Lucknow, May 7: Rajat Patidar led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be facing Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. RCB captain won the toss and elected to bowl first as they are eyeing the top spot in the points table. RCB are currently placed on the third spot with 12 points and Sunrisers Hyderabad are on the first spot with 14 points.
After winning today's game, RCB will reach the top spot with 14 points due to their excellent Net Run Rate (NRR). LSG are currently positioned in the last spot of the points table and are searching for their first win in the last five games they have played in the IPL 2026 season. They have lost all their previous five games they have played.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 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
Lucknow Super Giants: 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
