IPL 2026 RCB Vs LSG Match Highlights: In the 23rd match of the Indian Premier League 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow Super Giants Recorded a spectacular victory by defeating B.C. by 5 wickets. Batting first, Lucknow team failed to make a big score and the entire team was reduced to 146 runs. In reply, RCB batted with restraint and achieved the target in just 15.1 overs. Virat Kohli played an important innings for the team, while Rasikh Salam Dar turned the match in bowling. With this win, RCB has reached the top of the points table, while LSG will have to rethink their strategy and batting.
Virat Kohli Scored 49 runs in 34 balls, which included 1 six and 6 fours. However, he missed the fifty. This is the first time that he has been out for 49 runs. Apart from him, captain Rajat Patidar scored 27 runs in just 13 balls, which included 3 sixes and 1 four. At the same time, Jitesh Sharma also scored 23 runs in just 9 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 2 fours.
Prince Yadav took 2 wickets in a single over
Phil Salt was out after scoring 7 runs and Devdutt Padikkal was out after scoring 10 runs. Tim David and Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten after scoring 14 runs in 8 balls. Whereas, for LSG, Prince Yadav took 3 wickets for 32 runs in 3 overs. Both these wickets came in the same over. Apart from this, Avesh Khan also took 2 wickets.
Lucknow had a good start, but the middle order once again disintegrated under pressure. Mitchell Marsh hit some good shots but he did not get support from other batsmen. RCB bowlers did not allow Lucknow to reach a big score by taking wickets continuously. The lethal bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rasikh Salam turned the match in favor of RCB.
Virat’s anchor inning made victory easy
RCB did not hurry while chasing a small target. Virat Kohli handled the innings and led the team towards victory. The middle order batsmen also made useful contributions and the team easily won the match.
Which batsman scored how many runs for LSG?
For LSG, Mitchell Marsh scored 40 runs in 32 balls, which included 2 sixes and 3 fours. Added 24 runs with Aiden Markram for the first wicket. Markram was out after scoring 12 runs on 8 balls. Apart from them, captain Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran scored 1-1, Ayush Badoni scored 38, Abdul Samad 0, Mukul Chaudhary scored 39, Jordan Linde, who came as an impact player, scored 7, Avesh Khan 1 and Mohammed Shami scored 0 runs.
For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took consecutive wickets on the third and fourth balls of the 19th over. However, he missed taking a hat-trick. Bhuvi took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Whereas, Rasik Salam Dar took 4 wickets giving just 24 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed Markram, Badoni, Mukul Chaudhary and Avesh Khan. Apart from this, Krunal Pandya took 2 wickets, while Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket. Hazlewood was chosen ‘Player of the Match’.
Most consecutive wins for RCB in Chinnaswamy
- 6 wins between 2011-12
- 6 wins in 2013
- 5 wins between 2025-26
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