Who Said What in IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 70?

At Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, RCB and the LSG engaged in an exciting run chase. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 points table now shows RCB in second place after this victory. They will now play the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1 at Mullanpur.

Talking Points

LSG is powered by Marsh and Pant’s incredible collaboration.

Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Breetzke opened the batting for LSG as they began their innings. Marsh found captain Rishabh Pant to be a dependable partner when Breetzke left early for 14 runs. With just 78 balls, they put established an incredible 152-run partnership. Marsh scored 67 off 37 balls with a fluid knock.

The people of Lucknow are delighted by Pant’s all-around dominance.

Rishabh Pant entered the game following a string of subpar performances. The LSG captain wowed the home crowd with an incredible undefeated century, scoring 118 off 61 balls to cap off an unforgettable performance. With 11 boundaries and eight sixes in his innings, LSG finished with 22/37.

Salt and Kohli set the tone.

In response, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt had a scorching opening partnership as RCB started their chase. Together, they scored 61 runs in 34 balls. While Kohli played a cool knock of 54 from 30 balls, Salt produced a scorching 30 from 19 deliveries.

Mayank and Jitesh’s game-winning stand seals the triumph.

Mayank Agarwal and RCB captain Jitesh Sharma took charge of the chase after Kohli was dismissed. With just 45 balls, they pulled produced an incredible unbeaten 107-run partnership for the fifth wicket. As RCB secured a six-wicket victory with eight balls remaining, Mayank stayed undefeated at 41 off 23 balls, and Jitesh performed a captain’s knock by hitting an undefeated 85 off just 33 balls.

Who Said What?

Rishabh Pant, LSG (Losing Captain)

Eventually you’ve got to play 40 overs of good cricket. Twenty overs aren’t going to save you. I was feeling well with each and every match. But sometimes it just doesn’t come off. Whenever you get a start, try to make it as big as possible. I was trying to play the field – how they were going to bowl Just playing through the line. Just kept on playing with the same intensity throughout the innings. There will be lot of areas where we will be talking. But the season is just ending. Just want to switch off for a few days. The way our batting unit has come up, there have been some special bowling performances also. We’ve been getting chances, but we haven’t been able to maintain. That is costing us the match.

Jitesh Sharma, RCB (Winning Captain & Player of the Match)

I will not be able to express my thoughts! I can’t believe I played that knock. When Virat bhai was out, I was just thinking of taking it deep. As my mentor and guru Dinesh [Karthik] anna says, just take it deep. I was getting cramps because all the load was on me! I have Virat bhai, Krunal bhai and Bhuvi bhai with me. I feel excited that I’m playing with them. We want to enjoy the moment. But we’ll try to recover well. We’ll look to carry the momentum into the next match. Credit goes to Rajat. I had the responsibility of maintaining his record. Hazlewood will perhaps play in the knockout. We have a strong belief system. We have match winners. Look at our playing XI, and we have match winners.