Venue/Date: Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow — Tuesday 27 May 2025. This was the final league match of IPL 2025.
Final Score: Lucknow Super Giants scored 227/3 in 20 overs, driven by a massive 118* from Rishabh Pant and 67 from Mitchell Marsh. Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased it down with 230/4 in 18.4 overs, winning by 6 wickets.
- LSG Innings (227/3): Pant (captain) made 118 off 61 balls* (his first century of the season). Marsh supported with 67 (37 balls). The duo put on a 152-run 3rd-wicket stand – LSG’s second-highest ever – to power the tota. Pooran (13) and debutant Breetzke (14) added quick runs late to reach 227/3.
- RCB Innings (230/4): Opener Jitesh Sharma (RCB captain) played a match-winning knock of 85 off 33 balls*. He shared a crucial 107-run stand with Mayank Agarwal (41* off 23) to carry RCB over the line. Virat Kohli contributed a fluent 54 off 30 balls. Phil Salt had given RCB a flying start (30 off 19) before being dismissed in the Powerplay.
Batting Highlights: Pant’s blitz (11 fours, 8 sixes) and Marsh’s power-hitting took LSG to a daunting 227/3. For RCB, Jitesh’s cameo was decisive – he recorded the highest-ever fifth-wicket score in a successful IPL chase (85* vs LSG). Kohli (54) and Agarwal (41*) also maintained the momentum once the openers fell.
Bowling Highlights: Will O’Rourke (LSG) was the pick with 2/74 (his victims: Patidar and Livingstone). Avesh Khan (LSG) took 1/32, and young Akash Singh took Salt’s wicket (1/40). For LSG’s batting, RCB’s Nuwan Thushara (1/26) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/46) were the only wicket-takers. All others went for plenty as RCB’s lower order smashed the required runs.
Key Moments:
- Pant–Marsh Partnership: LSG’s 3rd wicket stand of 152 was a game-defining platform. Pant’s century (54 balls) came with a celebratory somersault.
- Middle-overs Collapse for RCB: After 5.4 overs RCB were 61/0, but a double-wicket over from O’Rourke (8th over) left them 90/3. Kohli’s dismissal in the 12th over (54 runs) increased the required rate further.
- Jitesh’s No-ball Six: In the 16th over, Digvesh Rathi appeared to catch Jitesh out for 49, but it was called a no-ball. Jitesh then smashed a six on the free-hit to reach his fifty in just 22 balls.
- Brutal 17th Over: Jitesh immediately punished O’Rourke by hitting 21 runs in the next over, swinging the momentum firmly back to RCB.
- Chase Sealed: With 7 runs needed off 12 balls, Jitesh ended the match in style – a towering six in the 19th over gave RCB victory by 6 wickets.
Player of the Match: RCB skipper Jitesh Sharma (85 off 33 balls)* was adjudged Man of the Match for his explosive, match-turning innings. His performance guided RCB to the third-highest successful chase in IPL history and helped RCB secure top-two finish.
