RCB Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Pacers Take Royal Challengers Bengaluru To Table-Topping Win

Seamer Rasikh Salam Dar (4/24) returned with a four-wicket haul as Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a clinical performance to notch up a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in match 23 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday (April 15). Sent in to bat, LSG never found momentum, with Mitchell Marsh (40 off 32) and Ayush Badoni (38 off 24) being the only notable contributors as they were bowled out for 146, their lowest total of the season. Apart from Rasikh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/27) and Krunal Pandya (2/38) also chipped in, while Hazlewood picked up one wicket. In reply, opener Virat Kohli (49) set up the chase, while skipper Rajat Patidar (27) and Jitesh Sharma (23) also chipped in with quick runs as RCB overhauled the target, reaching 149 for 5 in 15.1 overs.

Updated on: 16 April 2026 7:55 am

Published at: 15 April 2026 8:15 pm

RCB won by 5 wickets with 29 balls remaining

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Tim David, right, shake hands with Lucknow Super Giants' Aiden Markram at the end of the Indian Premier League cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Aiden Markram plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Salam celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Aiden Markram during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Indian Premier League: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant, centre, leaves the field after retired hurt during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran is bowled out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Ayush Badoni hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Indian Premier League: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar, left, celebrates the dismissal of Lucknow Super Giants' Ayush Badoni, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right, celebrates the dismissal of Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Mukul Choudhary hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt bowled out by Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, left, defends a runout during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, left, celebrates after hits a boundary with Devdutt Padikkal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Avesh Khan celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav, right, celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Tim David plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporters cheers after Tim David hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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Romario Shepherd Indian Premier League 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Romario Shepherd hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

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