IPL 2025: LSG has a chance, Lucknow got the first blow at the score of 25, Britzke got out after scoring 14 runs can make RCB's journey difficult by winning the match.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025:
An important match in terms of playoffs will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Ekana Cricket Stadium today. The result of this match will decide which team will play with Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 and which teams will play the eliminator match.
Let us explain to you with all the equations that even if rain spoils the game today, which team will benefit.
Lucknow Super Giants, out of the IPL playoffs, will take the field today with the intention of spoiling RCB's game and ending their season well. If RCB wins, it will secure its place in Qualifier 1, then it will face Punjab Kings and the team winning this match will directly enter the final. While the good thing for the team making it to Qualifier 1 is that after losing, it will get another chance to reach the final. It will have to face the team winning the eliminator match, the team winning it will be the second finalist.
The 70th match of IPL 2025 will be played today i.e. on 27th May between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at 7.30 pm.
If RCB loses today then.
RCB currently has 17 points, if it wins then it will have 19 points and it will overtake Gujarat and come in second place. But if Rajat Patidar & Team loses then Gujarat Titans will benefit from it. Gujarat has 18 points after 14 matches. Talking about Mumbai Indians, after losing to Punjab Kings, it is certain that they can no longer come in the top 2 in any way. They will have to play the eliminator match.
Head to Head Record.
The two teams have clashed 5 times so far, with RCB winning 3 and LSG winning 2. Josh Hazlewood has taken 9 wickets in 3 matches against LSG, while Nicholas Pooran has scored 111 runs in 3 matches against RCB at a strike rate of 236.17.
In IPL history, a total of 5 matches have been played between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Out of these, RCB has won 3 matches and Lucknow team has won 2 matches. In such a situation, it can be said that RCB has the upper hand in today's match.
LSG vs RCB Pitch Report.
The pitch of Lucknow's Ekana Stadium is often slow. Both red and black soil are present here. Red soil pitches give bounce and speed to fast bowlers, which makes it easier for batsmen to play big shots. On the other hand, the ball gets stuck a bit on the black soil pitch, which proves to be more helpful for spin bowlers. However, in recent times, a change has been seen in the Ekana pitch. Earlier it was considered completely a stronghold of spinners, but now it is considered more favorable for batsmen as well.
Talking about the pitch of this ground, the last few matches here have been very high-scoring. The dominance of the batsmen is certain here and today the fans can see a rain of runs. However, it is also a fact that in the last match played here, the bowlers also showed their strength. In that match, Hyderabad batted first and scored 231 runs for the loss of 6 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In response, the Bangalore team tried hard at this neutral venue but they were all-out for 189 runs in 19.5 overs, with which Hyderabad won by 42 runs. The interesting aspect is that out of the 10 wickets that Bangalore lost, 9 wickets were taken by fast bowlers while only one wicket was taken by a spinner. Today, the teams of Lucknow and Bangalore would like to enter the field with a great pace attack. So far, 21 IPL matches have been played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in which the team batting first has won 9 times, while the team batting later has been successful in registering victory 11 times.
The playing eleven of both the teams can be like this.
Lucknow Super Giants:
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Akash Deep, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
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