lucknow super giants vs royal challengers bengaluru match scorecard

Q: Q2. What was the full scorecard of LSG vs RCB Match 50 in IPL 2026?

A2. LSG scored 209/3 in 19 overs, led by Mitchell Marsh's 111 off 56. RCB chased 213 off 19 (DLS) and scored 203/6. LSG won by 9 runs. Full scorecard including fall of wickets and partnerships is listed above.

Q: Q3. Who won Player of the Match in LSG vs RCB Match 50?

A3. Mitchell Marsh was named Player of the Match for his 111 off 56 balls- 9 fours, 9 sixes, strike rate 198.21.

Q: Q4. What was RCB's DLS target in Match 50?

A4. RCB's revised DLS target was 213 off 19 overs after rain interrupted LSG's innings. RCB scored 203/6, losing by 9 runs.

Q: Q5. Who was the Player of the Match in RCB vs LSG Match 23?

A5. Josh Hazlewood won Player of the Match for his 1/20 in 4 overs- including 13 dot balls- and overall control of LSG's innings at Chinnaswamy.

Q: Q6. What was Rasikh Salam's bowling performance in Match 23?

A6. Rasikh Salam took 4 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 6.00. It remains his career-best IPL bowling figure.

Q: Q7. How many runs did Mitchell Marsh score vs RCB in IPL 2026?

A7. Marsh scored 39 off 28 in Match 23 (dismissed for 39) and 111 off 56 in Match 50 , combining for 150 runs across both innings of the 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru series.

Q: Q8. What happened in RCB's collapse in Match 50?

A8. RCB were 104/2 and in control of the chase. Prince Yadav and Shahbaz Ahmed then took 3 wickets for 8 runs in 1.3 overs - Padikkal (34), Jitesh (1), and Patidar (61) all fell between overs 10.1 and 11.3. That collapse ended RCB's realistic shot at the target.

Q: Q9. What was LSG's powerplay score in both matches?

A9. In Match 23, LSG scored 35/1 in the powerplay (RR 5.83). In Match 50, they scored 68/0 in the powerplay (RR 11.33)- one of the most dramatic contrasts in a single team's powerplay performance across two consecutive matches against the same opponent.

Q: Q10. Did RCB qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs?

A10. Yes. RCB qualified for the IPL 2026 playoffs and reached the Final, where they faced Gujarat Titans.

The Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match scorecard from IPL 2026 tells two completely different stories- one of RCB’s bowling dominance at Chinnaswamy, and one of Mitchell Marsh’s brutal assault at Ekana. Both games were close. Both had clear turning points. And both produced moments that defined each team’s IPL 2026 season.

Match 23: RCB vs LSG- April 15, 2026

RCB beat LSG by 5 wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. LSG were dismissed for 146. RCB chased it in 15.1 overs. Rasikh Salam took 4/24. Virat Kohli (Impact) scored 49 off 34 to anchor the chase. RCB won with 29 balls to spare. This was the game where RCB’s bowling unit finally operated as a complete system. Every bowler hit the same channel- back of a length, angling into the stumps- and LSG’s top order had no answer. LSG’s powerplay score of 35/1 was the lowest by any team at Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026, and the innings never recovered from it.

Match Facts- Match 23

Detail	Info
Match No.	23
Date	April 15, 2026
Venue	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Toss	RCB won, elected to field
Result	RCB won by 5 wickets
Player of the Match	Josh Hazlewood (RCB)
Points	RCB 2, LSG 0

LSG Innings: 146 All Out (20 Overs)

LSG’s 146 remains their lowest total of IPL 2026. The surface at Chinnaswamy offered enough early movement to trouble top-order batters playing across the line, and RCB exploited it precisely. No LSG batter reached 50. The lower order added just 28 runs across the final five overs, the worst death-over return of any team in the 2026 season.

LSG Key Batters

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c sub b Krunal Pandya	16	9	0	0	177.78
Rishabh Pant (c) †	Retired hurt	0	—	—	—	—
Nicholas Pooran	b Hazlewood	3	8	0	0	37.50
Mitchell Marsh	b Krunal Pandya	39	28	4	2	139.29
Abdul Samad	c cover b Suyash Sharma	4	3	0	0	133.33
Ayush Badoni	c Jitesh b Bhuvneshwar	38	35	2	0	108.57
Rishabh Pant (c) † (return)	c Salt b Bhuvneshwar	17	7	0	0	242.86
George Linde (Impact)	c Tim David b Rasikh Salam	0	1	0	0	0.00
Mohammed Shami	b Bhuvneshwar	0	1	0	0	0.00
Mukul Choudhary	b Rasikh Salam	7	7	1	0	100.00
Avesh Khan	b Hazlewood	0	1	0	0	0.00
DS Rathi	not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 4)	7
Total	146/10	(20 Overs)				RR: 7.30

Pant retired hurt at 33/1, returned at 118/5.

Phase-wise Scoring- LSG Innings

Phase	Overs	Score	Wickets	Run Rate
Powerplay	0–6	35	1	5.83
Middle Overs	7–15	83	4	9.22
Death Overs	16–20	28	5	5.60

LSG managed only 5.83 runs per over in the powerplay– well below the 10+ average at this venue. The middle overs offered some recovery with 83 runs at 9.22, but the death-over collapse to 28 runs across the final five destroyed any chance of reaching a competitive total.

Fall of Wickets- LSG Innings

Wkt	Batter	Score	Over
1st	Aiden Markram	32/1	3.6
2nd	Nicholas Pooran	35/2	6.1
3rd	Mitchell Marsh	71/3	9.5
4th	Abdul Samad	83/4	11.2
5th	Ayush Badoni	118/5	15.5
6th	Rishabh Pant	124/6	16.5
7th	George Linde	137/7	18.3
8th	Mohammed Shami	137/8	18.4
9th	Mukul Choudhary	145/9	19.2
10th	Avesh Khan	146/10	19.6

Three wickets fell in two balls (overs 18.3 and 18.4)- Shami and Linde dismissed without scoring- effectively ending any hope of a final-over push.

RCB Bowling- Match 23

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dot Balls
Josh Hazlewood	4.0	0	20	1	5.00	13
Rasikh Salam	4.0	0	24	4	6.00	6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4.0	0	27	3	6.75	8
Krunal Pandya	4.0	0	38	2	9.50	2
Suyash Sharma	4.0	0	34	0	8.50	7

Rasikh Salam’s 4/24 is his career-best IPL bowling figure. Josh Hazlewood bowled 13 dot balls– the most by any bowler in this match.

RCB Chase: 149/5 in 15.1 Overs

RCB chased 147 in 15.1 overs- the fastest completed chase of over 145 runs by any team at Chinnaswamy in the 2026 season. The powerplay return of 60/1 set the foundation, and a brutal 4th wicket partnership of 35 off 13 balls between Patidar and Jitesh effectively finished the game by over 12.

RCB Full Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt	b Avesh Khan	7	8	1	0	87.50
Devdutt Padikkal	c deep sq leg b Prince Yadav	10	11	1	0	90.91
Virat Kohli (Impact)	c Pooran b Avesh Khan	49	34	6	1	144.12
Rajat Patidar (c)	c Rathi b Prince Yadav	27	13	1	3	207.69
Jitesh Sharma †	c Mukul b Prince Yadav	23	9	2	2	255.56
Tim David	not out	14	8	1	1	175.00
Romario Shepherd	not out	14	12	1	1	116.67
Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5
Total	149/5	(15.1 Overs)				RR: 9.82

Fall of Wickets- RCB Chase

Wkt	Batter	Score	Over
1st	Phil Salt	9/1	1.4
2nd	Devdutt Padikkal	66/2	7.2
3rd	Virat Kohli	86/3	10.1
4th	Rajat Patidar	121/4	12.2
5th	Jitesh Sharma	122/5	12.4

Partnerships- RCB Chase

Wkt	Batter 1	Batter 2	Runs	Balls
1st	Phil Salt (7)	V. Kohli (1)	9	10
2nd	V. Kohli (37)	D. Padikkal (8)	57	34
3rd	V. Kohli (5)	R. Patidar (15)	20	17
4th	R. Patidar (12)	Jitesh Sharma (23)	35	13
5th	R. Patidar (0)	Jitesh Sharma (0)	1	2
6th (unbroken)	Tim David (14)	R. Shepherd (14)	27	15

The Patidar–Jitesh partnership of 35 off 13 balls was the knockout blow. LSG needed wickets- but both batters attacked from ball one, hitting three sixes in that passage.

LSG Bowling- Match 23

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Avesh Khan	4.0	0	23	2	5.75
Prince Yadav	3.0	0	32	3	10.67
Mohammed Shami	3.0	0	30	0	10.00
Digvesh Singh Rathi	4.0	0	51	0	12.75
George Linde (Impact)	1.1	0	9	0	7.71

Key Stats Box- Match 23

Stat	Value
Best Bowling	Rasikh Salam- 4/24
Highest Partnership	Kohli–Padikkal- 57 runs (34 balls)
Most Dot Balls	Josh Hazlewood- 13
Highest SR (min. 10 balls)	Jitesh Sharma- 255.56
LSG Powerplay	35/1
RCB Powerplay	60/1

Match 50: LSG vs RCB- May 7, 2026

LSG beat RCB by 9 runs via DLS method. Mitchell Marsh hit 111 off 56 balls. LSG posted 209/3 in 19 overs. Rain revised RCB’s target to 213 off 19 overs. RCB were 104/2 but collapsed to 112/5 in 1.3 overs. They finished at 203/6. This was the defining Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru contest of IPL 2026. Not because of the margin- 9 runs can feel narrow- but because of how the match shifted in a single 8-ball stretch. RCB looked in complete control. Then Prince Yadav and Shahbaz Ahmed took three wickets for eight runs, and everything changed.

Match Facts- Match 50

Detail	Info
Match No.	50
Date	May 7, 2026
Venue	BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Toss	RCB won, elected to field
Rain Impact	Match reduced to 19 overs per side
DLS Target	213 off 19 overs
Result	LSG won by 9 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match	Mitchell Marsh- 111 (56)

LSG Innings: 209/3 (19 Overs)

LSG’s 209/3 was built almost entirely on Mitchell Marsh’s 53.1% share of the team total. The powerplay was the most explosive phase- LSG scored 68/0 in the first six overs, with Marsh accounting for 58 off 24 balls at a strike rate of 241.67. By the time he was dismissed in the 17th over, the game’s trajectory was already set.