- 7/4/2025
Get ready for an electrifying recap of IPL 2025 Match 70, where Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a high-octane clash at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. This thrilling encounter, packed with explosive batting, strategic bowling, and jaw-dropping moments, saw RCB chase down a mammoth 228-run target set by LSG, securing a sensational 6-wicket victory with balls to spare. The match, a defining moment in the IPL 2025 season, showcased individual brilliance, team synergy, and the unrelenting spirit of T20 cricket, making it a must-watch for cricket fans worldwide.
### Match Overview
LSG, batting first after losing the toss, posted a formidable 227/3 in their 20 overs, driven by a scintillating century from Rishabh Pant. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman played a captain’s knock, scoring an unbeaten 118* off just 61 balls, laced with 12 fours and 6 sixes. His aggressive strokeplay, combined with a 92-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock (44 off 32), set a solid foundation. Contributions from Nicholas Pooran (38 off 22) and a late flourish from Krunal Pandya (26* off 12) propelled LSG to a daunting total. RCB’s bowlers struggled to contain the onslaught, with Reece Topley (2/42) being the pick of the bowlers, while Mohammed Siraj and Yash Dayal leaked runs under pressure.
In response, RCB’s chase was a masterclass in T20 batting, spearheaded by Jitesh Sharma’s blistering unbeaten 85* off just 33 balls, featuring 9 fours and 4 towering sixes. The chase began with a fiery 75-run powerplay, led by Faf du Plessis (39 off 21) and Rajat Patidar (47 off 26), who set the tone. Despite early losses, Jitesh’s composure and aggressive strokeplay, coupled with a crucial 65-run partnership with Cameron Green (31 off 18), kept RCB in the hunt. The middle overs saw LSG’s bowlers, including Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan, attempt a comeback with tight lines, but Jitesh’s relentless assault ensured RCB crossed the finish line in the 19th over, clinching a top-two spot in the IPL 2025 standings.
### Key Moments
- **Rishabh Pant’s Century**: Pant’s 118* was a blend of finesse and power, dominating LSG’s batting effort and earning him the Player of the Match contender status.
- **Jitesh Sharma’s Match-Winning Knock**: Jitesh’s unbeaten 85* stole the show, with his ability to find gaps and clear the ropes under pressure proving decisive.
- **RCB’s Powerplay Blitz**: Scoring 75 in the first 6 overs, RCB’s openers laid the platform for the successful chase.
- **LSG’s Middle-Order Surge**: Pooran and Krunal’s quickfire contributions pushed LSG beyond 220, setting a challenging target.
- **Turning Point**: The 15th over, where Jitesh smashed 18 runs off Ravi Bishnoi, shifted momentum firmly in RCB’s favor.
### Match Overview
LSG, batting first after losing the toss, posted a formidable 227/3 in their 20 overs, driven by a scintillating century from Rishabh Pant. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman played a captain’s knock, scoring an unbeaten 118* off just 61 balls, laced with 12 fours and 6 sixes. His aggressive strokeplay, combined with a 92-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock (44 off 32), set a solid foundation. Contributions from Nicholas Pooran (38 off 22) and a late flourish from Krunal Pandya (26* off 12) propelled LSG to a daunting total. RCB’s bowlers struggled to contain the onslaught, with Reece Topley (2/42) being the pick of the bowlers, while Mohammed Siraj and Yash Dayal leaked runs under pressure.
In response, RCB’s chase was a masterclass in T20 batting, spearheaded by Jitesh Sharma’s blistering unbeaten 85* off just 33 balls, featuring 9 fours and 4 towering sixes. The chase began with a fiery 75-run powerplay, led by Faf du Plessis (39 off 21) and Rajat Patidar (47 off 26), who set the tone. Despite early losses, Jitesh’s composure and aggressive strokeplay, coupled with a crucial 65-run partnership with Cameron Green (31 off 18), kept RCB in the hunt. The middle overs saw LSG’s bowlers, including Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan, attempt a comeback with tight lines, but Jitesh’s relentless assault ensured RCB crossed the finish line in the 19th over, clinching a top-two spot in the IPL 2025 standings.
### Key Moments
- **Rishabh Pant’s Century**: Pant’s 118* was a blend of finesse and power, dominating LSG’s batting effort and earning him the Player of the Match contender status.
- **Jitesh Sharma’s Match-Winning Knock**: Jitesh’s unbeaten 85* stole the show, with his ability to find gaps and clear the ropes under pressure proving decisive.
- **RCB’s Powerplay Blitz**: Scoring 75 in the first 6 overs, RCB’s openers laid the platform for the successful chase.
- **LSG’s Middle-Order Surge**: Pooran and Krunal’s quickfire contributions pushed LSG beyond 220, setting a challenging target.
- **Turning Point**: The 15th over, where Jitesh smashed 18 runs off Ravi Bishnoi, shifted momentum firmly in RCB’s favor.
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00:00One last time in the league phase, where the boys from Bengaluru, they started, or they in fact kick-started Tata IPL 2025, and they'll finish against the Super Giants in match number 70.
00:15The toss, two wicket keepers out there, Deeptas Gupta presided over, it was RCB who won the toss and decided, no surprise that they'll be bowling first.
00:30Everything in order, here in Lucknow.
00:40A slip in place, a short third in place, the two deep fielders, a backward deep point, and a man at square leg.
00:57Slingy.
01:00Slingy, and a little bit of shape as well.
01:07Once again, a bit of shape.
01:10Flies away, flies away for four.
01:12No chance for a backward point.
01:16Nicely clipped through the on-site.
01:19Not enough swing, straying on the pads.
01:21Lovely shot.
01:22Lovely shot.
01:25The invitation was there, and it has been gleefully accepted.
01:33Is he beaten for pace there?
01:36Runs away for four.
01:40Cleaned him up this time.
01:41Hits him on the head first, and then knocks over his thumb.
01:44This is terrific bowling from Nuwam Tushara.
01:49Oh, climbs into it.
01:52Is that vintage Rishabh Pan there?
01:57Cut hard, cut fine.
01:59And flat batted past the bowler.
02:09Oh, gets lucky there, Mitch Marsh.
02:12Top edge over Jitesha's head for a boundary.
02:14You've got to look for shots like that from ball one.
02:24Flicks it.
02:27That's a good piece of fielding.
02:29Is it good enough?
02:30I don't think so.
02:31I don't think so.
02:32Looking at his body language.
02:34Oh, he was waiting on something like that.
02:39And he gets the perfect delivery to play a shot.
02:42Mitch Marsh.
02:47I don't think he reads the pitch of the ball.
02:50But he's got it good enough to go over the side screen.
02:55If you end up opening up too much,
02:58and it affects the delivery, you sub...
02:59Oh!
03:02No.
03:02That was as straightforward as it gets.
03:05Phil Saul pretty good in the field normally.
03:08And that's not what you want.
03:12Two shot.
03:14That would be his 50.
03:16What a welcome 50 for the skipper.
03:19Last game of the season.
03:21And on this very same pitch,
03:22he got a half century against GCSK.
03:25And he manages to do it again.
03:29Throws it wide.
03:30And Mitch Marsh manages to find some bat
03:33and also finds the boundary.
03:38Vlad batted straight.
03:39Phil Salt has no chance.
03:44Literally cooks you up.
03:45The deflection down leg side.
03:47The first boundary.
03:48Two shot.
03:53Two shot.
03:54Two shot.
03:55And it's headed
03:56in the LSG dugout direction.
04:03That's pushed over mid-wicket for
04:05Angel 1 Super 6.
04:08And gets to another 50, Mitch Marsh.
04:11What a season he's having.
04:13His sixth half century of the season.
04:15That should be a boundary.
04:25One-handed.
04:27Rishabh pun special.
04:32Wow, what a shot.
04:33That is a brilliant shot.
04:35Down the ground again.
04:40Exactly what we're talking about.
04:44Bhubaneshwar back into the attack.
04:47And welcomed
04:47by a down-the-line maximum.
04:55That's high.
04:56And definitely long.
04:58Gone.
05:02Nicked it.
05:05Just a hint of movement
05:07after pitching.
05:08But it has been a lovely,
05:09lovely knock from Mitch Marsh.
05:11He signs off
05:12with 67.
05:20That was intentional.
05:21Oh, top edge.
05:26Top edge.
05:27When it rains,
05:28it pours.
05:31What a shot that is.
05:34What a way
05:35to get to his 100.
05:37He has saved the best
05:38for his last
05:38this season.
05:40But it's been
05:40one special innings
05:41from Rishabh pun.
05:43And looks like
05:44he wants to celebrate.
05:47Yep, it's been a while.
05:49And he's fit and fine.
05:55What a shot.
05:59Shot and he climbs onto it.
06:06Brilliant.
06:07Absolutely brilliant.
06:10Square.
06:10And that's where
06:11this ball is heading.
06:13Nikolas Puran
06:18hasn't got enough of it.
06:19Straight into the hands
06:20of Yasdayal.
06:22So Romario Shepard
06:24gets a wicket
06:24in the final over.
06:27And it's the dangerous
06:28Nikolas Puran.
06:32And a single it will be.
06:35So 13 runs
06:36coming off the 20th
06:37including the wicket
06:38of Nikolas Puran.
06:40And Super Giants
06:41will be mighty happy
06:42with this effort.
06:44Final game
06:45in the league phase.
06:46Final game for them
06:47with RCB
06:49having made the playoffs.
06:50But the hunt
06:51was for the top two.
06:53And they have set them
06:54a stiff target.
06:552-27.
06:57That's what RCB needs
06:58if they want to make
06:59the top two.
07:002-28 in their stipulated
07:0220 overs.
07:04But that is what
07:05they're up against.
07:062-28 required
07:08of 120.
07:10Destiny
07:11in their own hands.
07:14LSG
07:14buoyed by that effort.
07:17Yes, bowling
07:17has been their weakest
07:18shoot this season.
07:20But this is a stiff,
07:21stiff and a challenging target
07:23right ahead
07:24of RCB.
07:25So here we go.
07:30It swings back
07:31and swings
07:32into the arc
07:32of Phil Salt.
07:36Yeah, just over the infield.
07:43And a lovely shot
07:44once again
07:45by Phil Salt.
07:45It'll be interesting
07:53to see the umpire's signal.
07:55Did it miss everything
07:56or was there a bit of bat
07:57on it?
07:57Umpire Verena reckons.
08:02Throws the kitchen sink
08:03at it.
08:04Pick edge
08:05over shot turn.
08:09Pulled this time
08:10through the onside.
08:15Pulled away
08:17in a mighty fine fashion.
08:24Pulled away for four.
08:27Shot down the ground.
08:29Four punished.
08:34Cuts away
08:35and finishes the over
08:37with a boundary.
08:3811 runs coming up
08:39after four.
08:41It's 50
08:41without loss
08:42for the RCB.
08:45That's in the gap.
08:48A wonderful shot.
08:53Oh, slaps it
08:54down the ground.
09:00Yeah, that's
09:01what I was talking
09:02about.
09:03Gone Phil Salt.
09:05Slow bouncer
09:06lying way
09:08outside the off stump
09:09and picks up
09:10the wicket.
09:10Breaks the partnership.
09:11Confirmation there.
09:14Rajat Patidar
09:15in pursuit of Sharma
09:17and backs up.
09:23A miss feel again.
09:27Badoni.
09:30Gone lucky there.
09:31Outside edge.
09:31A thickish outside edge.
09:33Go all the way
09:34to the boundary.
09:34That's gone all the way.
09:40The field are there.
09:42Oh wow,
09:42that's hit that podium
09:43as well.
09:46Brilliant.
09:51Gone.
09:54First
09:54for tonight.
09:55Willow Rook.
10:02Given.
10:03Given.
10:04First baller
10:04for Liam Livingston.
10:08Gone for
10:0890 for three.
10:15That's a wonderful shot.
10:22Number
10:22eight
10:23of the season.
10:24Another
10:26NX.
10:27Another run
10:27cheers.
10:28Another 50
10:28for Virat Kohli.
10:34He plays it
10:35so well
10:36this shot.
10:40That's
10:41another
10:41four.
10:45Hat
10:46trick of
10:46boundaries
10:47now.
10:48Back to
10:48back.
10:51Just there.
10:52Class
10:52bowling.
10:52Beautifully
10:54played.
11:00No,
11:00it's not
11:00long enough.
11:01It's not
11:02long enough.
11:02And is that
11:03the game?
11:04Is that
11:05the game
11:05there?
11:08It's
11:09Virat Kohli's
11:10wicket.
11:12Chips an
11:12easy one.
11:17Good shot.
11:18Chips it
11:19over mid-wicket.
11:20Oh,
11:22that's a boundary.
11:28Connection is
11:29good.
11:30So that will
11:30sail over long
11:32offs.
11:32Jitesh Sharma.
11:36Lucky this time.
11:37He's been trying that
11:38on a few occasions.
11:39straight to the
11:43field.
11:44A bit of a
11:44misunderstanding.
11:45Will Oroch
11:46can't collect the
11:47ball?
11:51Big mix up
11:52there.
11:53It was Mayank's
11:53call.
11:54He ran.
11:55But Jitesh was
11:56ball watching.
11:57Will Oroch
12:06couldn't hold on
12:07to the ball
12:08when he was
12:08bowling.
12:10Misses one
12:10at deep
12:11point.
12:14What a
12:15shot.
12:17Jitesh is
12:18playing an
12:18absolute beauty
12:19here.
12:23Sweeps out
12:23again.
12:24Sweeps in
12:25front of
12:25square.
12:27Oh,
12:30beats the
12:30fielder.
12:34Hit hard.
12:35Hit straight.
12:36And no chance
12:37for long
12:38off.
12:41Goes in
12:42to out.
12:43This is
12:43brilliant
12:43batting.
12:47Go on,
12:48take it.
12:50Gets back
12:51Digvash into
12:52the attack
12:53and he picks
12:53up the
12:53wicket.
12:57is Jitesh
12:58Sharma,
12:58the skipper,
13:00the aggressor.
13:10What a
13:11twist now.
13:13It's a no
13:14ball and it's
13:14not a front
13:15foot no
13:15ball.
13:16It's a back
13:16foot no
13:17ball.
13:17Jitesh
13:19survives.
13:25Back foot
13:25touching the
13:26line.
13:26You can't
13:27do that.
13:29And it's
13:29penalized for
13:30that.
13:31It's a free
13:32hit.
13:34Wow!
13:35Oh my
13:36word!
13:37What a way
13:38to get to
13:39his first
13:39IBL 50
13:41and what a
13:41time it
13:42is.
13:42Chitesh
13:44Sharma.
13:47It goes
13:48short.
13:49Goes
13:49over
13:49third.
13:51Very
13:51clever
13:52indeed.
13:52One
13:52bounce.
13:57Incredible
13:58shot this.
14:03It's
14:03gone up
14:04in the
14:04air and
14:05is it?
14:05Yes,
14:06it has
14:06gone
14:07long
14:07enough.
14:12Goals
14:14long
14:14again.
14:15Another
14:15six.
14:16Hat-trick
14:17of sixes
14:18here.
14:21One
14:22hit
14:22away
14:23RCB.
14:26There
14:27it
14:27is.
14:29Pulls
14:30off an
14:30incredible
14:31run chase
14:32to secure
14:32their place
14:33in the
14:34qualifier
14:35number
14:35one.
14:38Jitesh
14:38Sharma
14:39unbeaten
14:41on 85.
14:41The skipper
14:42leading from
14:44the front.
14:45This is
14:46the highest
14:46run chase
14:47for RCB
14:48in the
14:48IPL.
14:51And they
14:52got number
14:53two on
14:53the
14:54Pines
14:54stable.
14:56And they
14:57qualify.
14:58They
14:59needed a
14:59win.
15:01And they
15:01got it
15:02here.
15:03Incredible
15:03scenes here
15:04at the
15:05Ghana
15:05Stadium.
15:08The
15:09third
15:09highest
15:09run chase
15:11in the
15:12IPL
15:12this
15:12one.
15:14And Jitesh
15:1585
15:16unbeaten
15:17runs
15:17of just
15:1733
15:18deliveries.
15:21That's
15:21the
15:21chart.
15:22Punjab
15:22Kings
15:23taking on
15:23RCB
15:24of May
15:2529th.
15:26New
15:26Trendygarh,
15:27that's
15:27qualifier
15:28number
15:28one.
15:29They'll
15:29have two
15:30chances
15:30to make
15:31it to
15:31the
15:31finals.
15:32Whoever
15:32wins
15:33goes
15:33straight
15:33into
15:34the
15:34final.
15:35We've
15:35played
15:35in
15:36Abdebat.
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