Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match will be played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on 27 May 2025 at 07:30 PM IST. Lucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super Giants are coming into this match after beating the table toppers, Gujarat Titans, by 33 runs. Although it was a season full of inconsistent performance for LSG but they will hope to end their tournament on a winning note. They will have a fair chance to spoil RCB's top two chances. Rishabh Pant failed to perform with his bat and leadership skills this season, but he will look forward to coming back stronger next season. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Already qualified for the IPL 2025, RCB are desperately looking to finish in the top two of the IPL 2025 points table. They are currently sitting in the third position and looking forward to moving to the top spot if they beat LSG in this match. In the last match, they were beaten by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the same venue. Rajat Patidar missed out on the captaincy, and Jitesh Sharma took over as the stand-in captain for the team. It is still unclear if Patidar will return as the captain in this clash. RCB would be happy to see their premier bowler, Josh Hazlewood, back in the camp. Pitch Report The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium offers a balanced contest between batting and bowling, with both pacers and spinners finding some good assistance from the surface throughout the match. The average first innings total in IPL 2025 is 180, which shows that batting becomes comfortable for the batters once they get settled on the surface and extract some help. Medium pacers and off-spinners are likely to get some good amount of help here. LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head LSG vs RCB head-to-head Matches Played 5 Won by Lucknow Super Giants 2 Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru 3 No Result 0 Tied 0 Probable XI Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Nicolas Pooran, Abdul Samad Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William O'Rourke, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Akashdeep Singh (Impact Subs: Akash Singh, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim Seifert, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma (Impact Subs: Mayank Agarwal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Nuwan Thushara, Swapnil Singh) Must-Pick Players for LSG vs SRH Top Wicketkeeper to Pick Nicholas Pooran | LSG: The 29-year-old left-hander was struggling with his bat until he smashed a half-century against the Gujarat Titans in the last match. He has played 13 matches and scored 511 runs with a strike rate of 198.83. His addition to your team will only favour your fantasy XI. Phil Salt | RCB: Phil Salt returned to action after a month's hiatus. He scored a blistering 62-run knock on his return match against SRH. In 10 matches, he has scored 301 runs. He is a must-have player in your fantasy team. Top Batters to Pick Mitchell Marsh | LSG: Mitchell Marsh scored his first century of the IPL. He scored 117 runs against GT in the last match. In 12 matches, he has scored 560 runs and would be eager to add more here. He would aim to give a powerful start to his team in this match as well. Virat Kohli | RCB: Kohli is currently the 6th-highest run scorer in the ongoing IPL 2025. He has scored 548 runs in 13 matches with an average of 60.89. He scored 48 runs in the last match against SRH. His last five innings read 48, 63, 51, 70, 73. His presence in your fantasy team will surely add immense value. Top All-Rounders to Pick Aiden Markram | LSG: Aiden Markram has scored 5 half-centuries for LSG this season. Currently, he has 445 runs in 13 matches. He has also taken four wickets this season. His addition to your fantasy team might benefit you. Krunal Pandya | RCB: Krunal Pandya is undoubtedly the ace of this team this season. He has scored 105 runs in 6 matches and has also taken 15 wickets in 12 innings this season. He should be added to your fantasy XI anyhow. Top Bowlers to Pick Avesh Khan | LSG: Avesh Khan has been taking regular wickets for LSG this season. In 12 matches, he has added 12 wickets so far and would aim to take a few more here. He can produce a brilliant spell at any given point of the match. Josh Hazlewood | RCB: Josh Hazlewood would be back in action after missing the last three matches for RCB. He has taken 18 wickets this season for RCB. He would be looking to grab some big fish here in this clash.