Lucknow Super Giants will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have six wins and three losses in nine matches and lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans.

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant will lead the side for Lucknow Super Giants. They have two wins and seven losses in nine matches and will be keen to bounce back. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Details

Series

Indian Premier League

Match

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Venue

Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Match Timings

7:30 PM IST, 7th May

Live Streaming

JioHotstar

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Stats

Player

Team

IPL Performance

 

Virat Kohli

 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

 

9040 runs

 

Nicholas Pooran

 

Lucknow Super Giants

 

2438 runs

 

Josh Hazlewood

 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

 

65 wickets

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Virat Kohli has scored 9040 runs in his IPL career. He will be a LSG vs RCB Dream11 captaincy pick.

Krunal Pandya has a good record in this format and will give points with his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this LSG vs RCB Dream11 match.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match winner

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been doing well so far this season. Going by squad and conditions, RCB are expected to win this match.