LIVE | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard Live Updates: RCB Needs 147 Runs To Win Against LSG — Virat Kohli To Return As Impact Player
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RCB vs LSG Live Score IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Catch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Score, RCB vs LSG live cricket updates, and ball-by-ball commentary of the RCB vs LSG match of the Indian Premier League 2026 from Bengaluru here on NewsX. You can watch a live streaming of RCB vs LSG on JioHotstar and broadcast on Star Sports.
RCB vs LSG Live Score IPL 2026 Today Match Live Updates: It was a splendid bowling performance from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The defending champions bowled Lucknow Super Giants for only 146 runs in the first innings. Rasikh Salam with a four-fer and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a three-wicket haul were the pick among the bowlers. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant injured his hand and retired hurt. He came back to the crease but was dismissed after scoring only a single run. Stay tuned for RCB vs LSG Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match scorecard, Live cricket score, IPL 2026 live score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Score of IPL match no. 23 here on NewsX. TOSS — Rajat Patidar wins the toss as Royal Challengers Bengaluru opt to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in match no. 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Josh Hazlewood replaces Jacob Duffy in RCB’s playing XI.
RCB vs LSG Live Score IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have started the 2026 season right from where they left off. The defending champions have won three out of their four games in the season. At home, they have won two out of two games. Once again, as the Lucknow-based franchise makes the trip to Bengaluru, it will be RCB who will fancy their chances of winning the clash and making it to the top of the standings. Skipper, Rajat Patidar has scored the most runs for the team. What has been impressive with his batting performance is his strike rate of 214.28. Only Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scored more than Patidar’s 195 runs at a better strike rate.
RCB vs LSG Live Score IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants Preview
Lucknow Super Giants have not started in the manner they would have liked. The Rishabh Pant-led side has two wins in four games. However, he would know that both of those wins were hard-fought, and the one against the Kolkata Knight Riders could have easily ended in a defeat if not for Mukul Choudhary’s heroics. In their last two games against RCB at Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Super Giants have emerged victorious. The visitors would want to repeat the success in Bengaluru.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad
Rajat Patidar (C), Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Jordan Cox, Nuwan Thushara, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad
Rishabh Pant (C/wk), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.
Live Updates
- 22:10 (IST) 15 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026 Live: Avesh Khan Strikes!
Once again, LSG have bowled a tight over. Avesh Khan bowling the eighth over struck on his second ball of the over. He dismissed Devdutt Padikkal and has put RCB in some trouble.
- 22:05 (IST) 15 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: Solid Over From Digvesh Rathi!
Digvesh Rathi bowled a solid seventh over. The leg spinner gave only five runs in the over as the Lucknow Super Giants strung together a couple of quiet overs.
- 22:00 (IST) 15 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: RCB On Top After Power Play!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has absolutely bossed the power play against Lucknow Super Giants. With Virat Kohli playing his first game as an impact player, the former RCB skipper has raced to 40 runs in only 20 balls, going at a strike rate of 200. With a small target, RCB are acing this chase, having scored 60 runs in six overs.
- 21:55 (IST) 15 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: Kohli Hits First Six!
With the pacers going for runs, spin was introduced for the first time in the fifth over. Digvesh Rathi bowled his fifth over and was struck by a huge six by Virat Kohli on the first ball he faced from the spinner.
- 21:50 (IST) 15 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: Big Over For RCB!
There is no stopping Virat Kohli. Playing as an impact for the first time since the rule was introduced, Kohli struck four fours in the third over against Prince Yadav. 17 runs came off the over as Prince Yadav lost his mark completely.
