Chasing a mammoth target: RCB’s third-highest run chase
- RCB chased a target of 228 runs, which is the third-highest successful Match run chase in IPL history.
- Only Punjab Kings (262 runs) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (246 runs) have achieved this record.
- This is only the third instance of RCB chasing 200+ runs.
LSG’s defensive failure
- LSG became the first team in IPL history to lose a match while defending a 200+ score three times in a single season.
- These three defeats include against Delhi Capitals, SRH and now RCB.
- No team has done this more than twice before.
Virat Kohli: Record after record
- Virat Kohli completed 600+ runs for the fifth time in IPL 2025, the most for any batsman.
- He hit his 63rd half-century in this match, out of which 42 matches have been won by RCB.
- Most 50+ scores in IPL with a win – 8 times in this season alone.
Lower order heroes: Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal
- Jitesh Sharma scored an unbeaten 85*, the third-highest score batting at No.6 or below.
- This is the highest score in a successful run chase in IPL from No.6 or below.
- His 107-run partnership with Mayank is the highest for the 5th wicket for RCB.
Other key stats from the match
- Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 118, which was also the first century at Ekana Stadium.
- This is Pant’s second IPL century, but the team lost both times.
- Mitch Marsh scored 627 runs and 7 half-centuries this season – the most in a season for LSG.
Wicketkeepers’ brilliance – Rishabh Pant and Jitesh Sharma’s stormy knocks
- Pant’s century: Rishabh Pant revived LSG’s innings by scoring 118*. This is his second century in IPL.
- LSG’s first century in Lucknow: This was his first IPL century at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.
- Fastest century: Pant scored a century in just 53 balls, which is the fastest century from LSG.
Virat Kohli – Record after record
- 9000+ RCB runs: Kohli has scored 9030 runs in all T20s for RCB – the most for any team.
- 600+ runs for the fifth time: Virat Kohli has scored 600+ runs in an IPL season for the fifth time – the most by any batsman.
- 50+ scores in wins: His 8 fifty-plus scores this season have all come in RCB wins – also a record.
RCB’s fiery middle order
- First time: This is the first time in RCB’s history that players at No.5 or below have scored 50+ runs 5 times.
- Jitesh Sharma’s contribution: Jitesh added a new name to this list by scoring 85* runs.
- Record partnership: Jitesh and Mayank Agarwal’s 107* run partnership is RCB’s highest for the 5th wicket.
Bad day for Lucknow bowlers
- Third most expensive in IPL history: He is third behind Jofra Archer (76) and Mohammed Shami (75).
- Worst bowling at Ekana: The Lucknow stadium has never witnessed such an expensive spell before.
- Yash Dayal’s record broken: He broke Yash Dayal’s (0/69, 2023) record for the most expensive spell in a run chase.
Other interesting stats
- Captains’ contribution: Captains like Pant and Jitesh put together 203 runs – the second-highest combined innings by captains in IPL.
- RCB’s top-2 finish: This is the third time RCB has finished in the top-2 in the league stage – the previous one being in 2011 and 2016.
- Match etched in history: With so many records, this match has become one of the most historic matches in IPL history.
