Toss & Conditions

The match is on the same Lucknow pitch where LSG and KKR were tied on 155. Both seamers and spinners found assistance from the surface, and there is no expectation that the pitch will change its nature.

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings me RCB ka record LSG ke against 2-1 ka lead hai. Most recent meeting me RCB ne five wickets se jeeta, 29 balls remaining ke saath, jab unhone LSG ko 146 all out par restrict kiya. Wo game is baat se define hua ki LSG innings me batting through karne ke bajay bowled out ho gayi. In teen matches me results swing hue hain—ek comfortable LSG win aur do RCB chases ke beech.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 149/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 146/10

2026-04-15 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

LSLucknow Super Giants 227/3

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 230/4

2025-05-27 · RCB won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 153/10

LSLucknow Super Giants 181/5

2024-04-02 · LSG won by 28 runs

Lucknow Super Giants

LSG IPL regular season me #10 par hain 4 points ke saath, 2W-7L record, aur NRR -1.076, aur abhi playoff zone se bahar hain. Unke last three matches sab defeats rahe, jisme KKR ke against tie bhi tha jo wo Super Over me haar gaye. Sabse telling recent result ye tha ki Mumbai Indians ke against 228 defend nahi kar paaye.

LSLucknow Super Giants 228/5

MIMumbai Indians 229/4

2026-05-04 · MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

LSLucknow Super Giants 155/8

KKKolkata Knight Riders 155/7

2026-04-26 · Match tied (KKR won the Super Over)

LSLucknow Super Giants 119/10

RRRajasthan Royals 159/6

2026-04-22 · RR won by 40 runs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB IPL regular season me #3 par hain 12 points ke saath, 6W-3L record, aur NRR +1.420, aur abhi playoff zone me hain. Unhone apne last three me se do matches jeete hain, jisme Delhi Capitals ke against 9-wicket win bhi hai 81 balls remaining ke saath. Unka most recent match Gujarat Titans ke against four wickets se loss tha, 25 balls remaining ke saath.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 155/10

GTGujarat Titans 158/6

2026-04-30 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 77/1

DCDelhi Capitals 75/10

2026-04-27 · RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 206/5

GTGujarat Titans 205/3

2026-04-24 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models RCB ke favour me consensus par hain, model average RCB 71% (range 62% se 82%) hai. Bookmakers bhi agree kar rahe hain, RCB ko 65% (1.47) aur LSG ko 35% (2.69) price kiya gaya hai. Key stats overall RCB ko 7-1 se favour karte hain, mainly points gap, NRR gap, aur Elo edge ki wajah se. Match ka pivot ye hai ki kya LSG apne Lucknow conditions ko use karke ek defendable total bana paati hai, RCB ke against jo apne last 3 me se 2 jeet chuki hai.

Marsh’s overdrive sets DLS trap

Mitchell Marsh didn’t just bat LSG into the game, he batted them into a position where rain could only help. His 111 off 56 powered Lucknow Super Giants to 209/3 in 19 overs, and when the chase was curtailed, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished on 203/6 from 19 and lost by 9 runs (DLS). RCB had their surges, but every time they looked set to steal it, LSG found a wicket or a quiet over to keep the DLS equation in their favour.

Powerplay gap proves costly

The match swung hardest in the first six overs. LSG flew to 68/0, with Marsh setting a tempo that meant even a slightly quieter middle still left a launchpad. RCB, by contrast, stumbled to 45/2 in the powerplay, immediately chasing the game’s pace rather than dictating it. That early deficit forced risk through the innings, and even though RCB’s middle overs ran at 12.1 an over, they were always having to “win” too many overs in a row to catch up.

Marsh, Patidar, Yadav define it

Marsh was the innings: he anchored the best stand of 94 and still struck at 198, turning good balls into boundary options. Patidar briefly threatened to rip the chase open with his 61 off 31, and Tim David’s 40 off 17 kept RCB within one big over of flipping DLS. But Prince Yadav’s 3/33 was the control point — his strikes in the middle overs ensured RCB’s counterpunch never became a takeover.

Pre-match edge meets Lucknow reality

Everything pointed to RCB: better form, stronger numbers, and a side expected to boss key phases. But Lucknow conditions flipped the script because LSG batted first and made the new ball look harmless. Once Marsh got in, RCB’s plans at the death never arrived on time, and the chase became a calculation under pressure rather than a clean pursuit. The rain interruption then magnified the value of LSG’s early acceleration.