Lucknow, May 8: In a thrilling encounter of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 9 runs on Thursday. The match, held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, was affected by rain, leading to a revised target of 213 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. RCB managed to score only 203 runs, losing 6 wickets in their 19 overs. This victory marks LSG’s third win of the season.
Due to rain delays, the match was reduced to 19 overs per side. RCB’s chase started poorly as Jacob Bethel fell for just 4 runs, becoming Mohammad Shami’s victim. The situation worsened when Prince Yadav dismissed Virat Kohli for a duck, ending his 46-match streak without a dismissal.
After losing two wickets for just 9 runs, Devdutt Padikkal and captain Rajat Patidar steadied the innings with a crucial partnership of 95 runs off 53 balls for the third wicket. Padikkal scored 34 runs off 25 balls, while Patidar played a stellar innings of 61 runs off 31 balls, hitting 3 fours and 6 sixes. Jitesh Sharma continued his disappointing form, managing only 1 run.
Tim David contributed 40 runs off 17 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes, while Krunal Pandya remained unbeaten on 28 runs off 16 balls. Romario Shepherd also finished not out with 23 runs off 15 balls, but their efforts fell short of securing a win for RCB. On the bowling front, Prince Yadav shone for LSG, taking 3 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs, while Shahbaz Ahmed claimed 2 wickets and Mohammad Shami took 1.
Earlier, LSG scored 209 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in their 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh and Arshin Kulkarni set the tone with a partnership of 95 runs for the first wicket in 9.2 overs. Arshin scored 17 runs before being dismissed. Marsh, alongside Nicholas Pooran, added 70 runs for the second wicket, with Pooran scoring 38 runs off 23 balls. Marsh completed his century, scoring 111 runs off 56 balls, with 9 fours and 9 sixes. In the final overs, captain Rishabh Pant contributed an unbeaten 32 runs off 10 balls, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. RCB faced their fourth defeat of the season, with Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, and Rasikh Salam each taking a wicket.