IPL 2025: LSG vs RCB Match Prediction, Who Will Win Today Match 59?
Published - 09 May 2025, 09:00 AM
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In the overall LSG vs RCB head-to-head encounters of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Rajat Patidar-led side is leading by a margin of 3-2, with successive wins for the Super Giants.
The two franchises will face each other on May 09, 2025, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. For Bengaluru, one victory will confirm their qualification for the playoffs.
Going into the LSG vs RCB encounter of the IPL 2025, Bengaluru is at the top in terms of the highest strike rate (189.88) among all ten franchises in the last five overs of the innings. In 10 innings, they have clubbed 469 runs in 247 balls at an average of 26.06 with the best score of 70 runs.
They have lost only 18 wickets in the fixtures, which is the second lowest of all the sides. Tim David, Romario Shepherd, and Krunal Pandya have cracked 38 boundaries and 34 sixes in this period, which is the most over boundaries jointly this side has nailed.
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Before the LSG vs RCB clash of the IPL 2025, Lucknow is the second-worst side with a strike rate of 154.93 in the last five overs of the inning, which is just better than Chennai Super Kings at the bottom of the points table.
Pant’s army has scored 471 runs in 11 innings at an average of 15.70, losing 30 wickets in the period, which is the joint most, along with Gujarat Titan,s during the last five overs of the innings. They have smashed 34 boundaries and 30 over boundaries in the death overs of the innings.
LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head Records
| Matches Played | 05 |
| Lucknow Super Giants Won | 02 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won | 03 |
| No Result | 00 |
| First Played | April 19, 2022 |
| Last Played | April 02, 2024 |
LSG vs RCB: Previous Contest in Lucknow
The previous encounter between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium happened last year. Pant’s army posted 181/5 in their allotted 20 overs, with Quinton de Kock smacking 81 runs in 56 balls at a strike rate of around 145, thanks to eight boundaries and five sixes. Nicholas Pooran, meanwhile, remained unbeaten on 40 runs in 21 balls.
Bengaluru, on the other hand, couldn’t make a good start in the chase. Most of the batters failed to convert their starts into big scores, and Mahipal Lomror’s undefeated 33 runs in 13 balls couldn’t take them over the line and fell short by 28 runs.
Probable Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk..), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Rathi.
Impact Sub: Mayank Yadav
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/Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Sub: Suyash Sharma
LSG vs RCB Player Prediction
Best Batter Prediction: Virat Kohli
Virat is the fourth leading run-getter of the IPL 2025 with 505 runs in 11 innings at an average of 63.12 and a strike rate of 143.46, thanks to seven half-centuries.
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Best Bowler Prediction: Krunal Pandya
Having played for the franchise and at the venue, the left-arm spinner is well aware of the conditions. Krunal has collected 14 scalps in 11 innings at an average of 21.42 and an economy rate of 8.57.
LSG vs RCB Winner Prediction
Between these two sides in the LSG vs RCB clash, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is likely to win the battle.
