LSG vs RCB 70th Match Highlights of Indian Premier League 2025

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Rishabh Pant’s electrifying knock kept the RCB’s top-two hopes in trouble, but the challengers pulled off a stunning chase to seal the spot. So Let’s take a look at LSG vs RCB 70th Match Highlights of IPL 2025.

It was a “nothing to lose, all to gain” game for LSG. Their captain, Rishabh Pant, who had struggled with the bat all season, rose to the occasion in their final match with a sensational unbeaten 118 off 61 balls. His explosive innings propelled LSG to a massive total, seemingly putting a dent in RCB’s chances of securing a top-two finish.

However, RCB responded with resilience. Jitesh Sharma’s blistering 85* off 30 balls turned the game on its head, guiding RCB to a remarkable win by six wickets.

With this victory, RCB confirmed their place at number 2 in the league standings and will now face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 on May 29. Meanwhile, LSG ended their campaign at number seven with six wins.

LSG vs RCB scorecard, match 70 of IPL 2025

Lucknow Super Giants	227/3 (20 overs)
Royal Challengers Benagluru

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru highlights

Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants posted a solid total of 227 for 3, thanks to electrifying batting performances from Mitchell Marsh, who scored 67 off 37 and Rishabh Pant’s 118*.

Both smashed 15 fours and 13 combined and did a 152-run partnership off 77 for the second wicket.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in reply, started on a high note, but as soon as Phil Salt walked back after scoring 30 off 19, RCB faced some trouble in the run-chase as their next two batters got our early. Virat Kohli completed his eighth fifty in IPL 2025 but was dismissed at 54 off 30.

Mayank Agarwal and Jitesh Sharma kept RCB’s hopes alive with their quick-fire approach.

Agarwal remained unbeaten at 41* off 23, while stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma was sensational with the bat and played a match winning knock of unbeaten 85 off 30.

Rishabh Pant’s 54-ball 100 at Ekana

Rishabh Pant played magnificent innings in his final game of IPL 2025 and remained unbeaten at 118 off 61.

Came into bat at number 3, the highest-paid cricket in IPL history, was in a no mercy mood altogether as he completed his fifty in 29 balls and then reached hundred in only 54 deliveries. His knock included eleven fours and eight maximums. It was Rishabh Pant’s second ton in his IPL career.

Virat Kohli completes 9000 runs for RCB

The batting maestro Virat Kohli, who is also the leading run-scorer in IPL history, has created history by becoming the first player to hit 9000 runs for a single franchise.

He was 24-run short of the achievement before the start of the game against Lucknow Super Giants and he achieved the milestone by hitting a four against Avesh Khan’s short delivery. The 9000 runs, combining from IPL and now defunct CLT20.

Kohli has hit 424 runs for RCB in 15 CLT20 games at a strike-rate of 150.35. While his IPL runs tally currently stands at 8606.