Lucknow Super Giants will square off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 59th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Friday.
RCB has suffered a huge blow as in-form Devdutt Padikkal has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, and Mayank Agarwal has been named as the replacement.
RCB have won their last four games, and they would look to continue the winning impetus. Rajat Patidar’s team also has an impressive record while playing away this season.
On the other hand, this match will be a must-win contest for LSG, who have managed a solitary win in their last five games.
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Virat Kohli needs one four to complete 750 boundaries. He will become the first player to achieve the landmark. He needs 10 sixes to become the second batter to complete 300 sixes in the IPL.
Phil Salt needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar needs seven scalps to complete 200 wickets in the IPL. He will become the first fast bowler in IPL history to reach the milestone.
Nicholas Pooran needs four fours to complete 150 boundaries in the tournament.
Ayush Badoni needs 40 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in the IPL.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant needs 88 runs to complete 3500 runs in the tournament.
Abdul Samad needs five fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akash D
