Big moment! Digvesh Rathi Mankads Jitesh Sharma, but Rishabh Pant appeals to withdraw. Cricket news

In a high pressure game for Royal Challengers Bangalore, where a victory was required to finish, the match gave big moments with both the bat and the ball. Especially an incident – a Mankad appeal and its return – stood out in one night where RCB pursued a challenging clan against the Lucknow super veterans. Batting for the first time at Ekna Stadium, LSG posted 227/3, headed by Rishabh Pant, who since 2018 reached his second IPL century to milestones in 54 balls, the fastest IPL hundred by an LSG player. Mitchell Marsh added 67 out of 37, and the pair scored 152 runs in 78 balls. RCB’s reply began with a 61 -run inaugural stand, followed by 54 from Virat Kohli. The major moment came in the 17th over, when Digwesh Rathi asked Jitesh Sharma only for pants to withdraw the appeal.

From there, Jitesh Sharma, RCB were also a leading, at the crease and formed an important partnership with Mayank Agarwal. Jeetesh brought his first IPL fifty, ended 33 to 85*, While Mayank supported him 27 to 41The pair added 107 runs to 45 balls to see RCB.Successful pursuit of 228 is now the highest of RCB in IPL history, and with it, they closed in a top-two finish, which ensured two opportunities to reach the IPL final. With the win, RCB closed a top-two location and earned two opportunities to reach the IPL 2025 final.