IPL 2025: LSG vs RCB, Match Preview, Pitch Report & Fantasy XI
In the 70th IPL match, Lucknow Super Giants will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG recently defeated Gujarat Titans, while RCB lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB stands third in the points table, having won 8 of 13 matches, whereas LSG is seventh with 6 wins. The pitch favors pacers, and the weather is sunny with no rain forecast.
The 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. If we look at the last matches of both the teams, Lucknow is coming after winning its last match against Gujarat Titans by 33 runs, and Bengaluru will play tomorrow's after losing the last match to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). If we take a look at the points table now, RCB is currently at the third spot and LSG is at the seventh spot.
Rajat Patidar's lead team, RCB, has played a total of 13 matches so far, out of which they won 8 and had to face defeat in 4 matches, and Rishabh Pant's lead team has played a total of 13 matches, out of which they won 6 and had to face defeat in 7 matches.
PITCH & WEATHER REPORT
The pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium didn't turn out to be helpful for spinners, with an average first innings score of 188 runs this year. The pacers in this pitch took more wickets as compared to spinners.
The weather will be a bright, sunny day in the city, having an average temperature of 36 degrees Celsius. There are nil chances of rain on Tuesday.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
If we take a look at the head-to-head records of both of them, a total of 5 matches have been played between both teams, out of which Lucknow has won 2 matches and Bengaluru has won 3.
Lucknow Super Giants Probable XI
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, William' O'Rourke
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable XI
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shephard, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Cricket Kesari Fantasy XI
Nicholas Pooran, Virat Kohli (C), Rajat Patidar, Mitchell Marsh (VC), Romario Shephard, Krunal Pandya, Aiden Markram, Josh Hazlewood, William O'Rourke, Suyash Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi