RCB vs LSG Match Prediction, Playing 11

RCB vs LSG Match Prediction: After more than two gruelling months, which included an unforeseen one-week break, we are down to the last league game of IPL 2025. Match 70 of the season will be played between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the latter’s home ground, the Ekana Stadium.

While Rajat Patidar’s side has sealed a playoff berth, there’s the stake of a top-two finish riding on this game for RCB. If RCB wins, they will book a place in Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings; if they lose, Gujarat Titans (GT) will join PBKS in Qualifier 1, and RCB will then play Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Eliminator.

Having had a terrific season so far, RCB would be desperate to end up in Qualifier 1, where the losing team will still have one more opportunity to reach the final.

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RCB vs LSG head-to-head:

RCB have a 3-2 win-loss record against LSG in their five matches so far.

RCB vs LSG date and time:

Date: May 27, Tuesday

Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Time: 7:30 PM IST / 02:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM LOCAL

RCB vs LSG injury and availability news:

The biggest positive news for RCB is that Josh Hazlewood returned to India and joined the camp a couple of days ago and is likely to feature in today’s match against LSG.

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Predicted RCB vs LSG Playing 11 (plus impact sub):

RCB predicted XII:

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

LSG predicted XII:

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William O’Rourke

RCB vs LSG pitch report:

The Ekana Stadium has surprisingly been a good batting venue this season, shifting from the spin-friendly and dry surfaces in the previous years to lively pitches in IPL 2025. A score of 231 was amassed by SRH in the last game here.

RCB vs LSG Top Captaincy Picks:

The top captaincy picks in the RCB vs LSG match will be Virat Kohli, Mitchell Marsh, and Nicholas Pooran.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in RCB vs LSG are Josh Hazlewood, Rishabh Pant, and Phil Salt.

RCB vs LSG Match Prediction: Who will win today?

For the RCB vs LSG prediction, we predict that LSG will defeat RCB in match 70 of the IPL 2025.