Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Lucknow Super Giants, finish in Top 2
IPL 2025 Orange and Purple Cap Update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru got the better of Lucknow Super Giants, winning the match 6 wickets which helped them finish in the top 2 and they’ll now have to take on Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. Virat Kohli scored a fifty while captain Jitesh Sharma also brought up his first IPL half century and along with Mayank Agarwal dragged RCB over the line.
Asked to bat first, LSG were well served Rishabh Pant’s 61-ball unbeaten knock and Mitchell Marsh’s 37-ball 67. The LSG captain reached his century in just 54 balls. Pant had scored his first IPL ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad while he was with Delhi Capitals in the 2018 season.
On Monday, Punjab Kings confirmed a spot for themselves in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 1 with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Opener Priyansh Arya was among standout performers with the bat once again for PBKS, smashing 62 runs in 35 balls in their chase of 185. However, Josh Inglis was the one who arguably ended all chances of MI snatching a win smacking 73 runs in just 42 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer, who demoted himself to No.4, finished the chase off emphatically, smashing a six off over long on off Trent Boult in the 19th over and finishing unbeaten on 26 in 16 balls.
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Points table after LSG vs RCB match
Rank
Team
P
W
L
NR
NRR
PTS
1
PBKS (Qualified)
14
9
4
1
0.372
19
2
RCB (Qualified)
14
9
4
1
0.301
19
3
GT (Qualified)
14
9
5
0
0.254
18
4
MI (Qualified)
13
8
5
0
1.292
16
5
DC
14
7
6
1
0.011
13
6
SRH
14
6
7
1
-0.241
13
7
LSG
13
6
7
0
-0.337
12
8
KKR
14
5
7
2
-0.305
12
9
RR
14
4
10
0
-0.549
6
10
CSK
14
4
10
0
-0.647
8
IPL 2025 Orange Cap standings after LSG vs RCB
There was no change to the Orange Cap standings with Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill placed first and second. Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav remains third.
Rank
Player Name
Team
Runs
Mat
Inn
NO
HS
AVG
SR
1
Sai Sudharsan
GT
679
14
14
1
108*
52.23
155.37
2
Shubman Gill
GT
645
14
14
2
93*
54.08
156.38
3
Suryakumar Yadav
MI
640
14
14
5
73*
71.11
167.97
4
Mitchell Marsh
LSG
560
12
12
0
117
46.67
161.84
5
Yashasvi Jaiswal
RR
559
14
14
1
75
43.00
IPL 2025 Purple Cap standings after LSG vs RCB
In the Purple Cap race, CSK’s Noor Ahmad remains top of the table. Trent Boult finishes third.
Rank
Player Name
Team
WKTs
Mat
Inn
Ov
Runs
BBI
Avg
Econ
1
Noor Ahmad
CSK
24
14
14
50
408
18/4
17.00
8.16
1
Prasidh Krishna
GT
23
14
14
55
435
41/4
18.91
7.90
3
Trent Boult
MI
19
14
14
49.1
416
26/4
21.89
8.46
4
Josh Hazlewood
RCB
18
10
10
36.5
311
33/4
17.27
8.44
5
Arshdeep Singh
PBKS
18
14
13
48.2
414
16/3
23.00
8.56
