Stand-in skipper jitesh sharma hammed a sensational unbeated 85 and with Virat Kohli Contributing 54, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Scripted the Third-Hun-Chase to Beat Lucker Giants By Six wickets in match 70 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Jitesh, coming in with rcb looking in treuble with Virat Kohli Back in the Dugout at 123/4, Scored a Scintillating Maiden ipl hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal hal-kenturi as they reacted 230/4 in 18.4 overs to setle a memorable a memorable a memorable a memorable a memorable a vick Helped them finish in the second position in the points table with 19 points. With this Victory, RCB Set Up a Qualifier 1 Clash with Punjab Kings while Gujarat Titans will meet Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator match.
RCB Had to mount their biggest run chase on tuesday after LuckNow Super GINATS CAPTAIN Rishabh Pant Hammered A Brilliant Century, Indicating a Welfi Return to Form with a synsitive Them post 227/3 in 20 overs.
But jitesh sharma topped that with a mesmerizing effort as he remained unbeated unbeated In comparison, mayank agarwal remained 41 not out of 23 balls, as they scripted history. Pant balance the second batter after kl rahul to end on the losing side despite scoring a century.
Chasing 228 for Victory, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Got Off to a Superb Start as Phil Salt and Virat Kohli Raised 61 Runs for the first wicket partnership in quick time.
They came out all firing on all cylinders with salt, who struruck boundaries off shahbaz ahmed and digvesh rathi, Blasting 30 off 19 balls, Hitting Six Fours in the Process in the Process Six Fourse Hitting a Six. Salt was the first to get out, Caught at Cover off Impact Substitute Akash Singh after He Had Survived An Attempt A Few Balls Earlier.
Rajat Patidar, Coming in as an impact sub, did not last for long and was out for 14 (7 balls) to will o’erke, Who Claimed Liam Livingstone on the Next Ball for A FIST-BALL DUCK SLMPED SLMPED SLMPED 90/3.
Kohli was in another zone as he went after the bowling from the start and complete and completes his half-content in 27 balls, Hitting 10 boundaries. This was his eighth fifty of the season and sixth in a chase. In the process, kohli also complete 9000 runs in the history of the IPL. Just when he was looking good for a century, kohli was out to a tame dismissal, lofting an easy catch to ayush badoni off avesh Khan as rcb slumped to 123/4.
It looking like the rcb innings would Fall Apart with RCB needing 90 runs in Seven overs. But stand-in skipper jitesh sharma produced a brilliant display of power-Hitting, Reaching His Half-Cantury in 22 balls as they launched a superb chase and propelled their TEAM to a Morale-Baboosting Victory.
With 28 Needed Off 18 Balls, The Ball Was Changed and Jitesh Sharma Saw His Opportunity and Changed the Complexion of the match in the space of six. He Blasted 21 Runs Off will o’rourke, Hitting two fours and two big sixes, off successive balls, to pull rcb clear.
The RCB skipper clinched Victory with a Six Off Ayush Badoni, The 107-R Partnership Between Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agar Sarm Script History.
Earlier, Asked to Bat First, LuckNow Super GINTS LOST Debutant Matthew Breetzke (14 off 12, 1×4, 1×6) with 25 runs on the board, thusara castling Him with a beaut.
However, skipper rishabh pant showed a welcome return to form in their last match of the season as he joined Mitchell Marsh in Raising 142 Runs for the second wicket.
Pant looked in his element as he started with a 2,6,2,4,0,4 blitz against Yash Dayal in the fourth over and want from strength to strength from there as lsg reached 55/1 in the posg reached 55/1.
The wicket-keeper batter continued to flourish with a Six and Four off Successive Balls Against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the Fifth Over, A Six Followed by Two Fours in the 10th of Suf Suyash Sharama, and A Four Six off successive balls against the same bowler in the 1st as he raased to his half-textury in 29 balls.
Marsh, who have been the top scorer for lsg this season, was well at the other end as he raased past 600-r mark for the season, scoring his half-century in 31 balls as the 150-earr their partnership in 85 balls.
Desperate to stem the run flow, RCB skipper jitesh sharma broughneshwar kumar into the attack, but marsh treated his return with six successful balls. However, the bowler had the last laugh as he induced an outstide edge off a scrambled seam delivery that landed full on the sixth stump. Marsh Attempted a Loft Again But Edged It Behind, OUT 67 Off 37 Balls Studed with Four Fours and Five Sixes.
Pant Continued to Thrive and Reached His Second Century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Seven Years as He Blasted Boundaries at will, Reaching the Three-Sighting The Three-Sight Mark Off 54 Balls.
Pant Hammered 11 Boundaries and Eight Maximums for an unbeated 118 off 61 balls, batting in the third and fourth gear throughout the match. Nicholas pooran scored 13 off 10 balls and was out in the final over as lsg
