Summary

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  • RCB will finish in top two - and have two chances to reach the final - if they win or the game is abandoned

  • Super Giants are already eliminated

Live Reporting

  1. RCB chase 228 to secure top-two finish

    Virat Kohli batting for Royal Challengers BengaluruBCCI/IPL

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru secure their top-two finish with an astonishing chase of 228 to beat Lucknow Super Giants.

    Virat Kohli's 54 set the platform, before a remarkable fifth-wicket stand of 107 from just 45 balls between RCB captain Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal saw them reach their target with eight balls to spare.

    Sharma finished unbeaten with 85 from 33 balls and Agarwal with 41 from 23.

    LSG seamer Will O'Rourke finished with figures of 2-74 while their captain Rishabh Pant's sparkling 118 not out was in vain.

    IPL play-off schedule:

    29 May: Qualifier 1 - Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru

    30 May: Eliminator - Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians

    1 June: Qualifier 2 - loser of Qualifier 1 v winner of Eliminator

    3 June: Final - winner of Qualifier 1 v winner of Qualifier 2

  2. RCB lose three wickets but Kohli passes 50

    RCB 115-3

    Virat Kohli batting for RCBBCCI/IPL
    • The run chase is evenly poised after 10 overs with Royal Challengers Bengaluru reaching 115-3, needing another 113 to win.
    • Virat Kohli is holding the innings together so far with his eighth half-century of the tournament. The India superstar is unbeaten on 53 from 28.
    • Kohli added 61 in 5.4 overs for the first wicket with England's Phil Salt, who made 30 from 19 balls.
    • But New Zealand seamer Will O'Rourke led LSG's recovery with two wickets in two balls in the eighth over - Rajat Patidar was caught at point for 14 and England's Liam Livingstone was pinned lbw first ball.

  3. RCB need 228 to win after Pant's century

    LSG 227-3

    Rishabh PantBCCI/IPL
    • Lucknow Super Giants post an imposing 227-3 from their 20 overs, with captain Rishabh Pant scoring a stunning unbeaten 118 from 61 balls.
    • Pant added 152 for the second wicket with Australia's Mitchell Marsh, who made 67 from 37 balls before he was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 16th over.
    • Their partnership through the middle overs was crucial as they scored 109 runs between overs 7-15 without losing a wicket.
    • Royal Challengers Bengaluru will secure a top-two finish if they chase the target which will give them two chances to reach the final.

  4. RCB to bowl first as they aim for top-two finish

    Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants and Jitesh Sharma of Royal Challengers Bengaluru andBCCI/IPL

    Good afternoon, and welcome to the final group stage match of the IPL with Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Lucknow Super Giants.

    RCB have chosen to bowl first.

    LSG are already eliminated but there's still plenty riding on this for RCB - a win will guarantee them a top-two finish and a place in the first qualifier.

    If they lose, they would have to go through the Eliminator. Here's a reminder of the play-off fixtures:

    29 May: Qualifier 1 - first v second

    30 May: Eliminator - third v fourth

    1 June: Qualifier 2 - loser of Qualifier 1 v winner of Eliminator

    3 June: Final - winner of Qualifier 1 v winner of Qualifier 2