LSG vs RCB highlights, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants, to face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Bowls it fairly full and around the fifth stump line, Pant jabs it firmly down to long off and picks up a single.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Rishabh Pant isn't done yet! A low full toss on leg stump, Pant crouches done, almost doesn't even look at it and just flicks it over fine leg for a biggie.

Romario Shepherd to Nicholas Pooran, A heavy short ball, right at the batter, Pooran hops up and pulls it firmly to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Nicely done! Full and wide, hugging the tramline, Nicholas Pooran does well not only to reach it but he also opens the bat face to glide it wide of deep third for a boundary.

Will Romario bowl the last? Is he fine to continue? He will. Nothing THAT serious with his hamstring.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, Trying to be a bit too cheeky there! Full and wide, Rishabh Pant tries to reverse lap it over the keeper's head but fails to make a connection.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Rishabh Pant is unstoppable here! Back-of-the-hand slower ball, short and around off, Pant swivels across before pulling it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Dear, oh dear! This is getting from bad to worse for RCB as Romario Shepherd is seen struggling a bit with his hamstring. He is on the ground and behind the ropes. He is supposed to bowl the final over. RCB would hope that it is not that serious.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Gets that one away! Rishabh Pant is early to move past the off stump and Yash Dayal tries to go even wider. Ends up bowling a full toss and Pant slices it away with an open bat face and wide of short third for a boundary.

Yash Dayal to Nicholas Pooran, Full and around off, Pooran just can't get under the ball and hammers it down to long off for just one more.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, Full and wide outside off, Rishabh Pant carves ot away over cover-point but Tim Seifert quickly cuts it off to his right and keeps it down to one.

Yash Dayal (2-0-31-0) to bowl the penultimate.

Yash Dayal to Nicholas Pooran, Just misses the straight yorker but Nicholas Pooran can't get under it and swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Full and wide, in the blockhole and well outside off. Pant reaches for it but ends up jamming it off the toe end and wide of the keeper who does well to collect it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A HUNDRED TO SAVOUR FOR RISHABH PANT! He celebrates in style as he performs a cartwheel and this is the Pant we all want to see. Pitched-up delivery, speared well outside off, Pant has to reach for it and almost falls over but he manages to power it over the cover region for a boundary. One can see the relief on Pant's face and what a knok this has been. 200 up for LSG as well.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller in length, on middle and leg, heaved across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Smart work in the deep from Phil Salt. A full toss outside off, tailing away, Pant slashes it away wide of deep third but Salt gets around quickly and grabs it. However, he knows that the momentum will take him over the ropes so he releases the ball and quickly comes back in to pick it up again. Just a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Oh, where has that gone? Short ball outside off, Rishabh Pant tries to fetch and pull but ends up playing it like a helicopter and off the top edge over the keeper for a boundary. Pant moves to 95 now.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Top delivery! Gets the wide yorker going across the left-hander and nails it just inside the tramline as Pant cannot reach it. However, Pant has reviewed it for a potential wide and the third umpire is called in. The replays roll in and the ball is well within the guideline. No Wide!

Nuwan Thushara to Rishabh Pant, Gets away with it! Full toss around off, at a good height to hit but Pant stays put and just punches it flat and on the bounce to long off for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Nicholas Pooran, Goes full and wide and takes some pace off it as well. Pooran has to reach for it and jams it through the cover region for a run.

Nuwan Thushara to Nicholas Pooran, Attempted yorker on off, turns out to be a low full toss. Nicholas Pooran just eases it away through the point region and does well to race back for the second run.

Nuwan Thushara to Rishabh Pant, Banged into the pitch, slower again and around off, Pant crunches the pull down to wide long on for just a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Rishabh Pant, Slower delivery, floated up a bit full and just around off. Pant is undone by the lack of pace and swings his bat early, getting beaten past the inside edge.

Nuwan Thushara to Nicholas Pooran, Nice and full, straight at the stumps, driven through wide mid on for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! Slower one, slinging it down the leg side for a wide.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely done! The wide yorker now, Rishabh Pant opens the bat face at the last moment and squeezes it over the leaping fielder at short third quite intentionally for a boundary. 20 off that over!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Another yorker, this time on off and middle, Pant just stabs it out through mid on and races back for the second run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran, On the money! Around the wicket to the left-hander, spearing it in towards middle and leg, Pooran clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK. Time for another breather. But boy, this was a dominant batting exhibition from Mitchell Marsh and Rishabh Pant. A 152-run partnership that took apart the RCB bowling lineup to bits. Royal Challengers Bengaluru desperately needed that wicket, but with 8 wickets in the bank, and Nicholas Pooran yet to come out to bat, alarm bells are ringing in the RCB camp. They need a few more wickets, that too, in clusters, to halt this runaway LSG train. Rishabh Pant has batted beautifully, and the best of time he has had with the bat this season. He would like to see through the innings and as Nicholas Pooran joins him at the crease at number, is 230-plus on the cards? Let's find out...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Edged and gone, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has his revenge here. This is speared in full and wide outside off, almost in the slot as well. Mitchell Marsh waits back and looks to hammer it away through covers but the ball just shapes away a fraction and catches a feather of an outside edge before going straight into the clutches of Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps. Marsh departs for a fiery 67 (37) and LSG are now 177/2.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Wide! Tries to go full and wide but spills it beyond the tramline. BHuvi and RCB under immense pressure here.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Wow, that has been smoked! Length ball outside off, Mitchell Marsh just gets under it and whacks it a long way over wide long off for another biggie.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! LSG are taking the RCB bowlers apart! Slow and short, just sitting up outside off, Mitchell Marsh picks his area and flat-bats it back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, This is much wider than the previous ball, but inside the tramline, on the off side. Rishabh Pant reaches for it but misses to connect. Looks briefly at the umpire, but wide is not given.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Six number 6 from Pant! A bit fuller in length, going across and outside off, Rishabh Pant prods forward and thumps it over long off for a half a dozen.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Fired outside off, full in length, Marsh throws his hands away and drives it through point for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Too full, outside off, 140.1 kph, Mitchell Marsh drills it away to the cover region.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Misfield! Short of a length, skidding on the batter, on middle. Rishabh Pant pulls it straight to square leg, where surprisingly, Virat Kohli makes a fumble and the ball rolls in the deep. What should have been a dot ball, goes for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Looked so easy and effortless! Pace on, width on offer, outside off and full in length. Rishabh Pant gets everything he wants, and just smashes it over extra cover for a huge six.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Angled across the tramline, a slower one, on the off side. Rishabh Pant leaves. A very late call for wide from the umpire, Chris Gaffaney. This brings up the 150 for the Super Giants!

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Pulls the length back, on middle, spinning in. Rishabh Pant stands tall and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket. A single to end the over, but an expensive one as 18 runs come off it. These two have now added 124 runs together!

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Signature Pant! This time, Suyash bowls it fuller, but right in the arc, around off and middle. Rishabh Pant sits on his knee and despite the bottom hand coming off the handle, he powers the slog sweep behind deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Powered away! Just outide off, on a length, Rishabh Pant swings hard and lofts it over cover and the ball races away to the fence.

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Length ball and this is hoicked across to deep square leg for a single.

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! This is just brilliant batting! SIXTH FIFTY FOR MARSH THIS SEASON! Off just 31 balls! His 9th overall, with a century in the IPL! Another short ball, on the leg stump line, sitting up nicely for the batter. The Bison waits for it and pulls it easily over cow corner for a massive six. Sheer consistency from the Western Australian with the bat!

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched almost halfway, around off, spinning away. Marsh punches it hard, but straight to the cover fielder.

A bit of a halt in the play and the RCB physio is out to have a look at Jitesh Sharma who seems to be struggling with an issue in his right leg. This also serves as an opportunity to get some fluids in for all of the players.

Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, This is darted at 113 kph, a full toss angling away from off. Pant has a wild swing at it, but misses to connect. A quiet over amidst the storm. Just 4 from it. Krunal Pandya's figures read 2-0-14-0.

Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, A quick bumper from Krunal now, outside off, just passing around the shoulder level. Rishabh Pant leaves.