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Phil Salt

Devdutt Padikkal

Rajat Patidar (C)

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Tim David

Romario Shepherd

Krunal Pandya

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Suyash Sharma

Rasikh Salam

Josh Hazlewood

Lucknow

Mitchell Marsh

Aiden Markram

Rishabh Pant (C)

Ayush Badoni

Nicholas Pooran

Abdul Samad

Mukul Choudhary (W)

Mohammad Shami

Avesh Khan

Digvesh Singh

Prince Yadav

Abhinandan Singh

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jacob Andrew Duffy

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Jordan Matthew Cox

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Kanishk Chouhan

Krunal Himanshu Pandya

Mangesh Yadav

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Philip Dean Salt

Rajat Manohar Patidar

Rasikh Salam Dar

Satvik Deswal

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Vihaan Manoj Malhotra

Virat Kohli

Yash Dayal

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Digvesh Singh Rathi

George Fredrik Linde

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahamad

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IPL 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru got the better of Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets to surge to top of the IPL 2026 points table

RCB hammer LSG by five wickets to rocket to top of the IPL 2026 points table

RCB chased down the 147-run target with 29 balls to spare

RCB's Virat Kohli (L) and Rasikh Salam in frame. (X)

IPL 2026: Rasikh's 4-fer, Kohli's 49 power RCB to emphatic 5-wicket win over LSG

Former India's star all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes more than technique, the issue is in LSG's Nicholas Pooran's head amidst latter's disastrous outing in IPL 2026

Nicholas Pooran could only score 1 run off 7 balls against RCB

Pooran has so far scored 41 runs for LSG across five innings in IPL 2026

LSG's star batter Nicholas Pooran in this frame. (Screenshot)

'Issue is in the head, or there is some health issue': Pathan lambasts LSG star

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash

RCB won the toss and chose to field first against LSG

Know the playing XIs of both the teams here:

RCB captain Rajat Patidar and LSG skipper Rishabh Pant in this frame. (BCC/IPL)

IPL 2026: RCB elect to bowl against LSG with one big change, Know playing XIs

Lucknow Super Giants' Director of Cricket Tom Moody has confirmed that tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav is available for the IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav will be available for the RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 clash

LSG's Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed the development

Lucknow Super Giants' tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav (R) in this frame. (Getty)

IPL 2026: LSG's tearaway pacer gets fit right on time, available for RCB clash

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's social media post dropped a big hint at Virat Kohli's fitness following his ankle injury in the IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians

Virat Kohli suffered an ankle injury during MI vs RCB IPL 2026 clash

Kohli didn't take the field in RCB's second innings

Former RCB captain Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

RCB drop major update on Virat Kohli's ankle injury ahead of RCB vs LSG IPL 2026

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Amidst injury concerns Rohit Sharma was seen sweating it out in the nets right ahead of the Mumbai Indians' key IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings

Rohit Sharma sweated it out in the nets ahead of MI vs PBKS clash

Rohit Sharma suffered a hamstring injury during IPL 2026 clash against RCB

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma in frame. (X)

Fresh twist in Rohit Sharma injury saga, spotted batting in nets before MI vs PB

Sunrisers Hyderabad designated captain Pat Cummins has revealed that he is aiming to return to IPL 2026 for the match against Rajasthan Royals on April 25

Pat Cummins hasn't played a single match of IPL 2026 so far

Cummins' highly-anticipated return will come in RR vs SRH clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad's star pacer Pat Cummins in this frame. (Getty)

Pat Cummins himself discloses IPL 2026 return date for SRH, says 'Aiming for...'

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant left the field midway after getting hit by Josh Hazlewood's delivery in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). 

Rishabh Pant retired hurt after getting hit on elbow.

RCB opted to bowl against LSG. 

Teary eyed Rishabh Pant with LSG Physio (X)

Injury scare for LSG as teary-eyed Pant leaves field in midway

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IPL 2026: Rasikh's 4-fer, Kohli's 49 power RCB to emphatic 5-wicket win over LSG

'Issue is in the head, or there is some health issue': Pathan lambasts LSG star

IPL 2026: RCB elect to bowl against LSG with one big change, Know playing XIs