RCB Chase Down Target in 15.1 Overs Against LSG
TATA IPL 2026, Match 23: Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat Lucknow Super Giants by 5 Wickets: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets in an exciting IPL match at the M. A. Chinnaswamy Stadium. This was RCB’s first win against Lucknow at their home ground. Strong bowling and aggressive batting helped the team secure an easy victory.
Batting first, Lucknow struggled from the beginning. Rishabh Pant was dismissed for just 1 run after returning from a brief injury. Ayush Badoni scored 38 and Mukul Chaudhary added 39 runs to take the total to 146. For RCB, Rashid Dar took 4 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya also picked up key wickets.
Chasing 147, Virat Kohli came in as an impact player and scored 49 runs off 34 balls. Rajat Patidar played a quick innings of 27 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal supported well. In the end, Tim David and Romario Shepherd finished the match in just 15.1 overs, giving RCB a comfortable win.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – Squad 2026
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Kanishk Chouhan, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam (Rasikh Dar), Suyash Sharma, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Vihaan Malhotra
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Squad 2026
Rishabh Pant (Captain), KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya (earlier/rotation context), Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Kyle Mayers, Arshad Khan
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