IPL 2026 LSG vs RCB Match Result

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) proved their status as defending champions in their match against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). RCB’s skipper, Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first and the bowlers really stepped up especially Rasikh Salam who took 4 wickets and restricted LSG to only 146 runs. RCB found chasing easy as Virat Kohli scored 49 runs leading them to a total of 149/5 in just 15.1 overs. Here’s the detailed analysis of the LSG vs RCB match result.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Innings: Collapse after Pant injury

Lucknow Super Giants had a tough time on the challenging Chinnaswamy pitch getting bowled out for only 146 runs in 20 overs. LSG’s powerplay was poor managing only 35/1 in six overs. Mitchell Marsh fought with 40 runs but the innings collapsed soon after skipper Rishabh Pant left injured in the fifth over. Pant did come back later but could only score 1 run while Nicholas Pooran and Abdul Samad were dismissed quickly. A short comeback from Ayush Badoni who scored 38 runs and Mukul Choudhary with 39 runs helped push the total past 140 but the last five wickets fell for just 28 runs. RCB’s bowlers were exceptional with Rasikh Salam Dar achieving a career-best of 4/24.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Innings: Kohli’s blitz seals easy chase

Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily chased down the 147-run target, winning by five wickets in just 15.1 overs. The key decision was bringing in Virat Kohli as the Impact Player and he quickly made an impact with a fiery 49 runs which included 32 runs during the powerplay. Even though Phil Salt was dismissed early, Kohli’s partnership with Devdutt Padikkal helped RCB reach a comfortable 60/1 after six overs. Skipper Rajat Patidar contributed 27 runs and Jitesh Sharma added 23 runs to keep the innings flowing although LSG’s Prince Yadav made a brief comeback with two quick wickets. However, Tim David and Romario Shepherd finished the chase smoothly adding an unbeaten 35 runs to secure the win with 29 balls remaining.

LSG vs RCB Match Result: Key Moments

• Rasikh Salam Dar produced a career-best spell of 4/24 dismissing key batters including Markram, Badoni and Choudhary.
• Pant’s injury hurt LSG as he was struck on the elbow by Hazlewood and forced to retire hurt.
• Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar kept it short and accurate.
• Kohli came in as an Impact Player and smashed 49 off 34 balls.
• Jitesh Sharma’s quickfire knock kept the run rate high with Patidar.

Points Table Impact

Royal Challengers Bengaluru topped the IPL 2026 table with 8 points from 5 matches and an NRR of +1.503, while Lucknow Super Giants slipped to seventh with 4 points and an NRR of -0.804.
Here’s how the points table looks after RCB’s win over LSG – Updated Points Table.

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