On Tuesday, May 27, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in the final league match of the present IPL 2025 season. To guarantee a spot in the top two, RCB won the high-scoring match by six wickets.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant came back to form with a scorching century after being put to bat first. With 118 off 61 deliveries, the southpaw was still undefeated. Mitchell Marsh, the opener, struck his sixth half-century of the edition, continuing his fantastic form.
The daring opener scored 67 runs off 37 deliveries. In the end, the Lucknow-based team scored 227/3 in 20 overs. With final stats of 4-0-26-1, Sri Lankan quick Nuwan Thushara was the best bowler for the RCB.
Virat Kohli excelled with the bat for Bengaluru during the run chase. With 54 runs off 30 balls, the seasoned batsman reached his ninth half-century of the year. With his batting prowess in the pivotal match, Jitesh Sharma was the star.
The stand-in captain delivered a stunning knock, finishing undefeated on 85 from 33 balls. A significant batting effort by Mayank Agarwal, who scored 41* off 23 deliveries, was another contribution.
RCB recorded their most successful run chase in the IPL, surpassing the goal in 18.4 overs. While Avesh Khan and Akash Singh each took one wicket, Will O’Rourke took two.
Bengaluru finished second in the points table with 19 points from the league stage after the victory. However, with 12 points from 14 games, LSG finished in seventh place.
Here, we examine three incidents from the match that caused fans to buzz:
1. Rishabh Pant pulls off a somersault celebration after smashing sensational century in IPL 2025
Rishabh Pant had a strong finish to his otherwise dreary IPL 2025 campaign. After being selected by LSG for an incredible ₹27 crore at the big auction, the southpaw made headlines.
However, the most expensive player in league history had a horrible season due to inconsistent performance. Pant’s brilliant century against RCB silenced his doubters.
Special centurion with a special celebration 🥳
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2025In the 18th over, he hit a one-bounce four off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling to reach the 100-run milestone in 54 balls. The LSG captain celebrated his ton with a somersault after taking off his gloves and helmet when he arrived at the landmark.
2. Jitesh Sharma hugs Rishabh Pant after LSG skipper withdraws appeal for run out at non-striker’s end
The 17th over of the run chase had a lot of drama. Jitesh Sharma was caught at point on the first ball by Digvesh Rathi. However, the spinner’s backfoot no-ball allowed the hitter to continue playing.
Rathi smashed the stumps at the non-striker’s end on the last ball of the same over by stopping before bowling the delivery. When the stumps were removed, Jitesh was not inside the crease.
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— GyanGainer (@techind34820937) May 27, 2025The third umpire, who recommended that the bowler had finished his delivery stride before shattering the stumps, was tasked with making the decision. The ‘Not Out’ indication flickered on the large screen. Remarkably, the runout request was dropped by LSG captain Rishabh Pant.
Jitesh hugged Pant after the event, praising the wicketkeeper’s sportsmanship.
3. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma blow flying kisses after RCB’s stunning win
Anushka Sharma, wife of Virat Kohli, attended the stadium for the contest. An elated Kohli and Sharma blew flying kisses at each other to celebrate the moment after RCB defeated LSG to book spot in Qualifier 1.
They are pumped up & HOW 🥳@RCBTweets enter the 🔝 2️⃣ with momentum led by their charismatic skipper Jitesh Sharma 🔥
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2025Kohli was seen walking along the boundary ropes after the match, and he looked at Sharma and gave her a flying kiss. It was a cute moment as the Bollywood star replied by doing the same.
