Royal Challengers Bengaluru destroyed the Lucknow Super Giants in the 23rd match of IPL 2026 played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB’s disciplined performance has helped them attain the top position in the points table.
Home captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and invited the Lucknow Super Giants to bat first in Bengaluru. RCB bowled brilliantly to bowl LSG out for just 146 runs. Not a single LSG batter managed to touch the 50-run mark.
In response, RCB raced to 149/5 in 15.1 overs to win the game by five wickets. Here’s a look at the scorecard, top stats and records coming out from the battle between RCB and LSG.
RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 scorecard
Opener Mitchell Marsh top-scored for the Lucknow Super Giants, aggregating 40 runs off 32 balls. Ayush Badoni’s 38 and Mukul Choudhary’s 39 helped LSG cross the 140-run mark.
Rasikh Salam stole the show by bagging a four-wicket haul. The uncapped pacer was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/24. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three wickets, while Josh Hazlewood bowled a tidy spell of 1/20.
Virat Kohli came in as an Impact Player and scored a match-winning 49 at the top of the order for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Cameos from Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma eased the chase for the home side.
Prince Yadav’s three-wicket haul and Avesh Khan’s 2/23 put a little pressure on RCB, but the target proved to be too small in the end. Digvesh Rathi had a forgettable game as he leaked 51 runs in his four wicketless overs.
RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 full list of award winners
Josh Hazlewood won the Man of the Match award for his excellent spell of 1/20 in four overs. The Australian pacer bowled a tidy spell, which included 13 dot balls.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar also won two awards, while Virat Kohli won one award. Here is the full list of award winners:
Player of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (1/20)
Super Striker of the Match: Rajat Patidar (SR of 207.7)
Super Sixes of the Match: Rajat Patidar (3 sixes)
Most Fours in the Match: Virat Kohli (6 fours)
Most Dot Balls in the Match: Josh Hazlewood (13 dot balls)
RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 stats and records
Eventually, it proved to be a lopsided match between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. Fans expected a high-scoring game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but LSG only managed to score 146 run in the first innings.
Here are some of the top records and stats from the battle between RCB and LSG in IPL 2026:
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru have had 10 different players winning the Man of the Match award in IPL since the start of 2025, which is the most by any team.
- This was the first time the Royal Challengers Bengaluru managed to defeat the Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- This is the first non-rain affected IPL game in Bengaluru after 2018 where not a single batter managed to score 50+.
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Edited by Vinay Chhabria