Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Live Stream & Tips - In-form Kohli to produce the goods

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 09 May 2025

Ralph Staniforth 09 May 2025

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RCB is on a 4-match winning streak.
LSG needs a win to maintain playoff chances.
Key players: Virat Kohli (RCB), Ayush Badoni (LSG).

Virat Kohli hits a six against Chennai Super Kings. (credit: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview

The Royal Challengers are flying this season and find themselves on a four-match winning streak. The Super Giants desperately need this win to keep their playoff hopes alive, but form has been poor of late.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli has scored 73*, 70, 51 & 62 in his last 4 innings.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Romario Shepherd scored 52 of his 53 runs against CSK in boundaries.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Ayush Badoni has scored 50, 36, 35 & 74 in his last 4 innings.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mitchell Marsh has scored 30, 45 & 34 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

RCB have won three of of their last five against the Super Giants.

Lucknow Super Giants Form

Lucknow Super Giants made it lost their third match in a row – and their fourth in five – when they lost to the Punjab Kings by 37 runs.

The Kings racked up an imposing 236/5 off their 20 overs. Digvesh Rathi (2/46) and Akash Singh (2/30) knocked over the top four Punjab batters.

The Super Giants put up a good chase after slipping to 7/35, but they could only reach 199/7 off their 20 overs. Ayush Badoni (74 off 40 balls) and Abdul Samad (45 off 24) added 81 for the sixth wicket in a futile attempt to keep their side in the match.

Lucknow Super Giants Team News

The Super Giants’ top-order has fallen to pieces as the season has progressed. This is a must-win match for their playoff hopes, so they will need Pooran and Pant in particular to regain their best form.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made it four wins from their last four matches when they beat Chennai Super Kings by two runs.

Royal Challengers openers Jacob Bethell (55 off 33 balls) and Virat Kohli (62 off 33) added 97 for the first wicket in 10 overs, but it was Romario Shepherd’s 53* off 14 balls that rocketed RCB to 213/5 off their 20 overs.

The Super Kings batters were up to the challenge, only to fall two runs short with five wickets in hand. Lungi Ngidi (3/30, econ 7.50) returned from injury to knock over three of the top five CSK batters and was the most economical of the RCB bowlers.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team News

Lungi Ngidi's return is perfectly timed to help RCB take a crack at winning their first IPL title.

Verdict

I am backing Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win. I am also backing Virat Kohli to top score for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Ayush Badoni is a good bet to top score for the Lucknow Super Giants.

Royal Challengers Win

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