Delhi: In a fierce match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 6 wickets. With this victory, RCB confirmed its place in the qualifier 1 of the playoffs.

Lucknow, batting first, scored 227 runs for 3 wickets. Captain Rishabh Pant hit 118 not out in 61 balls. He completed a century in just 54 balls. Along with him, Mitchell Marsh also played a brilliant innings of 67 runs in 37 balls.

RCB needed 228 runs to win. Initially Virat Kohli scored 54 runs in 30 balls. After this, Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal together gave the team victory. Jitesh scored 85 runs in just 33 balls, while Mayank scored 41 off 23 balls. Together, both of them shared an important partnership of 107 runs for the fifth wicket. RCB already achieved the target 8 balls.

Rishabh Pant won the heart of RCB fans

An interesting moment in the match came when Digvesh Rathi ran out Jitesh Sharma at non-strayer and. The incident took place in the 17th over, when Digvesh stopped and dropped the bails before the ball was put. The third umpire noticed that Jitesh was out of the crease.

However, when the umpire asked, LSG captain Rishabh Pant withdrew the appeal. Because of this, Jitesh was given ‘Not Out’. This decision was a great example of sportsmanship. After this, Jitesh hugged Pant and said thank you.

Now RCB will compete with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in qualifier 1. At the same time, an eliminator match will be played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (Mi).

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