Mitch Marsh has signed off from the Indian Premier League with another half-century, and combined in a blistering 152-run partnership in 77 balls with Rishabh Pant, but Justin Langer's Lucknow Super Giants still lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The result meant RCB finished second in the regular season and earned a place in the qualifier play-off, where they will play Ricky Ponting's Punjab Kings, rather than the eliminator.
LSG's expensively-recruited captain Pant, whose form has been dreadful, made an unbeaten 118 off 61 balls and Marsh 67 off 37 as the home team piled up 3-227.
