IPL 2025: Top 3 Player Battles of RCB vs LSG clash

Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash against Lucknow Supergiants in their final league fixture of Indian Premier League season 18. The match number 70 will be played at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. This fixture may be considered a dead rubber for Lucknow Supergiants, but it’s very important for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who stand a chance to finish in the top two positions should they get the all-important two points from the fixture. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Supergiants currently sit in the third and fifth spots respectively. While RCB have won their last three matches, Lucknow Supergiants had been on a losing streak before finally tasting victory in their last match. This will be the first time both teams come up against each other in this season of the Indian Premier League.

Both sides have come up against each other on five occasions over the years. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 3 while Lucknow Supergiants have tasted 2 victories. Both the teams will be looking to conclude the league phase on a winning note. 

Here is the list of three player battles to watch out for in this match: 

3. Josh Hazlewood vs Nicholas Pooran

The Aussie speedster has been troubling the West Indian power hitter for a long time. The Aussie pacer has scalped the left-handed batter once in his IPL career. Nicholas Pooran has so far failed to break his shackles scoring only 16 runs in 15 deliveries he faced from the speedster.

2. David Miller vs Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

The South African batter has dominated the Indian swing star in the game’s shortest format. Although Bhuvaneshwar has scalped him once, the South African have amassed 90 runs off his 52 deliveries at a strike rate of more than 170. It will be interesting to see whether the two time Purple cap winner exacts his revenge on the big hitter in this fixture.

1. Virat Kohli vs Shardul Thakur

The Modern-day chase master has been in fine form this season. Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur have come face to face numerous times in IPL. The all-rounder has scalped Kohli twice in his IPL career, while the latter has scored 72 runs in 44 deliveries off Shardul. It will be interesting to see who wins the new ball battle when both take the field on match day.

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