the enchantment. Jitesh saved churning out runs and took the staff house with a six within the nineteenth over.
RCB have change into the primary staff to win all seven matches of a league stage away from house. That is the best chase in Lucknow, highest by RCB and the third highest in IPL ever.
Earlier, LSG slammed 227/3 on the again of a century from Rishabh Pant. Earlier, Pant hit his solely second IPL hundred and his first since 2018 as he slammed a 54-ball hundred in opposition to RCB. He bought to the milestone with a 4 over covers. Pant carried on and smacked 118 runs from 61 balls, laced with 11 fours and eight sixes as he displayed his jaw-dropping strokes across the park.
Lucknow slammed 227/3 led by Pant’s good century. Mitchell Marsh additionally performed a powerful hand as he scored 67 from 37 deliveries. RCB had gained the toss and had opted to bowl first.
Jitesh is the stand-in captain instead of Rajat Patidar, who will play as an Influence participant as a consequence of his earlier hand harm that he sustained in RCB’s conflict in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings. “We are going to subject first. Appears like a great wicket, we’ll fancy to chase. Rajat Patidar is our influence participant. Trying to win and make it into the highest 2. Tim David misses out, Liam is available in, so does Thushara, he replaces Ngidi who left the staff,” Jitesh mentioned on the toss.
“We do not thoughts batting or bowling first, we did present a glimpse of the potential in our final recreation, however each match is a studying curve, until the final ball is bowled, we’ll give our 100 per cent. Few adjustments – Breetzke is in and Digvesh Rathi is again in,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant mentioned on the toss.
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