LSG Vs RCB Head-To-Head Record, IPL 2026: Probable XIs, Lucknow Pitch Report And Weather Forecast

Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants will face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their 10th league match of the ongoing IPL 2026 season on Thursday, May 7. The fixture, scheduled to take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, is a must-win for the Lucknow-based franchise if they want to remain alive in the playoffs race. If Rishabh Pant’s men lose against the Rajat Patidar-led side, then they will officially become the first team to get knocked out of the IPL 2026 top four race.

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LSG are coming into Thursday’s match after suffering a humiliating defeat by 6 wickets against Mumbai Indians on Monday. In that match, they failed to defend

the total of 228 runs.

RCB on the other hand also suffered a defeat in their last match which was played against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.

LSG vs RCB Head-To-Head

• Matches played: 7
• LSG won: 2
• RCB won: 5

LSG vs RCB IPL Results

WINNER	MARGIN	LOSER	VENUE	DATE
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	18 runs	Lucknow Super Giants	Navi Mumbai	April 19, 2022
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	14 runs	Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata	May 25, 2022
Lucknow Super Giants	1 wicket	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bengaluru	April 10, 2023
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	18 runs	Lucknow Super Giants	Lucknow	May 1, 2023
Lucknow Super Giants	28 runs	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bengaluru	April 2, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	6 wickets	Lucknow Super Giants	Lucknow	May 27, 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	5 wickets	Lucknow Super Giants	Bengaluru	April 15, 2026

LSG vs RCB Top Stats, Records And More

• Highest team total: 230/4 in 18.4 overs by RCB in Lucknow on May 27, 2025.
• Lowest total: 108/10 in 19.5 overs by LSG in Lucknow on May 1, 2023.
• Biggest win (by wickets): RCB won by 6 wickets (Target: 228) in Lucknow on May 27, 2025.
• Biggest win (by runs): LSG won by 28 runs (Target: 182) in Bengaluru on April 2, 2024.
• Most runs: 242 runs in seven matches by Virat Kohli for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
• Highest score: 118* from 61 balls by Rishabh Pant for LSG in Lucknow on May 27, 2025.
• Most sixes: 13 maximums each by Rajat Patidar (RCB) and Nicholas Pooran (LSG).
• Most 50+ scores: 2 scores of 50+ each by Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli (both for RCB).
• Most wickets: 10 wickets in 4 matches by Josh Hazlewood for RCB.
• Best bowling figures: 4 for 24 in four overs by Rasikh Dar for RCB in Bengaluru on April 15, 2026.
• Most matches: 7 matches by Virat Kohli for RCB.

LSG vs RCB IPL Match: Lucknow Pitch Report

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the IPL 2026 match between LSG and RCB on Thursday. In the four matches played so far at this venue in this year’s IPL, no team has managed to score 170 runs even. Despite the presence of many star-studded batters in LSG’s and RCB’s squads, there is not a very high chance of a high-scoring match on May 7.

LSG vs RCB Likely Playing XIs

• Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav. Impact subs: Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood. Impact Subs: Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

LSG vs RCB IPL Match Details

• When: The contest will be held on May 7, Thursday.
• Where: The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
• Start Time: First ball at 7:30 PM IST.

LSG vs RCB Live Streaming Details

To watch the live streaming of Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2026 match, log on to Jio Hotstar’s website or app. The match will also be broadcast live on Star Sports Network.

LSG vs RCB: Full Squads

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, Himmat Singh, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Matthew Breetzke, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari

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