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RCB vs LSG: Toss win, bowling first at Chinnaswamy
15 Apr
Summary
- RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first in Bengaluru.
- RCB's Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar showed strong batting form.
- LSG faced a disappointing loss against Gujarat Titans previously.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are competing in game 23 of IPL 2026, hosted at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB enters the match with a strong record, having secured three victories in their initial four games.
In their preceding fixture, RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs, largely due to powerful batting performances from Phil Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Rajat Patidar (53 off 20 balls). This high score of 240-4 proved too much for Mumbai Indians.
Conversely, LSG experienced a setback, losing by seven wickets to Gujarat Titans. Their batting struggled, managing only 164-8, with Aiden Markram being the highest scorer. RCB won the toss for the current match and elected to bowl, making one change to their lineup by bringing in Josh Hazlewood.