Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face the challenge of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 70 of IPL 2025 on Tuesday, May 27. It is worth noting that it is a must-win contest for RCB to secure a top-two finish.
RCB skipperJitesh Sharma won the toss and opted to field first. Let’s take a look at the team news, playing 11 and impact subs of the LSG vs RCB game.
LSG vs RCB Team News
LSG opening batter Aiden Markram has left for South Africa ahead of WTC finals, and Matthew Breetzke comes in place of him. Digvesh Rathi has also been included in the side’s XI.
Liam Livingstone has replaced Tim David and Nuwan Thushara has come in place of Lungi Ngidi for RCB.
Also Read | LSG vs RCB Pitch Report
Today’s LSG vs RCB Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William ORourke
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara
Today’s Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs
Lucknow Super Giants: Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.
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Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Head to Head
Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been up against each other on five occasions. RCB hold a marginal edge with three victories.
Both sides last clashed on May 2 last year in Bengaluru. Invited to bat first, LSG lost KL Rahul (20) and Devdutt Padikkal (6) early. However, Quinton de Kock (81) and Nicholas Pooran (40) played impressive knocks to lead the Super Giants to a 181-run total. Glenn Maxwell took two wickets for the home side.
In response, RCB’s top three, Virat Kohli (22), Faf du Plessis (19) and Rajat Patidar (29) got starts, but couldn’t convert them into a big knock. Only, Mahipal Lomror (33) was the significant contributor, as RCB were bundled out for 153. Mayank Yadav scalped three wickets for LSG.
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