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In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have reached the score of 104 runs for the loss of two wickets in 10 overs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow.
With an aim of chasing the target of 213 runs (according to the DLS method), opening the innings, Jacob Bethell was dismissed on four runs in five balls, including a boundary. Stalwart Virat Kohli was dismissed on a two-ball duck.
Devdutt Padikkal and captain Rajat Patidar are unbeaten in the middle and are showcasing a sensible batting display. The captain has already completed his half-century and is going all guns blazing against the hosts` bowlers.
Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav have managed to pick up one wicket each. Impact Player, Mayank Yadav and Digvesh Rathi are yet to claim their first scalps.
IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: First innings` summary
Earlier, having been put to bat first, LSG`s opening batsman Arshin Kulkarni departed after scoring 17 runs in 24 balls, including a boundary.
Fellow opening batsman Mitchell Marsh has struck a blazing century. Facing 56 balls, the right-handed batsman smashed 111 runs, laced with nine boundaries and the same number of maximums.
Later, Nicholas Pooran departed after scoring 38 runs in 23 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum. Skipper Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 32 runs, which came in just 10 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Aiden Markram did not face any balls. With this, the Super Giants posted a total of 209 runs for the loss of three wickets in the rain-curtailed match of 19 overs against the Royal Challengers.
RCB`s star all-rounder Krunal Pandya returned with the figures of one wicket for 31 runs in four overs. Josh Hazlewood and Rasikh Salam also chipped in with one wicket each. Hazlewood conceded 49 runs in four overs, whereas Salam was smashed for 31 runs in his spell of four overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, and Romario Shepherd went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG.
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