The 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be played between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. If the current form is concerned, the home side Lucknow Super Giants are almost on the brink of elimination after two heavy defeats against MI & PBKS. Meanwhile, their opponents, RCB, have one foot already into the playoffs.
Day & Date: Friday, 9th May 2025
Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Timings: 7:30 PM (IST)
Categories | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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Matches Played | 5 | 5 |
Matches Won | 2 | 3 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 0 | 0 |
The pitch at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow is expected to be a good batting deck with the ball coming nicely onto the bat. However, during the first innings, especially during the powerplay, the pitch is expected to be slightly sluggish, once the ball gets a little older & the dew setting in makes it easier to bat. The team winning the toss will most likely bowl first in these conditions.
Lucknow's weather is expected to be hot. There are no chances of rainfall on the matchday, and temperatures will hover around 37°C.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a better chance of winning this match as they are in better form than the Lucknow Super Giants.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Deep
Impact Subs - Batting- Mitchell Marsh Bowling-Digvesh Rathi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk) DavidKrunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Lungi Ngidi Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Impact Subs- Bowling- Suyash Sharma Batting-Mayank Aggarwal
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Nicholas Pooran & Digvesh Rathi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Virat Kohli & Krunal Pandya
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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Virat Kohli | Bengaluru | 955.0 | 11 |
Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 938.0 | 11 |
Aiden Markram | Lucknow Super Giants | 878.0 | 11 |
Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 756.0 | 10 |
Josh Hazlewood | Bengaluru | 695.0 | 10 |
Krunal Pandya | Bengaluru | 690.0 | 11 |
Ayush Badoni | Lucknow Super Giants | 646.0 | 11 |
Philip Salt | Bengaluru | 577.0 | 9 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bengaluru | 517.0 | 10 |
Rajat Patidar | Bengaluru | 483.0 | 11 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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Virat Kohli | Bengaluru | 505 | 11 |
Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 410 | 11 |
Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 378 | 10 |
Aiden Markram | Lucknow Super Giants | 348 | 11 |
Ayush Badoni | Lucknow Super Giants | 326 | 11 |
Philip Salt | Bengaluru | 239 | 9 |
Rajat Patidar | Bengaluru | 239 | 11 |
Tim David | Bengaluru | 186 | 11 |
Abdul Samad | Lucknow Super Giants | 160 | 11 |
David Miller | Lucknow Super Giants | 153 | 11 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Josh Hazlewood | Bengaluru | 18 | 10 |
Krunal Pandya | Bengaluru | 14 | 11 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bengaluru | 12 | 10 |
Shardul Thakur | Lucknow Super Giants | 12 | 9 |
Digvesh Singh | Lucknow Super Giants | 12 | 11 |
Avesh Khan | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 10 |
Yash Dayal | Bengaluru | 10 | 11 |
Ravi Bishnoi | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 11 |
Aiden Markram | Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 11 |
Suyash Sharma | Bengaluru | 4 | 11 |