Royal Challengers Bangalore secured a place in IPL 2025’s qualifier 1 after defeating Lucknow Super veterans by six wickets in their final league match. RCB successfully pursued a total of 227–3 of LSG, which is a significant contribution to 33 balls from 85 runs and Virat Kohli and Mayank Agarwal. LSG, First batting first, posted a total commanding of 227–3 in its 20 overs, anchored by Rishabh Pants with a knock of 118 runs from 61 delivery. The innings demonstrated LSG’s batting skills and set a challenging target for RCB.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now! RCB chased firmly with Phil Salat and Virat Kohli, with a fierce-fire partnership of 61 runs in 5.4 overs. Salt scored 30 runs, while Kohli scored a solid 54, before the team experienced a moderate-order collapse, found itself in the 12th over at 123–4. The match turned in favor of RCB when Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal came together at the crease. His partnership proved to be decisive as he created a stand of a century, in which Aggarwal scored 41 runs with 23 balls and Sharma gave the match winning performance. Out of 33 delivery, 85 Not Out’s Jitash Sharma’s innings set a new IPL record for the highest score by the number 6 or lower order batsman in successful run chase. This achievement crossed MS Dhoni’s previous record of 70 runs against RCB in IPL 2018. The partnership between Sharma and Aggarwal of 107 runs set another record for RCB, which became their highest fifth wicket or low partnership in a run chase. It crossed the previous record of 91 runs by AB de Villiers and Iqbal Abdullah against Gujarat Lions in UDALIFIRE 1 of 2016. Jeet marked an important milestone for RCB as they became the first team in IPL history to win all seven distance games in the same season. This achievement crossed the last best performance by Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, who won seven of the eight games in IPL 2012. Historic Run Chase depicted between the highest score from the number 6 or the highest posts in the successful IPL pursuit: Jitash Sharma’s 85- (33) for RCB against LSG in 2025, MS Dhoni’s 70- (34) against RCB in 2018, which against RCR in 2022 against KKR for 70- (31) against KKR, against KKR, against KKR, RCB in 2017 in 2017 Dwayne Bravo’s 68 (30) against CSK against MI. Qualification for Qualifier 1 made a comeback to RCB after nine years of gap, highlighting the importance of this victory in its IPL campaign. The performance of the team, especially in distant matches, displays their continuity and ability to perform under pressure throughout the season.The highest score in the successful IPL run-checks85*(33) – Jitesh Sharma (RCB) vs LSG, Lucknow, 202570* (34) – MS Dhoni (CSK) VS RCB, Bengaluru, 201870*(31) – Andre Russell (KKR) vs. PBKS, Mumbai WS, 202270 (47) – Kieron Pollard (MI) vs. RCB, Bengaluru, 201768 (30) – Dwayne Bravo (CSK) vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2018
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