RCB Vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2026: Bengaluru Climb To The Top With A 5-Wicket Win Over Lucknow

Hello cricket fans! We're back with the live coverage of match 23 of IPL 2026 between RCB and LSG at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 15. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match.

Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants

Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Start Time: 7:30 PM IST

On-Filed Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Bhavesh Patel

The match 23 of PSL 2026 between RCB and LSG will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app. The action will begin at 7:30 PM IST, while toss takes place at 7:00 PM.

RCB have a 60% chance of winning the match against LSG at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The recent form of the team and the batters go in favour of RCB, while LSG's bowling is marginally better than the hosts but the balance tilts heavily towards RCB in other departments.

RCB: Beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium

LSG: Lost to Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets at Ekana International Stadium

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and elected to field first against Lucknow Super Giants.

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav

Impact Player: Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Impact Player: George Linde

LSG openers - Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram shows intent in the first over with a streaky boundary. The visitors gets 9 runs from the first over.

LSG 9/0 (1)

RCB bowlers had the LSG openers in control till the last ball of the third over as Mitchell broke the shackled with an out of the ground six of a slower ball from Bhuveshwar Kumar. This could provide the much needed impetus to LSG's innings on a slow track.

LSG 22/0 (3)

Ohh what an unfortunate way to get out. It was a hit me slower delivery onto the pads with a boundary written all over it but Aiden Markram finishes the short early and the ball flies off from the outside edge of the bat straight into the hands of the fielder. Markram departs for 12 off 8 balls.

LSG 32/1 (4)

RCB bowlers have been on point with their change in pace and have hit the right lengths to keep the power-packed top-order of LSG quiet. It's a slow track but going less that six an over against this batting line-up says something about the pedigree of RCB bowling.

As we were writing, Hazlewood does what he do best, bowls an immaculate and forces Nicholas Pooran to play a cut to a bowl closer to the body and it takes a inside edge into the wickets and LSG lose their third wicket.

LSG 35/2 (6.1)

LSG's innings got a bit of a move here courtesy to some good hitting by Mitchell Marsh, who moves to 39 off 30 balls. Marsh and Badoni have now stitched a mini 28-run stand for the third wicket.

LSG 63/2 (9)

Ayush Badoni takes Suyash Sharma for 11 runs in the over with 2 boundaries. Badoni is batting well against spinners on a slow track. LSG would want him to keep going like this, if they want to get to a competitive score.

LSG 82/3 (11)

Mukul Choudhary hits Krunal Pandya over the stands for a monstrous six but still could manage 8 runs from the over which shows how difficult it is to time the ball on a track, where the ball is sticking onto the surface.

LSG 102/4 (14)

Rasik Dar gets Ayush Badoni off a slower ball. It was an evident plan by Dar as he kept bowling slower balls to the batter one after the other, not giving any speed whatsoever, and Badoni eventually fell to the trap as he tried to upper cut a slower bouncer and ends up giving a simple catch to the wicket keeper.

LSG 118/5 (16)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on fire as the veteran Indian pacer takes two back-to-back wickets. First George Linde skies a slower bouncer and Tim David takes a beautiful running catch and the next ball fires it into the stumps, castling Mohammed Shami to send 8th LSG batter back.

LSG 139/8

It was a complete bowling effort from RCB today but Rasikh Salam Dar hogged the limelight by taking two wickets in the last over to get a four-wicket haul on a slow track. LSG get bundled out for just 146 in 20 overs. Will it be sufficient even on a slow track like this that remains to be seen.

LSG 146 (20)

That's a terrible run-out opportunity missed by LSG. A miss communication between Virat and Salt left the former stranded in the middle of the pitch but the fielder wasn't able to collect the ball.

RCB 6/0 (1)

Virat Kohli hits Mohammed Shami for three consecutive boundaries to take 15 runs from the over. Virat, who got a chance in the first over makes full use of the chance and its danger signs for LSG.

LSG 28/1 (3)

The powerplay is done and dusted and apart from Phil Salt's wicket there has been nothing for LSG to cheer for. Virat Kohli knew that powerplay is the best chance to hit some shots and Kohli made full use of the new hard ball to slam some beautiful shots all across the park to take RCB to 60 in just 6 overs.

RCB 60/1 (6)

Avesh Khan ends Virat Kohli's blitz and it's heartbreak for RCB fans as he misses his well-deserved half-century by just 1 run. Jitesh Sharma joins Rajat Patidar at the crease.

RCB 86/3 (10.1)

Prince Yadav has been the pick of the bowlers tonight and he once against proves his credentials by picking the wickets of Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma in an over. However, it looks like too little too late for LSG as RCB just need 24 off 42 balls.

RCB 125/3 (13)

Romario Shephard slams a boundary to George Linde to seal a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants. With this win, the defending champions move up to the top of the points table with four wins in five matches.

RCB 149/5 (15.1)

Virat Kohli surpasses Heinrich Klaasen to grab the Orange Cap with 228 runs in five matches with an average of 57 and a strike rate 158.33.

That's a wrap from our end. We'll meet soon with another blog soon, until then, bye bye.