IPL 2025: Match 70, LSG vs RCB Match Prediction - Who will win today's IPL Match?

LSG vs RCB Match Preview

The final league match of IPL 2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 27. Although, this match will not make any change in the playoff scenario, it is going to be a crucial game for RCB as they aim for the top-two spot. However, it won’t be an easy task to win against LSG who are coming after defeating the table toppers Gujarat Titans in their previous clash.

On the other hand, RCB also ended up suffering a big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad and will look to get a big win to confirm their spot in the top-two. LSG, who are already out of the playoffs race will now be looking to spoil RCB’s party in the last league match of the season. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 70th match of IPL 2025 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

LSG vs RCB Match Details

Match	Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 70
Venue	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time	Tuesday, May 27:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

LSG vs RCB Pitch Report

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The surface of the Ekana Cricket Stadium looks good for batting this year unlike the previous years where the bowlers had advantage. It provides a fair contest between bat and ball that could lead to a competitive match. The team batting first at this ground won nine times while the chasing team came out victorious on 11 occasions. The average score at this ground is 172 runs.

LSG vs RCB Weather Report

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LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other five times in the IPL history so far. Out of these five matches RCB won three times while LSG have defeated them twice.

Total Matches played	5
LSG won	2
RCB won	3

LSG vs RCB Probable playing XIs

LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke, Digvesh Rathi

Impact player: Mitchell Marsh

RCB: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma

Impact player: Rajat Patidar

LSG vs RCB IPL 2025 Full Squads

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Maharaj Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, David Miller, Arshin Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara

LSG vs RCB Toss Prediction

LSG vs RCB Toss Prediction: Winner expected to opt for bowl first

The pitch is expected to support the batters in the upcoming match. Both sides would prefer to bowl first, aiming to limit the opposition to a manageable score and then chase it successfully

LSG vs RCB Toss History (Last 5 Years)

Toss Winners Opt To	Bowl First 59%
Team Bowling First	Win 61.54%

LSG vs RCB Predicted Top Batters

Mitchell Marsh: Mitchell Marsh had his best IPL season with the bat this year where he is among the leading run scorers of the season. He is coming after smashing a hundred in his previous game and will be looking to get another big knock in his final outing in IPL 2025. The opening batter has scored 560 runs from 12 matches this season so far at a strike rate of 161.84 with one hundred and five half-centuries.

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Virat Kohli: Star batter Virat Kohli has been a top performer for RCB this year and is among the leading run scorers of the season. RCB ended up winning all the matches this year in which Kohli scored more than 50 runs and his role will be crucial if RCB want to finish at top two. The opening batter has scored 548 runs from 12 matches this season so far at an average of 60.88 along with seven half-centuries.

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LSG vs RCB Predicted Top Bowlers

Digvesh Rathi: Digvesh Rathi has been a star performer for LSG this year and took crucial wickets at key moments. He is LSG’s leading wicket taker this year taking 14 scalps from 12 matches so far and will be looking to get another match-winning figures against RCB.

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Krunal Pandya: Krunal Pandya is second-highest wicket taker for RCB in the ongoing season and has been a key performer with his ability to take big wickets at crucial moments. The left-arm spinner has scalped 15 wickets from 12 matches in IPL 2025 so far.

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