IPL 2026 Live Score for RCB vs LSG: RCB leads in a 147 chase after Kohli is dismissed for 49

Apr 15, 2026, 10:48 PM

RCB win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru took the lead in the IPL 2026 points standings after bowling Lucknow Super Giants out for 146 and chasing it down with over five overs remaining. Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya's defensive bowling abilities were the reason for this victory.

Rajat Patidar brought up a 17-ball half-century earlier this season

Together, they claimed three wickets. Others had greater success that evening, although it was largely due to pressure on one end that led to errors on the other. After suffering a knock to his left elbow and retiring hurt in the fifth over, Rishabh Pant had a humiliating evening. The Lucknow Super Giants were in terrible shape when he returned in the 16th over and was dismissed for 1 off 6.

Apr 15, 2026, 10:42 PM

Going fast

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In the 12th over, there were two wickets, four sixes, and three fours in eighteen balls. If Markram and Samad had been on the same page to execute a relay catch to remove Tim David, there might have been one more.

Apr 15, 2026, 10:32 PM

Rathi vs Jitesh

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Someone is eager to get home.

Apr 15, 2026, 10:19 PM

Patidar is six years old

Rajat Patidar has hit the most sixes in IPL 2026 with 20 this season.

He had 11 fours and 15 sixes in the middle overs going into this match. That is a balls-per-boundary ratio of 2.88, given that he had only encountered 75 balls throughout this phase.

On 14, Kohli was 34. He made 15 off 20 after that, and he is currently down for 49 off 34. He is picked up by Avesh Khan. He has two out of eight.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:59 PM

Kohli takes advantage

Seven of Kohli's first fifteen balls have gone to the boundary.

Although LSG has hardly used the pitch, it is still holding up. They have too many quick bowlers. Even worse, they've given the hitters leeway. Going full is done to check for swing with the new ball. However, that is not possible here. A true swing bowler is Bhuvneshwar Kumara. It wasn't until the final overs that he reached his full potential. In this game, LSG has been so far off tactically. It's important to note that Pooran appears to have replaced Pant, who is recovering from an elbow injury he sustained while batting today, as their regular captain.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:45 PM

Shami vs Kohli

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Shami has a solid overall record against Kohli, dismissing him five times in 82 deliveries during the IPL. He doesn't get off to a great start here.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:41 PM

No more salt

Despite the slow and low pitch, he attempts to fulfil his role as the aggressor of this opening duet. Because of its lack of bounce, Prince Yadav can easily get past his defences and smash down the off stump when he tries to draw a back of a length ball. Digvesh Rathi, who was racing in from point, failed to take up the ball during LSG's earlier run-out opportunity.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:33 PM

Kohli is in

Virat Kohli is participating in an IPL match as an impact substitute for the first time. Instead of Rishabh Pant, who got hit in the elbow while batting, Mukul Chaudhary is keeping for LSG.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:18 PM

All out for LSG 146

LSG's final two overs were a complete shambles.

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Only once has a target under 150 been successfully defended in a full 20-over match in all of the IPL cricket matches played in Bengaluru.

Apr 15, 2026, 9:09 PM

RCB's Trump cards

Hazlewood and Krunal have bowled 48 balls tonight, of which 23 have been dots.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:55 PM

In and out of trousers

The LSG skipper has returned after Ayush Badoni was dismissed for 38 off 24. In the fifth over, he retired hurt on 0 off 3. He might have been apprehended for nothing. At short third, Suyash dropped it. He is apprehended for one. Phil Salt lunges forward and sprints in to his left, making a difficult catch appear absurdly simple. Here, LSG has been defeated on a sluggish pitch. When George Linde entered, they also hit the Impact Player button. Later in the game, he will probably have more responsibility with the ball. In these circumstances, his stump-to-stump left-arm spin bowling will be effective. Simply put, he may not have many to defend.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:46 PM

Mukul leaves his mark

Pant has been seen shadow-batting with his left arm taped up by the boundary line. After being struck in the elbow earlier, he retired.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:32 PM

Flying Krunal

Krunal Pandya has taken 100 wickets in the IPL. He now has 100 wickets in the tournament, together with eleven other spinners. Wristspinners and mystery spinners dominate the list. It's quite the accomplishment to be a fingerspinner and still be this good.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:28 PM

Marsh has left

A six is smashed by Krunal Pandya's left-arm spin bouncer. However, his low-arm, crouched release results in a wicket. Marsh shapes to cut because he perceives width. However, the ball simply doesn't bounce at all and takes a bottom edge onto the stumps because to the stoop and side-arm release. T20 cricket may occasionally be entirely imaginative. When they went 360, batters realised that. Krunal is spearheading a renaissance in traditional spin bowling.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:13 PM

Unhittable Hazlewood

11 dots in Hazlewood's first 18 deliveries, including Pooran's wicket and Pant's retirement injury

The Australian's focus on striking just back of a respectable length and aiming somewhere around the off stump is what produced these numbers. With an economy rate of 3.54 (13 runs in 22 balls and one wicket after nine overs of the first innings), all of RCB's quicks have actually been aiming somewhere around the off stump.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:04 PM

RCB increase pressure

Dot balls have accounted for 42% of the first six overs. Just sixteen runs were scored in boundaries. Since LSG's last boundary off above 3.3, this is the sequence.

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Pooran attempts to break the shackles and inside edges onto his stumps with the first ball of the powerplay. It's also a good bit of captaincy. Hazlewood was bowled a third over by Patidar, and his perfect lines and lengths have rendered him unbeatable once more. There was also some deceit involved. Hazlewood gave Pooran an offbreak grip, but the ball travels at 140 kph when he throws it.

Ayush Badoni enters wearing a short leg and slip.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:57 PM

Pant's retirement hurt

The LSG captain's innings began with a string of dots. He was struck by two of them. One of them has compelled him to take a lengthy pause and see the physiotherapist. And he's leaving retirement in pain. Although it appeared to be an offcutter from Hazlewood, Pant was looking to draw when it struck him flush on an exposed left elbow. As he leaves, Pant is upset. Patrick Farhat must have made the choice to keep him off the pitch out of concern that the injury might be more serious.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:50 PM

Markram has left

To the worst possible ball. Complete toss. leg down. requesting punishment. Additionally, Markram may have been a little overly enthusiastic about it. He receives a leading edge that ends up in the hands of cover because he enters the flick shot far too early.

Rishabh Pant steps in. There has been some discussion about him replacing Nicholas Pooran as No. 3, with somewhat conflicting outcomes.

Pant's IPL average versus RCB was 53.9. Against a team, his second-highest. His third-highest strike rate against a squad is 157.6. He has scored 22 fifty-plus points in the competition, four of which have came against them.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:44 PM

Marsh's modification

Here, the pitch's dryness is having an impact. When the ball hits the bat, Mitchell Marsh is the type of batter who simply flows. However, he is watching for the ball holding in the pitch while controlling his hands. And before he pounces, he waits for the terrible ball. He smacks it for a 102-meter six in the third over, clearing the stadium.

A batter gains confidence and causes issues for the opponent when he can take advantage of the first opportunity with such skill. In addition to being off the pitch for a while and getting his left wrist on ice, Bhuvi went short since the ball didn't rise over his waist and he simply couldn't afford to do that at his pace. He was struck by Markram's straight drive, which is an impact strike.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:38 PM

Tight items

Not giving up the stumps is a crucial component of bowling well as a fast bowler, especially in batting-friendly conditions. Or, to put it another way, not allowing space for the arms to be released.

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Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both possess the necessary experience and execution skills. There was only one boundary from the first twelve balls, and it was an outside edge that passed the first slip. With the new ball, there has also been some beneficial away swing.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:01 PM

Toss: Bowl of RCB

After winning the toss in an IPL match in Bengaluru, their captain Rajat Patidar made the "pretty obvious" decision to chase in front of an already yelling "R-C-B! R-C-B!" crowd. He confirmed that Josh Hazlewood would replace Jacob Duffy in the starting lineup. The fact that Virat Kohli is one of the Impact Sub alternatives but not in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowl first XI indicates that the ankle injury he sustained in the previous game is still a problem.

Despite his team's inconsistent performance this season, Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant urged his players to take responsibility for their responsibilities and cautioned them to reflect after every game. Instead, he wanted to have faith in them to raise their hands and rescue the side. Accordingly, he has continued to have faith in the same team that faced the Gujarat Titans three days prior. Fast bowler Mayank Yadav, however, has a good chance of being their Impact Sub option in the second innings.

Additionally, Patidar pointed out that there was no grass on the surface, which would encourage the use of spinners.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 5 Tim David, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Suyash Sharma, 10 Rasikh Dar, 11 Josh Hazlewood.

Impact sub options: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Kanishk Chouhan, Jordan Cox.

Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Mitchell Marsh, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 4 Nicholas Pooran, 5 Ayush Badoni, 6 Abdul Samad, 7 Mukul Choudhary, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Digvesh Rathi, 11 Prince Yadav.

Impact sub options: Mayank Yadav, George Linde, M Siddharth, Himmat Singh and Matthew Breetzke.

Apr 15, 2026, 6:34 PM

Peak of rivalry week

This game seems to fit the IPL's identity during rivalry week. There have been "Ooooh, I'ma get you" moments in previous games between RCB and LSG, including a complete humdinger in 2023.

Since then, an unfathomable amount of change has occurred. The only RCB player still alive from that day is Virat Kohli. Dinesh Karthik is now a coach. Krunal Pandya has also switched colours. Yes, Nicholas Pooran demonstrated his ability to be a boss by scoring 62 off 19 balls.

RCB defeated LSG four times in six Twenty20 matches.

Apr 15, 2026, 6:17 PM

In the spotlight

Rajat Patidar has become RCB's main driver in the middle overs with 195 runs at a strike rate of 214.28. He was on 44 off 11 balls at one point versus MI. He is the equal top six-hitter (18) with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and is hitting at over 200 against both pace and spin this season, making him very challenging to plan for. Whispers of bigger honours have been raised by Patidar's IPL rise, and if he can maintain this pace, the discussion will only intensify.

This season, when hitters are scoring more runs in the powerplay than ever before, Mohammed Shami, who is bowling at full throttle, has proven to be a struggle with the new ball. He has maintained control even if he has only taken three wickets during the powerplay. Tom Moody, LSG's worldwide director of cricket, is really pleased with his current situation, as his economy rate in that phase is only 6.1.

Apr 15, 2026, 5:35 PM

Can Kohli play?

Due to a minor ankle strain, Kohli did not field against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday at the Wankhede. In order to ease any worries about his fitness, he returned to the nets and underwent some running tests during RCB's lone training session before the Wednesday match.

Rasikh Dar, a fast bowler, has recovered from his cramping and will play. But Josh Hazlewood was nowhere to be found throughout training.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (likely XII): 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Devdutt Padikkal, 4 Rajat Patidar (capt), 5 Tim David, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Jacob Duffy, 11 Suyash Sharma, 12 Rasikh Dar

Mohsin Khan, a fast player for LSG, has only participated in one game this season and is uncertain for Wednesday. Tom Moody, the global director of LSG, anticipates that his fitness evaluation will be standard. Mayank, on the other hand, is prepared and has increased his bowling workload. Avesh Khan, who has an economy of 10.4 in his first four games, might be replaced if he plays.

Lucknow Super Giants (likely XII): 1 Mitchell Marsh, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 4 Ayush Badoni, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Abdul Samad, 7 Mukul Choudhary, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Digvesh Rathi, 10 Avesh Khan/Mayank Yadav, 11 Prince Yadav, 12 Shahbaz Ahmed/M Siddarth

Apr 15, 2026, 4:45 PM

An intense rivalry

The games between RCB and LSG have likewise been very dramatic and intense. In chaos at the Chinnaswamy in 2023, LSG triumphed by one wicket as Harshal Patel failed to run out the non-striker backing up off the last delivery. A few weeks later, Gautam Gambhir, the coach of LSG, and Virat Kohli clashed in Lucknow.

Mayank Yadav made his big stage debut in 2024, scaring RCB's Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell with thunderbolts reaching speeds of up to 150 kph. Later that season, as RCB chased down 228 to guarantee their spot in the top two, Jitesh Sharma outperformed Rishabh Pant.

LSG is now ranked seventh in the points standings, while RCB is currently in third place. Despite their seemingly drastically different forms, the teams are only separated by two points.

Apr 15, 2026, 4:19 PM

Leaders in batting versus laggards

The top batting team in the 2026 Indian Premier League is Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Compared to the other nine teams in the league, their top six has the highest average (45.2) and run-rate (11.1), and they hit boundaries more frequently (per 3.6 balls on average).

On all those metrics, the Lucknow Super Giants, their opponents on Wednesday, are the worst: their top six has hit a boundary every 5.6 balls on average, their run rate is 7.6, and their average is 20.6. LSG's highest score is 182, whereas RCB has scored 200 or more in each of their first four innings.

Their bowling strategies also differ, but this one is more advantageous to LSG.

This season, RCB is ranked ninth in terms of economy rate (10.62), while LSG's bowling unit leads the field with an economy rate of 8.5. Notably, in a season where such totals have grown incredibly prevalent, they have yet to give up 200. LSG stands between RCB and an IPL record-tying streak of five consecutive scores of 200 or more.