Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to face each other in a crucial match leading up to the IPL 2025 Playoffs. If RCB wins this game then they would almost secure a place in the top two. On the other hand, a win for LSG keeps them alive in the tournament. A loss against RCB would almost knock out the Super Giants.
RCB is struggling with injuries. Phil Salt is suffering from a viral fever, Josh Hazlewood has a niggle and Rajat Patidar suffered finger injury during the match against CSK. Also, Devdutt Padikkal is out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. He has been replaced by Mayank Agarwal in their squad.
On the other hand, LSG probably has one of the weakest bowling attacks in IPL 2025. Their batting unit is also not playing according to their potential. Rishabh Pant has a strike rate of just under 100 in this edition of IPL. David Miller has also struggled to make an impact.
How the Ekana pitch plays out will play a major role in this match. Here, we have covered the pitch report for the same.
LSG vs RCB- Ekana Stadium Pitch Report Today Match
Ekana Stadium has both black and red soil pitches. The black soil pitch has proved to be a nightmare for batters. On this surface, bounce is uneven and even the spinners find a lot of turn. This makes it difficult for the batters to play attacking shots. On the other hand, the red soil pitch is easier to bat on, as batters can trust the amount of spin and bounce on the pitch.
Dew could also play a major role in the LSG vs RCB match. The chasing team will definitely have an advantage. Anything below 180 runs is going to be hard to defend on the red soil pitch. On the other hand, anything below 165 is going to be hard to defend on the black soil surface.
LSG & RCB Squads for IPL 2025
LSG: Rishabh Pant (C), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bisnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ayush Badoni, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke, Shardul Thakur
RCB: Rajat Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee