Romario Shepherd of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants during Match 50 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2026 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India, on May 7, 2026. (CREIMAS)Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2026 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants finally broke their losing streak after edging past Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 9 runs. Rajat Patidar slammed a half century while Tim David, Romario Shepherd and Krunal Pandya played cameos but it wasn’t enough to get over the line. Prince Yadav starred with 3 wickets including a corker to take Virat Kohli’s wicket.
Mitchell Marsh slammed his second IPL half century while Rishabh Pant played a handy 32 off 10 as Lucknow Super Giants posted 2029/3 after rain forced the match to be reduced to 19-overs-a-side. Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar and Pandya took 1 wicket apiece.
LSG vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Cricket Score, Full Scorecard – WATCH HERE
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. Lucknow made 3 changes with Josh Inglis, Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan all sitting out while Arshin Kulkarni and Shahbaz Ahmed come in. RCB are playing with the same team.
20 runs needed from the last over. Rathi given the ball. Legs byes to start. Just a single. 19 from 5 now. All up to Krunal. He takes a single as well. 18 off 4. 3 sixes will finish things. Dot ball next!!! 3 balls left and they need 3 sixes. Wide ball next. And a four now. 2 more left and they need 13 to win and 12 for a Super Over. And 2 more. It's beyond them now. All over. LSG win by 9 runs
Prince to bowl the penultimate over and Shepherd with a single to start. Krunal on strike. And he slams a boundary!! Follows that up with a single. RCB will not go away easily. Shepherd pulls and misses. Dot ball. These are like gold dust at the moment. Looks for a yorker. Doesn't land it and shepherd powers it over the ropes for a SIX!! A single to end.
RCB 193/6 after 18 overs
Mohammed Shami back in the attack. Starts with a single and follows up with 2 dots. Shepherd with a single now. Krunal on strike and he smashes a six as well!! Keeps RCB in the hunt. Follows that up with another six!! What a hit son!!
RCB 180/6 after 17 overs
Shahbaz to bowl the 16th and after a dot, bowls back to back wides. AAND THENEXT ONE IS OVER THE ROPES FOR A SIX!! LSG need David's wicket or he can take the match away from them. AAND RIGHT ON CUE!! DAVID CUTS AND HITS IT STRAIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF RATHI!!
Tim David c Digvesh Singh Rathi b Shahbaz Ahmed 40(17)
80 needed from 30 now. Can they do it? Mayank will bowl the 15th and David starts this over off with a four!! Through extra cover it goes. Back to back dots next. AAAND A SIX!! That's more like it. Goes again and whacks the next one over the ropes for a flat SIX!!
RCB 150/5 after 15 overs
Shahbaz continues and David slams a four off the second ball. Pressure on the bowler and it pays off with a wide. A single next and Krunal back on strike. And the over ends with 4 more. Still a mountain to climb for RCB.
RCB 133/5 after 14 overs
Rathi back in the attack and almost a run out chance but the bowler wasn't behind the wicket to take the bails off. David gets an inside edge and that's gone to a four at fine leg. Takes a single next and Pandya can see this over off. 2 more singles and the over ends with 1.
RCB 122/5 after 13 overs
Shahbaz Ahmed brought into the attack and Tim David starts this one off with a drive through the covers for 4!! Takes a single to put Patidar on strike. AAND GONE!!! Goes after the wideish delivery and perfectly picks up Markram in the deep.
Rajat Patidar c Aiden Markram b Shahbaz Ahmed 61(31)
Aand one brings two as Prince strikes again!! Same over. Jitesh tries to go for a big hit, gets the top edge while attempting a pull and Pant takes the catch.
Jitesh Sharma c Rishabh Pant b Prince Yadav 1(3)
Prince Yadav back in the attack and HE STRIKES!!! Padikkal just sends it right into the hands of the bowler!! There's the breakthrough LSG was looking for.
Devdutt Padikkal c and b Prince Yadav 34(25)
Mayank to bowl the 10th and Patidar brings out the pick up shot for a SIXX to get to his fifty!! Follows that up with another SIX!! A single next to go off strike. 100 up for RCB. 18 from this one.
RCB 104/2 after 10 overs
Rathi back in the attack and starts with conceding a four off the very first ball. AAAND The fourth ball is smashed or a six before the over ends with 6 more. Expensive from Rathi.
RCB 86/2 after 9 overs
Mayank back into the attack and Padikkal with a single to start. Follows that with a bouncer as Patidar just evades it. And another 140kph delivery as it hits the handle of the bat. Follows that up with a straight slap over the bowler's head for 2. AAND IT'S PICKED UP FOR SIX!! Over deep midwicket it goes.
RCB 69/2 after 8 overs
On to the 7th over and Rathi will bowl this one. Starts off with a single before Patidar slammed the next one over the ropes for 6!! The over ends with a boundary!!
RCB 60/2 after 7 overs
On to the last four balls of the powerplay. Prince to bowl. Yields a single to start. Padikkal picks up the next ball but it falls safely. Takes 2 runs, followed by a single. And Padikkal slaps the 5th ball to the boundary. Glorious hit. 10 from this one.
RCB 45/2 after 6 overs
Shami will continue. This is the last few balls of the powerplay. Patidar starts this one off with a sumptuous cover drive for four!! Ufff!! Cuts through Patidar next and how has that missed the stumps? Padikkal now with a boundary!! 9 from this one.
RCB 35/2 after 5 overs
Mayank Yadav introduced in the attack now and starts with a 150kph delivery. Devdutt with a single next with Patidar on strike. After a few dots, Patidar pulls for a four. Boundary after 13 deliveries. Quick single to end thre over.
RCB 26/2 after 4 overs
Shami will continue and Padikkal with a single to start this one off. Beats Patidar the next delivery. Follows that up with a single. Just 3 from this one ultimately.
RCB 20/2 after 3 overs
Yadav to bowl the next one and WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT!!! HE HAS ABSOLUTELY CLEANED UP KOHLI!! Nips back, goes through his defence and the stumps are uprooted!!
Virat Kohli b Prince Yadav 0(2)
We are back for the run chase. RCB's target is 213 after the DLS calculations. Kohli and Bethell start run chase. And Shami with the new ball. Back to back dots as Shami cuts Bethell in half!! A couple of wides next before giving away 2 leg byes. Gets a boundary next with a well timed shot as Prince Yadav makes a mess near the ropes. Should have been just a single but not to be. LEADING EDGE NEXT AND PRINCE REDEEMS HIMSELF IN THE VERY NEXT BALL!! TAKES THE CATCH!! GONE
Jacob Bethell c Prince Yadav b Mohammed Shami 4(5)
Rasikh Dar to bowl the last over. Pant with a single to give Pooran the strike and he has holed out to Krunal!! Almost over the ropes but falls just short. Pant with a pull now for a four!! Follows that up with a drilled four and ends the over with a reverse sweep for a 6!!
LSG post 209/3 after 19 overs
On to the penultimate over of the innings and Bhuvi to bowl. Pooran cuts the first one away and Cox saves a sure-shot boundary!! And another bat throw, gets an edge and a four!! Another drop!! Krunal gets to it, changes direction and can't keep a hold of it. Tough chance. 10 from the over.
LSG 193/2 after 18 overs
Hazlewood to bowl out and HE STRIKES!!! Marsh tries to go for a big hit and he holes out to Bethell in the deep.
Mitchell Marsh c Jacob Bethell b Josh Hazlewood 111(56)
Bhuvi to bowl the 16th and he starts with a dot as Pooran couldn't find the gap. Goes to the same area but this time, the batter gets a single. The dangerous Marsh on strike now and he gets a single. Excellent by the RCB bowler. Ohhh!!! Marsh miss-hits one and Padikkal can't keep hold of that. it was dying on him though. And Pooran ends the over with a huge SIX!!!
LSG 165/1 after 16 overs
We have lost one over and each side will be batting 19 overs. Rasikh will bowl the 15th and yields back to back 2 singles. Full toss next and Pooran opens the face of the blade and guides it for a boundary!! 10 from this one.
LSG 155/1 after 15 overs
Live visuals show the umpires are going into the field and are having a chat with the curator. The covers are coming off again. Fingers crossed that we get a start time again.
Play set to resume at 9.55 PM
There was a cheer from the crowd as the covers were being taken off but that subsided pretty quickly when the rain returned. We wait again.
And we are off the ground once again as the rain returns at the Ekana. Looks to be that sort of a day tonight.
Shepherd introduced and he sprays one leg side as Marsh gets leg byes for 4 runs. Quick running next to get 2 next. And the 3rd one is played straight down the ground for 4!! Marsh just 3 runs away from a century. And he gets it with 4 more. His second IPL century. And he muscles one over the ropes for 6 more!! The rain has returned though.
LSG 145/1 after 14 overs
Krunal continues and he is hammered over the his head for a 6 by Marsh!! His first since the rain break. Shimmies and cuts the next ball for 2 more. Into the 90s he goes. And Krunal with a bouncer as Marsh leaves it. 10 from this one.
LSG 125/1 after 13 overs
Hazlewood will bowl the 12th over and Pooran starts with a single. Marsh with a single as well. Good over so far. Just 3 singles as Hazlewood fixes his length after getting hammered in his previous overs. Fine over, this one.
LSG 115/1 after 12 overs
Rasikh will bowl the 10th over. Pooran on strike. He takes a single to put Marsh on strike who returns the favour with a single of his own. And Pooran with a drive to get four!! Looks in good touch. Follows that up with another four!! Ominous signs from Pooran.
LSG 109/1 after 11 overs
And we are back and we have a wicket!!! Kulkarni comes down the wicket and hits it straight into the hands of Rajat Patidar at extra cover.
Arshin Kulkarni c Rajat Patidar b Krunal Pandya 17(24)
The match is set to resume at 9 PM, according to official broadcasters. Marsh will resume for Lucknow and it'll be interesting to see if LSG continue with Kulkarni or if he is retired out in favour of someone like Nicky P.
The BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has flagged the presence of unauthorised persons in team dug-outs during the IPL and more transgressions that aren’t in the public domain. Based on this information, the Indian board has called a meeting of the CEOs of all franchises this weekend to remind them of the protocol in place even as it decides on the apt action against teams and individuals who have not followed the rulebook.
“There are unauthorised persons travelling in team buses, in team hotels and even in the dugout area… Some people have been spotted in places where they are not supposed to,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told The Indian Express. (READ MORE)
Live visuals from Lucknow show that the rain has just eased but the groundstaff are waiting for a clearance to take off the covers. The super-sopper is doing its job. And the covers are being taken off.
Suyash to bowl this one and yields two singles from the first two deliveries. That is followed up with a single before Marsh slams four more!! And it has started to rain again. Marsh with a single as the rain looks to be getting heavier. A single to end and the covers are coming on again. We'll have another delay as rain plays spoilsport.
LSG 95/0 after 9 overs
Krunal back in the attack and Marsh with a single to start things off. Back to back dots by Kulkarni next before taking a single. Ohhh, carved away through the covers, just evades the fielder at backward point.
LSG 86/0 after 8 overs
Suyash brought in after powerplay but the script remains the same as Marsh powers the second ball over the ropes for a SIX!! Takes a single next and Kulkarni is back on strike and he cuts for his first boundary. Will do his confidence a world of good here. 12 from this one.
LSG 80/0 after 7 overs
Last over of the powerplay and Hazlewood will bowl. Marsh on strike and Hazlewood starts with a dot ball. Cuts the next delivery for four now as he reaches his 50, his fastest in IPL. Gets an edge and that has also sailed to the fine leg boundary. Streaky but he won't care. And another 4 to bookend the over.
LSG 68/0 after 6 overs
Rasikh Dar now and he is met with the same disdain as Marsh pulls the first ball over the ropes for a monstrous SIX!! Down the ground again and that's gone over the ropes but Cox near the boundary looks to have saved a six. But he has touched the boundary cushion. Given a six. Ohhhhh, pace off delivery and Marsh hesitated. Lucky it did not crash onto the stumps. Cuts the next one through the covers for 4 more!! How do they stop this guy??
LSG 56/0 after 5 overs
Krunal introduced in the proceedings now and Kulkarni with a single to start. Marsh tries to go big again but does not get the required touch. Gets a good look at the next ball and smashes it through the covers for four. Follows that up with a huge SIX!! Nonchalant.
LSG 39/0 after 4 overs
Bhuvi will continue and after a dot, Kulkarni slams one over mid-off but it's just 2 as the ball slows down before reaching the promised land. Another smash and it's straight at Bhuvi but he can't hold on to it!! A full toss next but Kuulkarni can't take advantage. Stays a dot. Takes and single and Marsh ends the over with another SIX!! What power!!
LSG 27/0 after 3 overs
And we are ready to begin again. We just lost 10 mins. Hazlewood to complete his over. Another dot ball to go with the previous two. The next ball, however, is again picked up and deposited over the ropes for a SIX!!! 13 from this over.
LSG 18/0 after 2 overs
It won't be a long delay as the umpires are already in the middle. The covers are off and the players are all under the open ski as well. We'll be ready to proceed very soon, I reckon.
Hazlewood to Marsh. Australian to Australian. And Marsh tries to come down the ground but misses the first ball. The next ball is slightly overpitched and that's over the bowler's head for SIX!!! Good comeback by the bowler as he cramps Marsh for room in back to back deliveries. Oh wait, it's raining now and the covers are coming on.
We are ready to begin. Bhuvneshwar with the new ball in hand and Marsh and Kulkarni will open. Starts with a single as Marsh goes off strike. Kulkarni to face his first ball of the IPL 2026 now. Leaves wisely. Flicks the ball for 2 runs. Off the mark. 2 more to end.
LSG 5/0 after 1 over
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jordan Cox, Tim David, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer
Lucknow Super Giants: Mayank Yadav, Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan
Lucknow made 3 changes with Josh Inglis, Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan all sitting out while Arshin Kulkarni and Shahbaz Ahmed come in. RCB are playing with the same team.
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood
Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav
Rajat Patidar: We will bowl first. It's not as loud as Chinnaswamy, but it's still loud. The surface looks good and we'll look to restrict them to a, low score. The break was good; everyone is doing well and we had some hard practice. We are playing with the same team.
Rishabh Pant: Few change sin our team. Some injuries - Inglis and Mohsin Khan miss out. The only thing is to move with clarity. We know we're a top team, but the main thing is clarity. We have a few changes in the batting order. Having a stable environment is needed, but we need to make changes at times. Looks like a 180-190 wicket, a better wicket than most of the other games.
It's time for the toss. The two captains, Rajat Patidar and Rishabh Pant, are in the middle. RCB win toss and opt to bowl first.
Just under a year after lifting the IPL title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Dinesh Karthik has admitted the win sits right at the top of his career achievements along with winning the 2007 T20 World Cup with India. The 40-year-old also said that he ranks this IPL victory slightly above the won that he had won with the Mumbai Indians in 2013.
Speaking about the emotional weight of the triumph, the 40-year-old said the RCB title “just pips” the 2013 win because of the long wait and the connection with the fans.
“A few days ago, somebody asked me what my highlight in a cricketing career was,” Karthik said on the RCB Podcast. “Obviously, the World Cup I was part of is right up there, but the RCB win was also right up there.”
LSG and RCB last met on April 15 when Lucknow were skittled out for just 146 with Marsh top scoring with 40. Rasikh Salam Dar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred with 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Chasing, Kohli slammed 49 as RCB sailed home in 15.1 overs. Prince Yadav took 3 wickets for LSG.
Shardul Thakur (trade out), Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chauhdary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi
Liam Livingstone, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani, Swastik Chikkara, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee & Lungi Ngidi.
Rishabh Pant (C), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Arjun Tendulkar (Trade in), Mohammed Shami (Trade in), Mayank Yadav
Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Rasikh Dar, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal
1) Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Base price: Rs 2 crore, Winning bid: Rs 2 crore
2) Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Base price: Rs 2 crore, Winning bid: Rs 2 crore
3) Mukul Choudhary (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh; Winning bid: Rs 2.6 crore
4) Naman Tiwari (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh; Winning bid: Rs 1.0 crore
5) Akshat Raghuwanshi (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 2.2 crore
6) Josh Inglis (Australia); Base price: Rs 2 crore; Winning bid: Rs 8.6 crore
1 Venkatesh Iyer (India), Rs 7 crore
2 Mangesh Yadav (India) Rs 5.20 crore
3 Jacob Duffy (New Zealand) Rs 2 crore
4 Jordan Cox (England ) Rs 75 lakh
5 Satwik Deswal (India) Rs 30 lakh
6 Vihaan Malhotra Rs 30 lakh
7 Kanishk Chouhan Rs 30 lakh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians in Raipur on May 10
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on May 13
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamsala on May 17
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad on May 22
Ekana Stadium, Lucknow to host games on
Lucknow Super Giants’ away games
Qualifier 1 – May 26 – HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
Eliminator – May 27 – New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Qualifier 2 – May 29 – New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Final – May 31 – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
“I just gave my opinion and I can justify it by saying that at the time he wasn’t playing. Last year as well, he went to the IPL and didn’t play either, so he’s already had that benefit once or twice. In my opinion, he could have come back and actually played some cricket. Ironically, since all this has come out, he’s now played a bit,” Cook said on the Stick to Cricket podcast.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: RCB won by 6 wickets
April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB won by 43 runs
April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RR won by 6 wickets
April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 18 runs
April 15: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 24: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 9 wickets
Lucknow Super Giants:
April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 5 wickets
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 3 wickets
April 12: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 7 wickets
April 15: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 19: Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: PBKS won by 54 runs
April 22: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 40 runs
April 26: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won via Super Over
May 4: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants: MI won by 6 wickets
March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: RCB won by 6 wickets
March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI won by 6 wickets
March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings: RR won by 8 wickets
March 31: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans: PBKS won by 3 wickets
April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 65 runs
April 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 5 wickets
April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: DC won by 6 wickets
April 4: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 runs
April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 5 wickets
April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB won by 43 runs
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: No result
April 7: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: RR won by 27 runs
April 8: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 1 run
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 3 wickets
April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RR won by 6 wickets
April 11: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: CSK won by 23 runs
April 12: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 7 wickets
April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 18 runs
April 13: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH won by 57 runs
April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: CSK won by 32 runs
April 15: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 16: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 7 wickets
April 17: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders: GT won by 5 wickets
April 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: SRH won by 10 runs
April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR won by 4 wickets
April 19: Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: PBKS won by 54 runs
April 20: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians : MI won by 99 runs
April 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals: SRH won by 47 runs
April 22: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 40 runs
April 23: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 103 runs
April 24: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 25: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 5 wickets
April 26: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 8 wickets
April 26: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won via Super Over
April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 9 wickets
April 28: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 wickets
April 29: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 6 wickets
April 30: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: GT won by 4 wickets
May 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 7 wickets
May 2: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians: CSK won by 8 wickets
May 3: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won by 7 wickets
May 3: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: GT won by 4 wickets
May 4: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants: MI won by 6 wickets
May 5: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 8 wickets
May 6: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings: SRH won by 33 runs
Jacob Bethell has played just three matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season with a grand total of 39 runs. But he has already earned something which he will cherish for a long time – watching Virat Kohli from up close and observing what makes the maestro tick, especially when he has a target to overhaul.
“Watching Virat chase, you understand the art of batting, how to control a chase and stay not out. It’s about shifting gears based on the situation,” Bethell said on RCB Bold Diaries.
He has opened with Kohli in his three games so far and though the partnerships have been worth 26, 26 and 34, the short stints would be invaluable in teaching Bethell what it takes to perform in the IPL cauldron.
Matches: 7
RCB won: 5
LSG won: 2
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Matthew Breetzke, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Venkatesh Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Nuwan Thushara, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Price Yadav, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi
RCB: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru return to active competition after a 7-day break as they face off against the laggards Lucknow Super Giants. RCB fell to defeat against Gujarat Titans in their last match while LSG were defeated by Mumbai Indians on Monday. With LSG almost certain to miss playoffs, can they spoil RCB's party? We'll fine out tonight.
Prince Yadav: The ‘bigda hua’ son his father tried to stop
“Mayank Yadav ek Indian player hai. Avesh Khan Indian player hai. Mohsin Khan, woh bhi India khel sakta hai. Sachin Tendulkar ka ladka Arjun bhi hai. Tera number kaise padega?”
The extended pace pack at the Lucknow Super Giants camp had rattled Ram Niwas Yadav in ways his son’s IPL contract the previous year had not. He’d counted the names aloud. He knew what each one meant. Sitting in the corner of the living room on a rainy April afternoon, Ram Niwas holds his chai without the weight he used to carry. His cousins Surender and Vikram have settled in around him—the family punctuated by his long absences at work. “Ab khush hai,” he says quietly, as if checking the truth of it by speaking. (READ MORE)
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