Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set to take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the final game of the IPL 2025 league stage at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday (May 27).

This will be an important match for RCB, especially since they have the opportunity to head into the playoffs as one of the top two teams of the IPL 2025. Punjab Kings have already booked their place in the top two, and RCB will hope to join them soon.

How RCB Can Finish In Top Two

RCB are currently third on the points table with 17 points from 13 games. If they win tonight against LSG, then will be on 19 points, and move to second, displacing Gujarat Titans. In fact, if they win by a healthy margin, their Net Run Rate might even overtake PBKS' +0.372, and move to first place.So al RCB need to finish in the top two is to win against LSG. This will give them a chance to play Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. On the other hand, if RCB lose this encounter, they will finish in the third spot and go on to play the Eliminator against Mumbai Indians (MI).

Why RCB Will Hope To Finish In Top Two?

If RCB finish in the top two, then they will have two chances to qualify for the final that will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on June 3.They will play Qualifier 1, and if they lose thatgame, then they will have another shot when they play the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2.RCB are coming into this game on the back of some questionable form since the restart of the IPL 2025. Their game vs KKR was washed out, while they suffered a big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last match.