RCB vs LSG 23rd Match IPL 2026 Highlight: In IPL 2026, the 23rd match was played between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants at M Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru. In this match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, could score only 146 runs at the loss of 10 wickets in 20 overs. RCB displayed excellent batting and achieved this score in 15.1 overs with 5 wickets remaining. Bowlers played an important role in this big victory of RCB.

Lucknow Super Giants defeated in front of Rasikh Dar

Young bowler Rasikh Salaan Dar performed amazingly for RCB. He maintained constant pressure on the batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants, due to which the batsmen kept losing their wickets while trying to play big shots. Rasikh Salam Dar bowled lethally and took 4 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets, while Krunal Pandya played an important role in wrapping up Lucknow’s innings by taking 2 wickets.

Kohli increased the pace of runs

In the match, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt came on the field as openers. After the early dismissal of Phil Salt, Virat Kohli not only controlled the innings but also scored runs at a fast pace. Virat Kohli played an important inning by scoring 49 runs in 34 balls. After his dismissal, Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma took over the innings and took the team beyond 100. Half the team was out by 122 runs, but Lucknow was out of the match. In the end, Tim David batted fast and gave victory to RCB in the 16th over. Whereas, for LSG, Prince Yadav took 3 wickets, while Avesh Khan took 2 wickets.

Poor batting was the reason for the defeat for LSG.

Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, had a disappointing start. The team lost its two wickets on the score of just 35 runs. After the initial shock, the batsmen tried to control the innings and took the score beyond 100 runs, but the pressure remained. Lucknow team had lost five wickets by the time they reached 118 runs. After this the batting completely disintegrated and the fall of wickets continued. Ultimately the entire team was reduced to a score of 146 runs. Mitchell Marsh contributed the most by scoring 40 runs, but he did not get support from other batsmen.