RCB made the biggest run chase in its history, RCB defeated Lucknow and secured second place in the points table.

In the last match of the league stage, Lucknow scored 227 runs for the loss of three wickets on the basis of Rishabh Pant's century. In reply, RCB scored 230 runs for the loss of four wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match by six wickets.

 On the basis of Virat Kohli's half-century and Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal's century partnership, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets. With this win, RCB reached Qualifier-1. Now it will face Punjab Kings on 29 May in Mullanpur. In the last match of the league stage played at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium on Tuesday, Lucknow scored 227 runs for the loss of three wickets on the basis of Rishabh Pant's century. In reply, RCB scored 230 runs for the loss of four wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match. This is the third most successful run chase of IPL. At the same time, it is RCB's biggest run chase. For Lucknow, William O'Rourke took two wickets while Akash Singh and Avesh Khan took one wicket each.

Pant's century

Earlier, Lucknow had a jolting start. They suffered the first blow at a score of 25. Matthew Breetzke was bowled by Nuwan Tushara. He was dismissed after scoring 14 runs. However, captain Rishabh Pant, who came at number three, took charge. He shared a huge 152-run partnership with Mitchell Marsh for the second wicket. During this, Marsh scored 67 runs in 37 balls with the help of four fours and five sixes. At the same time, Rishabh Pant returned to form and completed the second century of his IPL career in 54 balls. He remained unbeaten after scoring 118 runs in 61 balls with the help of 11 fours and eight sixes. Against Bangalore, Puran remained unbeaten after scoring 13 and Abdul Samad after scoring one run. At the same time, Nuwan Tushara, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd took one wicket each for RCB.

After Virat Kohli, Jitesh and Mayank took charge

RCB, which came out to chase the target, got off to a great start from Phil Salt and Virat Kohli. There was a partnership of 61 runs for the first wicket between the two. Akash Singh broke this partnership. He got Salt caught by Digvesh. He was dismissed after scoring 30 runs in 19 balls. After this, Rajat Patidar, who came to bat, could score only 14 runs. He was dismissed by William O'Rourke on the fifth ball of the eighth over. On the next ball, he also showed Livingstone the way to the pavilion.

RCB, which had lost three wickets on a score of 90, needed a big partnership. Virat Kohli was stationed at one end, he was supported by Mayank Agarwal. Both added 33 runs for the fourth wicket. During this, Kohli completed his eighth fifty of the season in 27 balls. He managed to score 54 runs in 30 balls with the help of 10 fours. He was hunted by Avesh Khan. After this, Mayank was joined by Jitesh Sharma. Both of them ensured RCB's victory with an unbeaten partnership of 107 runs in 45 balls. During this, stand-in captain Jitesh also completed his first fifty of his IPL career. He remained unbeaten after scoring 85 runs in 33 balls and Mayank remained unbeaten after scoring 41 runs in 23 balls.

RCB created history

This is RCB's seventh win away from home. With this, this team has created history. RCB became the first IPL team to do so. At the beginning of the season, RCB defeated defending champion Kolkata in their home. After this, Chennai Super Kings were defeated in Chennai, Mumbai Indians in Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh and Delhi Capitals in Delhi.