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Bowling Performance: RCB vs LSG
Wickets taken by top RCB bowlers in the match.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru top the table after bowlers help thump ...
Virat Kohli picked up the Orange Cap after making a match-winning 49 [Cricinfo] Share Tweet Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowled Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) out for 146 and chased it down with nearly five overs to spare as they moved to the top of the IPL 2026 points table. This win was thanks to the defensive bowling skills of Josh Hazelwood and Krunal Pandya. They took three wickets between them. Others were more successful on the night but it was very much a case of pressure created at one end resulting in mistakes at the other. Rishabh Pant had a chastening night, taking a blow to his left elbow, retiring hurt in the fifth over, coming back in the 16th with LSG in dire straits and being dismissed for 1 off 6. With Hazlewood back in the team, and bowling three of the first seven overs, RCB gained an early stranglehold over the game. On a pitch which was dry and holding up a bit, he made life extremely hard for the batters by never giving them a chance to free their arms. When Pant tried, he suffereed a blow on the left elbow and had to retire hurt. When Nicholas Pooran tried, he dragged the ball onto his stumps. RCB’s quicks conceded runs at just over seven an over in the first 10. When they focused on keeping the ball around the off stump, runs would only come at just over three an over during this same period. Hazlewood was running so hot he merited a slip and a short leg at one point. There are now 12 spinners with 100 wickets in the IPL. It is a list dominated by wristspinners and mystery spinners. For Krunal to end up there shows just how well he works within his limitations though lately he has been pushing against them, bowling bouncers and, on Wednesday, a crouched, low-arm delivery that did for Mitchell Marsh. The Australian had made 40 of LSG’s 71 runs at that point and thought he had a short ball he could put away, but the change in Krunal’s action made sure it didn’t bounce as much as expected. Marsh was bowled off an inside edge. Together, Hazlewood and Krunal bowled 23 dot balls. The pressure they put resulted in wickets for Rasikh Salam (4 for 24) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3 for 27). Pant came back to bat again with his left arm strapped up but was one of five wickets that fell in the death overs (17 to 20). Playing for the first time in his IPL career as an Impact Sub, Virat Kohli hit six fours and a six in his first 14 balls, showing once again a willingness to manufacture shots and hitting in the air. LSG helped his cause as well b...
HIGHLIGHTS Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 ...
Match Ended RCB149/5 ( 15.1 )Vs 146/10 ( 20.0 )LSGRoyal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets Batting R B 4s 6s Phil Saltb Prince Yadav 7 8 1 0 Virat Kohlic Nicholas Pooran b Avesh Khan 49 34 6 1 Devdutt Padikkalc sub Himmat Singh b Avesh Khan 10 11 1 0 Rajat Patidarc Digvesh Singh b Prince Yadav 27 13 1 3 Jitesh Sharmac Mukul Choudhary b Prince Yadav 23 9 2 2 Tim Davidnot out 14 8 1 1 Romario Shepherdnot out 14 8 1 1 Krunal Pandya Bhuvneshwar Kumar Rasikh Salam Josh Hazlewood Suyash Sharma Total 15.1 Over (RR: 9.82) 149/5 Fall of Wickets 1-9 (Phil Salt, 1.4 ov), 2-66 (Devdutt Padikkal, 7.2 ov), 3-86 (Virat Kohli, 10.1 ov), 4-121 (Rajat Patidar, 12.2 ov), 5-122 (Jitesh Sharma, 12.4 ov) Bowling O M R W Mohammad Shami 3 0 30 0 Prince Yadav 3 0 32 3 Digvesh Singh 4 0 51 0 Avesh Khan 4 0 23 2 George Linde 1.1 0 9 0 Batting R B 4s 6s Mitchell Marshb Krunal Pandya 40 32 3 2 Aiden Markramc Devdutt Padikkal b Rasikh Salam 12 8 0 1 Rishabh Pantc Phil Salt b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1 6 0 0 Nicholas Pooranb Josh Hazlewood 1 7 0 0 Ayush Badonic Jitesh Sharma b Rasikh Salam 38 24 4 1 Abdul Samadc Rajat Patidar b Krunal Pandya 0 2 0 0 Mukul Choudharyb Rasikh Salam 39 28 3 2 George Lindec Tim David b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7 7 1 0 Mohammad Shamib Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0 1 0 0 Avesh Khanb Rasikh Salam 1 2 0 0 Digvesh Singhnot out 0 3 0 0 Prince Yadav Total 20.0 Over (RR: 7.30) 146/10 Fall of Wickets 1-32 (Aiden Markram, 4 ov), 2-35 (Nicholas Pooran, 6.1 ov), 3-71 (Mitchell Marsh, 9.5 ov), 4-83 (Abdul Samad, 11.2 ov), 5-118 (Ayush Badoni, 15.5 ov), 6-124 (Rishabh Pant, 16.5 ov), 7-137 (George Linde, 18.3 ov), 8-137 (Mohammad Shami, 18.4 ov), 9-145 (Mukul Choudhary, 19.2 ov), 10-146 (Avesh Khan, 20 ov) Bowling O M R W Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 0 27 3 Josh Hazlewood 4 0 20 1 Rasikh Salam 4 0 24 4 Krunal Pandya 4 0 38 2 Suyash Sharma 4 0 34 0 Match Details SeriesIndian Premier League, 2026VenueM.Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruDate 15 Apr 2026 - 15 Apr 2026Toss RCB, elected to field firstUmpiresAdrian Holdstock (SA), Bhavesh Patel (IND) and KN Ananthapadmanabhan (IND)Match Result Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets Player Of The Match Josh Hazlewood Match Result Update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 23 T20 - Indian Premier League, 2026The Match 23 T20 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru ended with a win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the table after a ...
10 hours ago ... Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the table after a commanding 5-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, chasing down 147 in just 16 overs....
RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru ... - News18
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their dominance at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium with another comfortable win, climbing to the top of the points table with just one setback this season. After losing skipper Rajat Patidar (27) and Jitesh Sharma (23) in the same over, Tim David and Romario Shepherd held their nerve ...
