Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets in a thrilling IPL 2025 match held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium B, the home ground of LSG. With this victory, RCB moved to the second spot and confirmed their place in Qualifier One. They will now face Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 29 in Mullanpur.
While chasing a massive total of 227, Jitesh Sharma, the RCB captain, played a match-winning innings of an undefeated 85 runs off just 33 balls. His knock was full of power-hitting and confidence. He smashed eight sixes and six fours at a strike rate of 257.57.
Jitesh came in after Virat Kohli’s dismissal, as the veteran batter had scored a steady 54 runs. Kohli’s half-century laid the platform, and Jitesh took over after his dismissal. In the 18th over, he smacked LSG bowler Will O’Rourke by hitting two massive sixes and two fours. He finished the game in style, hitting a six off Ayush Badoni.
“I can’t believe I played that knock.” – Jitesh Sharma
In the post-match presentation, after winning the Player of the Match award, Jitesh talked about his knock and said, “I will not be able to express my thoughts! I can’t believe I played that knock. When Virat bhai was out, I was just thinking of taking it deep. As my mentor and guru Dinesh [Karthik] anna says, just take it deep.”
“I was getting cramps because all the load was on me! I have Virat bhai, Krunal bhai and Bhuvi bhai with me. I feel excited that I’m playing with them. We want to enjoy the moment. But we’ll try to recover well. We’ll look to carry the momentum into the next match. Credit goes to Rajat. I had the responsibility of maintaining his record. Hazlewood will perhaps play in the knockout. We have a strong belief system. We have match winners. Look at our playing XI, and we have match winners,” he concluded.
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