Royal Challengers Bengaluru register historic chase at Ekana to guide Qualifier 1 conflict in opposition to PBKS
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have assured a top-two end as they defeated Lucknow Super Giants within the final league stage match of IPL 2025. RCB chased down a report 228 as they hunted down the entire with six wickets in hand.
New Delhi:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru created historical past as they chased down a mammoth rating in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants to guide a spot within the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, May 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 workforce to a superb win.
Being in uneven waters at 90/3, the 2 gamers performed good palms as they led the workforce over the road in a dramatic last 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 had been additionally lacking Tim David. However, the 2 batted with nice intent and stored 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 virtually dismissed Jitesh caught at level, nevertheless, he had bowled a back-foot no ball by touching the facet 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 stored churning out runs and took the workforce residence with a six within the nineteenth over.
RCB have change into the primary workforce to win all seven matches of a league stage away from residence. This 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 received 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 rather than Rajat Patidar, who will play as an Impact participant resulting from his earlier hand harm that he sustained in RCB’s conflict in opposition to Chennai Super Kings. “We will field first. Looks like a good wicket, we’ll fancy to chase. Rajat Patidar is our impact player. Looking to win and make it into the top 2. Tim David misses out, Liam comes in, so does Thushara, he replaces Ngidi who left the team,” Jitesh stated on the toss.
“We don’t mind batting or bowling first, we did show a glimpse of the potential in our last game, but every match is a learning curve, till the last ball is bowled, we will give our 100 per cent. Few changes – Breetzke is in and Digvesh Rathi is back in,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant stated on the toss.
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