IPL 2025, LSG vs RCB Match Report: Jitesh Sharma’s career-best knock helps Bengaluru book a date with PBKS in Qualifier 1

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a thrilling six-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 70 of IPL 2025 on Monday (May 27). The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow hosted the closely contested fixture, which saw RCB progressing to the Qualifier 1.

Rishabh Pant’s ton propels LSG to a big total

Batting first, LSG lost debutant Matthew Breetzke (14) early. However, Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh looked on song with their impressive strokeplay.

The duo built a 152-run stand, before Marsh was dismissed for 67 off 37. Nevertheless, Pant went on to increase the team’s tempo, leading them to a mammoth total of 227. The southpaw slammed 118* off 61, with 11 fours and eight sixes.

Jitesh Sharma’s powerful knock fuels RCB’s engine

In response, RCB were off to a quick start, with Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. The duo set up the chase in a brilliant fashion, before Salt’s (30) dismissal put an end to their 61-run partnership.

Amid failures of Rajat Patidar (14) and Liam Livingstone (7), Kohli managed to keep the team in the hunt. However, the veteran batter was dismissed on 54 off 30, with RCB at 123/4 in the 12th over.

At this point, Mayank Agarwal and Jitesh Sharma accelerated the team’s run rate with their positive intent and found consistent boundaries. In the end, it was all Sharma’s show, as he smashed his career-best 85* off 33 balls to seal the chase with eight balls to spare. Notably, Agarwal proved to be a strong support as well, scoring 41 off 23.

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Reactions on LSG vs RCB IPL 2025 match

Rishabh Pant #LSGvsRCB pic.twitter.com/B0TtZ5OfAd

— विक्रम 𝘬ꪊꪑꪖ𝘳 🦇 (@printf_meme) May 27, 2025

Rishabh Pant just dropped the most iconic celebration of IPL 2025 after his century! That flip was pure aura upgrade! This man's energy is unmatched. #IPL2025 #RishabhPant #LegendVibes #LSGvRCB pic.twitter.com/69s1xsEgov

— CricTrend (@CricTrend_CT) May 27, 2025

Cannot believe a 35 year old Mayank Agarwal is a more reliable MO than Livingstone in a 230 chase

— 🕊 (@Stuckwith_19) May 27, 2025

Deserves every bit of that 27 crores just for saving up all those runs for RCB pic.twitter.com/cLPONnL2Py

— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) May 27, 2025

This is the Jitesh Sharma we always wanted
Captain’s knock pic.twitter.com/JDhkkSNvHg

— RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) May 27, 2025

When the lights are brightest,
Pressure is highest,
Crowds are loudest,
The best will arrive,
The strongest will survive,
The greatest will thrive.
Take a bow, Jitesh Sharma 🙇‍♂️🔥 pic.twitter.com/8SCsmu1rL6

— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 27, 2025

Updated IPL 2025 table after LSG vs RCB match

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts
PBKS	14	9	4	19
RCB	14	9	4	19
GT	14	9	5	18
MI	14	8	6	16
DC	14	7	6	15
SRH	14	6	7	13
LSG	14	6	8	12
KKR	14	5	7	12
RR	14	4	10	8
CSK	14	4	10	8

IPL 2025 Stats and Leaderboard

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Sai Sudharsan – 679 runs

Shubman Gill – 649 runs

Suryakumar Yadav – 640 runs

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Noor Ahmad – 24 wickets

Prasidh Krishna – 23 wickets

Trent Boult – 19 wickets

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