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The match number 59 of IPL 2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 9. This will be the first time that both the team will face each other in the ongoing season. Both LSG and RCB have been a part of some of the thrilling encounters in the last few seasons and share an interesting rivalry. Talking about the ongoing IPL season, RCB are standing at the second spot in the points table with eight wins and three losses so far.
Meanwhile, LSG are in a tricky situation in IPL 2025 and are standing at the seventh place with five wins and six losses. It will be a do-or-die contest for LSG against RCB to keep their playoff hopes alive. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the LSG versus RCB IPL 2025 59th match.
LSG vs RCB Match Details
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Match Number |
59 |
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Teams |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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Venue |
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On-Field Umpire | Kn Ananthapadmanabhan, Kaushik Gandhi |
| Third Umpire | Nitin Menon |
LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head Stats & 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.
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Lucknow Super Giants |
vs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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5 |
Matches Played |
5 |
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2 |
Won |
3 |
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213 |
Highest Score |
212 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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108 |
Lowest Score |
126 |
| 3 | Tosses Won | 2 |
| 0 | Elected To Bat | 1 |
| 3 | Elected To Field | 1 |
| 1 | Won Toss And Match | 1 |
| 0 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 1 |
| 1 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 0 |
| 171.6 | Avg. Runs | 175.8 |
| 7.6 | Avg. Wickets | 6.2 |
LSG vs RCB Pitch Report
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 eight times while the chasing team came out victorious on 10 occasions. The average score at this ground is 168 runs.
Records and Stats at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| Total Matches played | 19 |
| Matches won batting first | 8 |
| Matches won batting second | 10 |
| Matches with no result | 01 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average First Innings Score | 168 |
LSG vs RCB Probable playing XIs
LSG Probable Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
Impact player: Mitchell Marsh
RCB Probable Playing 11 : Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal
Impact player: Suyash Sharma
LSG vs RCB IPL 2025 Full Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shardul Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni
LSG's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Philip Salt, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
RCB's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Win | Win | Win | Loss |
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 59: Top Players to pick
Mitchell Marsh: LSG opener Mitchell Mars has shown great form this year and has been a constant performer in the ongoing season. The right-handed batsman has amassed 378 runs from 10 matches at a strike rate of 155.55.
Avesh Khan: LSG pacer Avesh Khan has been a constant wicket taker in the ongoing season and will be looking to deliver a match-winning spell in the upcoming clash against RCB. He has taken 10 wickets from 10 matches in IPL 2025 so far.
Virat Kohli: Star batter Virar Kohli has been a top performer for RCB this year and is among the leading run scorers of the season. The opening batter has amassed 505 runs in 11 matches at an average of 63.12 and a strike rate of 143.46 with seven half-centuries.
Suyash Sharma: Spin bowler Suyash Sharma didn’t get much wickets this year but he has been a key player for RCB with his ability to restrict the batters from scoring big runs. He has taken four wickets 10 matches so far at an economy rate of 8.25
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 59: Players to avoid
David Miller: David Miller had an underwhelming outing with the bat this year where he could only amass 153 runs from 11 matches and is yet to play a big knock.
Liam Livngstone: Liam Livingstone couldn’t get a big knock this year after his half-century against Gujarat Titans and hasn’t been included in RCB’s playing XI from the last few matches.
LSG vs RCB Match 59 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Rajat Patidar, Mayank Agarwal, Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Jacob Bethell (vice-captain)
All-Rounders: Romario Shephard, Aiden Markram (captain)
Bowlers: Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma,, Avesh Khan
LSG vs RCB Match 59 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Ayush Badoni, Mitchell Marsh (vice-captain), Virat Kohli (captain), Tim David
All-Rounders: Romario Shephard, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Avesh Khan, Lungi Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
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