New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) produced a commanding all-round display to blow Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) away and move to the top of the table in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. RCB thrashed LSG by five wickets comfortably at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to bag their second win in a row and go on top.
It was one of the most complete performances from the defending champions, who bundled out LSG for a paltry 146 after asking them to bat first in the game and then chased down the target with as many as 4.5 overs to spare. RCB bowlers starred in the victory with a superb display as a unit.
Rasikh Salam Dar picked up a four-wicket haul while veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three wickets to keep the LSG batting line-up quiet at the Chinnaswamy. Josh Hazlewood set the tone in the Powerplay with tight lines before Raikh drew the first blood to remove Aiden Markram cheaply on 12.
He later dismissed Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary and tail-ender Avesh Khan to finish with exceptional figures of 4/24 off his 4 overs. Hazlewood bagged the crucial wicket of Nicholas Pooran, while Bhuvneshwar dismissed an injured Rishabh Pant, George Linde and Mohammed Shami. Krunal Pandya also picked up two wickets as RCB skittled out LSG for 146 runs.
Virat Kohli shut injury concerns with a fluent 49 off 34 deliveries to lead RCB’s run chase at home. Kohli, along with skipper Rajat Patidar (27 off 13) and Jitesh Sharma (23 off 9), helped RCB chase down the target of 148 runs in just 15.1 overs to secure a thumping victory. RCB moved to the top of the IPL 2026 points table with the victory.
Updated IPL 2026 points table after RCB vs LSG clash:
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.503 |
| 2 | RR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.889 |
| 3 | PBKS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.72 |
| 4 | SRH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.576 |
| 5 | DC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.322 |
| 6 | GT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.029 |
| 7 | LSG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 8 | CSK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.846 |
| 9 | MI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.772 |
| 10 | KKR | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.383 |
IPL 2026 Orange Cap list after RCB vs LSG match:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru superstar Virat Kohli clinched the Orange Cap after his match-winning knock against LSG on Wednesday. Kohli scored 49 to extend his tally to 228 runs in 5 games and become the leading run-getter in the IPL 2026 so far. He is followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Heinrich Klaasen in the 2nd spot with 224 runs from five games.
| Pos | Player | Team | Runs | Mat | NO | HS | Avg | SR |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 228 | 5 | — | — | 57 | 158.33 |
| 2 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 224 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 44.8 | 142.68 |
| 3 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 222 | 5 | — | 63 | 55.5 | 213.46 |
| 4 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 213 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 42.6 | 190.18 |
| 5 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 200 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 40 | 263.16 |
IPL 2026 Purple Cap list after RCB vs LSG match:
There were no major changes in the Purple Cap list after RCB’s win over LSG on Wednesday. Gujarat Titans pacer Prasidh Krishna continues to don the Purple Cap for being the leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2026 with 10 wickets in 4 matches. He is followed by CSK pacer Anshul Kamboj, who has 10 wickets to his name in five games.
| Pos | Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | BBI | Avg | Econ |
| 1 | Prasidh Krishna | GT | 10 | 4 | Apr-28 | 15.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 10 | 5 | Mar-35 | 18.9 | 6 |
| 3 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 9 | 5 | Feb-20 | 18.22 | 6 |
| 4 | Ravi Bishnoi | RR | 9 | 5 | Apr-41 | 16.56 | 6 |
| 5 | Jofra Archer | RR | 7 | 5 | Feb-19 | 20.57 | 6 |