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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match number 70 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, tonight at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. RCB skipper Jitesh Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first in Lucknow.
LSG have already bowed out of the playoff contention and will aim to wrap up their season with a strong showing. The team, led by Rishabh Pant, has recorded six victories and seven losses so far. They come into this fixture riding the momentum of a 33-run win over the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad last week.
RCB, meanwhile, have much more at stake. A win in this match would secure them a top-two finish on the points table. The Bengaluru-based franchise currently holds third place, having won eight out of their 13 games, with one fixture abandoned due to weather. However, they will be looking to bounce back from a 42-run defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last outing in Lucknow.
This encounter marks the first time LSG and RCB will go head-to-head in the 18th edition of the 10-team IPL tournament. While RCB eyes a top-two berth, LSG could finish their campaign in sixth place if they manage to clinch a win in this final league stage clash.
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Ekana Stadium, Lucknow: Pitch Report for LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025
Pitch report from Lucknow courtesy of Deep Dasgupta and Matthew Hayden: We are right in the center of the ground, so not much of a bias - 64m and 66m square boundaries, downtown is 74m. It's this mixed pitch right in the center which is Orissa black and Mumbai red. A beautiful wicket. Is it tacky? These dark patches that you see around, is there moisture in it? Well, I can assure you folks, there's no moisture in it but it is quite hard underneath. It's got a nice covering of grass. Is it a 200 wicket? I am not sure. The last time, it wasn't, it was a mid-160s-type wicket. I sense that the fast bowlers are going to bowl a lot of cutters into the wicket. Spinners this evening, I think it's going to turn and I am not sure about the bounce. we'll have to check that out as the innings progresses, might not be as some of the other blocks that we see here in Lucknow. These thick bunches of grass patches that we see, that might play a little differently.
Recent Match at Ekana Stadium
The most recent mat at the Ekana Stadium in Lucnow was between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru where the Men in Orange came out as comfortable winners in the end, beating Virat Kohli's RCB by 42 runs.
Other Key Stats at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
| Ekana Stadium key stats | |
| Category | Details |
| Matches Played | 21 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 9 (42.86%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 11 (52.38%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 13 (61.90%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 7 (33.33%) |
| Matches with No Result | 1 (4.76%) |
| Highest Individual Innings | 94* – Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs RCB on 23/05/2025 |
| Best Bowling Figures | 5/14 – M A Wood (Lucknow Super Giants) vs Delhi Capitals on 01/04/2023 |
| Highest Team Innings | 235/6 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants on 05/05/2024 |
| Lowest Team Innings | 108 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 01/05/2023 |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 177/2 – Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants on 01/04/2025 |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 27.11 |
| Average Runs per Over | 8.65 |
| Average Score Batting First | 172.9 |
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