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The recent form of Lucknow Super Giants has been quite weak. The team has won only one match in its last 5 matches. First they lost, then got one win, after that lost three matches again. In the last match they lost against Punjab Kings by 37 runs. Ayush Badoni played a big innings of 74 runs and Digvesh Rathi and Akash Singh took 2 wickets each but the team could not win the match.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has made a tremendous comeback in its last 5 matches. First they lost one match, then won four back-to-back matches. The last match was against CSK, in which RCB won the match by 2 runs. Kohli scored 62, Bethell 55 and Shepherd scored 53 runs in just 14 balls. Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets and the team finished the match in thrilling style.
The pitch of BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow has been mostly bowler friendly. Sometimes the pacers get some help but in most of the matches spinners have an advantage. High scoring matches have been less on this ground. India once took 20 overs to chase 100 runs here. Hardik Pandya also criticised the pitch after that match.
A total of 5 matches have been played between Lucknow and RCB so far. RCB has won 3 and LSG has won 2. In the last season, both the teams won one match each. LSG won once by 28 runs and once by 1 wicket.
Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
Impact Players: Ravi Bishnoi, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed
Injury Update: None
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Mayank Aggarwal/Swastik Chikara, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal
Impact Players: Suyash Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
Injury Updates: Devdutt Padikkal is ruled out of IPL 2025, Mayank Aggarwal replaces him.
Markram has batted against Yash Dayal in 3 different years so far. He has played a total of 20 balls and scored only 18 runs. He has been out once during this period. He has hit only 1 fourth (four) and has not hit a single six. His strike rate is only 90. He has also played 8 dot balls in 20 balls. In 2022, Dayal had dismissed him for just 6 runs. In 2023 and 2024, Markram was not out but did not make much impact. In this battle, Dayal is clearly in the upper hand. Markram is still seen struggling against Dayal.
There is an interesting rivalry between Kohli and Avesh. Avesh has dismissed him 2 times. In 2021, he gave only 5 runs and got him out. In 2022, he got him out on zero. But in 2023 and 2024, Kohli made a blast against Avesh. Overall his strike rate is more than 170. So somewhere Avesh had stopped Kohli in the beginning, but now Kohli has taken complete revenge.
Whenever Patidar has batted against Bishnoi, he has dominated him every time. Bishnoi has not dismissed him even once so far. He has scored 45 runs in 20 balls. The strike rate is very high at 225. He has also hit 4 fours and 4 sixes. The most important thing is that he never struggled against Bishnoi. Patidar plays with full confidence against Bishnoi.
Ayush Badoni has scored 326 runs in 11 matches so far in IPL 2025. His highest score is 74. He has hit two fifties so far. He scored 74 against PBKS and 50 vs RR. Also made 36 against DC and 35 vs MI. He is looking solid in the middle order.
Nicholas Pooran has scored 410 runs in 11 matches so far in IPL 2025. His best score is 87*. He has smashed four fifties. His strike rate is 200.98 which is very high. But his recent form is poor with scores like 6, 9 and 11. He can still change the game quickly.
Virat Kohli has scored 505 runs in 11 games so far in IPL 2025. He has seven fifties. Highest score is 73*. He scored 62, 51 and 70 in his last three matches. His average is 63.13 which shows how consistent he is. He is the key batter for RCB.
Phil Salt scored 62 runs in the last match vs SRH. He looks confident. He gives strength to RCB’s top order.
Romario Shepherd scored 53* vs CSK in the last match to take his team over 200. He also took 1/18 vs PBKS. He hits big shots in the end overs. He is useful with the ball too. He is a strong all-rounder for RCB.
Digvesh Singh Rathi has taken 12 wickets in 11 matches so far in IPL 2025. Best bowling is 2/30. He got 2/46 vs PBKS and 1/48 against MI. He is not very economical but picks up wickets. He is improving with every game.
Devdutt Padikkal is ruled out of this IPL 2025 season due to an injury to his right hamstring. He played 10 matches this season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru scoring 247 runs with the help of two half-centuries. He will be replaced by Mayank Agarwal so, you should avoid him in your dream11 teams.
Avesh Khan has a poor record against RCb and also his recent form is not at its best. Avesh Khan gave away 57 runs in his four overs in the last match against Punjab Kings. He is not a good pick in this match against a full batting house of Royal Challengers Bengaluru who can make him go for plenty of runs in this match. You can even get negative points if he doesn't manage to take a wicket in this match.
Keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Virat Kohli, Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Patidar, Ayush Badoni
All-rounders: Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Yash Dayal, Mayank Yadav, Lungi Ngidi
Keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Virat Kohli, Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Patidar, Ayush Badoni
All-rounders: Jacob Bethell, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Yash Dayal, Digvesh Rathi, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Yadav
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