IPL 2026, LSG vs RCB Updates: RCB lose half the side; LSG on top

Thu, 07 May 2026

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23:54

RCB lose half the side; LSG on top

RCB 122-5 (13 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Digvesh Rathi is back into the attack and Krunal Pandya cuts the first delivery to point and gets off the strike.

Four! Tim David edges one through fine leg for a boundary.

Two singles follow before Tim David carves one to sweeper cover for another single.

Krunal then hits one straight to the fielder at long-off and finishes the over with a single.

9 runs came off the over. RCB need 91 off 36 balls.

23:49

Prince's twin strikes rock RCB

RCB 113-5 (12 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Prince Yadav is back into the attack he strikes. Devdutt Padikkal gives him a return catch. Length ball and Padikkal chips it back to the bowler.

Padikkal goes for 34 off 25 balls three boundaries and a six.

Jitesh Sharma comes to the crease and plays out a dot before opening his account with a single through square leg.

Patidar then pulls one to long-on and picks up a single.

Out! Jitesh Sharma goes, caught by Rishbh Pant. Prince Yadav has his third. Shor delivery and Jitesh attempts to pull it but get a top edge and Pant runs backwards and takes a smart catch.

Jitesh goes for 1 off 3 balls.

Tim David comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through long-on. Just three runs came off the over.

Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack and Tim David smashes the length delivery outside off through long-off for a boundary.

A single through cover follows.

Out! Patidar goes, caught by Aiden Markram. Wide ball outside off and Patidar reaches out to it and hits it straight down to Markram's throat at long-off.

Patidar returns after making 61 off 31 balls with three boundaries and six sixes.

Krunal Padya comes to the crease and plays out two dots before opening his account with a single through long-off.

6 runs came off the over. RCB need 100 off 42 balls.

23:35

Patidar hits fifty; RCB on top

RCB 104-2 (10 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Digvesh Rathi continues and Devdutt Padikkal picks up the googly early and drives it through extra cover for a boundary.

A dot and a single through long-on follows.

Six! Patidar lofts a tossed up delivery over the long-on fence.

A dot later, Patidar moves across and lofts a sliding delivery down the leg for a six over deep square leg.

17 runs came off the over.

Mayank Yadav with his third over and Padikkal turns the first delivery into third man for a single.

A slower bouncer follows and is called a wide.

Six! Patidar brings up his fifty off 26 balls with a huge six over backward square leg.

Six more! This time over deep mid-wicket for a 101m maximum off a back of a length delivery.

Follows it up with a single through deep square leg.

Padikkal then edges one to the off-side and gets off the strike.

A couple through deep mid-wicket to end the 18-run over.

RCB need 109 off 54 balls.

23:25

Padikkal, Patidar steady RCB

RCB 69-2 (8 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Divesh Rathi comes into the attack and Devdutt Padikkal cuts one to third man for a single before Devdutt Padikkal pulls the next delivery over deep mid-wicket for a six.

A single later, Padikkal cuts one to deep point for a couple.

A single through deep square leg follows.

Four! Patidar slashes the shot ball away for a boundary through the gap between short third man and backward point.

15 runs came off the over.

RCB need 153 off 72 balls. The asking rate has gone up to 12.75.

Mayank Yadav is back into the attack and Padikkal turns the slower delivery into third man for a single.

Patidar swings and misses before tapping one back to the bowler.

Patidar then slaps a fuller delivery back over the bowler's head and gets a couple.

Six! Patidar slams a short delivery over the deep mid-wicket fence.

A dot to end the 9-run over.

23:14

Padikkal, Patidar counterattack

RCB 45-2 (6 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammed Shami with his third over and Rajat Patidar with a glorious cover drive for a boundary off a length ball around off.

A dot later, Shami beats Patidar on the outside edge with a slower delivery.

Patidar then gets off the strike by tapping one to short third for a single.

Four! Devdutt Padikkal charges down and goes inside-out to loft one over the in-field for a boundary.

A dot to end the 9-run over.

Prince Yadav is back into the attack and Patidar knocks the first delivery to mid-off and gets a single.

Padikkal then flicks one away for a couple.

Two singles follows.

Four! Padikkal flat-bats a short of a length delivery through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A single through deep backward square leg to end the 10-run over.

23:04

Prince Yadav cleans up Kohli

RCB 26-2 (4 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammed Shami continues and Devdutt Padikkal taps the short of a length delivery to third man for a single.

Two dots later, Rajat Patidar guides one to backward point for a single.

A dot and a single through point to end the 3-run over.

Mayank Yadav comes into the attack and bowls a 150.1 kph delivery which is cut by Padikkal to short fine for no run.

Padikkal then gets off the strike with a single through square leg.

Quicker delivery on off and Patidar is beaten.

Another dot later, Patidar pulls one through the square for a boundary.

A single through point to end the over. 6 runs came off the over.

22:55

Kohli goes for duck; RCB in trouble

RCB 17-2 (2 ovs) vs LSG (DLS target 213 in 19 ovs) | Scorecard

The chase is on. RCB openers Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell are out in the middle.

Bethell is on strike.

Mohammed Shami with the new ball for LSG and he starts off with a wide outside off.

A dot and another wide outside off follow.

Bethell then punches a short delivery to covers for no run.

One more wide outside off follows before Shami hits Bethell on the pads and the ball rolls down to short third for a couple (leg byes).

Four! Bethell guides one through third man and Prince Yadav fumbles and let's the ball go over the ropes for a boundary.

Out! Yadav makes amends by holding onto a tough catch to dismiss Bethell who swings across the line and gets an outside edge.

Bethell goes for 4 off 5 balls with a lone to the fence.

Devdutt Padikkal comes to the crease and plays out a dot. 9 runs came off the over.

Prince Yadav to bowl from the other end and Kohli defends the outswinger into the off-side.

Out! Prince Yadav cleans up Kohli with a nip-backer. A 140.4kph inswinging delivery and Kohli leans forward to push it but the ball moves in and crashes into the stumps through the gate. RCB have lost both their openers

Kohli is out for a 2-ball duck.

Rajat Patidar comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through deep backward point.

A dot later, Padikkal pulls one over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

A single through deep backward point to end the over. 8 runs came off it.

22:32

Pant hits 10-ball 32

LSG 209-3 (19 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Rasikh Dhar to bowl the final over and Rishabh Pant swipes the slower delivery to cover and gets a single.

Out! Nicholas Pooran is out, caught by Krunal Pandya. In the slot and Pooran clears his front leg and hits it straight to Krunal at deep backward square leg.

Pooran goes for 38 from 23 balls with four boundaries and a six.

Aiden Markram is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single through deep extra cover.

Four! Good length delivery and Pant rocks back and pulls it over backward square leg.

Four more! Pant hammers a full delivery down to long-off and brings up LSG's 200.

Pant reverse paddles one to finish the innings with a six.

LSG end with 209-3.

22:25

LSG inch closer to 200-run mark

LSG 193-2 (18 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood is bowling out and he strikes straightaway! Mitchell Marsh is out after a top-class knock, caught by Jacob Bethell. Full delivery outside off and Marsh smashes it straight to Bethell at deep point who takes a reverse-cupped catch.

Marsh goes for a 56-ball 111 with nine boundaries and sixes each.

Rishabh Pant comes to the crease and dances down the crease and attempts to swipe at a short delivery but misses.

Four! Hazlewood sends one down the leg and Pant gets and under-edge and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

Four more! Full toss outside off and Pant throws his hands at it and edges it to the deep backward point fence.

A slower bouncer outside off and is called a wide.

Dropped! Bethell spills a touch chance at deep mid-wicket and a couple is added to the total.

A wide down the leg follows.

Six! Pant finishes the over with a maximum over the wide long-off fence.

18 runs came off the over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the penultimate over and Pooran slaps the wide delivery to deep extra cover and gets a couple.

Another wide delivery outside off and Pooran swings and misses.

Four! Low full toss outside off and Pooran guides it through third man.

Dropped! Krunal Pandya puts down a difficult chance at deep backward point. A single is taken.

Full delivery outside off and Pant under-edges and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A couple through deep backward point to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

22:13

Play resumes; LSG on top

LSG 165-1 (16 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Players are out in the middle after the break. Mitchell Marsh, who is on 107 off 51 balls, and Nicholas Pooran (14 off 9) will resume batting. It will be a 19-over-a-side match. Five more overs to go.

Rasikh Dhar to bowl the 15th over. Pooran is on strike and he dabs the slower delivery to square on the off-side and gets off the strike.

Two more singles follow.

Four! Low full toss and Pooran slices it through the off-side for a boundary.

A wide down the leg and a single to deep mid-wicket to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack with his third and starts off with a wide yorker which Pooran steers to short third for no run.

Wide yorker again and Pooran under-edges it to the off-side and scampers for a single.

Marsh knocks the next delivery down to long-off and gets a single.

Another single through deep mid-wicket follows.

Dropped! Full toss and Marsh mishits it to long-on but the ball does not carry. A single is taken.

Six! Pooran finishes the over with a flat-batted six over deep mid-wicket.

10 runs came off the over.

22:05

Reduced to 19-over game

LSG 145-1 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Another rain break and covers are back. The players are going off the field. The square has been covered.

The covers are coming off again. The play will resume soon.

It started drizzling again and the covers are back!

The drizzle has stopped and the groundsmen are removing the cover from the square. The play will resume at 10 pm. No overs will be lost.

21:27

Marsh ton puts LSG in driver's seat

LSG 145-1 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal Pandya continues and Mitchell Marsh belts a full delivery on off out of the ground for a six.

Marsh then cuts one through backward point and gets a couple.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

Two more dots follow before pulls one to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. 10 runs came off the over.

Romario Shepherd comes into the attack and sends one down the leg and the ball races away to the fence after brushing Marsh's pads. Four leg byes.

Marsh then inside edges a full delivery to mid-wicket and gets a couple.

Four! Overpitched delivery and Marsh smashes it through covers.

Four more! Marsh completes his century of 49 balls with a boundary through deep backward point off a low full toss. He has hit nine fours and eight sixes. It is the fastest hundred by an LSG batter in the IPL.

A dot later, Marsh lofts one over the deep extra cover fence for a six.

20 runs came off the over.

21:16

LSG on a roll

LSG 115-1 (12 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Rasikh Dhar comes into the attack after an expensive first over and Nicholas Pooran pushes the slower delivery to short third and gets a single.

A single through deep backward point follows.

Pooran then hits two back-to-back boundaries through the off-side.

Follows it up with a single through backward square leg.

A dot to end the 11-run over.

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack and Pooran turns a length ball into the leg side and gets off the strike.

A single through extra cover follows.

Hazlewood goes around the wicket and Pooran pushes the low full toss to long-on and picks up a single.

Marsh then squeezes a yorker to sweeper cover for a single.

Another yorker and Marsh digs it out to mid-on for a single. Six singles came off the over.

21:05

Krunal strikes; LSG 1 down

LSG 98-1 (10 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

The play resumes after a 30-minute rain-induced break.

Mitchell Marsh and Arshin Kulkarni return to the middle. RCB players are in a huddle.

Krunal Pandya will bowl the 10th over and Kulkarani is on strike. Full delivery on off and he hits it straight to the fielder at extra cover.

Out! Kulkarni departs, caught by Rajat Patidar at extra cover. Krunal with the breakthrough soon after the resumption of play.

Kulkarni goes for 17 off 24 balls with one hit to the fence.

Nicholas Pooran is the new man in and Krunal bangs one in short and beats Pooran on the outside edge.

Another short delivery and Pooran swats it to long-on and gets off the mark with a single.

Marsh then dabs one to square leg and picks up a couple.

A dot to end the over. Just three runs came off it.

LSG are 98-1 at the half-way mark.

20:53

Play will resume at 9 pm

The rain has stopped and the covers are going off. The play will resume at 9 pm. No overs will be lost. Stay tuned for further updates.

20:29

Rain stops play after Marsh blitz

LSG 95-0 (9 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Suyash Sharma continues and Arshin Kulkarni drags a tossed up delivery to long-on and gets off the strike.

Two singles through mid-wicket and sweeper cover follow.

Four! Short delivery and Marsh rocks back to hammer the pull through deep mid-wicket.

A single to long-off gets Kulkarni back on strike.

Another single to end the over. 9 runs came off it.

Marsh is on 76 off 32 balls.

It has started to rain again and the covers are on. Another break as the players are going off the field.

20:18

Marsh on the attack; LSG on top

LSG 86-0 (8 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Suyash Sharma comes into the attack and Arshin Kulkarni cuts the shortish delivery to the off-side for a single.

Six! Mitchell Marsh punishes the half-tracker by hammering it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through mid-off.

Four! Kulkarni hits his first boundary of the night but cutting one away through deep backward point.

Two dots to end the 12-run over.

Krunal Pandya is back into the attack and Marsh punches a tossed up delivery down to long-on and gets a single.

Two dots later, Kulkarni works one down to long-off for a single.

Four! Marsh carts one away through deep backward point for a boundary.

A dot to end the over. Six runs came off it.

20:09

Marsh hits 20-ball 50; LSG on top

LSG 68-0 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Rasikh Salam comes into the attack and Mitchell Marsh greets him with a six over deep square leg. Fifth six of the night for Marsh.

Six more! This time over long-off. 50 up for LSG in 4.2 overs.

A dot later, Marsh carves one through square of the wicket for a boundary.

A single (leg byes) and a dot to end the over. 17 runs came off it.

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack and Marsh plays out a dot before bringing up his half century off 20 balls by guiding one through deep backward point. It is his fastest fifty in IPL.

Four more! Marsh inside-edges a full delivery on off to the fine leg fence.

Two dots later, Marsh drives one uppishly through sweeper cover for a boundary.

12 runs came off the over.

LSG end Powerplay with 68-0.

19:58

LSG off to a brisk start

LSG 39-0 (4 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues and Arshin Kulkarni hits the first delivery to the fielder at mid-off for no run before picking up a couple by working one down to long-off.

Dropped! Kulkarni smashes the next delivery back to the bowler but Bhuvi fails to hold onto a tough chance.

A dot later, Kulkarni drives a fuller delivery to deep extra cover for a single.

Six! Marsh finishes the over by thumping a overpitched delivery over cover a maximum.

9 runs came off the over.

Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and Kulkarni edges one to the left of the bowler and gets a single.

A dot later, Marsh hits a boundary through sweeper cover and follows it up with a six over the long-on fence.

As single to mid-off gets Marsh off the strike.

A dot to end the 12-run over.

19:50

LSG off to a steady start

LSG 18-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants openers Mitchell Marsh and Arshin Kulkarni are out in the middle. Their fifth opening pair in IPL 2026.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is playing his 200th IPL game, with the new ball for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. A slip in place for Marsh.

Bhuvi starts off with an outswinger and Marsh leaves it alone before pushing the next delivery to mid-on to open his account with a single.

Bhuvi swings another one away and Kulkarni lets it go and edges the next ball to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.

A dot later, Kulkarani flicks the final delivery of the over to deep square leg and picks up a brace.

Five runs came off the first over.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl from the other end and Marsh plays out a dot before lofting an overpitched delivery over the long-off fence for a maximum.

Marsh blocks away the next two deliveries.

It has started to rain and the players are going off the field. Covers are on.

Looks like a passing shower and the cover has been taken off. The match is expected to resume shortly.

The players are back on the field and Hazlewood is marking his run-up.

Marsh is ready to face the fourth ball of the over and he charges down but is beaten by the bounce.

Six! Full delivery on off and Marsh smashes it over the bowler's head for the second maximum of the over.

A dot to end the 13-run over.

19:24

RCB unchanged; LSG make couple of changes

RCB will bowl first against LSG.

LSG have dropped Josh Inglis, Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan and have brought in Arshin Kulkarni and Shahbaz.

RCB remain unchanged.

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood.

Impact Subs: Jordan Cox, Tim David, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer.

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav.

Impact Subs: Mayank Yadav, Mukul Chowdhary, Abdul Samad, M. Siddharth, Avesh Khan.

19:24

RCB opt to bowl vs LSG

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has won the toss and has opted to field first in their IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

"We will bowl first. It's not as loud as Chinnaswamy, but it's still loud. The surface looks good and we'll look to restrict them to a, low score. The break was good; everyone is doing well and we had some hard practice. We are playing with the same team," Patidar said after winning the toss.

LSG Skipper Rishabh Pant said: "Few changes in our team. Inglis and Mohsin Khan miss out. The only thing is to move with clarity. We know we're a top team, but the main thing is clarity. We have a few changes in the batting order. Having a stable environment is needed, but we need to make changes at times. Looks like a 180-190 wicket, a better wicket than most of the other games."

18:51

RCB seek revival vs lowly LSG

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026 match No. 50 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

RCB will look to rediscover their batting rhythm after a rare collapse in their previous outing as they aim to strengthen their play-off push against bottom-placed LSG in a reverse leg match.

RCB are currently placed second on the table but remain tied on 12 points with four other teams. They will need to regroup quickly after suffering a four-wicket defeat against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.

RCB's Batting Woes and Key Players

RCB's batting imploded dramatically in that match, slipping from 79 for 2 to 96 for 6 in the space of three overs before being bowled out for 155.

Despite the collapse, RCB's batting this season has largely revolved around aggressive intent. Virat Kohli has been in sublime form with 379 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar have also made important contributions.

With regular opener Phil Salt ruled out due to a finger injury, the responsibility of providing explosive starts alongside Kohli will rest on Jacob Bethell.

LSG's Struggles and Inconsistent Performances

In contrast, LSG are languishing at the bottom of the standings after losing their last six matches.

They were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders via a Super Over in a tied game, and then failed to arrest their slide as they were comprehensively beaten by Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their previous outing.

LSG's campaign has unravelled due to inconsistent performances, tactical instability and repeated failures to close out matches.

Key batters such as Mitchell Marsh, skipper Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have struggled for consistency, while frequent reshuffling of the batting order has further compounded their problems. Pant, in particular, finds himself under scrutiny over his white-ball form.

Head-to-head record

In the IPL, LSG and RCB have faced each other seven times. RCB lead the head-to-head record with five wins, while LSG have won two matches, and there have been no no-results.

Weather and Pitch Report

Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium has seen low-scoring matches this season. The pitch has been slow, making it hard for batters to time the ball properly. The large ground size has also made big shots difficult.

The average first innings score here has been around 155 runs. Teams batting first will need to aim for a total close to 200 to stay competitive.

The weather in Lucknow is expected to be mostly clear, with temperatures around 29°C at the start of the match. Humidity levels could be around 51 percent, which may make conditions tough for bowlers.

Predicted XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood.

Where to Watch

The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports from 7.30 pm IST, while JioHotstar will stream the match in multiple languages.

IPL 2026, LSG vs RCB Updates: RCB lose half the side; LSG on top

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