Mayank Yadav and his colleagues Pacers visit Ayodhya’s Mandir Ram Ram before the LSG VS RCB IPL 2025 match [In Pictures]

The players of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep and Shivam Mavi offered prayers at the Mandir Ram in Ayodhya before their Indian Premier League match (IPL) 2025 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The two teams are expected to meet in the 59th game of the season on Friday, May 9 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Before the match, on Tuesday, May 6, Akash Deep shared an article on Instagram featuring his colleagues Pacers Mayank Yadav and Shivam Mavi while the trio offered prayers at the Ayodhya Mandir Ram. He legend the message:

“Hail Lord Ram.”

Meanwhile, LSG took the field for the last time against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 54th game of the season on Sunday, May 4, at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala. After being put in bat, PBKS posted a formidable total of 236/5, with Prabhsimran Singh leading the charge, marking 91 on 48 bullets, including six four and seven six.

In response, Ayush Badoni was the interpreter outside the LSG competition, marking 74 out of 40 balls. However, his efforts were not sufficient because LSG finished his 20 Overs at 199/7, below 37 points in their sixth defeat of the season. The Rishabh Pant team is currently in seventh place on the points table, with 10 points of 11 games.

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LSG triumphed over the RCB when the two teams met for the last time in IPL 2024

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants faced each other five times in the history of IPL, RCB holding a slight advantage, winning three of these meetings. The two teams met for the last time in match 15 of IPL 2024 in Bengaluru.

Put to Bat, LSG displayed 181/5, with Kock Quinton leading the charge with an impressive 81 on 56 balls, while Nicholas Poornan remained undefeated on 40 on 21 balls.

In response, the hosts failed and were overthrown for only 153, losing by 28 points. Mayank Yadav was the out -of -competition launcher, ending with 3/14 four -round figures.