IPL 2026: RCB achieved the target in 15.1 overs and gave a big defeat to LSG by 5 wickets, became the table topper in the points table.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 16, 2026

IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: In this match of IPL 2026 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a spectacular victory by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets. First the bowlers restricted LSG to 146 runs, then the batsmen achieved the target in just 15.1 overs. With this victory, RCB reached the top of the points table.

In the 23rd match of IPL 2026 played on Wednesday (April 15), RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, had a very poor start. The team suffered early setbacks and Aiden Markram was out after scoring 12 runs, while captain Rishabh Pant suffered an elbow injury and could only add 1 run. Nicholas Puran also returned to the pavilion on 1 run. However, Mitchell Marsh, handling one end, played an innings of 40 runs in 32 balls and tried to control the team a bit.

Apart from him, Ayush Badoni scored 38 runs in 24 balls in the middle overs and took the innings forward to some extent. In the last overs of the innings, Mukul Chaudhary also played an important inning of 39 runs in 28 balls, but the rest of the batsmen could not contribute much. 7 batsmen of the team could not even cross double figures, due to which the entire team was reduced to 146 runs in 20 overs.

Rasikh Salam Dar performed brilliantly in bowling for Royal Challengers Bangalore and took 4 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets, while Krunal Pandya took 2 wickets. Apart from this, Josh Hazlewood also got 1 success.

RCB did not face much trouble while chasing the target of 147 runs. Phil Salt was out after scoring 7 runs, but Virat Kohli took charge of the team by playing an inning of 49 runs in 34 balls. In the middle overs, captain Rajat Patidar played a quick inning of 27 runs in 13 balls and Jitesh Sharma played a quick inning of 23 runs in 9 balls. In the end, Tim David and Romario Shepherd scored unbeaten 14-14 runs and gave the team victory in just 15.1 overs.

In bowling for Lucknow Super Giants, Prince Yadav took 3 wickets, while Avesh Khan got 2 wickets.

With this win, RCB secured the first position in the points table with 8 points, while Lucknow Super Giants suffered their third defeat of this season.