IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the LSG vs RCB Match 59

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants have had games that have been neck to neck in terms of competition between them. So this game between them would give a better idea of who has the advantage over the other. These three individual player battles may become a deciding factor in the match.

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Rishabh Pant vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Rishabh Pant, who was sold at a record-breaking sum in the mega auctions, has flopped miserably at the bat and is unable to score any runs. In contrast, Bhubaneswar Kumar, who was transferred from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, has had a respectable season.

But thus far, Pant has been controlling the proceedings in these two's matchups. Eight boundaries and seven sixes have helped him hammer Bhuvneshwar for 94 runs off 41 deliveries, although he has only been out to him once.

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Nicholas Pooran vs Josh Hazlewood

Nicholas Pooran had an extraordinary start to the season, but had a rough patch in the middle. Now, he seems to have overcome that and has started to score again. Josh Hazlewood has been the top performer with the ball for RCB and has been out with injury in the last few games, however, is expected to come back with this one.

These two have had a very limited interaction in this format of the game so far, where Pooran has faced 11 deliveries from Hazlewood and has been able to score just 11 runs. He has been out to him once in this process as well.

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Virat Kohli vs Ravi Bishnoi

As usual, Virat Kohli is enjoying an incredible IPL batting season, hitting the majority of the runs and contending for the Orange Cap. In contrast, Ravi Bishnoi has struggled to take wickets and has not had a strong IPL season.

Although he hasn't lost many wickets against Bishnoi, Kohli has undoubtedly had difficulty scoring runs against him. He has already faced 41 balls from him, scoring just 36 runs and losing one wicket with the aid of a single boundary.

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