Match #23: RCB vs LSG — IPL 2026

Match 23 · 15 April 2026M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

149/5

(15.1 overs)

146/10

(20 overs)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets

RCB chased down LSG's 146 to win by 5 wickets, with Virat Kohli's elite IQ of 94.4 (+0.9) leading the charge. Bhuvneshwar Kumar's IQ rose to 88 (+2.8) after a stellar bowling performance, marking him as the match's biggest riser.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Team IQ

84.4→85.8+1.4

Lucknow Super Giants

Team IQ

81.0→79.4-1.6

Biggest Movers

88.0

▲ +2.8

Bhuvneshwar KumarRCBBOWL

Recent form is broadly in line with the season baseline.

81.6

▼ -2.9

Digvesh RathiLSGBOWL

Recent form has dipped below the season baseline.

Match Performance · Head to Head Impact scores from this match

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

DEPARTMENT

Lucknow Super Giants

24.9

Top Order

20.7

30.6

Middle Order

23.1

68.1

Pace

40.6

24.9

Spin

4.6

83.2

Death

Squad Strength · Head to Head Season IQ through this match

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

DEPARTMENT

Lucknow Super Giants

Top Order

Middle Order

Pace

Spin

Death

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Philip Salt	7	8	87.5	1	0	89.1	-0.9
Virat Kohli	49	34	144.1	6	1	94.4	+0.9
Devdutt Padikkal	10	11	90.9	1	0	83.4	-0.4
Rajat Patidar	27	13	207.7	1	3	88.0	+0.7

Team Strength

Efficiency Flags

Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Form Mismatch: Venkatesh Iyer (Rising, IQ 88.5) benched while Romario Shepherd (Falling, IQ 81.6) plays

Lucknow Super Giants — IQ Gap: Josh Inglis (IQ 89.9) on bench while Nicholas Pooran (IQ 79.4) plays — gap of 10.5

Lucknow Super Giants — IQ Gap: Mohsin Khan (IQ 89.7) on bench while Avesh Khan (IQ 79.6) plays — gap of 10.1

Lucknow Super Giants — IQ Gap: Manimaran Siddharth (IQ 83.9) on bench while Digvesh Rathi (IQ 75.3) plays — gap of 8.6

Lucknow Super Giants — IQ Gap: Mohsin Khan (IQ 89.7) on bench while Digvesh Rathi (IQ 75.3) plays — gap of 14.4

Lucknow Super Giants — Form Mismatch: Manimaran Siddharth (Rising, IQ 83.9) benched while Prince Yadav (Falling, IQ 89.6) plays

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	27	3	6.75	8	88.0	+2.7
Josh Hazlewood	4	20	1	5.00	11	89.3	+0.8
Krunal Pandya	4	38	2	9.50	10	89.1	+0.1
Suyash Sharma	4	34	0	8.50	7	82.7	-0.9
Rasikh Salam Dar	4	24	4	6.00	12	83.9	+2.1

Lucknow Super Giants · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Mitchell Marsh	40	32	125.0	3	2	86.5	+0.1
Aiden Markram	12	8	150.0	0	1	82.9	-1.0
Rishabh Pant	1	6	16.7	0	0	83.2	-1.4
Nicholas Pooran	1	7	14.3	0	0	86.1	-1.4
Ayush Badoni	38	24	158.3	4	1	80.4	0.0
Abdul Samad	0	2	0.0	0	0	82.6	-0.5
Mukul Dalip Choudhary	39	28	139.3	3	2	81.8	-0.1
George LindeE	7	7	100.0	1	0	81.3	-0.4
Mohammed Shami	0	1	0.0	0	0	83.4	-0.5
Avesh Khan	1	2	50.0	0	0	84.4	+1.8
Digvesh Rathi	0	3	0.0	0	0	81.6	-2.9

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
George LindeE	1.1	9	0	8.18	1	81.3	-0.4
Mohammed Shami	3	30	0	10.00	6	83.4	-0.5
Avesh Khan	4	23	2	5.75	10	84.4	+1.8
Digvesh Rathi	4	51	0	12.75	4	81.6	-2.9
Prince Yadav	3

XI Efficiency

25.0%LSG · 5 flags

Poor

▲ CARRIED

Mitchell Marsh+0.9

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

Abdul Samad-1.0

Mohammed Shami-0.9

Digvesh Rathi-0.9

Nicholas Pooran-0.8

Aiden Markram-0.6