RCB Vs LSG, IPL 2026: All You Need To Know About Match 23; Check Head-To-Head Stats

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in match 23 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday, April 12, 2026.

The defending champions RCB, have been in red-hot form so far in the tournament, winning four of the five matches played so far. They are recently coming off a win against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at their den and would like to continue their winning run to strengthen their play-offs qualification chances.

On the other hand, LSG have had a topsy-turvy season so far and are stuck at the 7th position in the points table with 4 points from 2 wins out of 4 matches.

LSG boast of a dangerous top-order with batters like Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant, and Nicholas Pooran in their ranks, but their biggest issue so far has been their lack of runs from their top-order, especially Rishabh Pant, who hasn't been consistent in the IPL for quite some time now.

While their bowling has shown flashes of brilliance, it's their batting that needs to come to the fore if they want to beat a strong RCB outfit at their home.

RCB Vs LSG, Match Facts

Time: 7:30PM (IST)

Captains: Rajat Patidar (RCB), Rishabh Pant (LSG)

On-field Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Bhavesh Patel

TV Umpire: KN Anantha Padmanabhan

Current Standings: RCB (3rd), LSG (7th)

RCB Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Player Stats

- Mohammed Shami has had an upper hand over Virat Kohli in the IPL. The Indian seamer has dismissed Kohli five times in 12 innings, while the latter has a strike rate of 138.96 against Shami.

- Rishabh Pant is going through a rough patch in T20 cricket but his numbers against the veteran swing bowlers are quite good. Pant has a staggering strike of 222.22 against Bhuvi, while the pacer has only dismissed him once in nine T20 innings.

- Krunal Pandya against Nicholas Pooran could be an interesting contest. While Pooran is known to take down any bowler on his day, Pandya has bowled quite cleverly this year and hasn't let any batter get the better of him. Pandya has dismissed Pooran once in five innings, while the latter has a strike rate of 137 against the left-arm spinner.

RCB Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Head-To-Head Record

Matches: 6

RCB: 4

LSG: 2

RCB Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), 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: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), 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