RCB vs LSG Toss Report: RCB To Bowl First, Playing 11 Announced

RCB vs LSG: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to settle scores with Lucknow Super Giants in the Rivalry Week of IPL 2026. Lucknow Super Giants have had an inconsistent season so far, winning as many games as they've lost, with overseas stars yet to deliver consistently. However, contributions from players like Mukul Choudhary and a strong bowling unit led by Mohammed Shami have kept them competitive. They will need Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran to step up, especially on a high-scoring Chinnaswamy pitch against an in-form RCB side.

There's positive news with Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan nearing full fitness, which could strengthen LSG's pace attack. Meanwhile, RCB have started strongly, winning three of four matches, led by captain Rajat Patidar, who has excelled against pace. While their batting has clicked, RCB's bowling, particularly at the death, remains a concern, with only Bhuvneshwar Kumar showing consistency.

RCB vs LSG Schedule

• Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 23, IPL 2026
• Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

RCB vs LSG Toss Report

RCB win the toss and elect to bowl first. "We will bowl first. It's pretty obvious: good surface, bowl first, take the advantage and put them under pressure," said RCB captain Rajat Patidar during the toss time.

RCB vs LSG Playing 11, Impact Players

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Impact Players: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Kanishk Chouhan, Jordan Cox

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav

Impact Players: Mayank Yadav, George Linde, M Siddharth, Himmat Singh and Matthew Breetzke

RCB And LSG IPL 2026 Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Satvik Deswal

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Prince Yadav, Shamar Joseph