IPL 2026, RCB vs LSG highlights: Bengaluru beat Lucknow by 5 wickets

Well, Shepherd has cut one through the offside to finish this game. It was a very well-constructed chase from RCB, which was set up by Kohli. Once they reached a position, they were favourites to win; they turned on the heat. As per Lucknow's bowling, Avesh Khan bowled very well, and Prince scalped a few wickets, but Shami and Rathi have not been up to the mark. Also, Linde, who is a spinner, was not used as much, given the wicket was assisting the spinners. That's it from us folks for today. Do join us tomorrow for the Mumbai Indians vs the Punjab Kings game.

Rajat Patidar has fallen here, but this game seems to be good as over it was Prince Yadav who picked up the wicket, and as we update, he picked up another wicket of Jitesh Sharma here, and it is Prince again who got his second wicket of the evening. But brilliant cameos from both Jitesh and Patidar here, their cameos have killed any hope LSG had after that wicket of Kohli. Tim David and Romario Shepherd are in the middle, and this might get over pretty quickly, folks. Very professional chase this from Bengaluru on a tricky wicket.

Avesh Khan has picked up the wicket of Padikkal to break the partnership, which was going pretty well. It was a shorter one dug into the surface, which Padikkal pulled straight to the fielder. Rajat Patidar has walked into the middle here, and Pooran has turned to Mohammed Shami, and Patidar has smacked for a couple of sixes. It is an attacking move from Pooran to pick up the wicket but at this moment Patidar is enjoying the pace coming at him. They cannot afford to have overs like these do the LSG espically after a wicket over.

Well, this is stunning batting from Kohli here. He understood that Lucknow were going to dig the ball into the surface, and he was waiting for them. Lucknow fell into trap, pitching the ball into the surface, and Kohli's pull shot was quite a successful marriage, and he is striking about 250 at the moment. This is going away extremely quickly from the hands of Lucknow Super Giants. Digvesh Rathi has come into the attack, and his and Linde's spell will decide what will happen in this game. Pooran has the option of Aiden Markram too if he wants to use some off-spin.

Mohammed Shami has taken the new ball for Lucknow here, and there was no swing or seam moment whatsoever, which is expected, but the surface will still play slow. However, the only way Lucknow are winning this game is by picking wickets; they cannot wait for the ball to get older and build pressure from there they have keep picking wickets away and hope the run-rate starts to irritate this powerful RCB batting order. Prince Yadav has taken the new ball and also one more thing to mention is Nicholas Pooran is the captain because of the injury to Pant.

Well, Lucknow are bundled out here in the middle for 146. That has been masterful death bowling from Bengaluru. Both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rasikh Salam Dhar have nailed their yorkers and executed their slower ones to perfection. This is super bowling from Bengaluru. Once again, they have come up with the plans and have executed it to perfection. As per Lucknow their innings has never got going the only chance they had to put on a big total ot par total was if Mitchell Marsh converted his 40 to 80 which did not happen stay with use we will be right back for the second innings.

Bhuveshwar Kumar has picked up Rishabh Pant here. The LSG skipper flicked it on the leg-side, and Phil Salt and mid-wicket ran in and dived forward to complete a lovely catch. Well done, Pant, but the runs have just not come for him with the bat. Well, yes, the wicket is playing a bit iffy, but the way LSG is going at the moment, they seem to be going a bit underpar. 180 is what seems like a par score on this wicket, but at this point in time seems like an illusory number. As we update, Josh Hazlewood is done for the day, and he bowled a pretty good spell.

Mukul Choudhary and Ayush Badoni, since tagging along, have been batting pretty well. Both have gone past 20s and got starts, and one of them needs to bat till the 20th over,, and the other partner has to go after the bowling right away. They need 180 here at least, and if there is no dew, this might get extremely tricky for Bengaluru, but if there is any, it will get pretty tricky for Lucknow. Assuming George Linde will be the substitute, which Lucknow will use, he might enjoy bowling on this wicket espically if opened with the new cherry.

Well, this might be the game-turning momentoment. Mitchell Marsh was the set man. He had to get that 80 or 90, which could have given LSG a fighting chance, but Krunal Pandya had different plans. It was dug into the surface and thrown wide of the stumps, which Marsh tried to cut, got the inside edge, and dragged it onto the stumps. This is what Lucknow cannot afford on a wicket like this they will need a set batter at all costs to bat till the end because with dew the pitch will become pretty good for batting. Abdul Samad is the new batter that walked in.

Josh Hazlewood has picked up Nicholas Pooran here, who has walked into the middle after Pant walked back as retired hurt. It was a pace off delivery from Hazlewood, which dug into the surface, and Pooran tried to pull, getting the inside edge onto the stumps. They are in a bit of trouble here. The wicket at Lucknow is playing a bit on the slower side, and the runs are just not coming, but they will be well aware that batting will get easier and easier as the evening goes on. Mitchell Marsh has to bat through here he has the power to make the poor start.

The wicket seems to be a bit damp here to start with, the odd-ball is stopping a bit in the surface and there seems to be a clear instruction from the skipper to bowl the slower ones into the surface it is nice from LSG too both the openers have batted pretty cautiously they have not come all guns blazing they tried to assess the conditions and now in the last couple of deliveries they seem to be happy with what they have seen and now are looking to maximise the powerplay Rasikh Salam Dhar has come into the attack for the hosts.

The stadium is buzzing as it always does in Bengaluru. Lucknow batting first has to get 230 at least unless this wicket starts to seam a bit, which tends to happen at this venue. Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, even if one of them start going, the score Lucknow can get might be anything.

(On batting first) Pretty confident. It's a good wicket to bat on. Because in wickets like this, you can bat first or bowl first. Eventually, you've got to play a better cricket. We feel as a group, we've got to regroup, come together and take ownership of whatever role we are playing as a team. And it's easier, in every match, we don't want to introspect how we are playing cricket. We just want to trust in the group. And hopefully, people will put their hand up and say, I'm going to win the match for the team. Definitely, you know, we talk about being leaders. And there are a lot of leaders in the group. Eventually, you've got to go out there and perform at the same time, soak in that pressure for the team and try to do well. We're playing with the same team.

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Manimaran Siddharth, George Linde, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Mayank Yadav

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact subs: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Mangesh Yadav

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

"Righto, it's time to have a look at the playing conditions at this cauldron that is the Chinnaswamy. Let's start off, it's six-city this. Let's start off with the dimensions. 61m square and 68m square, so there's a shepherding that must go on. You know which side you'd rather be hitting to or not being hit to, as the case may be. Straight at 74m, but it is small. 55 sixes already here. It is an unbelievable wicket to come and bat here as an opening batter, but there sometimes is nice bounce and swing for the new ball. Getting through the new ball, it becomes nice for the batters. But looking at the surface today, it's a touch drier than it normally is. Normally when you get here, you see that little bit of green grass just standing up. Today it looks a touch barer and less grass. I think not as much bounce and there's been a little bit of seam movement up front, so I think not as much. Spin generally doesn't play a massive role here in terms of wickets taken, but it's the Krunal Pandyas that are good with their lengths, that bowls at the top of the stump, very effective. Still a very good pitch. I still think a very good score, but not as much as the other ones. Bat second and chase down? 100%. I' going with 220. It's still above the 200. Nice and good one, this one, for more sixes."

“It's nice to come here to Pakistan and enjoy a great couple of first weeks. And I'm looking forward to the rest of the tournament over the next couple of weeks as well. This is my first coaching experience in the PSL, and I’m really enjoying it. The Islamabad United setup, from the staff to the players, has been very welcoming,” Oram said.

“I would have loved to see crowds here for the atmosphere, but I understand the situation. Everything else is very well managed and well looked after. Overall, it’s been a great experience so far, and we’re very happy to be here,” he added.

Toss won at home: 0/5

Matches won after toss loss at home: 2/5; Bat 1st: 2/2

"Comparison karne wale bewakoof hein, (Those who compare are stupid)" Ali said.

Churan bikhta hai na! IPL pe sawal kardo, woh simple highlight ho jata hai. India mein aap Pakistan ke baare mein baat nahi kar sakte. Waha pe churan nahi bikta. (Powder can be sold if you ask about IPL, you get highlighted, but conversely, you cannot talk about Pakistan in India, where the powder cannot be sold.)

"One thing he does really nicely -- it may seem small -- is that when he enters the room as captain, he says 'hello' to every single person and shakes their hand. As a leader, that makes you feel welcome and that you belong, and I really like that about him."

Munaf Patel has a warning for Indian cricket. “Yaad rakh lena — agar Gautam Gambhir jaisa head coach hat gaya na, toh player ko handle karna mushkil ho jaega.” [Remember this — if a head coach like Gautam Gambhir leaves, handling the players will become very difficult.]

The former India pacer said this on Bombay Sport Exchange, TOI Sports’ YouTube show. (Read more)

"Well, you know, the kind of scheduling that we've had over the last 15 years and the amount of cricket I've played, for me, there was always a risk of getting burnt out rather than being undercooked. So these breaks help me immensely. I stay fresh, I stay excited. Whenever I come back to play, it's 120%. I'm not coming back, you know, underprepared. In fact, the extra rest helps me to mentally freshen up. And as long as you're physically fit and you're excited mentally, both those things come together nicely and then you're able to contribute for the team's cause, and that's what you want to do as a player. You don't want to hold on to a spot you want to keep performing, and you know, keep putting in the work for the team."

“Virat Kohli’s half-century came at a slightly slower pace. You could see he wasn’t fully satisfied, especially with the way Phil Salt was scoring at the other end. But his role was crucial. He ensured there were no early wickets and provided stability at the top," Harbhajan said on JioHotstar.

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde/Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan/Mohsin Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav/Mayank Yadav