The Lucknow Super Giants are finally set to face the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 70th IPL match on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The entire event will be staged at the home ground of LSG, i.e., Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
More importantly for RCB, a win practically ensures their qualification in Qualifier 1, whereas LSG has lost all hopes of making it to the playoffs and will play just for pride and to finish their IPL 2025 season on a winning note in their last game. The other playoff-contending teams will actually be rooting for LSG as RCB has enough quality to go all the way.
Match overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match No. | 70 |
| Venue | Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Teams | RCB vs LSG |
| Streaming Details | JioCinema, Star TV Network |
| Location | Lucknow |
Pitch Report for RCB vs LSG
Talking about the pitch, Ekana Stadium offers a mixed soil-type pitch (red and black surface). It should be good for batting and could turn out to be a high-scoring game. If any team wins the toss, it will most probably decide to field first as the dew factor will come into play during the second innings.
Ground Stats
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Total matches played | 21 |
| Matches won by batting first | 9 |
| Matches won by batting second | 11 |
| No result | 1 |
| Matches tied | 0 |
| Average first innings score | 170 |
| Highest team total | 236 |
| Lowest team total | 108 |
| Highest total successfully chased | 177 |
| Highest individual innings | 94* (Ishan Kishan) |
| Best bowling figures | 5/14 (Mark Wood) |
Weather Forecast for RCB vs LSG match
As for the weather, extremely hot weather will persist in Lucknow, with temperatures near 35 degrees Celsius at the start of the match, slightly cooling down to about 32 degrees by the end. Relative humidity will hover around 39%-49%, and rain chances during the match will be near zero.
Head to Head
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 5 |
| Matches won by LSG | 2 |
| Matches won by RCB | 3 |
| No result | 0 |
| Matches tied | 0 |
