New Delhi: Jitesh Sharma turned out to be the hero as the stand-in skipper played an outrageous knock of unbeaten 85 to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets in their final game of the season to book a spot in the top two in the Indian Premeir League (IPL) 2025. RCB pulled off their highest run-chase in IPL history after nailing down the massive target of 228 runs to finish 2nd on the IPL 2025 points table with 19 points after 14 matches.

Jitesh batted like a man possessed as he single-handedly took the LSG bowling attack down en route to his 85 off just 33 balls laced with six sixes and 8 fours. The wicket-keeper batter notched up his maiden half-century of the season just when his team needed him to step up under pressure and delivered a chase masterclass to power RCB into Qualifier 1.

Rishabh Pant’s scintillating 118-run knock went in vain as Jitesh outshone the LSG skipper with his stupendous effort in RCB’s chase. Virat Kohli slammed a crucial knock of 30-ball 54 while Mayank........

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