LSG vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – IPL 2025, 70th Match

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The Royal Challengers Bangalore have already qualified for the playoffs, and are currently placed 3rd on the points table. However, they will look to win this match as well to get two bites at the cherry and improve their chances of making it to the finals.

On the other side are the Lucknow Super Giants. Even after an overhaul of the squad during the mega auction, the management failed to change the fortunes of the team and is facing an early exit for the third time in a row. Nevertheless, the team will look to end their campaign on a high.

Team Stats

Lucknow Super Giants	Vs	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
10	Matches Played	10
50%	Win	60%
193	Average Score	175
238	Highest Score	221
159	Lowest Score	95

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Lucknow Super Giants	2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	3

Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants Expected Playing 11

Mitchell Marsh, Aryan Juyal, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, William O’Rourke, Shardul Thakur

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

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Injuries & Illnesses

Tim David, Aiden Markram, Jacob Bethell, and Lungi Ngidi are unavailable for selection in this match.

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The Ekana Stadium pitch is usually a bit slow but the last couple of matches here have been high-scoring affairs. However, we expect that a mixed-soil pitch will be used for this match where the bowlers can expect some help as the ball gets older. The boundaries are also longer compared to other venues and the batsmen will need to time the ball well if they want to hit a maximum.

The weather will remain hot with temperatures over 33 degrees. While there is no chance of rain, we can expect plenty of humidity, and dew could play a role during the second innings.

LSG vs RCB Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Nicholas Pooran is the obvious choice. He has been one of Lucknow’s most consistent batsmen and can play the big shots with ease.

Batters

Mitchell Marsh and Virat Kohli are the leading run-scorers for their respective teams and are the top picks. We are also selecting Ayush Badoni as he has played some impressive knocks for RCB.

All Rounders

Krunal Pandya is by far the best all-rounder among all players of the two teams. We are also adding Romario Shepherd.

Bowlers

Josh Hazlewood and Digvesh Rathi are likely to play this match and we are selecting both of them for our team. We are also picking Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Avesh Khan as both have done well with the new ball.

LSG vs RCB Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

We are selecting Virat Kohli as the captain of our team. He has scored 7 half-centuries so far and is in excellent form. He also has a good record at the Ekana Stadium.

Vice-Captain

Mitchell Marsh is our choice for vice-captain. He is coming into this contest on the back of a blistering century and is now the leading run-scorer for LSG.

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LSG vs RCB Team Expert Advice

As the pitch at Lucknow is likely to be balanced, we have given equal weightage to both, the batsmen and the bowlers. Luckily for us, both teams have some solid performers with the bat. While we would have liked to pick up one more all-rounder, there isn’t any who has done well except for Pandya and Shepherd.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Virat Kohli has 571 points from the last 5 matches at an average of 114 points per game.

Most Runs

Mitchell Marsh (560), Virat Kohli (548), Nicholas Pooran (511)

Most Wickets

Josh Hazlewood (18), Krunal Pandya (15), Digvesh Rathi (14)

Most Sixes

Nicholas Pooran (40), Mitchell Marsh (32), Virat Kohli (19)

Best Strike Rate

Nicholas Pooran (198.83), Abdul Samad (177.17), Phil Salt (172.98)

Best Economy

Digvesh Rathi (8.18), Josh Hazlewood (8.44), Liam Livingstone (8.44)