
Lucknow Super Giants face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ekana Stadium, with LSG struggling after five consecutive losses. RCB aims to bounce back after a recent defeat, while LSG hopes for a turnaround with key players showing promise.
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Lucknow Super Giants host Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium, and the occasion has had a bittersweet quality about it.
LSG have had a season that has quietly fallen apart, five defeats on the bounce and a points table position that has told its own grim story.
They have managed just two wins from nine outings, and they have lost every home game this season. The Ekana crowd has had precious little to cheer about.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, though, have had the look of a side that has genuinely believed in what they have been doing. They have won six from nine and they would be looking to make amends after a minor blip against Gujarat Titans in the last game.
LSG's last outing against Mumbai had real promise with the bat. Nicholas Pooran has had a return to form, stroking 63 off 21 balls, and Mitchell Marsh has had a steady presence at the top. But the bowling could not hold, and Mumbai had little trouble knocking off the target.
This contest has had an air of inevitability about it seeing the form of both sides. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have had both their batting and bowling functioning in genuine harmony, and on a pitch that has historically rewarded discipline and hard lengths, that should prove decisive. Josh Hazlewood has had the kind of skill set that could make LSG's top order deeply uncomfortable on that pitch.
LSG, by contrast, have had one department or the other letting them down all season. Their batting and the bowling have been inconsistent to inspire any confidence.
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The BRSABV Ekana Stadium pitch this season has made a habit of keeping batters honest. The average score this season has sat around 150 which is noticeably below what other IPL venues have offered and bowlers have had plenty to work with.
| Stat | Detail |
| City | Lucknow |
| Country | India |
Lucknow Super Giants have lost five consecutive matches and have only two wins from nine games this season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won six out of nine matches and are looking to recover from a recent loss to Gujarat Titans.
Nicholas Pooran scored 63 runs off 21 balls in the last match, while Mitchell Marsh has provided a steady presence at the top of the order.
The pitch report for Ekana Stadium will be crucial for understanding the playing conditions, particularly for batting and bowling strategies.

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| First Match | 01/04/2023 |
| Last T20 Match | 26/04/2026 |
| Matches Played | 26 |
| Won Batting First | 11 (42.31%) |
| Won Batting Second | 14 (53.85%) |
| Won Winning Toss | 16 (61.54%) |
| Won Losing Toss | 9 (34.62%) |
| No Result | 1 (3.85%) |
| Highest Individual Innings | 118* — R R Pant (LSG) vs RCB, 27/05/2025 |
| Best Bowling | 5/14 — M A Wood (LSG) vs Delhi Capitals, 01/04/2023 |
| Highest Team Innings | 235/6 — Kolkata Knight Riders vs LSG, 05/05/2024 |
| Lowest Team Innings | 108 — LSG vs RCB, 01/05/2023 |
| Highest Run Chase | 177/2 — Punjab Kings vs LSG, 01/04/2025 |
| Avg Runs per Wicket | 26.96 |
| Avg Runs per Over | 8.65 |
| Avg Score Batting First | 172.19 |
| RCB | LSG | |
| Matches Played | 7 | 7 |
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Lost | 2 | 5 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 230 | 227 |
| Lowest Score | 149 | 108 |
Here is our favourite betting angle for the LSG vs. RCB match.
| BETTING TIP | ODDS |
| RCB to win and both teams to score over 140 | 1.70 (via Dafabet) |
RCB have had too much going for them this season, and this should be no different and both sides have had the batting to cross 140 on this surface.
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Here is how both teams could line up for this match!
Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c) (WK), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav
Impact player: Digvesh Rathi
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Venkatesh Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood
Impact player: Suyash Sharma
*All odds via Dafabet.
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