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

Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! What was Pant trying to do here? Seeing Pant shuffling towards the leg side, Krunal Pandya smartly bowls it away from the off stump, in fact, outside the tramline. Rishabh Pant tries to reach at it, but loses his balance in the process. Almost falls over and tumbles a bit. Jitesh Sharma collects the ball and whips the bails off. Wide called.

Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Quicker at 112 kph, outside off, but a full toss, Mitchell Marsh drives it past the cover-point region for a single again.

Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length back, does Krunal, outside off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and punches this wide of cover for a single.

Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Wide of off, full, Rishabh Pant extends his arms and hits it to the cover region. A sharp diving stop there by Tim Seifert, prevents any run.

Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Krunal Pandya is back on! Mitchell Marsh will think that he missed out! Full, flighted one, and drifting on leg, Mitchell Marsh mistimes it off the toe end, and hits it towards long on for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Fired in fuller, on off, Mitchell Marsh shovels it out through cover for a single. 13 off the over, 27 from the last two for LSG!

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! PUNISHED! Too short and around top of off, a slower ball as well. Mitchell Marsh stays back and brings his long levers to play. Pulls it with a horizontal bat, and clears long on with ease for a six. Mitchell Marsh completes 600 runs in this season with the bat. The 100-run stand is also up between these two.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! A loosener and gets the treatment! A wayward full delivery, going down leg, Mitchell Marsh helps it with a tickle and the ball goes racing away to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, A yorker speared in, on middle, Rishabh Pant charges down the track, by creating some room. Stays leg side and drills the ball to the right of the mid off region for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and around off, Pant looks to cut but gets an inside edge past the stumps to short fine leg. Marsh sets off for the single early but has to rush back.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Mistimed but in the gap! Banged in well short and over middle, Mitchell Marsh looks to flat-bat it down the ground but miscues it back over the bowler's head and the ball lands well short of the rushing long-off fielder. They get a single.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant has just muscled that down the ground! Another over that goes for double figures! LSG in complete control here! A slower delivery by the looks of it, pitched right on halfway, on top of the stumps, Rishabh Pant shapes to flat bat it down the ground for a cracking boundary. The long on fielder stands no chance of intercepting that. 14 off the over.

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, A slower bowl, probably the knuckle ball, angling across off, at just 101.1 kph, Mitchell Marsh waits, waits and waits before pulling it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Yash Dayal to Rishabh Pant, Searches the yorker, but bowls a full toss, low on middle, Rishabh Pant drills it to the right of long on for a single.

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Mitchell Marsh misses to whip it across to the leg side, but misses and it hits his front pad. The ball rolls off towards the square leg region. They cross over.

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length, around leg, at 126.7 kph, Mitchell Marsh hits it off the inside half of the bat, and a fumble from Suyash Sharma at short fine leg, allows the batters to hare back for the second run.

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Sprays it down leg, full in length. Mitchell Marsh misses to flick it away and a wide is called.

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! More runs! Dayal throws it wide across off, full in length, Mitchell Marsh expands his arms to play it through the of side, but gets a bit of an outside edge and the ball flies over short third for a boundary.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Fires this one in on a fullish length around off, it is the leg break. Pant cuts it late and straight to backward point.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! FIFTY up for the LSG skipper! Quicker one at the pads, shorter too, Rishabh Pant rocks back and swats it away quickly and through square leg for another boundary.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Oh, that is a schoolboy error from Phil Salt. Short and wide, Rishabh Pant reaches out and cuts it down to the right of deep point. Salt comes across and just lets it through the hands for a boundary.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up at the stumps, Pant skips down the track and heaves it across in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Bowled at a brisk pace, slightly full and on leg, Pant lunges to defend.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Raw power! Floated up wide outside off but it's just too full, Rishabh Pant sits down and reaches out before lifting it high and well over long off for a biggie. Nowhere near the middle of the bat.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Just back of a length and well outside off, Pant reaches out and cuts it behind point for another single.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Full and wide again, Marsh gets down on one knee and punches it away to sweeper cover for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Much better! Quick and full, outside off as well, Marsh looks to drive but the ball sneaks under his willow.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Wide! Dishes out a full and wide one but spills it beyond the tramline for a wide.

Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Easy pickings! A nothing short ball, not short or quick enough and in the hitting arc. Mitchell Marsh waits well and just pulls it easily over deep square leg for a biggie.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Good length outside off, hit away square through coverpoint for a single and the 50-run stand is up between these two as well.

Romario Shepherd to Rishabh Pant, Starts with a slower one, bowling it a tad full and angling it across off. Pant looks to thrash it through covers but is well beaten.

Romario Shepherd is introduced into the attack, replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, very full and on the stumps, hammered back past the bowler and towards long on for another run.

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh sets up for the slog sweep but this is pushed through quicker and fuller as well, skidding on. Marsh adjusts and just punches it through covers for a single.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, On a length and outside off, cut away wide of the point region for just one more.

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, A bit shorter and into the pads, Marsh tries to pull it away but misses. The ball lobs up off the pads and goes over the keeper's head, who searches everywhere for the ball. The short fine leg fielder picks it up, and it will be a leg bye.

Suyash Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Flatter delivery, on off, Pant stays in his crease and pushes it wideof covers for a run.

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Tosses it up to begin with, around middle, Mitchell Marsh sits down for the big heave but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Oh, a bit unlucky there for Liam Livingstone. A juicy full toss on the pads, Pant nonchalantly flicks it away and well wide of fine leg. Liam runs across and dives to his right but makes a half stop before the ball rolls back onto the boundary cushion.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Banged in short now and around off, Rishabh Pant just leans back and lays into the pull, nailing it well in front of square and over the fence for a biggie.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Another fine yorker, darted in at the toes, Marsh takes the front leg out and manages to dig it down to long on for one more.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Spears it in at the feet now and gets it spot-on, Pant jams it out wide of square leg and turns the strike over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Bhuvi takes pace off and floats it up outside off, Pant leans on and punches it straight to Krunal Pandya at covers.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Good-length ball, around off, Marsh punches it on the up and gets it through covers for a run.

STRATEGIC BREAK. A mixed-bag start for Lucknow Super Giants. Debutant Matthew Breetzke's confident start was cut short by Nuwan Thushara's crushing yorker and since then, RCB pacers have managed to control the proceedings. LSG managed to score 44 runs in the first four overs, but could only add 11 in the next two. Mitchell Marsh has had a quiet start so far and Rishabh Pant has again got off to a start. The two will try to extend this partnership through the middle phase, while a couple of wickets will see RCB on the top. Here's Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-0-3-0) into the attack after the break.

Nuwan Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up, pushed well across the off side, Marsh taps it away to mid off for a single and brings up 5000 runs in T20 cricket. LSG are 55/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Nuwan Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Streaky! Banged in a bit short and outside off, Mitchell Marsh is early through the shot but goes hard at it and gets a top edge just over a leaping Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps and for a boundary.

Nuwan Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, No ball! Oh, gets that one wrong! Attempted slower ball, trying to get it to dip but bowls it very high around Marsh's chest. Marsh just angles it to short fine leg and a No Ball is called. Free Hit to follow...

Nuwan Thushara to Rishabh Pant, Keeps it full, sprays it onto the pads now, Pant clips it behind square leg for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Rishabh Pant, Another low full toss, on off this time, quicker this time and Pant misses out again as he pushes it straight to mid off.